I 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2060 

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to fund 

job-creating improvements in energy and resiliency for Federal buildings, 

to enable a portfolio of clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 18, 2021 

Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 

MCNERNEY, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 

addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

2007 to fund job-creating improvements in energy and 

resiliency for Federal buildings, to enable a portfolio 

of clean buildings by 2030, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Building Clean 

5 Jobs Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FEDERAL BUILDING LEASING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 435 of the Energy Inde3 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 435. LEASING. 

6 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF LESSOR.—In this section, the 

7 term ‘lessor’ means any individual, firm, partnership, lim8 ited liability company, trust, association, State, unit of 

9 local government, or legal entity that is the rightful owner 

10 of a property leased to the Federal Government. 

11 ‘‘(b) LEASING REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided 

12 in subsection (c), effective beginning on the date that is 

13 1 year after the date of enactment of the Federal Building 

14 Clean Jobs Act of 2021, no Federal agency shall enter 

15 into a contract to lease space unless— 

16 ‘‘(1) the space is for a building or space in a 

17 building that— 

18 ‘‘(A) in the most recent year, has earned 

19 the Energy Star label under the Energy Star 

20 program established by section 324A of the En21 ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 6294a); and 

23 ‘‘(B) has obtained or will obtain as a re24 quired performance specification a green build25 ing certification consistent with recommenda26 tions of the Administrator of General Services 


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1 based on the review of high-performance build2 ing certification systems carried out by the Ad3 ministrator pursuant to section 436(h) (42 

4 U.S.C. 17092(h)); and 

5 ‘‘(2) the contract includes— 

6 ‘‘(A) a requirement for the lessor of the 

7 building to disclose data on consumption of util8 ities (energy and water)— 

9 ‘‘(i) for the portion of the building oc10 cupied by the agency; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) that is provided by the lessor 

12 through submetering or an alternative 

13 method identified by the Administrator for 

14 buildings lacking submeters; and 

15 ‘‘(B) 1 or more mechanisms to ensure that 

16 the lessor of the building reasonably maintains 

17 the requirements of the building described in 

18 paragraph (1). 

19 ‘‘(c) WAIVER.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

21 Federal agency may enter into a contract to lease 

22 space that does not meet a requirement described in 

23 subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) if— 

24 ‘‘(A) no other space is available that can 

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1 riod and meet the functional requirements of 

2 the agency, including locational needs; 

3 ‘‘(B) the agency proposes to remain in a 

4 building or a space in a building— 

5 ‘‘(i) that the agency has occupied pre6 viously; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) less than 50 percent of the 

8 leasable space of which is leased by the 

9 Federal Government; 

10 ‘‘(C) the agency proposes to lease a build11 ing or space in a building of historical, architec12 tural, or cultural significance (as defined in sec13 tion 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code); 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(D) the lease is for not more than 10,000 

16 gross square feet of space in a building less 

17 than 50 percent of the leasable space of which 

18 is leased by the Federal Government. 

19 ‘‘(2) WAIVER APPROVAL.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency may 

21 enter into a contract under paragraph (1) if— 

22 ‘‘(i)(I) the agency submits a request 

23 to the Federal Director of the Office of 

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1 ings indicating the basis for the request 

2 under paragraph (1); and 

3 ‘‘(II) the Federal Director of that 

4 Office approves the request; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a waiver under 

6 subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of para7 graph (1), the contract includes the re8 quirements described in subparagraph 

9 (B)(ii), which— 

10 ‘‘(I) in the case of a waiver under 

11 subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, 

12 shall be required to be implemented 

13 prior to occupancy of the building or 

14 space in the building by the Federal 

15 agency; and 

16 ‘‘(II) in the case of a waiver 

17 under subparagraph (B) or (C) of 

18 that paragraph, shall be required to 

19 be implemented not later than 1 year 

20 after the Federal agency signs the 

21 contract. 

22 ‘‘(B) CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF

24 NONBENCHMARKED SPACE.—In this sub25 paragraph, the term ‘nonbenchmarked 


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1 space’ means a building or space in a 

2 building for which owners cannot access 

3 whole building utility consumption data, 

4 including buildings— 

5 ‘‘(I) that are located in States 

6 that do not require utilities to provide, 

7 and utilities do not provide, such ag8 gregated information to multitenant 

9 building owners; and 

10 ‘‘(II) the tenants of which do not 

11 provide energy consumption informa12 tion to the commercial building owner 

13 in response to a request from that 

14 owner. 

15 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The require16 ments referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) 

17 are the following: 

18 ‘‘(I) The building or space in a 

19 building— 

20 ‘‘(aa) meets the requirement 

21 described in subsection (b)(1)(A); 

22 or 

23 ‘‘(bb) is renovated for all 

24 feasible energy efficiency and 

25 conservation improvements that 


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1 will be cost effective over the life 

2 of the lease (including any nego3 tiated optional extensions or re4 newals of the lease), including 

5 improvements in lighting, win6 dows, heating, ventilation, and 

7 air conditioning systems and con8 trols. 

