‘‘(16) Test procedures for class A external 
power supplies shall be based upon the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency’s ‘Test Method for 
Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Single-Voltage 
External AC–DC and AC–AC Power Supplies’, Au-
gust 11, 2004, provided that the test voltage speci-
fied in section 4(d) of such test method shall be only 
115 volts, 60 Hz.’’. 
(c) Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended in subsection (u) 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EX-
TERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.— 
‘‘(A) Class A external power supplies man-
ufactured on or after July 1, 2008 (or the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, if later) shall 
meet the following standards: 
‘‘Active Mode 
‘‘Nameplate Output 
RequiredEfficiency 
(decimal equivalent of 
apercentage) 
Less than 1 watt 
0.5 times the NameplateOutput 
From 1 watt to not more than 51 
watts 
The sum of 0.09 times the Natural 
Logarithm of theNameplate Output 
and 0.5 
Greater than 51 watts 
0.85 
‘‘No-Load Mode 
‘‘Nameplate Output 
Maximum Consumption 
Not more than 250 watts 
0.5watts 
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‘‘(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (A), any 
class A external power supply manufactured on 
or after July 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2015, 
and made available by the manufacturer as a 
service part or a spare part for an end-use 
product— 
‘‘(i) that constitutes the primary load; 
and 
‘‘(ii) was manufactured before July 1, 
2008, 
shall not be subject to the requirements of 
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Any class A external power supply 
manufactured on or after July 1, 2008 (or the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, if later) 
shall be clearly and permanently marked in ac-
cordance with the External Power Supply Inter-
national Efficiency Marking Protocol, as ref-
erenced in the ‘Energy Star Program Require-
ments for Single Voltage External AC–DC and 
AC–AC Power Supplies, version 1.1’ published 
by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(D)(i) Not later than July 1, 2011 the 
Secretary shall publish a final rule to determine 
whether the standards established under para-
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graph (A) should be amended. Such rule shall 
provide that any amended standard shall apply 
to products manufactured on or after July 1, 
2013. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than July 1, 2015 the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule to determine 
whether the standards established under para-
graph (A) should be amended. Such rule shall 
provide that any amended standard shall apply 
to products manufactured on or after July 1, 
2017. 
‘‘(7) An energy conservation standard for exter-
nal power supplies shall not constitute an energy 
conservation standard for the separate end-use prod-
uct to which it is connected.’’. 
SEC. 115. STANDBY MODE. 
(a) CONSUMER APPLIANCE REQUIREMENT.—Section 
325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6295) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(ii) STANDBY MODE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), any final rule adopted after July 1, 
2012, to set a new or revised energy efficiency 
standard for a covered product shall specify that a 
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covered product manufactured on or after the effec-
tive date of such new or revised standard shall, when 
in standby mode, operate with not more than 1 watt 
of electric power. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary may 
provide a single extension of up to 2 years for 
compliance with paragraph (1) with respect to 
a covered product if the Secretary finds that 
such extension is appropriate. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 
provide an exemption from the requirement 
under paragraph (1) for a covered product, 
after public notice and opportunity for com-
ment, if the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(i) achieving the requirement is not 
technologically feasible and economically 
justified for that covered product; or 
‘‘(ii) such an exemption is warranted 
for medical or military reasons. 
Any exemption provided under this subpara-
graph shall be reviewed at least once every 5 
years.’’. 
(b) CONSUMER APPLIANCE TEST PROCEDURES.— 
Section 323(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) Not later than July 1, 2009, the Secretary 
shall issue a final rule establishing test procedures for 
standby power consumption for all covered products, ex-
cept for products for which the current test procedure al-
ready measures standby power consumption.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 325(u) of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6295(u)) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date de-
scribed in section 325(ii)(I) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act as, added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(d) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) STANDBY POWER.— 
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‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), any final rule adopted after July 1, 
2012, to set a new or revised energy efficiency 
standard for covered equipment shall specify that 
covered equipment manufactured on or after the ef-
fective date of such new or revised standard shall, 
when in standby mode, operate with not more than 
1 watt of electric power. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary may 
provide a single extension of up to 5 years for 
compliance with paragraph (1) with respect to 
a covered equipment if the Secretary finds that 
such extension is appropriate. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 
provide an exemption from the requirement 
under paragraph (1) for covered equipment, 
after public notice and opportunity for com-
ment, if the Secretary finds that— 
‘‘(i) achieving the requirement is not 
technologically feasible and economically 
justified for that covered equipment; or 
‘‘(ii) such an exemption is warranted 
for medical or military reasons. 
