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‘‘(I) EXCLUDED
CONTRACTS.—A contract entered into 
under this title may not be for work performed— 
‘‘(i) at a Federal hydroelectric facility that provides 
power marketed by a Power Marketing Administration; 
or 
‘‘(ii) at a hydroelectric facility owned and operated 
by the Tennessee Valley Authority established under 
the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 
831 et seq.).’’. 
(e) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—Section 802 of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287a) is amended by striking 
‘‘(and related operation and maintenance expenses)’’ and inserting 
‘‘, including related operations and maintenance expenses’’. 
(f) DEFINITION
OF ENERGY SAVINGS.—Section 804(2) of the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘federally owned 
building or buildings or other federally owned facilities’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal building (as defined in section 551)’’ each 
place it appears; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the use, sale, or transfer of any energy and water 
incentive, rebate, grid services revenue, or credit (including 
a renewable energy certificate); and 
‘‘(F) any revenue generated from a reduction in energy 
or water use, more efficient waste recycling, or additional 
energy generated from more efficient equipment.’’. 
(g) ENERGY
AND WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES.—Section 
543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
8253) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘and
water’’ after 
‘‘energy’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
WATER’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall— 
‘‘(A) not later than October 1, 2022, to the maximum 
extent practicable, begin installing in Federal buildings 
owned by the United States all energy and water conserva-
tion measures determined by the Secretary to be life cycle 
cost-effective (as defined in subsection (f)(1)); and 
‘‘(B) complete the installation described in subpara-
graph (A) as soon as practicable after the date referred 
to in that subparagraph. 
‘‘(2) EXPLANATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an agency fails to comply with 
paragraph (1), the agency shall submit to the Secretary, 
using guidelines developed by the Secretary, an explanation 
of the reasons for the failure. 
‘‘(B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than January 
1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall
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submit to Congress a report that describes any noncompli-
ance by an agency with the requirements of paragraph 
(1).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘An agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The head of each agency’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or water’’ after ‘‘energy’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or water’’ after 
‘‘energy’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after 
‘‘energy’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
WATER’’ after ‘‘ENERGY’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the first sentence— 
(I) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2022’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘elec-
tricity’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘electricity’’; and 
(iii) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘Federal’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and any other person the 
Secretary deems necessary,’’ before ‘‘shall’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’ each place it appears; 
(II) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’; and 
(III) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
update the guidelines established under subparagraph (A) 
to take into account water efficiency requirements under 
this section.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘established under paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘updated under paragraph (2)(C)’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Energy Act of 2020’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and water’’ before ‘‘use in’’; 
and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’; 
and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and 
(G) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; 
and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) ONGOING
COMMISSIONING.—The term ‘ongoing 
commissioning’ means an ongoing process of commissioning 
using monitored data, the primary goal of which is to 
ensure continuous optimum performance of a facility, in 
accordance with design or operating needs, over the useful 
life of the facility, while meeting facility occupancy require-
ments.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
before ‘‘use’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘energy’’ before ‘‘efficiency’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or water’’ before ‘‘use’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—An energy man-
ager designated for a facility under subparagraph (A) shall 
take into consideration— 
‘‘(i) the use of a system to manage energy and 
water use at the facility; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicability of the certification of the 
facility in accordance with the International Organiza-
tion for Standardization standard numbered 50001 and 
entitled ‘Energy Management Systems’.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) ENERGY
AND
WATER
EVALUATIONS
AND
COMMIS-
SIONING.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATIONS.—Except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), not later than the date that is 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, and 
annually thereafter, each energy manager shall complete, 
for the preceding calendar year, a comprehensive energy 
and 
water 
evaluation 
and 
recommissioning 
or 
retrocommissioning for approximately 25 percent of the 
facilities of the applicable agency that meet the criteria 
under paragraph (2)(B) in a manner that ensures that 
an evaluation of each facility is completed not less fre-
quently than once every 4 years. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—An evaluation and recommissioning 
or retrocommissioning shall not be required under subpara-
