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‘‘(2) ensure that agencies are eligible to realize 
the savings and rewards brought about through in-
creased efficiencies. 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE
GOALS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the American Clean 
Energy and Security Act of 2009, the Director shall estab-
lish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of the 
agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase and use 
of energy efficiency of information and communications 
technology systems. These performance goals should 
measure information technology costs over a specific time 
horizon (3 to 5 years), providing a complete picture of all 
costs, including energy. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of the American Clean Energy and Se-
curity Act of 2009, and annually thereafter, the Director 
shall submit a report to Congress on— 
‘‘(1) the progress of each agency in reducing 
energy use through its implementation strategy; and 
‘‘(2) new and emerging technologies that would 
help achieve increased energy efficiency.’’. 
SEC. 272. NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS. 
(a) GOALS.—The energy efficiency goals of the 
United States are— 
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(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 of 
Energy (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in cooperation with the Administrator and 
the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, 
shall develop a strategic plan to achieve the national 
goals for improvement in energy productivity estab-
lished 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. 
(c) PLAN CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall— 
(1) identify future regulatory, funding, and pol-
icy priorities that would assist the United States in 
meeting the national goals; 
(2) include energy savings estimates for each 
sector; and 
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(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 
(B) verify, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, energy savings resulting from the poli-
cies. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC.—The 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make available 
to the public, the initial strategic plan developed under 
subsection (b) and each updated plan. 
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SEC. 273. AFFILIATED ISLAND ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 
TEAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFILIATED ISLAND.—The term ‘‘affiliated 
island’’ means— 
(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(B) Guam; 
(C) American Samoa; 
(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(E) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(G) the Republic of Palau; and 
(H) the United States Virgin Islands. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy (acting through the Assist-
ant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy), in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of State. 
(3) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team 
established by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall as-
semble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts 
to address the energy needs of each affiliated island— 
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(1) to reduce the reliance and expenditure of 
each affiliated island on imported fossil fuels; 
(2) to increase the use by each affiliated island 
of indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; 
(3) to improve the performance of the energy 
infrastructure of the affiliated island through 
projects— 
(A) to improve the energy efficiency of 
power generation, transmission, and distribu-
tion; and 
(B) to increase consumer energy efficiency; 
(4) to improve the performance of the energy 
infrastructure of each affiliated island through en-
hanced planning, education, and training; 
(5) to adopt research-based and public-private 
partnership-based approaches as appropriate; 
(6) to stimulate economic development and job 
creation; and 
(7) to enhance the engagement by the Federal 
Government in international efforts to address island 
energy needs. 
(c) DUTIES OF TEAM.— 
(1) ENERGY ACTION PLANS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with 
subparagraph (B), the team shall provide tech-
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nical, programmatic, and financial assistance to 
each utility of each affiliated island, and the 
government of each affiliated island, as appro-
priate, to develop and implement an energy Ac-
tion Plan for each affiliated island to reduce the 
reliance of each affiliated island on imported 
fossil fuels through increased efficiency and use 
of indigenous clean-energy resources. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Each Action Plan 
described in subparagraph (A) for each affili-
ated island shall require and provide for— 
(i) the conduct of 1 or more studies to 
assess opportunities to reduce fossil fuel 
use through— 
(I) the improvement of the en-
ergy efficiency of the affiliated island; 
and 
(II) the increased use by the af-
filiated island of indigenous clean-en-
ergy resources; 
(ii) the identification and implementa-
tion of the most cost-effective strategies 
and projects to reduce the dependence of 
the affiliated island on fossil fuels; 
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(iii) the promotion of education and 
training activities to improve the capacity 
of the local utilities of the affiliated island, 
and the government of the affiliated island, 
as appropriate, to plan for, maintain, and 
operate the energy infrastructure of the af-
filiated island through the use of local or 
regional institutions, as appropriate; 
(iv) the coordination of the activities 
described in clause (iii) to leverage the ex-
pertise and resources of international enti-
ties, the Department of Energy, the De-
partment of the Interior, and the regional 
utilities of the affiliated island; 
(v) the identification, and develop-
ment, as appropriate, of research-based 
and private-public, partnership approaches 
to implement the Action Plan; and 
(vi) any other component that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to re-
duce successfully the use by each affiliated 
island of fossil fuels. 
