mulative gross floor area and not less than 45 
percent of cumulative building projects are de-
signed to perform as net-zero energy buildings 
in operation and, if feasible, net-zero carbon 
buildings, net-zero water buildings, and net-zero 
waste buildings; and 
‘‘(C) which is included, in part or in whole, 
in an appropriation for fiscal year 2031 or any 
fiscal year thereafter, not less than 100 percent 
of cumulative gross floor area and not less than 
100 percent of cumulative building projects are 
designed to perform as net-zero energy build-
ings in operation and, if feasible, net-zero car-
bon buildings, net-zero water buildings, and 
net-zero waste buildings. 
‘‘(c) BUILDING EXCLUSION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An agency may exclude 
from the requirements of subsection (b)(2) any new 
Federal facility of the agency for which net-zero en-
ergy is technically infeasible. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The agency shall include in the 
report submitted to the Secretary of Energy under 
section 548(a) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(a)) a list identifying 
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each Federal facility of the agency excluded under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES.—In 
carrying out subsection (b), each agency may use lifecycle 
cost effective (including the cost of carbon) innovative 
building technologies, including onsite energy storage, all- 
electric buildings, building-grid integration technologies, 
electric construction vehicles, and other technologies, in-
cluding demonstration testing of technologies to achieve 
net-zero energy and net-zero carbon buildings in new con-
struction and retrofit projects. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO ENERGY AND WATER EFFI-
CIENCY GOALS.—In implementing projects to meet green-
house gas emissions reductions under this section, agen-
cies are encouraged to pursue comprehensive projects that 
address the energy and water efficiency goals established 
in section 543a in order to maximize results and decrease 
redundancy. 
‘‘SEC. 543c. DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT GOALS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION
OF
DEEP
ENERGY
RETROFIT 
PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘deep energy retrofit 
project’ means a project that— 
‘‘(1) reduces the energy consumption of a Fed-
eral facility by not less than 35 percent as compared 
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to the energy consumption of the facility before the 
project; 
‘‘(2) moves a Federal facility toward net-zero 
energy (as defined in section 543b); and 
‘‘(3) may include water efficiency and distrib-
uted energy resources. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds, the head of each agency shall, for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2030, obligate funds for deep 
energy retrofit projects that, in total, are carried out at 
not less than 3 percent of the Federal facilities of the 
agency, which shall represent not less than 5 percent of 
the total square footage of all Federal facilities of the 
agency. 
‘‘(c) RENOVATIONS.—The head of each agency 
shall— 
‘‘(1) seek to coordinate deep energy retrofit 
projects with other building renovations and capital 
projects; and 
‘‘(2) in conducting preplanning for a prospec-
tive capital project, evaluate the appropriateness, 
and the costs and benefits, of including a deep en-
ergy retrofit project. 
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‘‘SEC. 543d. ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE 
GOALS. 
‘‘(a) COVERED AGENCIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, ‘covered agencies’ shall mean the U.S. General Serv-
ices Administration, the Department of Defense, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and the Veteran’s Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL GOALS.—The head of each covered 
agency shall— 
‘‘(1) develop annual goals for deployment of 
zero emission vehicle infrastructure, including elec-
tric vehicle supply equipment, at Federal facilities of 
the agency such that by December 31, 2030, at least 
50 percent of Federal facilities of the agency with 
200 or more daily employees and visitors offer zero 
emission vehicle charging or fueling; and 
‘‘(2) develop guidance to ensure progress to-
wards those annual goals. 
‘‘(c) PLAN.—Each covered agency shall prepare a de-
tailed plan— 
‘‘(1) to achieve the goals described in subsection 
(b)(1); 
‘‘(2) that identifies particular facilities or cam-
puses of the agency as priority facilities or cam-
puses, as applicable, at which to achieve those goals, 
including by considering demand for zero emission 
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vehicle charging and fueling, locations of zero emis-
sion vehicle fleets, locations relevant to State zero 
emission vehicle charging and fueling needs, geo-
graphical gaps in zero emission vehicle charging in-
frastructure, availability of incentives, and other fac-
tors; and 
‘‘(3) that includes a specific requirement that 
all applicable electric vehicle supply equipment saves 
energy, for which compliance with this requirement 
can only be met by purchasing electric vehicle supply 
equipment that is ENERGY STAR certified. 
‘‘(d) INCLUSION IN PROJECTS.—Each covered agency 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that ap-
propriate zero emission vehicle infrastructure, including 
electric vehicle supply equipment and electric vehicle infra-
structure, are included in, with respect to a Federal facil-
ity of the agency— 
‘‘(1) any prospectus or requested appropriation 
for a construction, alteration, or lease project; 
‘‘(2) any prospectus or requested appropriation 
for an alteration of a leased building; 
‘‘(3) any contract for parking lot paving or re-
paving; and 
‘‘(4) any other appropriate project. 