graph (A) with respect to a facility that, as of the date 
on 
which 
the 
evaluation 
and 
recommissioning 
or 
retrocommissioning would occur— 
‘‘(i) has had a comprehensive energy and water 
evaluation during the preceding 8-year period;
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‘‘(ii)(I) has been commissioned, recommissioned, or 
retrocommissioned 
during 
the 
preceding 
10-year 
period; or 
‘‘(II) is under ongoing commissioning, recommis-
sioning, or retrocomissioning; 
‘‘(iii) has not had a major change in function or 
use since the previous evaluation and recommissioning 
or retrocommissioning; 
‘‘(iv) has been benchmarked with public disclosure 
under paragraph (8) during the preceding calendar 
year; and 
‘‘(v)(I) based on the benchmarking described in 
clause (iv), has achieved at a facility level the most 
recent cumulative energy savings target under sub-
section (a) compared to the earlier of— 
‘‘(aa) the date of the most recent evaluation; 
or 
‘‘(bb) the date— 
‘‘(AA) of the most recent commissioning, 
recommissioning, or retrocommissioning; or 
‘‘(BB) on which ongoing commissioning 
began; or 
‘‘(II) has a long-term contract in place guaranteeing 
energy savings at least as great as the energy savings 
target under subclause (I). 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF IDENTIFIED ENERGY AND WATER 
EFFICIENCY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of completion of each evaluation under paragraph 
(3), each energy manager shall implement any energy- 
or water-saving measure that— 
‘‘(i) the Federal agency identified in the evaluation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) is life cycle cost-effective, as determined by 
evaluating an individual measure or a bundle of meas-
ures with varying paybacks. 
‘‘(B) 
PERFORMANCE
CONTRACTING.—Each 
Federal 
agency shall use performance contracting to address at 
least 50 percent of the measures identified under subpara-
graph (A)(i).’’; 
(D) in paragraph (7)(B)(ii)(II), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ 
after ‘‘energy’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (9)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘and water’’ after ‘‘energy’’. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95–619; 92 
Stat. 3206) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
543 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 543. Energy and water management requirements.’’. 
SEC. 1003. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS. 
Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking ‘‘determined 
by the organization’’ and inserting ‘‘proposed by the stake-
holders’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Administrator 
shall carry out subsection (b) in collaboration with the informa-
tion technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the 
goal of producing results that accurately reflect the most rel-
evant and useful information. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the collaboration 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator 
shall pay particular attention to organizations that— 
‘‘(A) have members with expertise in energy efficiency 
and in the development, operation, and functionality of 
data centers, information technology equipment, and soft-
ware, including representatives of hardware manufactur-
ers, data center operators, and facility managers; 
‘‘(B) obtain and address input from the National Lab-
oratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) or any institution 
of higher education, research institution, industry associa-
tion, company, or public interest group with applicable 
expertise; 
‘‘(C) follow— 
‘‘(i) commonly accepted procedures for the develop-
ment of specifications; and 
‘‘(ii) accredited standards development processes; 
or 
‘‘(D) have a mission to promote energy efficiency for 
data centers and information technology. 
‘‘(d) MEASUREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS.—The Secretary and 
the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the 
specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks 
described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Manage-
ment Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency pro-
grams of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(e) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF REPORT.—In this subsection, the term 
‘report’ means the report of the Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory entitled ‘United States Data Center Energy Usage 
Report’ and dated June 2016, which was prepared as an update 
to the ‘Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy 
Efficiency’, published on August 2, 2007, pursuant to section 
1 of Public Law 109–431 (120 Stat. 2920). 
‘‘(2) STUDY.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Energy Act of 2020, the Secretary, in collaboration 
with the Administrator, shall make available to the public 
an update to the report that provides— 
‘‘(A) a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates 
and projections contained in the report with new data 
regarding the period from 2015 through 2019;
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‘‘(B) an analysis considering the impact of information 
technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, 
in the public and private sectors; 
‘‘(C) an evaluation of the impact of the combination 
of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big 
data on data center energy usage; 
‘‘(D) an evaluation of water usage in data centers and 
recommendations for reductions in that water usage; and 
‘‘(E) updated projections and recommendations for best 
practices through fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(f) DATA CENTER ENERGY PRACTITIONER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration with key 
stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner 
program that provides for the certification of energy practi-
tioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency 
opportunities in federally owned and operated data centers. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—Each Federal agency shall consider 
having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 
4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the pro-
gram, whenever practicable using certified practitioners 
employed by the agency. 