(2) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date on which the Secretary estab-
lishes the team and biennially thereafter, the team 
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shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains 
a description of the progress of each affiliated island 
in— 
(A) implementing the Action Plan of the 
affiliated island developed under paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(B) reducing the reliance of the affiliated 
island on fossil fuels. 
(d) USE OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANIZATIONS.— 
To provide expertise to affiliated islands to assist the af-
filiated islands in meeting the purposes of this section, the 
Secretary shall consider— 
(1) including regional utility organizations in 
the establishment of the team; and 
(2) providing assistance through regional utility 
organizations. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 
(c)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report that contains a summary of 
the report of the team. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 274. PRODUCT CARBON DISCLOSURE PROGRAM. 
(a) EPA STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct 
a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a na-
tional program for measuring, reporting, publicly dis-
closing, and labeling products or materials sold in the 
United States for their carbon content, and shall, not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
transmit a report to Congress which shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A determination of whether a national prod-
uct carbon disclosure program and labeling program 
would be effective in achieving the intended goals of 
achieving greenhouse gas reductions and an exam-
ination of existing programs globally and their 
strengths and weaknesses. 
(2) Criteria for identifying and prioritizing sec-
tors and products and processes that should be cov-
ered in such program or programs. 
(3) An identification of products, processes, or 
sectors whose inclusion could have a substantial car-
bon impact (prioritizing industrial products such as 
iron and steel, aluminum, cement, chemicals, and 
paper products, and also including food, beverage, 
hygiene, cleaning, household cleaners, construction, 
metals, clothing, semiconductor, and consumer elec-
tronics). 
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(4) Suggested methodology and protocols for 
measuring the carbon content of the products across 
the entire carbon lifecycle of such products for use 
in a carbon disclosure program and labeling pro-
gram. 
(5) A review of existing greenhouse gas product 
accounting standards, methodologies, and practices 
including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, ISO 14040/ 
44, ISO 14067, and Publically Available Specifica-
tion 2050, and including a review of the strengths 
and weaknesses of each. 
(6) A survey of secondary databases including 
the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey and 
evaluate the quality of data for use in a product car-
bon disclosure program and product carbon labeling 
program and an identification of gaps in the data 
relative to the potential purposes of a national prod-
uct carbon disclosure program and product carbon 
labeling program and development of recommenda-
tions for addressing these data gaps. 
(7) An assessment of the utility of comparing 
products and the appropriateness of product carbon 
standards. 
(8) An evaluation of the information needed on 
a label for clear and accurate communication, in-
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cluding what pieces of quantitative and qualitative 
information needs to be disclosed. 
(9) An evaluation of the appropriate boundaries 
of the carbon lifecycle analysis for different sectors 
and products. 
(10) An analysis of whether default values 
should be developed for products whose producer 
does not participate in the program or does not have 
data to support a disclosure or label and determine 
best ways to develop such default values. 
(11) A recommendation of certification and 
verification options necessary to assure the quality 
of the information and avoid greenwashing or the 
use of insubstantial or meaningless environmental 
claims to promote a product. 
(12) An assessment of options for educating 
consumers about product carbon content and the 
product carbon disclosure program and product car-
bon labeling program. 
(13) An analysis of the costs and timelines as-
sociated with establishing a national product carbon 
disclosure program and product carbon labeling pro-
gram, including options for a phased approach. 
Costs should include those for businesses associated 
with the measurement of carbon footprints and 
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those associated with creating a product carbon label 
and managing and operating a product carbon label-
ing program, and options for minimizing these costs. 
(14) An evaluation of incentives (such as finan-
cial incentives, brand reputation, and brand loyalty) 
to determine whether reductions in emissions can be 
accelerated through encouraging more efficient man-
ufacturing or by encouraging preferences for lower- 
emissions products to substitute for higher-emissions 
products whose level of performance is no better. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CARBON DISCLO-
SURE PROGRAM.—Upon conclusion of the study, and not 
more than 36 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall establish a national product 
carbon disclosure program, participation in which shall be 
voluntary, and which may involve a product carbon label 
with broad applicability to the wholesale and consumer 
markets to enable and encourage knowledge about carbon 
content by producers and consumers and to inform efforts 
to reduce energy consumption (carbon dioxide equivalent 
emissions) nationwide. In developing such a program, the 
Administrator shall— 
(1) consider the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a); 
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(2) consider existing and planned programs and 
proposals and measurement standards (including the 
Publicly Available Specification 2050, standards to 
be developed by the World Resource Institute/World 
Business Council for Sustainable Development, the 
International Standards Organization, and the bill 
AB19 pending in the California legislature); 
(3) consider the compatibility of a national 
product carbon disclosure program with existing pro-
grams; 
(4) utilize incentives and other means to spur 
the adoption of product carbon disclosure and prod-
uct carbon labeling; 
(5) develop protocols and parameters for a 
product carbon disclosure program, including a 
methodology and formula for assessing, verifying, 
and potentially labeling a product’s greenhouse gas 
content, and for data quality requirements to allow 
for product comparison; 
(6) create a means to— 
(A) document best practices; 
(B) ensure clarity and consistency; 
(C) work with suppliers, manufacturers, 
and retailers to encourage participation; 
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(D) ensure that protocols are consistent 
and comparable across like products; and 
(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the pro-
gram; 
(7) make publicly available information on 
product carbon content to ensure transparency; 
(8) provide for public outreach, including a con-
sumer education program to increase awareness; 
(9) develop training and education programs to 
help businesses learn how to measure and commu-
nicate their carbon footprint and easy tools and tem-
plates for businesses to use to reduce cost and time 
to measure their products’ carbon lifecycle; 
(10) consult with the Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Federal Trade Commis-
sion, and other Federal agencies, as necessary; 
(11) gather input from stakeholders through 
consultations, public workshops or hearings with 
representatives of consumer product manufacturers, 
consumer groups, and environmental groups; 
(12) utilize systems for verification and product 
certification that will ensure that claims manufactur-
ers make about their products are valid; 
(13) create a process for reviewing the accuracy 
of product carbon label information and protecting 
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the product carbon label in the case of a change in 
the product’s energy source, supply chain, ingredi-
ents, or other factors, and specify the frequency to 
which data should be updated; and 
(14) develop a standardized, easily understand-
able carbon label, if appropriate, and create a proc-
ess for responding to inaccuracies and misuses of 
such a label. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the program is established pursuant to subsection 
(b), the Administrator shall report to Congress on the ef-
fectiveness and impact of the program, the level of vol-
untary participation, and any recommendations for addi-
tional measures. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘carbon content’’ means the 
amount of greenhouse gas emissions and their 
warming impact on the atmosphere expressed in car-
bon dioxide equivalent associated with a product’s 
value chain; 
(2) the term ‘‘carbon footprint’’ means the level 
of greenhouse gas emissions produced by a par-
ticular activity, service, or entity; and 
(3) the term ‘‘carbon lifecycle’’ means the 
greenhouse gas emissions that are released as part 
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of the processes of creating, producing, processing or 
manufacturing, modifying, transporting, distrib-
uting, storing, using, recycling, or disposing of goods 
and services. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$5,000,000 for the study required by subsection (a) and 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2025 
for the program required under subsection (b). 
SEC. 275. INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY EDUCATION 
AND TRAINING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a national education and awareness program for 
the purpose of informing building, facility, and industrial 
plant owners and managers and decisionmakers, govern-
ment leaders, and industry leaders about the large energy- 
saving potential of greater use of mechanical insulation, 
and other benefits. 
(b) PURPOSE AND GOALS.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the initiative 
shall be to increase the energy efficiency of the com-
mercial and industrial sectors through an ongoing 
program that will include— 
(A) education and training sessions; 
(B) Web-based information; and 
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(C) advertising. 
(2) GOALS.—The goals of the initiative shall be 
to— 
(A) educate and motivate commercial 
building owners and industrial facility managers 
to utilize mechanical insulation in new and ex-
isting facilities; 
(B) preserve and create jobs while reduc-
ing energy and greenhouse gas emissions; 
(C) create a safer working environment 
and make businesses more competitive in a 
global economy; and 
(D) motivate and empower the industry to 
make better use of mechanical insulation 
through awareness, education, and training. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2013, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
extent by which the initiative has been enacted and the 
actual and projected effectiveness of the program under 
this section, including the energy efficiency, greenhouse 
gas emissions reductions, cost savings, and safety benefits 
at manufacturing facilities, power plants, refineries, hos-
pitals, universities, government buildings, and other com-
mercial and industrial locations. 
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