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‘‘(e) REPORT.—Beginning not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the head of 
each covered agency shall include in the agency’s annual 
sustainability report and implementation plan information 
describing the progress made in meeting the goals de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1).’’. 
(b) 
UTILITY
INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS.—Section 
546(c)(1) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8256(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing measures to support the use of zero emission vehicles 
(as such term is defined section 400AA(g) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(g)) or the 
fueling or charging infrastructure necessary for such vehi-
cles)’’ after ‘‘demand’’. 
(c) ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO ENTER CONTRACTS.—Sec-
tion 801(a)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(B)) is amend-
ed in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or petroleum’’ 
after ‘‘utilities’’. 
(2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—Section 802 of the 
National Energy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
8287a) is amended by inserting ‘‘petroleum,’’ after 
‘‘water,’’. 
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frastructure necessary for zero emission vehi-
cles, including the use of contracts to support 
zero emission vehicles or infrastructure.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero 
emission vehicle’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 5312(e)(6) of title 49, United States Code.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND PRI-
ORITY.— 
(1) There is authorized to be appropriated an-
nually to the General Services Administration 
$205,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out sections 543b and 543c of Part 3 of Title 
V of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 
et seq.). 
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated an-
nually 
to 
the 
Department 
of 
Energy 
$4,098,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
to provide grants under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 
8256(b) to agencies to carry out sections 543b and 
543c of Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 
Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.). 
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(3) Agencies may use such funds as may be ap-
propriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2)— 
(A) to initiate projects to enable agency 
progress towards goals established in sections 
543b and 543c of Part 3 of Title V of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act; 
(B) to supplement project funding from 
other appropriations and private sources to 
achieve greater energy and water efficiency and 
greenhouse gas emission reductions beyond 
those achievable under cost-effective and min-
imum efficiency requirements; 
(C) in conjunction with energy efficiency 
projects or at highly efficient facilities, for on-
site, campus, or community renewable energy 
and energy storage and other approaches to re-
duce total carbon footprints of Federal facili-
ties, including groups of facilities; 
(D) to achieve embodied carbon reductions 
on new construction and major renovation 
projects; and 
(E) for the cost of additional employees, 
contractors, and training needed to support 
those goals. 
(4) PRIVATE SECTOR PRIORITY FUNDING.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out sections 
543a, 543b, and 543c of Part 3 of Title V of 
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, 
each agency shall prioritize— 
(i) projects using performance con-
tracting; 
(ii) projects using public-private part-
nerships which include a performance com-
ponent that ensures effective use of funds, 
lasting energy and cost savings; and 
(iii) projects in which Federal funds 
will be used to leverage private sector fi-
nancing, 
on the basis of analysis that ensures a max-
imum beneficial use of private finance for the 
project. 
(B) GOAL.—Each agency shall establish 
annual goals for the investment value of per-
formance contracting and other public-private 
partnerships, provided that such goal shall be 
no less than 40 percent of funds appropriated 
under subsections (1) and (2). 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION
FOR 
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
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(A) There is authorized to be appropriated 
to 
the 
General 
Services 
Administration 
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended 
to carry out section 543d of Part 3 of Title V 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 
8251 et seq.). The Administration is encour-
aged to use funds to leverage private sector fi-
nancing if doing so is advantageous to the Fed-
eral Government. 
(B) There is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Energy $65,000,000, to 
remain available until expended to provide 
grants under the authority of section 546(b) of 
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8256(b)) to covered agencies to 
carry out section 543d of Part 3 of Title V of 
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(Public Law 96–619; 12 92 Stat. 3277; 42 
U.S.C. 8251 et seq.). The Department and cov-
ered agencies are encouraged to use funds to le-
verage private sector financing if doing so is ad-
vantageous to the Federal Government. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for Part 3 of Title V of the National Energy Conservation 
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Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 
8251 et seq.) is amended by adding after the item relating 
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.’’. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 543(f)(4) of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY 
IMPROVEMENTS.—The head of each agency 
shall carry out additional energy efficiency im-
provements to Federal facilities of the agency, 
including— 
‘‘(i) actionable energy projects identi-
fied in an evaluation completed under 
paragraph (3) prior to passage of the En-
ergy Act of 2020 and that are life-cycle 
cost-effective; 
‘‘(ii) additional measures to support 
the goals of each of sections 543a through 
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543d of the Energy Independence and Se-
curity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140); 
‘‘(iii) additional measures to support 
activities under section 543e of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(Public Law 110–140); and 
‘‘(iv) combining projects to reduce 
cost, administration, or implementation 
time, or otherwise add value.’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i)’’. 
