IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 737 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that performance- 
based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support 
the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without 
increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based 
jobs and economic development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. WELCH, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. PETERS of California, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. GRIFFIN 
of Arkansas, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. KUSTER, 
Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, and Ms. LOFGREN) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Budget 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
performance-based contracts for energy savings are a 
budget-neutral means to support the Federal Govern-
ment in reducing its energy consumption without increas-
ing spending while simultaneously supporting United 
States based jobs and economic development. 
Whereas Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Utility 
Energy Service Contracts were first authorized by Con-
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gress in 1986 and 1992 respectively and reduce energy 
costs and consumption at Federal buildings and facilities 
without relying on additional appropriations; 
Whereas the contracts are financed by a third-party and real-
ize sufficient energy savings to cover the cost of the fi-
nanced improvements over the contract term; 
Whereas the contractor provides a guarantee of energy sav-
ings for the Energy Savings Performance Contract and 
the utility provides energy savings performance assur-
ances or guarantees of the savings for the Utility Energy 
Service Contract; 
Whereas performance-based contracting is an opportunity for 
significant savings so much so that the Oak Ridge Na-
tional Laboratory has determined that under an Energy 
Savings Performance Contract the total cost savings de-
livered to the Government is nearly twice the guaranteed 
amount; 
Whereas the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
required a Government-wide audit of facilities and, al-
though to date only half of those buildings have been sur-
veyed, 
it 
has 
been 
established 
that 
at 
least 
$9,000,000,000 worth of energy savings that could be 
achieved within a decade; 
Whereas the Office of Management and Budget first recog-
nized savings from Energy Savings Performance Con-
tracts and Utility Energy Service Contracts on an annual 
basis throughout the term of the contract as far back as 
1998; 
Whereas the Congressional Budget Office instead has deter-
mined that the full cost of the authority to enter into the 
long-term contracts for capital investments be scored up-
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