9 ‘‘(II) The building or space in a 

10 building is— 

11 ‘‘(aa) benchmarked under a 

12 nationally recognized, online, and 

13 free benchmarking program, and 

14 the benchmark is publicly dis15 closed; or 

16 ‘‘(bb) a nonbenchmarked 

17 space. 

18 ‘‘(III) In the case of a building 

19 or space in a building that is a 

20 nonbenchmarked space, the Federal 

21 agency provides to the building owner, 

22 or authorizes the owner to obtain 

23 from the utility, the energy consump24 tion data of the space to enable 

25 benchmarking of the building. 


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1 ‘‘(C) INCORPORATION OF ASSISTANCE INTO

2 LEASE.—In the case of a contract to lease 

3 space that receives a waiver under paragraph 

4 (1)(A), the Administrator may— 

5 ‘‘(i) include in the relevant lease pro6 curement documents a statement about the 

7 availability of financial incentives and tech8 nical assistance under the pilot program 

9 established under subsection (g); or 

10 ‘‘(ii)(I) incorporate into the terms of 

11 the lease with the lessor any financial in12 centive or technical assistance provided to 

13 that lessor under that pilot program; and 

14 ‘‘(II) if subclause (I) is carried 

15 out, extend the deadline required 

16 under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I). 

17 ‘‘(d) REVISION OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.—Not 

18 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Fed19 eral Building Clean Jobs Act of 2021, the Administrator 

20 shall revise Part 102–73(c) of the Federal Management 

21 Regulation and Part 570 of the General Services Adminis22 tration Acquisition Manual, as appropriate, to reflect the 

23 requirements of this section. 

24 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Administrator shall annually 

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1 tion a report on the aggregate compliance of all leased 

2 buildings and spaces in buildings held by the General 

3 Services Administration with the most recent version of 

4 the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings. 

5 ‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE IMPROVEMENT.—Not later than 

6 180 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Build7 ing Clean Jobs Act of 2021, the Administrator shall de8 velop and implement a policy to improve lessor compliance 

9 with energy efficiency provisions of leases, including by 

10 considering a variety of approaches. 

11 ‘‘(g) INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es13 tablish a pilot program to provide financial incen14 tives for lessors to achieve an Energy Star label 

15 under the Energy Star program established by sec16 tion 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) in a building— 

18 ‘‘(A) in which space is leased to a Federal 

19 agency; and 

20 ‘‘(B)(i) in which the total space leased by 

21 the Federal Government is less than 50 percent 

22 of the leasable space of the building; 

23 ‘‘(ii) that is of historical, architec24 tural, or cultural significance (as defined 


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1 in section 3306(a) of title 40, United 

2 States Code); or 

3 ‘‘(iii) for which a waiver is granted 

4 under subsection (c)(1)(A). 

5 ‘‘(2) DIVERSITY.—In carrying out paragraph 

6 (1), the Administrator shall ensure— 

7 ‘‘(A) a diversity in the buildings and 

8 spaces owned by lessors provided financial as9 sistance under that paragraph, including build10 ings with multiple, separate leases that individ11 ually do not trigger requirements under this 

12 Act; and 

13 ‘‘(B) geographical diversity, including the 

14 representation of rural areas. 

15 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis16 trator may provide technical assistance, directly or 

17 through contracts, to lessors receiving financial as18 sistance under paragraph (1). 

19 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad21 ministrator $50,000,000 to carry out this sub22 section, to remain available until expended.’’. 

23 (b) REPORT ON REALTY SERVICES.—Section 102(b) 

24 of the Better Buildings Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 17062(b)) 

25 is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of the Federal Building Clean 

3 Jobs Act of 2021, the Administrator shall submit to 

4 Congress, and make publicly available on the website 

5 of the General Services Administration, a report on 

6 the implementation of paragraph (3), including— 

7 ‘‘(A) the results of the policies and prac8 tices described in that paragraph, including the 

9 number of leases implementing the measures 

10 described in that paragraph; 

11 ‘‘(B) a description of any barriers to 

12 achieving greater energy and water efficiency; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(C) recommendations to address those 

15 barriers.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, NET-ZERO, AND 

17 ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 

18 GOALS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of Title V of the National 

20 Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 

21 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding 

22 after section 543 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 543a. 2030 ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY GOALS. 