‘‘(g) OPEN DATA INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in collaboration with key 
stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall establish an open data initiative relating 
to energy usage at federally owned and operated data centers, 
with the purpose of making the data available and accessible 
in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, 
optimization, and consolidation. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing the initiative under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online 
Data Center Maturity Model. 
‘‘(h) INTERNATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND METRICS.—The Sec-
retary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall actively partici-
pate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for 
data center energy and water efficiency. 
‘‘(i) DATA CENTER UTILIZATION METRIC.—The Secretary, in 
collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the develop-
ment of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency 
of a data center (including equipment and facilities). 
‘‘(j) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary informa-
tion or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for 
the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and 
initiatives established under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1004. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR ENERGY-EFFI-
CIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
term 
‘Director’ 
means 
the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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‘‘(B) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘informa-
tion technology’ has the meaning given that term in section 
11101 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT
OF
IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGY.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Energy 
Act of 2020, each Federal agency shall coordinate with the 
Director, the Secretary, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to develop an implementation 
strategy (including best-practices and measurement and 
verification techniques) for the maintenance, purchase, and 
use by the Federal agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving 
information technologies at or for facilities owned and operated 
by the Federal agency, taking into consideration the perform-
ance goals established under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing an implementation 
strategy under paragraph (2), each Federal agency shall con-
sider— 
‘‘(A) advanced metering infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) energy efficient data center strategies and methods 
of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization; 
‘‘(C) advanced power management tools; 
‘‘(D) building information modeling, including building 
energy management; 
‘‘(E) secure telework and travel substitution tools; and 
‘‘(F) mechanisms to ensure that the agency realizes 
the energy cost savings of increased efficiency and utiliza-
tion. 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, the Director, 
in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish perform-
ance goals for evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies 
in improving the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy- 
efficient and energy-saving information technology at or 
for facilities owned and operated by the Federal agencies. 
‘‘(B) BEST PRACTICES.—The Chief Information Officers 
Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United 
States Code, shall recommend best practices for the attain-
ment of the performance goals established under subpara-
graph (A), which shall include, to the extent applicable 
by law, consideration by a Federal agency of the use of— 
‘‘(i) energy savings performance contracting; and 
‘‘(ii) utility energy services contracting. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY
REPORTS.—Each Federal agency shall 
include in the report of the agency under section 527 of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17143) a description of the efforts and results of 
the agency under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) OMB GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENCY
REPORTS
AND 
SCORECARDS.—Effective beginning not later than October 
1, 2022, the Director shall include in the annual report 
and scorecard of the Director required under section 528 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17144) a description of the efforts and results of 
Federal agencies under this subsection.
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‘‘(C) USE OF EXISTING REPORTING STRUCTURES.—The 
Director may require Federal agencies to submit any 
information required to be submitted under this subsection 
though reporting structures in use as of the date of enact-
ment of the Energy Act of 2020.’’. 
SEC. 1005. EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC MOTOR.—The term ‘‘electric motor’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 431.12 of title 10, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
(2) ELECTRONIC CONTROL.—The term ‘‘electronic control’’ 
means— 
(A) a power converter; or 
(B) a combination of a power circuit and control circuit 
included on 1 chassis. 
