I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2336 
To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable 
energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, 
and to create sustainable communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HODES, 
Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. TSONGAS, and 
Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and develop-
ment of renewable energy sources for housing, commer-
cial structures, and other buildings, and to create sus-
tainable communities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act 
of 2009’’ or the ‘‘GREEN Act of 2009’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Implementation of energy efficiency participation incentives for HUD 
programs. 
Sec. 4. Basic HUD energy efficiency standards and standards for additional 
credit. 
Sec. 5. Energy efficiency and conservation demonstration program for multi-
family housing projects assisted with project-based rental as-
sistance. 
Sec. 6. Additional credit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac housing goals for 
energy-efficient and location-efficient mortgages. 
Sec. 7. Duty to serve underserved markets for energy-efficient and location-effi-
cient mortgages. 
Sec. 8. Consideration of energy efficiency under FHA mortgage insurance pro-
grams and Native American and Native Hawaiian loan guar-
antee programs. 
Sec. 9. Energy-efficient mortgages and location-efficient mortgages education 
and outreach campaign. 
Sec. 10. Collection of information on energy-efficient and location-efficient 
mortgages through Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. 
Sec. 11. Ensuring availability of homeowners insurance for homes not con-
nected to electricity grid. 
Sec. 12. Mortgage incentives for energy-efficient multifamily housing. 
Sec. 13. Energy-efficient certifications for manufactured housing with mort-
gages. 
Sec. 14. Assisted housing energy loan pilot program. 
Sec. 15. Making it green. 
Sec. 16. Residential energy efficiency block grant program. 
Sec. 17. Including sustainable development and transportation strategies in 
comprehensive housing affordability strategies. 
Sec. 18. Grant program to increase sustainable low-income community develop-
ment capacity. 
Sec. 19. HOPE VI green developments requirement. 
Sec. 20. Consideration of energy efficiency improvements in appraisals. 
Sec. 21. Housing Assistance Council. 
Sec. 22. Rural housing and economic development assistance. 
Sec. 23. Revolving fund for loans to States and Indian tribes to carry out re-
newable energy sources activities. 
Sec. 24. Green banking centers. 
Sec. 25. GAO reports on availability of affordable mortgages. 
Sec. 26. Public housing energy cost report. 
Sec. 27. Insurance coverage for loans for financing of renewable energy systems 
leased for residential use. 
Sec. 28. Green guarantees. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 
shall apply: 
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(1) GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS.—The term 
‘‘green building standards’’ means standards to re-
quire use of sustainable design principles to reduce 
the use of nonrenewable resources, encourage en-
ergy-efficient construction and rehabilitation and the 
use of renewable energy resources, minimize the im-
pact of development on the environment, and im-
prove indoor air quality. 
(2) HUD.—The term ‘‘HUD’’ means the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development. 
(3) HUD ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘HUD as-
sistance’’ means financial assistance that is awarded, 
competitively or noncompetitively, allocated by for-
mula, or provided by HUD through loan insurance 
or guarantee. 
(4) NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘nonresidential structures’’ means only nonresiden-
tial structures that are appurtenant to single-family 
or multifamily housing residential structures, or 
those that are funded by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development through the HUD Commu-
nity Development Block Grant program. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless 
otherwise specified, means the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
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SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PAR-
TICIPATION 
INCENTIVES 
FOR 
HUD 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
such regulations as may be necessary to establish annual 
energy efficiency participation incentives to encourage par-
ticipants in programs administered by the Secretary, in-
cluding recipients under programs for which HUD assist-
ance is provided, to achieve substantial improvements in 
energy efficiency. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENT
FOR
APPROPRIATION
OF 
FUNDS.—The requirement under subsection (a) for the 
Secretary to provide annual energy efficiency participation 
incentives pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be 
subject to the annual appropriation of necessary funds. 
SEC. 4. BASIC HUD ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND 
STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT. 
(a) BASIC HUD STANDARD.— 
(1) RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.—A residential 
single-family or multifamily structure shall be con-
sidered to comply with the energy efficiency stand-
ards under this subsection if— 
(A) the structure complies with the appli-
cable provisions of the American Society of 
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning 
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Engineers Standard 90.1–2007, as such stand-
ard or successor standard is in effect for pur-
poses of this section pursuant subsection (c); 
(B) the structure complies with the appli-
cable provisions of the 2009 International En-
ergy Conservation Code, as such standard or 
successor standard is in effect for purposes of 
this section pursuant subsection (c); 
(C) in the case only of an existing struc-
ture, where determined cost effective, the struc-
ture has undergone rehabilitation or improve-
ments, completed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and the energy consumption 
for the structure has been reduced by at least 
20 percent from the previous level of consump-
tion, as determined in accordance with energy 
audits performed both before and after any re-
habilitation or improvements undertaken to re-
duce such consumption; or 
(D) the structure complies with the appli-
cable provisions of such other energy efficiency 
requirements, standards, checklists, or ratings 
systems as the Secretary may adopt and apply 
by regulation, as may be necessary, for pur-
poses of this section for specific types of resi-
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