2 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsections (b), 

3 (c), and (d), the head of each agency shall, for each of 

4 fiscal years 2021 through 2030— 

5 ‘‘(1) reduce average building energy intensity 

6 (as measured in British thermal units per gross 

7 square foot) at the Federal facilities of the agency 

8 by 2.5 percent each fiscal year so that the average 

9 building energy intensity of such facilities is reduced 

10 by 25 percent or greater by 2030, relative to the av11 erage building energy intensity of the Federal facili12 ties of the agency in fiscal year 2018; 

13 ‘‘(2) improve water use efficiency and manage14 ment at Federal facilities of the agency by reducing 

15 average potable water consumption intensity (as 

16 measured in gallons per gross square foot)— 

17 ‘‘(A) by 54 percent by fiscal year 2030, 

18 relative to the average water consumption of 

19 the Federal facilities of the agency in fiscal year 

20 2007; and 

21 ‘‘(B) through reductions of 2 percent each 

22 fiscal year; 

23 ‘‘(3) reduce industrial, landscaping, and agricul24 tural water consumption at Federal facilities of the 

25 agency (as measured in gallons)— 


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1 ‘‘(A) by 20 percent by fiscal year 2030, 

2 relative to the industrial, landscaping, and agri3 cultural water consumption of Federal facilities 

4 of the agency in fiscal year 2018; and 

5 ‘‘(B) through reductions of 2 percent each 

6 fiscal year; and 

7 ‘‘(4) to the maximum extent practicable, carry 

8 out paragraphs (1) through (3) in a manner that is 

9 lifecycle cost effective. 

10 ‘‘(b) ENERGY AND WATER INTENSIVE FACILITY EX11 CLUSIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agency may exclude 

13 from the requirements under paragraph (1) or (2) of 

14 subsection (a), as applicable, any Federal facility of 

15 the agency in which energy- or water-intensive ac16 tivities are carried out. 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Each agency shall include in 

18 each report submitted to the Secretary of Energy 

19 under section 548(a) of the National Energy Con20 servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(a)) a list iden21 tifying each Federal facility of the agency excluded 

22 under paragraph (1) and a statement of whether the 

23 exclusion is on the basis of energy-intensive activi24 ties, water-intensive activities, or both energy- and 

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1 ‘‘(c) ALTERNATIVE METRIC FOR MEASURING POTA2 BLE WATER CONSUMPTION INTENSITY.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Gen4 eral Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 

5 Energy and the Secretary of Defense, may develop 

6 for use by agencies an alternative metric for meas7 uring potable water consumption intensity under 

8 subsection (a)(2), including by using occupancy, 

9 building use type, or other attributes relevant to po10 table water use and potential for efficiency. 

11 ‘‘(2) ORIGINAL METRIC.—If the Administrator 

12 develops an alternative metric under paragraph (1), 

13 agencies shall not cease tracking and reporting pota14 ble water consumption intensity in gallons per gross 

15 square foot. 

16 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—The term ‘facility’ shall have the 

17 meaning established in section 543(f)(1)(C) of this title. 

18 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS.—Agencies shall meet these 

19 goals with any combination of appropriated funding, in20 cluding operations and maintenance funding, and non-fed21 eral sources of financing such as public-private partner22 ships including through energy savings performance con23 tracts and other performance guaranteed mechanisms. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 543b. NET-ZERO GOALS. 

25 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ALLOWED CARBON OFFSET.—The term 

2 ‘allowed carbon offset’ means an allowed carbon off3 set as defined by the Federal Director of the Office 

4 of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, in 

5 consultation with the Administrator of the Environ6 mental Protection Agency. 

7 ‘‘(2) ALLOWED OFFSITE RENEWABLE ENERGY

8 SOURCE.—The term ‘allowed offsite renewable en9 ergy source’ means an allowed offsite renewable en10 ergy source as defined by the Federal Director of 

11 the Office of Federal High-Performance Green 

12 Buildings, in consultation with the Administrator of 

13 the Environmental Protection Agency— 

14 ‘‘(A) including requirements for district 

15 energy systems, community sources, and pur16 chase options; and 

17 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration an effi18 ciency-first strategy, optimization of carbon im19 pact, and ensuring accountability. 

20 ‘‘(3) NET-ZERO CARBON.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘net-zero 

22 carbon’ means, with respect to a highly energy23 efficient building (as determined by the Federal 

24 Director of the Office of Federal High-Perform25 ance Green Buildings in consultation with the 


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1 Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

2 Agency) or group of highly energy-efficient 

3 buildings, a building or group of buildings of 

4 which, for not less than 1 year, the carbon 

5 emissions resulting from building operations, as 

6 described in subparagraph (B), are equal to or 

7 less than the carbon emissions reduced through 

8 renewable energy or project offsets, as described 

9 in subparagraph (C). 

10 ‘‘(B) CARBON EMISSIONS FROM BUILDING

11 OPERATIONS.—Carbon emissions resulting from 

12 building operations— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall include carbon related to en14 ergy consumption from onsite and offsite 

15 sources; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) may include other sources of 

17 emissions, such as occupant transpor18 tation, water, waste, refrigerants, and em19 bodied carbon of materials. 

20 ‘‘(C) CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCED OR

21 OFFSET.—Carbon emissions reduced or offset— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall include carbon associated 

23 with exports of renewable energy generated 

24 on site and substantiated with ownership 

25 of renewable energy certificates; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) may include allowed offsite re2 newable energy sources substantiated with 

3 renewable energy certificates and allowed 

4 carbon offsets. 

