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eral agency shall develop a process for reviewing each such 
large capital energy investment decision to ensure that the 
requirement of this subsection is met, and shall report to 
the Office of Management and Budget on the process es-
tablished. Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of the Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007, the 
Office of Management and Budget shall evaluate and re-
port to Congress on each agency’s compliance with this 
subsection.’’. 
(b) METERING.—Section 543(e)(1) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(e)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘By October 1, 2016, each agency 
shall also provide for equivalent metering of natural gas, 
steam, chilled water, and water, in accordance with guide-
lines established by the Secretary under paragraph (2).’’ 
after ‘‘buildings of the agency.’’. 
SEC. 6206. LEASING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), effective 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, no Federal agency shall enter into a new contract 
to lease space in a building that has not earned the Energy 
Star label in the most recent year. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—If— 
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(1) no space is available in such a building that 
meets an agency’s functional requirements, including 
locational needs; 
(2) the agency is proposing to remain in a 
building that the agency has occupied previously; 
(3) the agency is proposing to lease a building 
of historical, architectural, or cultural significance, 
as defined in section 3306(a)(4) of title 40, United 
States Code, or space in such a building; or 
(4) the lease is for no more than 10,000 gross 
square feet of space, 
the agency may enter into a contract to lease space in 
a building that has not earned the Energy Star label in 
the most recent year if the lease contract includes provi-
sions requiring that, prior to occupancy, or in the case 
of a contract described in paragraph (2) not later than 
6 months after signing the contract, the space will be ren-
ovated for all energy efficiency improvements that would 
be cost effective over the life of the lease, including im-
provements in lighting, windows, and heating, ventilation, 
and air conditioning systems. 
SEC. 6207. PROCUREMENT AND ACQUISITION OF ALTER-
NATIVE FUELS. 
No Federal agency shall enter into a contract for pro-
curement of an alternative or synthetic fuel, including a 
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fuel produced from non-conventional petroleum sources, 
for any mobility-related use, other than for research or 
testing, unless the contract specifies that the lifecycle 
greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production 
and combustion of the fuel supplied under the contract 
must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such 
emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced 
from conventional petroleum sources. 
SEC. 6208. CONTRACTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR EX-
ECUTIVE AGENCIES. 
Section 501(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘A con-
tract’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subpara-
graph (C), a contract’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) RENEWABLE ENERGY CONTRACTS.— 
A contract for renewable energy may be made 
for a period of not more than 30 years. For the 
purposes of this subparagraph, the term ‘renew-
able energy’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)), except that en-
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