(3) EXTENDED
PRODUCT
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘extended 
product system’’ means an electric motor and any required 
associated electronic control and driven load that— 
(A) offers variable speed or multispeed operation; 
(B) offers partial load control that reduces input energy 
requirements (as measured in kilowatt-hours) as compared 
to identified base levels set by the Secretary of Energy 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’); and 
(C)(i) has greater than 1 horsepower; and 
(ii) uses an extended product system technology, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(4) QUALIFIED EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified extended product 
system’’ means an extended product system that— 
(i) includes an electric motor and an electronic 
control; and 
(ii) reduces the input energy (as measured in kilo-
watt-hours) required to operate the extended product 
system by not less than 5 percent, as compared to 
identified base levels set by the Secretary. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified extended product 
system’’ includes commercial or industrial machinery or 
equipment that— 
(i)(I) did not previously make use of the extended 
product system prior to the redesign described in sub-
clause (II); and 
(II) incorporates an extended product system that 
has greater than 1 horsepower into redesigned 
machinery or equipment; and 
(ii) was previously used prior to, and was placed 
back into service during, calendar year 2021 or 2022. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program 
to provide rebates for expenditures made by qualified entities for 
the purchase or installation of a qualified extended product system. 
(c) QUALIFIED ENTITIES.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified entity under 
this section shall be—
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(A) in the case of a qualified extended product system 
described in subsection (a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the quali-
fied extended product that is installed; and 
(B) in the case of a qualified extended product system 
described in subsection (a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the 
commercial or industrial machinery or equipment that 
incorporated the extended product system into that 
machinery or equipment. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a rebate under 
this section, a qualified entity shall submit to the Secretary— 
(A) an application in such form, at such time, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require; 
and 
(B) a certification that includes demonstrated evi-
dence— 
(i) that the entity is a qualified entity; and 
(ii)(I) in the case of a qualified entity described 
in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(aa) that the qualified entity installed the 
qualified extended product system during the 2 
fiscal years following the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(bb) that the qualified extended product 
system meets the requirements of subsection 
(a)(4)(A); and 
(cc) showing the serial number, manufacturer, 
and model number from the nameplate of the 
installed motor of the qualified entity on which 
the 
qualified 
extended 
product 
system 
was 
installed; or 
(II) in the case of a qualified entity described in 
paragraph (1)(B), demonstrated evidence— 
(aa) that the qualified extended product 
system meets the requirements of subsection 
(a)(4)(B); and 
(bb) showing the serial number, manufacturer, 
and model number from the nameplate of the 
installed motor of the qualified entity with which 
the extended product system is integrated. 
(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide to a qualified 
entity a rebate in an amount equal to the product obtained 
by multiplying— 
(A) an amount equal to the sum of the nameplate 
rated horsepower of— 
(i) the electric motor to which the qualified 
extended product system is attached; and 
(ii) the electronic control; and 
(B) $25. 
(2) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—A qualified entity shall 
not be entitled to aggregate rebates under this section in excess 
of $25,000 per calendar year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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SEC. 1006. ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER.—The term 
‘‘qualified energy efficient transformer’’ means a transformer 
that meets or exceeds the applicable energy conservation stand-
ards described in the tables in subsection (b)(2) and paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 of title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act). 
(2) QUALIFIED
ENERGY
INEFFICIENT
TRANSFORMER.—The 
term ‘‘qualified energy inefficient transformer’’ means a trans-
former with an equal number of phases and capacity to a 
transformer described in any of the tables in subsection (b)(2) 
and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of section 431.196 
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act) that— 
(A) does not meet or exceed the applicable energy 
conservation standards described in paragraph (1); and 
(B)(i) was manufactured between January 1, 1987, and 
December 31, 2008, for a transformer with an equal number 
of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the 
table in subsection (b)(2) of section 431.196 of title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act); or 
(ii) was manufactured between January 1, 1992, and 
December 31, 2011, for a transformer with an equal number 
of phases and capacity as a transformer described in the 
table in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that section 
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(3) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified entity’’ means 
an owner of industrial or manufacturing facilities, commercial 
buildings, or multifamily residential buildings, a utility, or 
an energy service company that fulfills the requirements of 
subsection (c). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a program to provide 
rebates to qualified entities for expenditures made by the qualified 
entity for the replacement of a qualified energy inefficient trans-
former with a qualified energy efficient transformer. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a rebate under 
this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
in such form, at such time, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including demonstrated evidence— 
(1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy efficient 
transformer; 
(2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy efficient 
transformer; 
(3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient transformer 
being replaced; 
(4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy inefficient 
transformer being replaced— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional or verified 
by the equipment manufacturer, as applicable; or 
(B) for transformers described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), 
as selected from a table of default values as determined
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by the Secretary in consultation with applicable industry; 
and 
(5) that the qualified energy inefficient transformer has 
been permanently decommissioned and scrapped. 
