(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for 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 section 3(b)) is further 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 543d 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 543e. Resilient and healthy buildings.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF EN-
ERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of title V of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, an agency 
may enter into a contract for the acquisition of energy 
generated and renewable energy certificates from renew-
able energy sources or from cogeneration facilities cov-
ering a period of not more than 30 years. In cases where 
a contract from a renewable energy source does not in-
clude the associated renewable energy certificates, the 
General Services Administration may secure as part of the 
original contract the amount of replacement renewable en-
ergy certificates for a period of equal term and quantity 
to match the energy procurement contract. 
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‘‘(b) STANDARDIZED ENERGY PURCHASE AGREE-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, through the Federal 
Energy Management Program, shall publish a standard-
ized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial 
terms and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire 
energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 
cogeneration facilities. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to assist agencies in imple-
menting this section.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to such part 3 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.’’. 
SEC. 7. RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator 
of General Services, acting through the Federal Director 
of the Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. 
(b) SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE.—The Admin-
istrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sec-
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retary of Energy, and the Chair of the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality, shall develop recommendations for sus-
tainability and resilience at hospitals and health care fa-
cilities, including by— 
(1) incorporating building and health sciences 
research related to health and wellness; 
(2) identifying relevant metrics; 
(3) prioritizing proven strategies; 
(4) referencing, as appropriate, criteria in the 
Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Build-
ings; and 
(5) developing corresponding recommended con-
tract provisions and other templates for use in pro-
curement. 
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR 
SUSTAINABLE
FEDERAL
BUILDINGS.—The Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the Director of the Federal 
Energy Management Program, and the Chair of the Coun-
cil on Environmental Quality, shall develop recommenda-
tions for systems, including customized Energy Star Port-
folio Manager fields and dashboards, for use by Federal 
facilities in tracking compliance and progress of new and 
existing buildings with the Guiding Principles for Sustain-
able Federal Buildings, including by considering— 
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(1) campus, installation, and portfolio ap-
proaches; 
(2) suggested targets; and 
(3) relevant metrics. 
(d) STUDY ON FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND LENDING 
PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall make publicly 
available a report that evaluates and describes the poten-
tial efficacy, costs, and benefits of a program under which 
the Administrator would— 
(1) borrow funds from the Federal Buildings 
Fund for building energy and water efficiency and 
resilience retrofits, including through projects that 
use funds to leverage private sector financing, in-
cluding through energy savings performance con-
tracts; and 
(2) repay the Federal Buildings Fund from 
utility savings. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTING ON LEVERAGED PRIVATE 
FINANCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 548(b)(5) of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8258(b)) is amended— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the 
status of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘author-
ity’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘the status of the energy savings performance contracts, 
utility energy service contracts, and other forms of public- 
private partnership contracts that leverage private sector 
financing for energy efficiency projects, of each agency, 
to the extent that the information is not duplicative of in-
formation provided to the Secretary under a separate au-
thority’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (E)(ii) by striking the 
period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) information reported pursuant to 
subparagraphs (A) through (E) shall distin-
guish among contract types; 
‘‘(G) the total estimated implementation 
costs and estimated lifecycle cost savings of out-
standing energy conservation measures at facili-
ties that meet the criteria described in section 
543(f)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(2)(B)); and 
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