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standards specified in subparagraph (B) 
shall apply with respect to ER incandes-
cent reflector lamps, BR incandescent re-
flector lamps, BPAR incandescent reflector 
lamps, and similar bulb shapes on and 
after January 1, 2008. 
‘‘(ii) 
LAMPS
BETWEEN
2.25–2.75 
INCHES
IN
DIAMETER.—The standards 
specified in subparagraph (B) shall apply 
with respect to incandescent reflector 
lamps with a diameter of more than 2.25 
inches, but not more than 2.75 inches, on 
and after January 1, 2008.’’. 
SEC. 9023. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING FIXTURES 
AND BULBS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 3313, 3314, and 
3315 as sections 3314, 3315, and 3316, respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 3312 the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3313. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and 
bulbs 
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS.—Each public building constructed or signifi-
cantly altered by the Administrator of General Services 
shall be equipped, to the maximum extent feasible as de-
termined by the Administrator, with lighting fixtures and 
bulbs that are energy efficient. 
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Each 
lighting fixture or bulb that is replaced by the Adminis-
trator in the normal course of maintenance of public build-
ings shall be replaced, to the maximum extent feasible as 
determined by the Administrator, with a lighting fixture 
or bulb that is energy efficient. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a determination 
under this section concerning the feasibility of installing 
a lighting fixture or bulb that is energy efficient, the Ad-
ministrator shall consider— 
‘‘(1) the life cycle cost effectiveness of the fix-
ture or bulb; 
‘‘(2) the compatibility of the fixture or bulb 
with existing equipment; 
‘‘(3) whether use of the fixture or bulb could re-
sult in interference with productivity; 
‘‘(4) the aesthetics relating to use of the fixture 
or bulb; and 
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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.’’. 
PART 3—RESIDENTIAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 9031. 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; 
‘‘(B) 50 percent by 2020; and 
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‘‘(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 Energy Efficiency Improvement 
Act of 2007, each State shall certify to the Secretary that 
it has reviewed and updated the provisions of its residen-
tial and commercial building codes regarding energy effi-
ciency. Such certification shall include a demonstration 
that such State’s code provisions meet or exceed the 2006 
IECC for residential buildings and the ASHRAE Stand-
ard 90.1–2004 for commercial buildings, or achieve equiv-
alent 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 
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State shall within 2 years after the specified date or the 
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 
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than 10 percent of the estimated energy use of all 
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). 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance 
to States to implement the requirements of this section, 
including procedures for States to demonstrate that their 
code provisions achieve equivalent or greater energy sav-
ings than the national model codes and standards, and to 
improve and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes or to otherwise promote 
the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY
OF INCENTIVE FUNDING.—(1) 
The Secretary shall provide incentive funding to States to 
implement the requirements of this section, and to im-
prove and implement State residential and commercial 
building energy efficiency codes, including increasing and 
verifying compliance with such codes. In determining 
whether, and in what amount, to provide incentive funding 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the ac-
tions proposed by the State to implement the requirements 
of this section, to improve and implement residential and 
commercial building energy efficiency codes, and to pro-
mote building energy efficiency through the use of such 
codes. 
‘‘(2) Additional funding shall be provided under this 
subsection for implementation of a plan to achieve and 
document at least a 90 percent rate of compliance with 
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TITLE III—STATE REVOLVING 
FUNDS FOR CLEAN WATER 
SEC. 301. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). 
SEC. 302. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL AND SMALL 
TREATMENT
WORKS.—Section 
104(b) 
(33 
U.S.C. 
1254(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations— 
‘‘(A) to provide technical assistance to 
rural and small municipalities for the purpose 
of assisting, in consultation with the State in 
which the assistance is provided, such munici-
palities in the planning, developing, and acquisi-
tion of financing for wastewater infrastructure 
assistance; 
‘‘(B) to capitalize revolving loan funds for 
the purpose of providing loans, in consultation 
with the State in which the assistance is pro-
vided, to rural and small municipalities for 
predevelopment costs associated with waste-
water infrastructure projects or short-term 
costs incurred for equipment replacement that 
is not part of regular operation and mainte-
nance activities for existing wastewater systems, 
subject to the conditions that any loan from the 
fund will be made at a below market interest 
rate, for a term not to exceed 10 years, and in 
an amount not to exceed $100,000 and that all 
loan repayments will be credited to the fund; 
‘‘(C) to provide technical assistance and 
training for rural and small publicly owned 
treatment works and decentralized wastewater 
treatment systems to enable such treatment 
works and systems to protect water quality and 
achieve and maintain compliance with the re-
quirements of this Act; and 
‘‘(D) to disseminate information to rural 
and small municipalities and municipalities that
meet the affordability criteria established pur-
suant to section 603(i)(2) by the State in which 
the municipality is located with respect to plan-
ning, design, construction, and operation of 
publicly owned treatment works and decentral-
ized wastewater treatment systems.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
104(u) (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘; and (7) not to exceed $75,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for carrying 
out paragraphs (3) and (8) of subsection (b), except 
that not less than 20 percent of the amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this paragraph in a fiscal year 
shall be used for carrying out paragraph (8) of sub-
section (b) and not more than one-third of the 
amount used in a fiscal year for carrying out para-
graph (8) of subsection (b) may be used to carry out 
subparagraph (B) of that paragraph’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE
PROCEDURES
FOR
AWARDING 
GRANTS.—Section 104 (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(w) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES
FOR AWARDING 
GRANTS.—The Administrator shall establish procedures 
that, to the maximum extent practicable, promote com-
petition and openness in the award of grants to nonprofit 
private agencies, institutions, and organizations under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 303. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 
Section 221(c) (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY DE-
FINED.—In subsection (b), the term ‘financially distressed 
community’ means a community that meets affordability 
criteria established pursuant to section 603(i)(2) by the 
State in which the community is located under section 
603(i)(2).’’. 
SEC. 304. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 
FUNDS. 
(a) 
EXTENDED
PAYMENT
PERIOD.—Section 
603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘20 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the lesser of 30 years or the design 
life of the project to be financed with the proceeds 
of the loan’’; and
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residential and commercial building energy efficiency 
codes, based on energy performance— 
‘‘(A) to a State that has adopted and is imple-
menting, on a Statewide basis— 
‘‘(i) a residential building energy efficiency 
code that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
the 2006 IECC, or any succeeding version of 
that code that has received an affirmative de-
termination from the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) a commercial building energy effi-
ciency code that meets or exceeds the require-
ments of the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004, or 
any succeeding version of that standard that 
has received an affirmative determination from 
the Secretary under subsection (a)(2)(A)(i); or 
‘‘(B) in a State in which there is no Statewide 
energy code either for residential buildings or for 
commercial buildings, or where State codes fail to 
comply with subparagraph (A), to a local govern-
ment that has adopted and is implementing residen-
tial and commercial building energy efficiency codes, 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) Of the amounts made available under this sub-
section, the Secretary may use amounts required, not ex-
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AMDT. NO. 98 
respect to more than 5,000 eligible profes-
sionals of the organization. 
‘‘(4) PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In applying section 
1848(a)(7) under paragraph (1), instead of the 
payment adjustment being an applicable per-
cent of the fee schedule amount for a year 
under such section, subject to subparagraph 
(D), the payment adjustment under paragraph 
(1) shall be equal to the percent specified in 
subparagraph (B) for such year of the payment 
amount otherwise provided under this section 
for such year. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED
PERCENT.—The percent 
specified under this subparagraph for a year is 
100 percent minus a number of percentage 
points equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) a percentage equal to 100 percent 
reduced by the applicable percent (under 
section 1848(a)(7)(A)(ii)) for the year; and 
‘‘(ii) a percentage equal to the Sec-
retary’s estimate of the proportion for the 
year, of the expenditures under parts A 
and B that are not attributable to this 
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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3671 
AN ACT 
To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide 
a scientific basis for the management of sediment and 
nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Calendar No. 243
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1345
[Report No. 103–162]
AN ACT
To designate the Federal building located at 280
South First Street in San Jose, California, as the
‘‘Robert F. Peckham United States Courthouse
and Federal Building’’.
OCTOBER 21 (legislative day, OCTOBER 13), 1993
Reported without amendment
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1346
AN ACT
To redesignate the Federal building located on St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ‘‘Almeric L. Chris-
tian Federal Building’’.
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘not later 
than 20 years after project completion’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘upon the expiration of the term of the loan’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL
AND PLANNING ASSISTANCE
FOR 
SMALL SYSTEMS.—Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) to provide owners and operators of small 
treatment works (for a municipality or intermunic-
ipal interstate or State agency that is seeking assist-
ance under this title and serves a population of 
20,000 or fewer) with technical and planning assist-
ance and assistance in financial management, user 
fee analysis, budgeting, capital improvement plan-
ning, facility operation and maintenance, repair 
schedules, and other activities to improve wastewater 
treatment plant management and operations; except 
that such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of 
grant awards to such fund under this title.’’.
(c) ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.—Section 603 (33 
U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In any case in which a 
State provides assistance to a municipality or inter-
municipal, interstate, or State agency under sub-
section (d), the State may provide additional sub-
sidization, including forgiveness of principal and 
negative interest loans— 
‘‘(A) to benefit a municipality that— 
‘‘(i) meets the State’s affordability 
criteria established under paragraph (2); 
or 
‘‘(ii) does not meet the State’s afford-
ability criteria if the recipient— 
‘‘(I) seeks additional subsidiza-
tion to benefit individual ratepayers in 
the residential user rate class; 
‘‘(II) demonstrates to the State 
that such ratepayers will experience a 
significant hardship from the increase 
in rates necessary to finance the 
project or activity for which assistance 
is sought; and
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1633 
AN ACT 
To establish a temporary prohibition against revising any 
national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse 
particulate matter, to limit Federal regulation of nui-
sance dust in areas in which such dust is regulated 
under State, tribal, or local law, and for other purposes.
‘‘(III) ensures, as part of an as-
sistance agreement between the State 
and the recipient, that the additional 
subsidization 
provided 
under 
this 
paragraph is directed through a user 
charge rate system (or other appro-
priate method) to such ratepayers; or 
‘‘(B) to implement alternative processes, 
materials, and techniques (including non-
structural protection of surface waters, new or 
improved methods of waste treatment, and pol-
lutant trading) that may result in cost savings 
or increased environmental benefit when com-
pared to standard processes, materials, and 
techniques. 
‘‘(2) AFFORDABILITY CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—On or before Sep-
tember 30, 2006, and after providing notice 
and an opportunity for public comment, a State 
shall establish affordability criteria to assist in 
identifying municipalities that would experience 
a significant hardship raising the revenue nec-
essary to finance a project or activity eligible 
for assistance under section 603(c)(1) if addi-
tional subsidization is not provided. Such cri-
House Calendar No. 36
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1346
[Report No. 103–73]
A BILL
To redesignate the Federal building located on St.
Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ‘‘Almeric L. Chris-
tian Federal Building’’.
APRIL 29, 1993
Reported with amendments, referred to the House
Calendar, and ordered to be printed