versity, research institution, industry association, 
company, or public interest group with applicable ex-
pertise; 
‘‘(3) follow— 
‘‘(A) commonly accepted procedures for 
the development of specifications; and 
‘‘(B) accredited standards development 
processes; and 
‘‘(4) have a mission to promote energy effi-
ciency 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 Management Program, the En-
ergy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the 
Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
‘‘(e) STUDY.—The Secretary, in collaboration with 
the Administrator, shall, not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the Energy Efficient Government 
Technology Act, make available to the public an update 
to the Report to Congress on Server and Data Center En-
ergy Efficiency published on August 2, 2007, under sec-
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tion 1 of Public Law 109–431 (120 Stat. 2920), that pro-
vides— 
‘‘(1) a comparison and gap analysis of the esti-
mates and projections contained in the original re-
port with new data regarding the period from 2008 
through 2015; 
‘‘(2) an analysis considering the impact of in-
formation technologies, including virtualization and 
cloud computing, in the public and private sectors; 
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the impact of the com-
bination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social 
media, and big data on data center energy usage; 
‘‘(4) an evaluation of water usage in data cen-
ters and recommendations for reductions in such 
water usage; and 
‘‘(5) updated projections and recommendations 
for best practices through fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(f) DATA CENTER ENERGY PRACTITIONER PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary, in collaboration with key stake-
holders and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner 
program that leads to the certification of energy practi-
tioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and effi-
ciency opportunities in Federal data centers. Each Federal 
agency shall consider having the data centers of the agen-
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cy evaluated every 4 years, in accordance with section 
543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, 
by energy practitioners certified pursuant to such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(g) OPEN DATA INITIATIVE.—The Secretary, in col-
laboration with key stakeholders and the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, shall establish an open data initia-
tive for Federal data center energy usage data, with the 
purpose of making such data available and accessible in 
a manner that encourages further data center innovation, 
optimization, and consolidation. In establishing the initia-
tive, the Secretary shall consider the use of the online 
Data Center Maturity Model. 
‘‘(h) 
INTERNATIONAL
SPECIFICATIONS
AND 
METRICS.—The Secretary, in collaboration with key 
stakeholders, shall actively participate in efforts to har-
monize global specifications and metrics for data center 
energy and water efficiency. 
‘‘(i) DATA CENTER UTILIZATION METRIC.—The Sec-
retary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facili-
tate in the development of an efficiency metric that meas-
ures the energy efficiency of a data center (including 
equipment and facilities). 
‘‘(j) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose 
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any proprietary information 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.’’. 
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