5 ‘‘(4) NET-ZERO ENERGY.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘net-zero en7 ergy’ means, with respect to a highly energy-ef8 ficient building (as determined by the Federal 

9 Director of the Office of Federal High-Perform10 ance Green Buildings), a building for which, on 

11 a source energy basis, the annual delivered en12 ergy is less than or equal to the sum obtained 

13 by adding the onsite renewable exported energy 

14 and the allowed offsite renewable energy 

15 sources, which shall be substantiated with re16 newable energy certificates. 

17 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—A highly energy-effi18 cient building is net-zero energy if it is located 

19 within a group of buildings for which, when 

20 treated as a unit, on a source energy basis, the 

21 annual delivered energy is less than or equal to 

22 the sum obtained by adding the onsite renew23 able exported energy and the allowed offsite re24 newable energy sources, which shall be substan25 tiated with renewable energy certificates. 


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1 ‘‘(5) NET-ZERO WASTE BUILDING.—Unless oth2 erwise defined by the Federal Director of the Office 

3 of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, the 

4 term ‘net-zero waste building’ means a building op5 erated to reduce, reuse, recycle, compost, or recover 

6 solid waste streams that result in zero waste dis7 posal to landfills or incinerators (except for haz8 ardous and medical waste). 

9 ‘‘(6) NET-ZERO WATER BUILDING.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise de11 fined by the Federal Director of the Office of 

12 Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, the 

13 term ‘net-zero water building’ means a building 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(i) maximizes alternative water 

16 sources; 

17 ‘‘(ii) minimizes wastewater discharge; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(iii) returns water to the original 

20 water source such that, for a 1-year pe21 riod, the water consumption volume is 

22 equivalent to the sum obtained by adding 

23 the volume of alternative water use and the 

24 water returned to the original source dur25 ing that 1-year period. 


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1 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—A building is a net-zero 

2 water building if it is located within a group of 

3 buildings that, when treated as a unit, meet the 

4 requirements described in clauses (i) through 

5 (iii) of subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(7) SCOPE 1 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.— 

7 The term ‘scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions’ means 

8 direct emissions from sources that are owned or con9 trolled by the Federal agency, that cover the fol10 lowing activities: 

11 ‘‘(A) Generation of electricity. 

12 ‘‘(B) Cooling or steam. 

13 ‘‘(C) Mobile sources. 

14 ‘‘(D) Fugitive emissions. 

15 ‘‘(E) Process emissions. 

16 ‘‘(8) SCOPE 2 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.— 

17 The term ‘scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions’ means 

18 indirect emissions resulting from the generation of 

19 electricity, heat, or steam purchased by a Federal 

20 agency. 

21 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to subsection (c), 

22 the head of each agency shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

24 2030, reduce aggregate portfolio-wide scope 1 green25 house gas emissions and scope 2 greenhouse gas 


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1 emissions (as measured in MTCO2-equivalents) at 

2 Federal facilities of the agency by at least 4 percent 

3 each fiscal year, so that the aggregate portfolio-wide 

4 scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions and scope 2 green5 house gas emissions are reduced by not less than 40 

6 percent by fiscal year 2030 relative to the aggregate 

7 portfolio-wide scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions and 

8 scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions at Federal facili9 ties of the agency in fiscal year 2018; and 

10 ‘‘(2) ensure that, in the case of the construction 

11 of a new Federal facility with more than 10,000 

12 gross square feet and with an estimated total ex13 penditure in excess of $1,500,000— 

14 ‘‘(A) which is included, in part or in whole, 

15 in an appropriation for fiscal years 2021 

16 through 2025, not less than 50 percent of cu17 mulative gross floor area and not less than 25 

18 percent of cumulative building projects are de19 signed to perform as net-zero energy buildings 

20 in operation, and, if feasible, net-zero carbon 

21 buildings, net-zero water buildings, and net-zero 

22 waste buildings; 

23 ‘‘(B) which is included, in part or in whole, 

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1 mulative gross floor area and not less than 45 

2 percent of cumulative building projects are de3 signed to perform as net-zero energy buildings 

4 in operation and, if feasible, net-zero carbon 

5 buildings, net-zero water buildings, and net-zero 

6 waste buildings; and 

7 ‘‘(C) which is included, in part or in whole, 

8 in an appropriation for fiscal year 2031 or any 

9 fiscal year thereafter, not less than 100 percent 

10 of cumulative gross floor area and not less than 

11 100 percent of cumulative building projects are 

12 designed to perform as net-zero energy build13 ings in operation and, if feasible, net-zero car14 bon buildings, net-zero water buildings, and 

15 net-zero waste buildings. 

16 ‘‘(c) BUILDING EXCLUSION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agency may exclude 

18 from the requirements of subsection (b)(2) any new 

19 Federal facility of the agency for which net-zero en20 ergy is technically infeasible. 

21 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The agency shall include in the 

22 report submitted to the Secretary of Energy under 

23 section 548(a) of the National Energy Conservation 

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1 each Federal facility of the agency excluded under 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(d) INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES.—In 

4 carrying out subsection (b), each agency may use lifecycle 

5 cost effective (including the cost of carbon) innovative 

6 building technologies, including onsite energy storage, all7 electric buildings, building-grid integration technologies, 

8 electric construction vehicles, and other technologies, in9 cluding demonstration testing of technologies to achieve 

10 net-zero energy and net-zero carbon buildings in new con11 struction and retrofit projects. 