SEC. 5. RESILIENT AND HEALTHY BUILDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of Title V of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 96–619; 92 
Stat. 3277; 42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) (as amended by sec-
tion 3(a)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 543e. RESILIENT AND HEALTHY BUILDINGS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FLOOD RISK AREA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘flood risk area’ means— 
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‘‘(i) an area delineated by an elevation 
of 2 feet above the 100-year floodplain; 
and 
‘‘(ii) an area delineated by an ele-
vation equal to the 500-year floodplain. 
‘‘(B) CLIMATE SCIENCE.—In applying the 
definition of the term ‘flood risk area’ for pur-
poses of carrying out this section, the head of 
each agency, other than the Department of De-
fense, shall consider current climate science in 
identifying the elevation of the 100-year and 
500-year floodplain. 
‘‘(2) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘resilience’ means 
the ability to adapt to changing conditions and with-
stand and rapidly recover from disruption due to an 
emergency. 
‘‘(b) FLOOD PROTECTION.—For any Federal build-
ing construction or rehabilitation project administered by 
an agency other than the Department of Defense, the 
agency shall— 
‘‘(1) determine whether there is a flood risk 
area in the location of the project; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a positive determination 
under paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) to the extent possible, avoid new con-
struction in the flood risk area; and 
‘‘(B) if new construction cannot be avoided 
under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) ensure that the new construction 
will— 
‘‘(I) raise all essential services 5 
feet above the applicable floodplain; 
and 
‘‘(II) include a design for quick 
recovery in a flooding event; 
‘‘(ii) rehabilitate existing buildings lo-
cated in the flood risk area to better with-
stand flood risk; and 
‘‘(iii) develop a flood vulnerability as-
sessment and mitigation plan to protect 
life and property. 
‘‘(c) RESILIENCE METRICS.—The head of each agen-
cy shall— 
‘‘(1) pilot test metrics to measure and improve 
the resilience of Federal facilities of the agency, in-
cluding the physical aspects of the facilities, the 
health and wellness of occupants of the facilities, 
and communities and systems serving or served by 
the facilities; and 
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‘‘(2) in carrying out paragraph (1), consider 
emerging resilience tools and rating systems for re-
silience, including building-grid optimization. 
‘‘(d) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE.—Each agency shall 
prioritize the use of appropriate green infrastructure fea-
tures on federally owned property of the agency— 
‘‘(1) to improve stormwater and wastewater 
management; 
‘‘(2) to alleviate onsite and offsite flooding and 
water quality impacts; and 
‘‘(3) to reduce and mitigate risks of climate 
change to Federal facilities and proximate commu-
nities. 
‘‘(e) OPERATING BUILDINGS FOR HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) METRICS AND DATA.—The Federal Direc-
tor of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green 
Buildings shall— 
‘‘(A) implement human-centric metrics and 
measurement tools to improve the indoor envi-
ronmental qualities, including air and water 
quality, that support improved health and 
wellness of Federal employees; and 
‘‘(B) collect, manage, and analyze the data 
generated by the metrics and tools implemented 
under subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(2) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Federal Building 
Clean Jobs Act of 2021, the Federal Director of the 
Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings 
shall develop and make publicly available a strategic 
plan for the design, construction, and operation of 
Federal facilities that— 
‘‘(A) is based on the data described in 
paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(B) provides for implementation of pri-
ority practices by the end of fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(C) may provide for phased implementa-
tion of additional effective practices. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out para-
graphs (1) and (2), the Federal Director of the Of-
fice of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings 
shall— 
‘‘(A) consider emerging occupant-centric 
environmental health monitoring tools and 
building control systems for improved health 
and wellness, including approaches such as 
measurement of accumulated daily circadian 
light dosage, surveys of occupant satisfaction 
and perceptions, assessments of physical activ-
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ity, social interaction, and mobility, and meas-
urement of reduced exposure to contaminants 
in air and drinking water; 
‘‘(B) incorporate strategies to reduce risk 
of transmission of viruses and other pathogens; 
and 
‘‘(C)(i) benchmark health and well-being 
management performance to leadership stand-
ards; and 
‘‘(ii) include in certification activities 
the strategies and performance measures 
considered and used under this subsection 
as tools to monitor and improve outcomes. 
‘‘(f) GUIDANCE; TRAINING.—The Federal Director of 
the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, 
may issue guidance and provide training to Federal agen-
cies to implement the metrics and priority practices in-
cluded in the Strategic Plan developed under subpara-
graph (e)(2) of this section. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Office of 
Federal High-Performance Green Buildings $300,000,000 
to carry out this section, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
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