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(2) 
EXEMPTIONS.—The 
regulations 
issued 
under paragraph (1) shall include procedures for the 
Secretary to exempt specialty lamps from the re-
quirements of paragraph (1). The Secretary may 
provide such an exemption only in cases where the 
Secretary finds, after a hearing and opportunity for 
public comment, that it is not technically feasible to 
serve a specialized lighting application, such as a 
military, medical, public safety application, or in cer-
tified historic lighting applications using bulbs that 
meet the requirements of paragraph (1). In addition, 
the Secretary shall include as an additional criterion 
that exempted products are unlikely to be used in 
the general service lighting applications. 
(3) ADDITIONAL LAMPS TYPES.— 
(A) Manufacturers of rough service, vibra-
tion service, vibration resistant, appliance, shat-
ter resistant, and three-way lamps shall report 
annual sales volume to the Secretary. If the 
Secretary determines that annual sales volume 
for any of these lamp types increases by 100 
percent relative to 2009 sales in any later year, 
then such lamps shall by subject to the fol-
lowing standards: 
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(i) Appliance lamps shall use no more 
than 40 watts. 
(ii) Rough service lamps shall use no 
more than 40 watts. 
(iii) Vibration service and vibration 
resistant lamps shall use no more than 40 
watts. 
(iv) Three-way lamps shall comply 
with the standards in paragraph (1) at 
each level of rated lumen output. 
(B) Rough service, vibration service, vibra-
tion resistant, appliance, shatter resistant, and 
three-way lamps shall be available for sale at 
retail in single packs only. 
(4) CIVIL PENALTY.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall include in regulations under this subsection a 
schedule of appropriate civil penalties for violations 
of the prohibitions under this subsection. Such pen-
alties shall be in an amount sufficient to ensure 
compliance with this section. 
(5) STATE PREEMPTION.—State standards for 
general service lamps are preempted as of the date 
of enactment of this Act, except— 
(A) any State standard already enacted or 
adopted as of the date of enactment of this Act 
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may be enforced until the Federal effective 
dates for each lamp category, and such States 
may modify existing State standards for general 
service lamps to conform with the standards in 
paragraph (1) at any time; 
(B) any State standard identical to the 
standards in paragraph (1)(B) with an effective 
date no sooner than January 1, 2015; and 
(C) any State standard identical to Fed-
eral standards, after such Federal standards 
are in effect. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the following definitions apply: 
(A) The term ‘‘general service lamp’’ 
means a nonreflectorized lamp that— 
(i) is intended for general service ap-
plications; 
(ii) has a medium screw base; 
(iii) has an initial lumen output no 
less than 200 lumens and no more than 
3000 lumens; 
(iv) has an input voltage range at 
least partially within 110 and 130 volts; 
(v) has a A–15, A–19, A–21, A–23, 
A–25, PS–25, PS–30, BT–14.5, BT–15, 
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CP–19, TB–19, CA–22, or similar shape 
as defined in ANSI C78.20–2003; and 
(vi) has a bulb finish of the frosted, 
clear, soft white, modified spectrum, en-
hanced spectrum, full spectrum, or equiva-
lent type. 
The following incandescent lamps are not gen-
eral service lamps: appliance, black light, bug, 
colored, infrared, left-hand thread, marine, ma-
rine signal service, mine service, plant light, re-
flector, rough service, shatter resistant, sign 
service, silver bowl, three-way, traffic signal, 
and vibration service or vibration resistant. 
(B) The term ‘‘appliance lamp’’ means any 
lamp specifically designed to operate in a house-
hold appliance. Examples of appliance lamps in-
clude oven lamps, refrigerator lamps, and vacu-
um cleaner lamps. 
(C) The term ‘‘black light lamp’’ means a 
lamp that emits radiant energy in the UV–A 
band (315–400 nm) and is designated and mar-
keted as a ‘‘black light’’. 
(D) The term ‘‘bug lamp’’ means a lamp 
that contains a filter to suppress the blue and 
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green portions of the visible spectrum and is 
designated and marketed as a ‘‘bug light’’. 
(E) The term ‘‘colored incandescent lamp’’ 
means an incandescent lamp designated and 
marketed as a colored lamp that has a CRI of 
less than 50, as determined according to the 
test method given in CIE publication 13.2, and 
has a correlated color temperature less than 
2,500K, or greater than 4,600K, where cor-
related color temperature is defined as the ab-
solute temperature of a blackbody whose chro-
maticity nearly resembles that of the light 
source. 
(F) The term ‘‘infrared lamp’’ means a 
lamp that radiates predominately in the infra-
red region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and 
where visible radiation is not of principal inter-
est. 
(G) The term ‘‘lamp’’ means an electrical 
appliance that includes a glass envelope and 
produces optical radiation for the purpose of 
visual illumination, designed to be installed into 
a luminaire by means of an integral lamp-hold-
er. Types of lamps include incandescent, fluo-
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rescent, and high intensity discharge (high 
pressure sodium and metal halide). 
(H) The term ‘‘left-handed thread lamp’’ 
means a lamp on which the base screws into a 
lamp socket in a counter-clockwise direction, 
and screws out of a lamp socket in a clockwise 
direction. 
(I) The term ‘‘marine lamp’’ means a lamp 
specifically designed and marketed to operate in 
a marine application. 
(J) The term ‘‘marine signal service lamp’’ 
means a lamp specifically designed to provide 
signals to marine vessels for seaway safety. 
(K) The term ‘‘mine service lamp’’ means 
a lamp specifically designed and marketed for 
use in mine applications. 
(L) The term ‘‘plant light lamp’’ means a 
lamp that contains a filter to suppress yellow 
and green portions of the spectrum and is des-
ignated and marketed as a ‘‘plant light’’. 
(M) The term ‘‘rough service lamp’’ means 
a lamp that has a minimum of 5 supports with 
filament configurations similar to but not lim-
ited to C7A, C11, C17, and C22 as listed in 
Figure 6–12 of the 9th edition of the IESNA 
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(b) INCENTIVE PLAN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.— 
(1) INCENTIVE
PLAN.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Congress 
a plan for encouraging and providing incentives for 
the domestic production of light bulbs by United 
States manufacturers that meet the efficacy levels 
shown in the table in subsection (a)(1)(B). 
(2) LABELING
RULEMAKING.—The Federal 
Trade Commission shall conduct a rulemaking to 
consider the effectiveness of current lamp labeling 
requirements and to consider alternative labeling ap-
proaches that will help consumers to understand new 
high-efficiency lamp products. Such labeling shall in-
clude, at a minimum, information on lighting output 
(lumens), input power (watts), efficiency (lumens per 
watt), lamp rated lifetime (hours), annual or lifetime 
energy operating cost, and any hazardous materials 
(such as mercury) that may be contained in lamp 
products. The Federal Trade Commission shall com-
plete this rulemaking within one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) NATIONAL
SALES
DATA
TRACKING
SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary of Energy shall develop and 
implement within one year after the date of enact-
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ment of this Act a national sales data tracking sys-
tem in conjunction with the National Electrical 
Manufacturers Association and other stakeholders 
for lamp technologies, including Light Emitting Di-
odes, halogens, incandescents, and compact fluores-
cent lamps. 
(c) REPORT ON MERCURY USE AND RELEASE.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report describing recommendations re-
lating to the means by which the Federal Government may 
reduce or prevent the release of mercury during the manu-
facture, transportation, storage, or disposal of general 
service lamps. 
SEC. 122. INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (30)(C)(ii)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause 
(I)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or similar bulb shapes 
(excluding ER or BR)’’ and inserting ‘‘ER, 
BR, BPAR, or similar bulb shapes’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘2.75’’ and inserting 
‘‘2.25’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘is either—’’ and all that 
follows through subclause (II) and inserting 
‘‘has a rated wattage that is greater than 40 
watts.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(52) The term ‘BPAR incandescent reflector 
lamp’ means a reflector lamp as shown in figure 
C78.21–278 on page 32 of ANSI C78.21–2003. 
‘‘(53)(A) The term ‘BR incandescent reflector 
lamp’ means a reflector lamp that has— 
‘‘(i) a bulged section below the major di-
ameter of the bulb and above the approximate 
baseline of the bulb, as shown in figure 1 (RB) 
on page 7 of ANSI C79.1–1994, incorporated 
by reference in section 430.22 of title 10, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this paragraph); and 
‘‘(ii) a finished size and shape shown in 
ANSI C78.21–1989, including the referenced 
reflective characteristics in part 7 of ANSI 
C78.21. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘BR30’ refers to a BR incandes-
cent reflector lamp with a diameter of 30/8ths of an 
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inch and the term ‘BR40’ refers to a BR incandes-
cent reflector lamp with a diameter of 40/8ths of an 
inch. 