(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.—The amount of a rebate 
provided under this section shall be— 
(1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer with a 
capacity of not less than 10 and not greater than 2,500 kilovolt- 
amperes, twice the amount equal to the difference in Watts 
between the core loss value (as measured in accordance with 
paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of— 
(A) the qualified energy inefficient transformer; and 
(B) the qualified energy efficient transformer; or 
(2) for a transformer described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), 
the amount determined using a table of default rebate values 
by rated transformer output, as measured in kilovolt-amperes, 
as determined by the Secretary in consultation with applicable 
industry. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 and 2023. 
(f) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The authority provided 
by this section terminates on December 31, 2023. 
SEC. 1007. SMART BUILDING ACCELERATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Energy. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the Federal 
Smart Building Program established under subsection (b)(1). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(4) SMART BUILDING.—The term ‘‘smart building’’ means 
a building, or collection of buildings, with an energy system 
that— 
(A) is flexible and automated; 
(B) has extensive operational monitoring and commu-
nication connectivity, allowing remote monitoring and anal-
ysis of all building functions; 
(C) takes a systems-based approach in integrating the 
overall building operations for control of energy generation, 
consumption, and storage; 
(D) communicates with utilities and other third-party 
commercial entities, if appropriate; 
(E) protects the health and safety of occupants and 
workers; and 
(F) incorporates cybersecurity best practices. 
(5) SMART
BUILDING
ACCELERATOR.—The term ‘‘smart 
building accelerator’’ means an initiative that is designed to 
demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches— 
(A) with clear goals and a clear timeline; and 
(B) that, on successful demonstration, would accelerate 
investment in energy efficiency. 
(b) FEDERAL SMART BUILDING PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation
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with the Administrator of General Services, establish a program 
to be known as the ‘‘Federal Smart Building Program’’— 
(A) to implement smart building technology; and 
(B) to demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart 
buildings. 
(2) SELECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate the 
selection of not fewer than 1 building from among each 
of several key Federal agencies, as described in paragraph 
(4), to compose an appropriately diverse set of smart 
buildings based on size, type, and geographic location. 
(B) 
INCLUSION
OF
COMMERCIALLY
OPERATED 
BUILDINGS.—In making selections under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary may include buildings that are owned by 
the Federal Government but are commercially operated. 
(3) TARGETS.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish targets 
for the number of smart buildings to be commissioned and 
evaluated by key Federal agencies by 3 years and 6 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(4) FEDERAL AGENCY DESCRIBED.—The key Federal agencies 
referred to paragraph (2)(A) shall include buildings operated 
by— 
(A) the Department of the Army; 
(B) the Department of the Navy; 
(C) the Department of the Air Force; 
(D) the Department; 
(E) the Department of the Interior; 
(F) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
(G) the General Services Administration. 
(5) REQUIREMENT.—In implementing the program, the Sec-
retary shall leverage existing financing mechanisms including 
energy savings performance contracts, utility energy service 
contracts, and annual appropriations. 
(6) EVALUATION.—Using the guidelines of the Federal 
Energy Management Program relating to whole-building 
evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall 
evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under 
paragraph (2), including an identification of— 
(A) which advanced building technologies— 
(i) are most cost-effective; and 
(ii) show the most promise for— 
(I) increasing building energy savings; 
(II) increasing service performance to building 
occupants; 
(III) reducing environmental impacts; and 
(IV) establishing cybersecurity; and 
(B) any other information the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(7) AWARDS.—The Secretary may expand awards made 
under the Federal Energy Management Program and the Better 
Building Challenge to recognize specific agency achievements 
in accelerating the adoption of smart building technologies. 
(c) SURVEY OF PRIVATE SECTOR SMART BUILDINGS.— 
(1) SURVEY.—The Secretary shall conduct a survey of pri-
vately owned smart buildings throughout the United States, 
including commercial buildings, laboratory facilities, hospitals,
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multifamily residential buildings, and buildings owned by non-
profit organizations and institutions of higher education. 