12 ‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO ENERGY AND WATER EFFI13 CIENCY GOALS.—In implementing projects to meet green14 house gas emissions reductions under this section, agen15 cies are encouraged to pursue comprehensive projects that 

16 address the energy and water efficiency goals established 

17 in section 543a in order to maximize results and decrease 

18 redundancy. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 543c. DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT GOALS. 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT

21 PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘deep energy retrofit 

22 project’ means a project that— 

23 ‘‘(1) reduces the energy consumption of a Fed24 eral facility by not less than 35 percent as compared 


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1 to the energy consumption of the facility before the 

2 project; 

3 ‘‘(2) moves a Federal facility toward net-zero 

4 energy (as defined in section 543b); and 

5 ‘‘(3) may include water efficiency and distrib6 uted energy resources. 

7 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 

8 appropriated funds, the head of each agency shall, for each 

9 of fiscal years 2021 through 2030, obligate funds for deep 

10 energy retrofit projects that, in total, are carried out at 

11 not less than 3 percent of the Federal facilities of the 

12 agency, which shall represent not less than 5 percent of 

13 the total square footage of all Federal facilities of the 

14 agency. 

15 ‘‘(c) RENOVATIONS.—The head of each agency 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) seek to coordinate deep energy retrofit 

18 projects with other building renovations and capital 

19 projects; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in conducting preplanning for a prospec21 tive capital project, evaluate the appropriateness, 

22 and the costs and benefits, of including a deep en23 ergy retrofit project. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 543d. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 

2 GOALS. 

3 ‘‘(a) COVERED AGENCIES.—For purposes of this sec4 tion, ‘covered agencies’ shall mean the U.S. General Serv5 ices Administration, the Department of Defense, the De6 partment of Homeland Security, and the Veteran’s Ad7 ministration. 

8 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL GOALS.—The head of each covered 

9 agency shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) develop annual goals for deployment of 

11 zero emission vehicle infrastructure, including elec12 tric vehicle supply equipment, at Federal facilities of 

13 the agency such that by December 31, 2030, at least 

14 50 percent of Federal facilities of the agency with 

15 200 or more daily employees and visitors offer zero 

16 emission vehicle charging or fueling; and 

17 ‘‘(2) develop guidance to ensure progress to18 wards those annual goals. 

19 ‘‘(c) PLAN.—Each covered agency shall prepare a de20 tailed plan— 

21 ‘‘(1) to achieve the goals described in subsection 

22 (b)(1); 

23 ‘‘(2) that identifies particular facilities or cam24 puses of the agency as priority facilities or cam25 puses, as applicable, at which to achieve those goals, 

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1 vehicle charging and fueling, locations of zero emis2 sion vehicle fleets, locations relevant to State zero 

3 emission vehicle charging and fueling needs, geo4 graphical gaps in zero emission vehicle charging in5 frastructure, availability of incentives, and other fac6 tors; and 

7 ‘‘(3) that includes a specific requirement that 

8 all applicable electric vehicle supply equipment saves 

9 energy, for which compliance with this requirement 

10 can only be met by purchasing electric vehicle supply 

11 equipment that is ENERGY STAR certified. 

12 ‘‘(d) INCLUSION IN PROJECTS.—Each covered agency 

13 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that ap14 propriate zero emission vehicle infrastructure, including 

15 electric vehicle supply equipment and electric vehicle infra16 structure, are included in, with respect to a Federal facil17 ity of the agency— 

18 ‘‘(1) any prospectus or requested appropriation 

19 for a construction, alteration, or lease project; 

20 ‘‘(2) any prospectus or requested appropriation 

21 for an alteration of a leased building; 

22 ‘‘(3) any contract for parking lot paving or re23 paving; and 

24 ‘‘(4) any other appropriate project. 


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1 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Beginning not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of enactment of this section, the head of 

3 each covered agency shall include in the agency’s annual 

4 sustainability report and implementation plan information 

5 describing the progress made in meeting the goals de6 scribed in subsection (b)(1).’’. 

7 (b) UTILITY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.—Section 

8 546(c)(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 8256(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ10 ing measures to support the use of zero emission vehicles 

11 (as such term is defined section 400AA(g) of the Energy 

12 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(g)) or the 

13 fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for such vehi14 cles)’’ after ‘‘demand’’. 

15 (c) ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.— 

16 (1) AUTHORITY TO ENTER CONTRACTS.—Sec17 tion 801(a)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conserva18 tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(B)) is amend19 ed in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or petroleum’’ 

20 after ‘‘utilities’’. 

