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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5659 

To provide for the demonstration and commercial application of innovative 

energy technologies derived from federally-sponsored research and development programs, by incorporating those technologies into Federal buildings, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2006 

Mr. GORDON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Science 

A BILL 

To provide for the demonstration and commercial application 

of innovative energy technologies derived from federallysponsored research and development programs, by incorporating those technologies into Federal buildings, 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 Stimulus of 

5 Commercial Application of Energy Technology Act of 

6 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 For purposes of this Act: 

3 (1) COST-EFFECTIVE.—The term ‘‘cost-effec4 tive’’ means resulting in a simple payback of costs 

5 in 10 years or less. 

6 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

7 means the Department of Energy. 

8 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Inno9 vative Energy Technologies Fund for Federal Build10 ings established in section 3. 

11 (4) INNOVATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY.—The 

12 term ‘‘innovative energy technology’’ means a tech13 nology, including an advanced energy conservation 

14 or renewable energy technology, that was developed 

15 with the support of the Department, or other similar 

16 technology. 

17 (5) INNOVATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

18 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘innovative energy technology 

19 project’’ means a project that— 

20 (A) results in the cost-effective commercial 

21 application of an innovative energy technology; 

22 and 

23 (B) assists a Federal agency in meeting or 

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1 utive orders such as Executive Order Nos. 

2 12759 and 13123. 

3 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Energy. 

5 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 

8 shall establish the Innovative Energy Technologies Fund 

9 for Federal Buildings. The Secretary of Energy shall ad10 minister the Fund to enable Federal agencies to dem11 onstrate innovative energy technologies for retrofit or new 

12 construction of Federal buildings and facilities. 

13 (b) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 6 

14 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall establish criteria and guidelines for Federal 

16 agencies to borrow from and pay back to the Fund. 

17 SEC. 4. LOANS FROM THE FUND. 

18 (a) GENERAL PROCEDURE.—Federal agencies may 

19 apply to the Secretary for a loan for financing the dem20 onstration of innovative energy technology projects, and 

21 shall repay the Fund from savings in energy, water, and 

22 other costs attributable to actions taken as a result of the 

23 project undertaken with the loan. 

24 (b) PURPOSES OF LOAN.—In addition to financing 

25 an innovative energy technology project, a Federal agency 


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1 may use the loan amount to pay the costs of administra2 tion and proposal development (including data collection 

3 and energy surveys), and to acquire and operate equip4 ment necessary to monitor and verify associated energy 

5 savings. 

6 (c) REPAYMENTS.—A Federal agency shall repay to 

7 the Fund the principal amount of the loan, plus interest 

8 at a rate determined by the Secretary. The repayment pe9 riod shall be 15 years, or less as appropriate to the project. 

10 SEC. 5. REPORTS AND AUDITS. 

11 (a) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 

12 1 year after the installation of an innovative energy tech13 nology project for which a loan is provided under this Act 

14 in an amount greater than $1,000,000, and each year 

15 thereafter until the date that final repayment of the loan 

16 is due, the Federal agency receiving the loan shall trans17 mit to the Secretary a report that— 

18 (1) states whether the project meets or fails to 

19 meet the energy savings projections for the project; 

20 and 

21 (2) for each project that fails to meet the en22 ergy savings projections, states the reasons for the 

23 failure and describes proposed remedies. 


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1 (b) AUDITS.—The Secretary may audit any innova2 tive energy technology project financed with a loan from 

3 the Fund to assess the project’s performance. 

4 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each fis5 cal year, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 

6 on the operations of the Fund, including a statement of 

7 the total receipts into the Fund, and the total expenditures 

8 from the Fund to each Federal agency. 

9 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There are author11 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the establish12 ment of the Fund, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

13 years 2007 through 2016. 

14 (b) OPERATION OF FUND.—There are authorized to 

15 be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund, for car16 rying out the loan program under this Act, such sums as 

17 may be necessary. 

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