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‘‘(I) in the case of energy savings perform-
ance contracts, the need for energy audits, cal-
culation of energy savings, and any other eval-
uation of costs and savings needed to imple-
ment the guarantee of savings under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of utility energy service 
contracts, needs that are similar to the pur-
poses described in subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) 
MODIFICATION
OF
EXISTING
CON-
TRACTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this subparagraph, each Federal agen-
cy shall, to the maximum extent practicable, modify 
any indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity energy 
savings performance contracts, and other indefinite 
delivery and indefinite quantity contracts using pri-
vate financing, to conform to the amendments made 
by subtitle G of title I of the Energy Efficiency Im-
provement Act of 2007.’’. 
PART 8—ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY FINANCING 
SEC. 9089. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy shall 
establish an advisory committee to provide advice and rec-
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ommendations to the Department of Energy on energy ef-
ficiency finance and investment issues, options, ideas, and 
trends, and to assist the energy community in identifying 
practical ways of lowering costs and increasing invest-
ments in energy efficiency technologies. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee estab-
lished under this section shall have a balanced membership 
that shall include members representing the following 
communities: 
(1) Providers of seed capital. 
(2) Venture capitalists. 
(3) Private equity sources. 
(4) Investment banking corporate finance. 
(5) Investment banking mergers and acquisi-
tions. 
(6) Equity capital markets. 
(7) Debt capital markets. 
(8) Research analysts. 
(9) Sales and trading. 
(10) Commercial lenders. 
(11) Residential lenders. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this 
section. 
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PART 9—ENERGY EFFICIENCY BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 9091. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this part— 
(1) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State or 
an eligible unit of local government within a State; 
(2) the term ‘‘eligible unit of local government’’ 
means— 
(A) a city with a population of at least 
50,000; and 
(B) a county with a population of at least 
200,000; 
(3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy; and 
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means one of the 50 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 
SEC. 9092. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish an Energy Efficiency 
Block Grant Program to make block grants to eligible en-
tities as provided in this part. 
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SEC. 9093. ALLOCATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated for 
making grants under this part for each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allocate 70 percent to be provided to eligi-
ble units of local government as provided in subsection (b) 
and 30 percent to be provided to States as provided in 
subsection (c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The 
Secretary shall provide grants to eligible units of local gov-
ernment according to a formula giving equal weight to— 
(1) population, according to the most recent 
available Census data; and 
(2) daytime population, or another similar fac-
tor such as square footage of commercial, office, and 
industrial space, as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) STATES.—The Secretary shall provide grants to 
States according to a formula based on population, accord-
ing to the most recent available Census data. 
(d) PUBLICATION OF ALLOCATION FORMULAS.—Not 
later than 90 days before the beginning of any fiscal year 
in which grants are to made under this part, the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register the formulas for allo-
cation described in subsection (b)(1) and (b)(2). 
SEC. 9094. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds provided through a grant under this part may 
be used for the following activities: 
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(1) Development and implementation of an En-
ergy Efficiency Strategy under section 9095. 
(2) Retaining technical consultant services to 
assist an eligible entity in the development of such 
Strategy, including— 
(A) formulation of energy efficiency, en-
ergy conservation, and energy usage goals; 
(B) identification of strategies to meet 
such goals through efforts to increase energy ef-
ficiency and reduce energy consumption; 
(C) identification of strategies to encour-
age behavioral changes among the populace 
that will help achieve such goals; 
(D) development of methods to measure 
progress in achieving such goals; 
(E) development and preparation of annual 
reports to the citizenry of the eligible entity’s 
energy efficiency strategies and goals, and 
progress in achieving them; and 
(F) other services to assist in the imple-
mentation of the Energy Efficiency Strategy. 
(3) Conducting energy audits. 
(4) Development and implementation of weath-
erization programs. 
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(5) Creation of financial incentive programs for 
energy efficiency retrofits, including zero-interest or 
low-interest revolving loan funds. 
(6) Grants to nonprofit organizations and gov-
ernmental agencies for energy retrofits. 
(7) Development and implementation of energy 
efficiency programs and technologies for buildings 
and facilities of nonprofit organizations and govern-
mental agencies. 
(8) Development and implementation of build-
ing and home energy conservation programs, includ-
ing— 
(A) design and operation of the programs; 
(B) identifying the most effective methods 
for achieving maximum participation and effi-
ciency rates; 
(C) public education; 
(D) measurement protocols; and 
(E) identification of energy efficient tech-
nologies. 
(9) Development and implementation of energy 
conservation programs, including— 
(A) use of flex time by employers; 
(B) satellite work centers; and 
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(C) other measures that have the effect of 
increasing energy efficiency and decreasing en-
ergy consumption. 
(10) Development and implementation of build-
ing codes and inspection services for public, commer-
cial, industrial, and single and multifamily residen-
tial buildings to promote energy efficiency. 
(11) Application and implementation of alter-
native energy and energy distribution technologies 
that significantly increase energy efficiency and pro-
mote distributed resources and district heating and 
cooling systems. 
(12) Development and promotion of zoning 
guidelines or requirements that result in increased 
energy efficiency, efficient development, active living 
land use planning, and infrastructure such as bike 
lanes and pathways, and pedestrian walkways. 
(13) Promotion of greater participation and ef-
ficiency rates for material conservation programs, in-
cluding source reduction, recycling, and recycled 
content procurement programs that lead to increases 
in energy efficiency. 
(14) Establishment of a State, county, or city 
office to assist in the development and implementa-
tion of the Energy Efficiency Strategy. 
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