21 (2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—Section 802 of the 

22 National Energy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 8287a) is amended by inserting ‘‘petroleum,’’ after 

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1 (3) DEFINITIONS.—Section 804 of the National 

2 Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c) 

3 is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking 

8 the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(F) a reduction in the use of petroleum 

12 through the use of zero emission vehicles or the 

13 fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for 

14 zero emission vehicles, including the use of con15 tracts to support zero emission vehicles or in16 frastructure.’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘; 

19 or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

21 the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’ ; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(C) a measure to support the use of zero 

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1 frastructure necessary for zero emission vehi2 cles, including the use of contracts to support 

3 zero emission vehicles or infrastructure.’’; and 

4 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(5) ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero 

6 emission vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in 

7 section 5312(e)(6) of title 49, United States Code.’’. 

8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PRI9 ORITY.— 

10 (1) There is authorized to be appropriated an11 nually to the General Services Administration 

12 $205,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 

13 carry out sections 543b and 543c of Part 3 of Title 

14 V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

15 (Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 

16 et seq.). 

17 (2) There is authorized to be appropriated an18 nually to the Department of Energy 

19 $4,098,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

20 to provide grants under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 

21 8256(b) to agencies to carry out sections 543b and 

22 543c of Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy 

23 Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 

24 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.). 


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1 (3) Agencies may use such funds as may be ap2 propriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2)— 

3 (A) to initiate projects to enable agency 

4 progress towards goals established in sections 

5 543b and 543c of Part 3 of Title V of the Na6 tional Energy Conservation Policy Act; 

7 (B) to supplement project funding from 

8 other appropriations and private sources to 

9 achieve greater energy and water efficiency and 

10 greenhouse gas emission reductions beyond 

11 those achievable under cost-effective and min12 imum efficiency requirements; 

13 (C) in conjunction with energy efficiency 

14 projects or at highly efficient facilities, for on15 site, campus, or community renewable energy 

16 and energy storage and other approaches to re17 duce total carbon footprints of Federal facili18 ties, including groups of facilities; 

19 (D) to achieve embodied carbon reductions 

20 on new construction and major renovation 

21 projects; and 

22 (E) for the cost of additional employees, 

23 contractors, and training needed to support 

24 those goals. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out sections 

2 543a, 543b, and 543c of Part 3 of Title V of 

3 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, 

4 each agency shall prioritize— 

5 (i) projects using performance con6 tracting; 

7 (ii) projects using public-private part8 nerships which include a performance com9 ponent that ensures effective use of funds, 

10 lasting energy and cost savings; and 

11 (iii) projects in which Federal funds 

12 will be used to leverage private sector fi13 nancing, 

14 on the basis of analysis that ensures a max15 imum beneficial use of private finance for the 

16 project. 

17 (B) GOAL.—Each agency shall establish 

18 annual goals for the investment value of per19 formance contracting and other public-private 

20 partnerships, provided that such goal shall be 

21 no less than 40 percent of funds appropriated 

22 under subsections (1) and (2). 

23 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR

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1 (A) There is authorized to be appropriated 

2 to the General Services Administration 

3 $35,000,000, to remain available until expended 

4 to carry out section 543d of Part 3 of Title V 

5 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

6 (Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 

7 8251 et seq.). The Administration is encour8 aged to use funds to leverage private sector fi9 nancing if doing so is advantageous to the Fed10 eral Government. 

11 (B) There is authorized to be appropriated 

12 to the Department of Energy $65,000,000, to 

13 remain available until expended to provide 

14 grants under the authority of section 546(b) of 

15 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

16 (42 U.S.C. 8256(b)) to covered agencies to 

17 carry out section 543d of Part 3 of Title V of 

18 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 

19 (Public Law 96–619; 12 92 Stat. 3277; 42 

20 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.). The Department and cov21 ered agencies are encouraged to use funds to le22 verage private sector financing if doing so is ad23 vantageous to the Federal Government. 

24 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

25 for Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy Conservation 


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1 Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 

2 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding after the item relating 

3 to section 543 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 543a. Energy and water efficiency goals. 

‘‘Sec. 543b. Net-zero goals. 

‘‘Sec. 543c. Deep energy retrofit goals. 

‘‘Sec. 543d. Zero emission vehicle infrastructure goals.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. FEDERAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. 

5 Section 543(f)(4) of title V of the National Energy 

6 Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub9 paragraph (C); 

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY

13 IMPROVEMENTS.—The head of each agency 

14 shall carry out additional energy efficiency im15 provements to Federal facilities of the agency, 

16 including— 

17 ‘‘(i) actionable energy projects identi18 fied in an evaluation completed under 

19 paragraph (3) prior to passage of the En20 ergy Act of 2020 and that are life-cycle 

21 cost-effective; 

22 ‘‘(ii) additional measures to support 

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1 543d of the Energy Independence and Se2 curity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140); 

3 ‘‘(iii) additional measures to support 

4 activities under section 543e of the Energy 

5 Independence and Security Act of 2007 

6 (Public Law 110–140); and 

7 ‘‘(iv) combining projects to reduce 

8 cost, administration, or implementation 

9 time, or otherwise add value.’’; and 

10 (3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by 

11 striking ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i)’’. 

13 SEC. 5. RESILIENT AND HEALTHY BUILDINGS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of Title V of the National 

15 Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 

16 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) (as amended by sec17 tion 3(a)) is further amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 543e. RESILIENT AND HEALTHY BUILDINGS. 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) FLOOD RISK AREA.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara23 graph (B), the term ‘flood risk area’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(i) an area delineated by an elevation 

2 of 2 feet above the 100-year floodplain; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) an area delineated by an ele5 vation equal to the 500-year floodplain. 

6 ‘‘(B) CLIMATE SCIENCE.—In applying the 

7 definition of the term ‘flood risk area’ for pur8 poses of carrying out this section, the head of 

9 each agency, other than the Department of De10 fense, shall consider current climate science in 

11 identifying the elevation of the 100-year and 

12 500-year floodplain. 

13 ‘‘(2) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘resilience’ means 

14 the ability to adapt to changing conditions and with15 stand and rapidly recover from disruption due to an 

16 emergency. 

17 ‘‘(b) FLOOD PROTECTION.—For any Federal build18 ing construction or rehabilitation project administered by 

19 an agency other than the Department of Defense, the 

20 agency shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) determine whether there is a flood risk 

22 area in the location of the project; and 

23 ‘‘(2) in the case of a positive determination 

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1 ‘‘(A) to the extent possible, avoid new con2 struction in the flood risk area; and 

3 ‘‘(B) if new construction cannot be avoided 

4 under subparagraph (A)— 

5 ‘‘(i) ensure that the new construction 

6 will— 

7 ‘‘(I) raise all essential services 5 

8 feet above the applicable floodplain; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(II) include a design for quick 

11 recovery in a flooding event; 

12 ‘‘(ii) rehabilitate existing buildings lo13 cated in the flood risk area to better with14 stand flood risk; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) develop a flood vulnerability as16 sessment and mitigation plan to protect 

17 life and property. 

18 ‘‘(c) RESILIENCE METRICS.—The head of each agen19 cy shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) pilot test metrics to measure and improve 

21 the resilience of Federal facilities of the agency, in22 cluding the physical aspects of the facilities, the 

23 health and wellness of occupants of the facilities, 

24 and communities and systems serving or served by 

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1 ‘‘(2) in carrying out paragraph (1), consider 

2 emerging resilience tools and rating systems for re3 silience, including building-grid optimization. 

4 ‘‘(d) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.—Each agency shall 

5 prioritize the use of appropriate green infrastructure fea6 tures on federally owned property of the agency— 

7 ‘‘(1) to improve stormwater and wastewater 

8 management; 

9 ‘‘(2) to alleviate onsite and offsite flooding and 

10 water quality impacts; and 

11 ‘‘(3) to reduce and mitigate risks of climate 

12 change to Federal facilities and proximate commu13 nities. 

14 ‘‘(e) OPERATING BUILDINGS FOR HEALTH.— 

15 ‘‘(1) METRICS AND DATA.—The Federal Direc16 tor of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green 

17 Buildings shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) implement human-centric metrics and 

19 measurement tools to improve the indoor envi20 ronmental qualities, including air and water 

21 quality, that support improved health and 

22 wellness of Federal employees; and 

23 ‘‘(B) collect, manage, and analyze the data 

24 generated by the metrics and tools implemented 

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1 ‘‘(2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of the Federal Building 

3 Clean Jobs Act of 2021, the Federal Director of the 

4 Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings 

5 shall develop and make publicly available a strategic 

6 plan for the design, construction, and operation of 

7 Federal facilities that— 

8 ‘‘(A) is based on the data described in 

9 paragraph (1)(B); 

10 ‘‘(B) provides for implementation of pri11 ority practices by the end of fiscal year 2022; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(C) may provide for phased implementa14 tion of additional effective practices. 

15 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out para16 graphs (1) and (2), the Federal Director of the Of17 fice of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) consider emerging occupant-centric 

20 environmental health monitoring tools and 

21 building control systems for improved health 

22 and wellness, including approaches such as 

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1 ity, social interaction, and mobility, and meas2 urement of reduced exposure to contaminants 

3 in air and drinking water; 

4 ‘‘(B) incorporate strategies to reduce risk 

5 of transmission of viruses and other pathogens; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(C)(i) benchmark health and well-being 

8 management performance to leadership stand9 ards; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) include in certification activities 

11 the strategies and performance measures 

12 considered and used under this subsection 

13 as tools to monitor and improve outcomes. 

14 ‘‘(f) GUIDANCE; TRAINING.—The Federal Director of 

15 the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 

16 may issue guidance and provide training to Federal agen17 cies to implement the metrics and priority practices in18 cluded in the Strategic Plan developed under subpara19 graph (e)(2) of this section. 

