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(2) a projection of the barrels of oil saved 
through enactment of this Act and the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.). 
SEC. 252. NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT 
GOALS. 
(a) GOALS.—The goals of the United States are— 
(1) to achieve an improvement in the overall en-
ergy productivity of the United States (measured in 
gross domestic product per unit of energy input) of 
at least 2.5 percent per year by the year 2012; and 
(2) to maintain that annual rate of improve-
ment each year through 2030. 
(b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
cooperation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the heads of other ap-
propriate Federal agencies, shall develop a strategic 
plan to achieve the national goals for improvement 
in energy productivity established under subsection 
(a). 
(2) PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall develop the plan in a manner that pro-
vides appropriate opportunities for public input and 
comment. 
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(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall— 
(1) establish future regulatory, funding, and 
policy priorities to ensure compliance with the na-
tional goals; 
(2) include energy savings estimates for each 
sector; and 
(3) include data collection methodologies and 
compilations used to establish baseline and energy 
savings data. 
(d) PLAN UPDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(A) update the strategic plan biennially; 
and 
(B) include the updated strategic plan in 
the national energy policy plan required by sec-
tion 801 of the Department of Energy Organi-
zation Act (42 U.S.C. 7321). 
(2) CONTENTS.—In updating the plan, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) report on progress made toward imple-
menting efficiency policies to achieve the na-
tional goals established under subsection (a); 
and 
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(B) verify, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, energy savings resulting from the poli-
cies. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND PUBLIC.—The Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the 
public, the initial strategic plan developed under sub-
section (b) and each updated plan. 
SEC. 253. NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), 
shall develop and conduct a national media campaign— 
(1) to increase energy efficiency throughout the 
economy of the United States over the next decade; 
(2) to promote the national security benefits as-
sociated with increased energy efficiency; and 
(3) to decrease oil consumption in the United 
States over the next decade. 
(b) CONTRACT WITH ENTITY.—The Secretary shall 
carry out subsection (a) directly or through— 
(1) competitively bid contracts with 1 or more 
nationally recognized media firms for the develop-
ment and distribution of monthly television, radio, 
and newspaper public service announcements; or 
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