‘‘(54)(A) The term ‘ER incandescent reflector 
lamp’ means a reflector lamp that has— 
‘‘(i) an elliptical section below the major 
diameter of the bulb and above the approximate 
baseline of the bulb, as shown in figure 1 (RE) 
on page 7 of ANSI C79.1–1994, incorporated 
by reference in section 430.22 of title 10, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this paragraph); and 
‘‘(ii) a finished size and shape shown in 
ANSI C78.21–1989, incorporated by reference 
in section 430.22 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘ER30’ refers to an ER incan-
descent reflector lamp with a diameter of 30/8ths of 
an inch and the term ‘ER40’ refers to an ER incan-
descent reflector lamp with a diameter of 40/8ths of 
an inch. 
‘‘(55) The term ‘R20 incandescent reflector 
lamp’ means a reflector lamp that has a face diame-
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ter of approximately 2.5 inches, as shown in figure 
1(R) on page 7 of ANSI C79.1–1994.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND IN-
CANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS.—Section 325(i) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(i)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
In this paragraph, except as specified in sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D), the term ‘effective 
date’ means, with respect to each type of lamp 
specified in a table contained in subparagraph 
(B), the last day of the period of months cor-
responding to that type of lamp, as specified in 
the table, that follows the date of enactment of 
the [short title]. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Each of the 
following general service fluorescent lamps and 
incandescent 
reflector 
lamps 
manufactured 
after the effective date specified in the tables 
contained in this paragraph shall meet or ex-
ceed the following lamp efficacy and CRI stand-
ards: 
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‘‘FLUORESCENT LAMPS 
Lamp Type 
Nominal 
Lamp 
Wattage 
Minimum 
CRI 
Minimum Average 
Lamp Efficacy 
(LPW) 
Effective 
Date (Pe-
riod of 
Months) 
4-foot medium bi-pin .................
>35 W 
75.0 
≤35 W 
75.0 
2-foot U-shaped .........................
>35 W 
68.0 
≤35 W 
64.0 
8-foot slimline ............................
65 W 
80.0 
≤65 W 
80.0 
8-foot high output ......................
>100 W 
80.0 
≤100 W 
80.0 
‘‘INCANDESCENT REFLECTOR LAMPS 
Nominal Lamp Wattage 
Minimum Average 
Lamp Efficacy 
(LPW) 
Effective 
Date (Pe-
riod of 
Months) 
40–50 ......................................................................................
10.5 
51–66 ......................................................................................
11.0 
67–85 ......................................................................................
12.5 
86–115 ....................................................................................
14.0 
116–155 ....................................................................................
14.5 
156–205 ....................................................................................
15.0 
‘‘(C) EXEMPTIONS.—The standards speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) shall not apply to the 
following types of incandescent reflector lamps: 
‘‘(i) Lamps rated at 50 watts or less 
of the following types: ER30, BR30, 
BR40, and ER40 lamps. 
‘‘(ii) Lamps rated at 65 watts of the 
following types: BR30, BR40, and ER40 
lamps. 
‘‘(iii) 
R20 
incandescent 
reflector 
lamps of 45 watts or less. 
‘‘(D) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
‘‘(i) ER, BR, AND BPAR LAMPS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (A), the 
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‘‘(5) such other factors as the Administrator 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) ENERGY STAR.—A lighting fixture or bulb shall 
be treated as being energy efficient for purposes of this 
section if— 
‘‘(1) the fixture or bulb is certified under the 
Energy Star program established by section 324A of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6294a); 
‘‘(2) in the case of all LED luminaires, lamps, 
and systems whose efficacy (lumens per watt) and 
Color Rendering Index (CRI) meet the requirements 
for minimum luminaire efficacy and CRI for the En-
ergy Star certification, as verified by an independent 
third-party testing laboratory that conducts its tests 
according to the procedures and recommendations of 
the Illuminating Engineering Society of North 
America, even if these luminaires, lamps, and sys-
tems have not received such certification; or 
‘‘(3) the Administrator has otherwise deter-
mined that the fixture or bulb is energy efficient. 
‘‘(e) SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS.—A public building 
shall be treated as being significantly altered for purposes 
of subsection (a) if the alteration is subject to congres-
sional approval under section 3307. 
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‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall take effect one year after the 
date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the items relating to sections 3313, 3314, and 
3315 and inserting the following: 
‘‘3313. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. 
‘‘3314. Delegation. 
‘‘3315. Report to Congress. 
‘‘3316. Certain authority not affected.’’. 
Subtitle C—Residential Building 
Efficiency 
SEC. 131. ENCOURAGING STRONGER BUILDING CODES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6833) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. UPDATING STATE BUILDING ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY CODES. 
‘‘(a) UPDATING NATIONAL MODEL BUILDING EN-
ERGY CODES.—(1) The Secretary shall support updating 
the national model building energy codes and standards 
at least every three years to achieve overall energy savings, 
compared to the 2006 IECC for residential buildings and 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 for commercial buildings, 
of at least— 
‘‘(A) 30 percent by 2010; 
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‘‘(B) 50 percent by 2020; and 
‘‘(C) targets to be set by the Secretary in inter-
mediate and subsequent years, at the maximum level 
of energy efficiency that is technologically feasible 
and life-cycle cost effective. 
‘‘(2)(A) Whenever the provisions of the IECC or 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1 regarding building energy use 
are revised, the Secretary shall, not later than 6 months 
after the date of such revision, determine— 
‘‘(i) whether such revision will improve energy 
efficiency in buildings; and 
‘‘(ii) whether such revision will meet the targets 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary makes a determination under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) that a code or standard does not 
meet the targets under paragraph (1), or if a national 
model code or standard is not updated for more than three 
years, then the Secretary shall within 12 months propose 
a modified code or standard that meets such targets. The 
modified code or standard shall serve as the baseline for 
the next determination under subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall provide the opportunity for 
public comment on targets, determinations, and modified 
codes and standards under this subsection, and shall pub-
lish notice of targets, determinations, and modified codes 
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and standards under this subsection in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
‘‘(b) STATE CERTIFICATION OF BUILDING ENERGY 
CODE UPDATES.—(1) Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the [short title], each State shall cer-
tify to the Secretary that it has reviewed and updated the 
provisions of its residential and commercial building codes 
regarding energy efficiency. Such certification shall in-
clude a demonstration that such State’s code provisions 
meet or exceed the 2006 IECC for residential buildings 
and the ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 for commercial 
buildings, or achieve equivalent or greater energy savings. 
‘‘(2)(A) If the Secretary makes an affirmative deter-
mination under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or proposes a 
modified code or standard under subsection (a)(2)(B), 
each State shall within 2 years certify that it has reviewed 
and updated the provisions of its building code regarding 
energy efficiency. Such certification shall include a dem-
onstration that such State’s code provisions meet or ex-
ceed the revised code or standard, or achieve equivalent 
or greater energy savings. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary fails to make a determination 
under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) by the date specified in sub-
section (a)(2), or makes a negative determination, each 
State shall within 2 years after the specified date or the 
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date of the determination, certify that it has reviewed the 
revised code or standard, and updated the provisions of 
its building code regarding energy efficiency to meet or 
exceed any provisions found to improve energy efficiency 
in buildings, or to achieve equivalent or greater energy 
savings in other ways. 
‘‘(c) STATE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 
BUILDING CODES.—(1) Each State shall, not later than 
3 years after a certification under subsection (b), certify 
that it has achieved compliance with the certified building 
energy code. Such certification shall include documenta-
tion of the rate of compliance based on independent in-
spections of a random sample of the new and renovated 
buildings covered by the code in the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) A State shall be considered to achieve compli-
ance under paragraph (1) if— 
‘‘(A) at least 90 percent of new and renovated 
buildings covered by the code in the preceding year 
substantially meet all the requirements of the code; 
or 
‘‘(B) the estimated excess energy use of new 
and renovated buildings that did not meet the code 
in the preceding year, compared to a baseline of 
comparable buildings that meet the code, is not more 
than 10 percent of the estimated energy use of all 
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new and renovated buildings covered by the code in 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(d) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINES.—(1) The Sec-
retary shall permit extensions of the deadlines for the cer-
tification requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of 
this section for up to 1 year if a State can demonstrate 
that it has made a good faith effort to comply with such 
requirements and that it has made significant progress in 
doing so. 
‘‘(2) Any State for which the Secretary has not ac-
cepted a certification by a deadline under subsection (b) 
or (c) of this section, with any extension granted under 
paragraph (1), is out of compliance with this section. 
‘‘(3) In any State that is out of compliance with this 
section, a local government may be in compliance with this 
section by meeting the certification requirements under 
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance, including building en-
ergy analysis and design tools, building demonstrations, 
and design assistance and training to enable the national 
model building energy codes and standards to meet the 
targets in subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance 
to States to implement the requirements of this section, 
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has issued a rule granting a waiver under sub-
section (d) of this section; or 
‘‘(iii) is a level that, when evaluated in the 
baseline building design, the State has found to 
be feasible and cost-effective.’’. 
SEC. 134. REAUTHORIZATION OF WEATHERIZATION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 422 of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $700,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2007, and $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. From those sums, the 
Secretary is authorized to initiate an Alternative Delivery 
System Pilot Project to examine options for decreasing en-
ergy consumption associated with heating and cooling 
while increasing household participation by focusing on 
key energy saving components. Alternative Delivery Sys-
tem Pilot Projects should be undertaken in both hot and 
cold urban areas’’. 
(b) SUSTAINABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FOR CON-
SUMERS GRANTS.—(1) The Secretary of Energy may 
make funding available to local Weatherization agencies 
from amounts authorized under the amendment made by 
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subsection (a) to expand the weatherization assistance 
program for residential buildings to include materials, 
benefits, and renewable and domestic energy technologies 
not currently covered by the program, provided that the 
State Weatherization grantee has certified that the appli-
cant has the capacity to carry out the proposed activities 
and that the grantee will include the project in its finan-
cial oversight of the Weatherization Assistance program. 
(2) In selecting the grants, the program shall give 
priority to— 
(A) the expected effectiveness and benefits of 
the proposed project to low- and moderate-income 
energy consumers; 
(B) the potential for replication of successful 
results; 
(C) the impact on the health and safety and en-
ergy costs of those served; and 
(D) the extent of partnerships with other public 
and private entities that contribute to the resources 
and implementation of the program, including finan-
cial partnerships. 
(3) Funding for such projects may equal up to two 
percent of funding in any fiscal year, provided that no 
funding is utilized for Sustainable Energy Resources for 
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Consumers grants in any fiscal year in which Weatheriza-
tion appropriations are less than $275,000,000. 
Subtitle D—Commercial and 
Federal Building Efficiency 
SEC. 141. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘Consortium’’ 
means the Green Building Partnership Consortium 
created in response to section 142(c)(1) to represent 
the private sector in a Public-Private Partnership to 
promote high-performance green buildings and zero- 
net-energy commercial buildings. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the individual appointed to the position established 
under section 142(b). 
(3) FEDERAL FACILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal fa-
cility’’ means any building or facility the in-
tended use of which requires the building or fa-
cility to be— 
(i) accessible to the public; and 
(ii) constructed or altered by or on be-
half of the United States. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal fa-
cility’’ does not include a privately-owned resi-
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dential or commercial structure that is not 
leased by the Federal Government. 
(4) HIGH-PERFORMANCE
GREEN
BUILDING.— 
The term ‘‘high-performance green building’’ means 
a building that, during its life-cycle— 
(A) reduces energy, water, and material re-
source use, and in the case of a new or ren-
ovated Federal building, meets or exceeds the 
standards under section 305(a)(3) of the En-
ergy Conservation and Production Act (42 
U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)); 
(B) improves indoor environmental quality 
including, reducing indoor pollution, improving 
thermal comfort, and improving lighting and 
acoustic environments that affect occupant 
health and productivity; 
(C) reduces negative impacts on the envi-
ronment throughout the life-cycle of the build-
ing, including air and water pollution and waste 
generation; 
(D) increases the use of environmentally 
preferable products, including biobased, recycled 
content, and nontoxic products with lower life- 
cycle impacts; 
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(E) increases reuse and recycling opportu-
nities; 
(F) integrates systems in the building; 
(G) reduces the environmental and energy 
impacts of transportation through building loca-
tion and site design that support a full range 
of transportation choices for users of the build-
ing; and 
(H) considers indoor and outdoor effects of 
the building on human health and the environ-
ment, including— 
(i) improvements in worker produc-
tivity; 
(ii) the life-cycle impacts of building 
materials and operations; and 
(iii) other factors that the Office con-
siders to be appropriate. 
(5) LIFE-CYCLE.—The term ‘‘life-cycle’’, with 
respect to a high-performance green building, means 
all stages of the useful life of the building (including 
components, equipment, systems, and controls of the 
building) beginning at conception of a green building 
project and continuing through site selection, design, 
construction, landscaping, commissioning, operation, 
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