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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1768 
To provide for the demonstration and commercial application of innovative 
energy technologies derived from federally-sponsored research and devel-
opment programs, by incorporating those technologies into Federal build-
ings and associated facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 29, 2007 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To provide for the demonstration and commercial application 
of innovative energy technologies derived from federally- 
sponsored research and development programs, by incor-
porating those technologies into Federal buildings and 
associated facilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Stimulus of 
Commercial Application of Energy Technology Act of 
2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Inno-
vative Energy Technologies Fund for Federal Build-
ings established in section 3. 
(3) INNOVATIVE
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘innovative energy technology’’ means a tech-
nology, including an advanced energy conservation 
or renewable energy technology, that was developed, 
in whole or in part, with the support of the Depart-
ment. 
(4) 
INNOVATIVE
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘innovative energy technology 
project’’ means a project that— 
(A) results in the commercial application 
of an innovative energy technology; and 
(B) assists a Federal agency in meeting or 
exceeding all Federal energy efficiency require-
ments then in effect, including applicable Exec-
utive orders such as Executive Order No. 
13423. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall establish the Innovative Energy Technologies Fund 
for Federal Buildings. The Secretary of Energy shall ad-
minister the Fund to enable Federal agencies to dem-
onstrate innovative energy technologies for retrofit or new 
construction of Federal buildings and facilities. 
(b) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish criteria and guidelines for Federal 
agencies to borrow from and pay back to the Fund. 
SEC. 4. LOANS FROM THE FUND. 
(a) GENERAL PROCEDURE.—Federal agencies may 
apply to the Secretary for a loan for financing the dem-
onstration of innovative energy technology projects, and 
shall repay the Fund from savings in energy and other 
costs attributable to actions taken as a result of the dem-
onstration project undertaken with the loan. 
(b) PURPOSES OF LOAN.—In addition to financing 
an innovative energy technology project, a Federal agency 
may use the loan amount to pay the costs of administra-
tion and the development of proposals for subsequent 
projects to further develop the technology (including data 
collection and energy surveys), and to acquire and operate 
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equipment necessary to monitor and verify associated en-
ergy savings. 
(c) REPAYMENTS.—A Federal agency shall repay to 
the Fund the principal amount of the loan and fees deter-
mined by the Secretary to cover costs of administering the 
loan. The repayment period shall be 15 years, or less as 
appropriate to the project. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS AND AUDITS. 
(a) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later than 
1 year after a Federal agency implements its first innova-
tive energy technology project for which a loan is provided 
under this Act, and each year thereafter until the date 
that final repayment of all loans provided to that agency 
under this Act is due, the Federal agency shall transmit 
to the Secretary an annual report that— 
(1) states whether projects meet or fail to meet 
the energy savings projections for the projects based 
on measured savings; 
(2) for each project that fails to meet the en-
ergy savings projections, states the reasons for fail-
ure and describes proposed remedies; and 
(3) for each project that meets the energy sav-
ings projections, proposes expanded demonstrations 
of the innovative energy technology demonstrated 
with the loan funds. 
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(b) AUDITS.—The Secretary may audit any innova-
tive energy technology project financed with a loan from 
the Fund to assess the project’s performance. 
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—At the end of each fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
on the operations of the Fund, including a statement of 
the total receipts into the Fund, the total expenditures 
from the Fund to each Federal agency, and examples of 
project successes and failures in meeting energy savings 
projections. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the establish-
ment of the Fund, $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2017. 
(b) OPERATION OF FUND.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund, for car-
rying out the loan program under this Act, such sums as 
may be necessary. 
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