I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 540 
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency 
via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. WELCH, Mr. MCKIN-
LEY, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. GARDNER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to 
promote energy efficiency via information and computing 
technologies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Efficient Gov-
ernment Technology Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFOR-
MATION 
AND 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (f) 
(relating to large capital energy investments) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
FOR 
ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION 
AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, each Fed-
eral agency shall collaborate with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘Director’) to develop an im-
plementation strategy (including best-practices and 
measurement and verification techniques) for the 
maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal 
agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving infor-
mation and communications technologies and prac-
tices. Each implementation strategy shall be flexible, 
cost-effective, and based on the specific operating re-
quirements and statutory mission of the agency. 
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing an im-
plementation strategy, each Federal agency shall— 
‘‘(A) consider information and communica-
tions technologies (ICT) and related infrastruc-
ture and practices, such as— 
‘‘(i) advanced metering infrastructure; 
‘‘(ii) ICT services and products; 
‘‘(iii) efficient data center strategies 
and methods of increasing ICT asset and 
related infrastructure utilization; 
‘‘(iv) ICT and related infrastructure 
power management; 
‘‘(v) building information modeling, 
including building energy management; 
and 
‘‘(vi) secure telework and travel sub-
stitution tools; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that the agency realizes the 
savings and rewards brought about through in-
creased efficiency and utilization. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Director, in consultation with the 
Secretary, shall establish performance goals for 
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evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in im-
proving the maintenance, purchase, and use of 
energy-efficient and energy-saving information 
and communications technology systems and 
practices. 
‘‘(B) ENERGY
EFFICIENT
DATA
CEN-
TERS.—The Director shall include within the 
performance goals established under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) specifications and benchmarks 
that will enable Federal data center opera-
tors to make more informed decisions 
about the energy efficiency and cost sav-
ings of data centers, including an overall 
Federal target for increased energy effi-
ciency, with initial reliance on the Power 
Usage Effectiveness metric; 
‘‘(ii) overall ICT asset utilization and 
related infrastructure utilization; and 
‘‘(iii) recommendations and best prac-
tices for how the benchmarks will be at-
tained, with such recommendations to in-
clude a requirement for agencies to evalu-
ate the use of energy savings performance 
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contracting as a preferred acquisition 
method for data center efficiency. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The performance 
goals established under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) measure information technology 
costs over a specific time period of 3 to 5 
years; 
‘‘(ii) measure cost savings attained via 
the use of energy-efficient and energy-sav-
ing information and communications solu-
tions during the same time period; and 
‘‘(iii) provide, to the maximum extent 
practicable, a complete picture of all costs 
and savings, including energy costs and 
savings. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL DATA CENTERS TASK FORCE.— 
The Director shall maintain a Government-wide 
Data Center Task Force comprised of Federal data 
center program managers, facilities managers, and 
sustainability officers. The members of such task 
force shall be responsible for working together to 
share progress toward individual agency goals and 
the overall Federal target for increased energy effi-
ciency, and shall regularly exchange best practices 
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and other strategic information related to energy ef-
ficiency with the private sector. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY
REPORTS.—Each Federal 
agency subject to the requirements of this sub-
section shall include in the report of the agency 
under section 527 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17143) a 
description of the efforts and results of the 
agency under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) OMB GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY RE-
PORTS AND SCORECARDS.—Effective beginning 
not later than October 1, 2013, the Director 
shall include in the annual report and scorecard 
of the Director required under section 528 of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17144) a description of the ef-
forts and results of Federal agencies under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS. 
Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of the Energy Efficient 
Government Technology Act, the Secretary and the 
Administrator shall designate an established infor-
mation technology industry organization to coordi-
nate the program described in subsection (b), and 
shall make such designation public, including on an 
appropriate website.’’; 
(2) by amending subsections (e) and (f) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) STUDY.—The Secretary, with assistance from 
the Administrator, shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than December 31, 2013, make 
available to the public an update to the Report to 
Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Effi-
ciency published on August 2, 2007, under Public 
Law 109–431, providing— 
‘‘(A) a comparison and gap analysis of the 
estimates and projections contained in the origi-
nal report with new data regarding the period 
from 2007 though 2012; 
‘‘(B) an analysis considering the impact of 
ICT asset and related infrastructure utilization 
solutions, to include virtualization and cloud 
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computing-based solutions, in the public and 
private sectors; and 
‘‘(C) updated projections and recommenda-
tions for best practices; and 
‘‘(2) collaborate with the organization des-
ignated under subsection (c) in preparing such re-
port. 
‘‘(f) DATA CENTER ENERGY PRACTITIONER PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary, in collaboration with the organiza-
tion designated under subsection (c) and the United 
States Chief Information Officer in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy 
practitioner program that leads to the certification of en-
ergy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage 
and efficiency opportunities in data centers. Each Federal 
agency shall have its data centers evaluated annually by 
energy practitioners certified pursuant to such program, 
whenever practicable using certified practitioners em-
ployed by that agency.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (j); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(g) OPEN DATA INITIATIVE.—The Secretary, in col-
laboration with the organization designated under sub-
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section (c) and the United States Chief Information Offi-
cer in the Office of Management and Budget, shall estab-
lish an open data initiative for Federal data center energy 
usage data, with the purpose of making such data avail-
able and accessible in a manner that empowers further 
data center innovation while protecting United States na-
tional security interests. In establishing this initiative, the 
Secretary shall consider use of the online Data Center Ma-
turity Model. 
‘‘(h) 
INTERNATIONAL
SPECIFICATIONS
AND 
METRICS.—The Secretary, in collaboration with the orga-
nization designated under subsection (c), shall actively 
participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications 
and metrics for data center energy efficiency. 
‘‘(i) ICT ASSET UTILIZATION METRIC.—The Sec-
retary, in collaboration with the organization designated 
under subsection (c), shall assist in the development of 
an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency 
of the overall data center, including information tech-
nology systems and related infrastructure.’’. 
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