20 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Office of 

22 Federal High-Performance Green Buildings $300,000,000 

23 to carry out this section, to remain available until ex24 pended.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

2 for Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy Conservation 

3 Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 

4 8251 et seq.) (as amended by section 3(b)) is further 

5 amended by adding after the item relating to section 543d 

6 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 543e. Resilient and healthy buildings.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF EN8 ERGY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of title V of the National 

10 Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

14 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, an agency 

15 may enter into a contract for the acquisition of energy 

16 generated and renewable energy certificates from renew17 able energy sources or from cogeneration facilities cov18 ering a period of not more than 30 years. In cases where 

19 a contract from a renewable energy source does not in20 clude the associated renewable energy certificates, the 

21 General Services Administration may secure as part of the 

22 original contract the amount of replacement renewable en23 ergy certificates for a period of equal term and quantity 

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1 ‘‘(b) STANDARDIZED ENERGY PURCHASE AGREE2 MENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact3 ment of this section, the Secretary, through the Federal 

4 Energy Management Program, shall publish a standard5 ized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial 

6 terms and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire 

7 energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 

8 cogeneration facilities. 

9 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

10 provide technical assistance to assist agencies in imple11 menting this section.’’. 

12 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 

13 of contents for such Act is amended by adding at the end 

14 of the items relating to such part 3 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.’’. 

15 SEC. 7. RECOMMENDATIONS. 

16 (a) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator 

18 of General Services, acting through the Federal Director 

19 of the Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. 

20 (b) SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE.—The Admin21 istrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 

22 Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 

23 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

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1 retary of Energy, and the Chair of the Council on Envi2 ronmental Quality, shall develop recommendations for sus3 tainability and resilience at hospitals and health care fa4 cilities, including by— 

5 (1) incorporating building and health sciences 

6 research related to health and wellness; 

7 (2) identifying relevant metrics; 

8 (3) prioritizing proven strategies; 

9 (4) referencing, as appropriate, criteria in the 

10 Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Build11 ings; and 

12 (5) developing corresponding recommended con13 tract provisions and other templates for use in pro14 curement. 

15 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR

16 SUSTAINABLE FEDERAL BUILDINGS.—The Adminis17 trator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi18 ronmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Federal 

19 Energy Management Program, and the Chair of the Coun20 cil on Environmental Quality, shall develop recommenda21 tions for systems, including customized Energy Star Port22 folio Manager fields and dashboards, for use by Federal 

23 facilities in tracking compliance and progress of new and 

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1 (1) campus, installation, and portfolio ap2 proaches; 

3 (2) suggested targets; and 

4 (3) relevant metrics. 

5 (d) STUDY ON FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND LENDING

6 PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact7 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall make publicly 

8 available a report that evaluates and describes the poten9 tial efficacy, costs, and benefits of a program under which 

10 the Administrator would— 

11 (1) borrow funds from the Federal Buildings 

12 Fund for building energy and water efficiency and 

13 resilience retrofits, including through projects that 

14 use funds to leverage private sector financing, in15 cluding through energy savings performance con16 tracts; and 

17 (2) repay the Federal Buildings Fund from 

18 utility savings. 

19 (e) ANNUAL REPORTING ON LEVERAGED PRIVATE

20 FINANCING.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 548(b)(5) of the Na22 tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the 

2 status of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘author3 ity’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘the status of the energy savings performance contracts, 

5 utility energy service contracts, and other forms of public6 private partnership contracts that leverage private sector 

7 financing for energy efficiency projects, of each agency, 

8 to the extent that the information is not duplicative of in9 formation provided to the Secretary under a separate au10 thority’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘; 

12 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

13 (C) in subparagraph (E)(ii) by striking the 

14 period and inserting a semicolon; and 

15 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(F) information reported pursuant to 

17 subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall distin18 guish among contract types; 

19 ‘‘(G) the total estimated implementation 

20 costs and estimated lifecycle cost savings of out21 standing energy conservation measures at facili22 ties that meet the criteria described in section 

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1 ‘‘(H) recommendations to increase the ag2 gregate benefits and value provided to the agen3 cy through public-private partnerships with re4 spect to energy efficiency, renewable energy, 

5 and energy resilience.’’. 

6 (2) ANNUAL PLAN.—For each of fiscal years 

7 2021 through 2030, the head of each agency shall 

8 include a summary of the information described in 

9 Section 548(b)(5) of the National Energy Conserva10 tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)(5)) in the annual 

11 agency Sustainability Report and Implementation 

12 Plan. 

13 (f) COORDINATION.—The heads of agencies are en14 couraged to carry out this Act and the amendments made 

15 by this Act in collaboration with States, including by— 

16 (1) sharing resources and providing technical 

17 advice to States regarding net-zero buildings and 

18 carbon reducing technologies; 

19 (2) coordinating with multistate organizations 

20 on charging infrastructure technology, procurement, 

21 and strategic locations relating to zero-emission ve22 hicles; 

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1 (4) coordinating with States on renewable en2 ergy procurement benefitting a Federal facility and 

3 local communities. 

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