(2) SELECTION.—From among the smart buildings surveyed 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select not fewer than 
1 building each from an appropriate range of building sizes, 
types, and geographic locations. 
(3) EVALUATION.—Using the guidelines of the Federal 
Energy Management Program relating to whole-building 
evaluation, measurement, and verification, the Secretary shall 
evaluate the costs and benefits of the buildings selected under 
paragraph (2), including an identification of— 
(A) which advanced building technologies and sys-
tems— 
(i) are most cost-effective; and 
(ii) show the most promise for— 
(I) increasing building energy savings; 
(II) increasing service performance to building 
occupants; 
(III) reducing environmental impacts; and 
(IV) establishing cybersecurity; and 
(B) any other information the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(d) BETTER BUILDING CHALLENGE.—As part of the Better 
Building Challenge of the Department, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with major private sector property owners, shall develop smart 
building accelerators to demonstrate innovative policies and 
approaches that will accelerate the transition to smart buildings 
in the public, institutional, and commercial buildings sectors. 
(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON INTEGRATING BUILDINGS 
ONTO THE ELECTRIC GRID.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 426. ADVANCED INTEGRATION OF BUILDINGS ONTO THE ELEC-
TRIC GRID. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program 
of research, development, and demonstration to enable components 
of commercial and residential buildings to serve as dynamic energy 
loads on and resources for the electric grid. The program shall 
focus on— 
‘‘(1) developing low-cost, low power, wireless sensors to— 
‘‘(A) monitor building energy load; 
‘‘(B) forecast building energy need; and 
‘‘(C) enable building-level energy control; 
‘‘(2) developing data management capabilities and standard 
communication protocols to further interoperability at the 
building and grid-level; 
‘‘(3) developing advanced building-level energy manage-
ment of components through integration of smart technologies, 
control systems, and data processing, to enable energy efficiency 
and savings; 
‘‘(4) optimizing energy consumption at the building level 
to enable grid stability and resilience; 
‘‘(5) improving visualization of behind the meter equipment 
and technologies to provide better insight into the energy needs 
and energy forecasts of individual buildings;
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‘‘(6) reducing the cost of key components to accelerate the 
adoption of smart building technologies; 
‘‘(7) protecting against cybersecurity threats and addressing 
security vulnerabilities of building systems or equipment; and 
‘‘(8) other areas determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) work with utility partners, building owners, technology 
vendors, and building developers to test and validate tech-
nologies and encourage the commercial application of these 
technologies by building owners; and 
‘‘(2) consider the specific challenges of enabling greater 
interaction between components of— 
‘‘(A) small- and medium-sized buildings and the electric 
grid; and 
‘‘(B) residential and commercial buildings and the elec-
tric grid. 
‘‘(c) BUILDINGS-TO-GRID INTEGRATION REPORT.—Not later than 
1 year after the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report on the results of a study that examines the 
research, development, and demonstration opportunities, chal-
lenges, and standards needed to enable components of commercial 
and residential buildings to serve as dynamic energy loads on 
and resources for the electric grid. 
‘‘(1) REPORT
REQUIREMENTS.—The report shall include— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the technologies needed to enable 
building components as dynamic loads on and resources 
for the electric grid, including how such technologies can 
be— 
‘‘(i) incorporated into new commercial and residen-
tial buildings; and 
‘‘(ii) retrofitted in older buildings; 
‘‘(B) guidelines for the design of new buildings and 
building components to enable modern grid interactivity 
and improve energy efficiency; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of barriers to the adoption by 
building owners of advanced technologies enabling greater 
integration of building components onto the electric grid; 
and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the feasibility of adopting tech-
nologies developed under subsection (a) at Department 
facilities. 
‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—As part of the report, the Sec-
retary shall develop a 10-year roadmap to guide the research, 
development, and demonstration program to enable components 
of commercial and residential buildings to serve as dynamic 
energy loads on and resources for the electric grid. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the report 
required under this section every 3 years for the duration 
of the program under subsection (a) and shall submit the 
updated report to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate.