exceeds the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means an executive 
agency, as defined by section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘detail’’ means the assignment or 
loan of an employee, without a change of position, 
from the agency by which such employee is employed 
to the Foundation. 
SEC. 2307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this subtitle, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may allo-
cate or transfer to any agency of the United States 
Government any of the funds available for carrying 
out this subtitle. Such funds shall be available for 
obligation and expenditure for the purposes for 
which the funds were authorized, in accordance with 
authority granted in this subtitle or under authority 
governing the activities of the United States Govern-
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ment agency to which such funds are allocated or 
transferred. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Foundation shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees not 
less than 15 days prior to an allocation or transfer 
of funds pursuant to paragraph (1). 
TITLE III—SMALL ENERGY 
EFFICIENT BUSINESSES 
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Small Energy Effi-
cient Businesses Act’’. 
SEC. 3002. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Energy efficiency is in our national interest 
for our long term economic well being, for the health 
and safety of our citizens and the world, and for our 
independence and security. 
(2) Small businesses are more efficient, nimble, 
and innovative than large businesses and therefore 
more likely to integrate and benefit from energy effi-
cient technology advances and upgrades, but they 
are less likely to have the capital to institute these 
advances quickly. 
(3) The majority of businesses (two-thirds) say 
they have been unable to invest in comprehensive en-
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ergy efficiency programs for their businesses thus 
far, though they know of them and believe they are 
effective. 
(4) A pilot program has demonstrated that in-
dividualized counseling and training combined with 
loan and grant availability and other incentives are 
very popular and effective in helping small busi-
nesses learn about and adopt energy conservation 
methods. 
(5) The energy saving benefit of such programs, 
if they can be implemented on a national basis, 
would contribute significantly to our energy inde-
pendence and security. 
(6) New and emerging technologies are on the 
rise, and small businesses are leading the way, for 
example the vast majority of renewable fuels pro-
ducers, such as biodiesel and ethanol, are small busi-
nesses. 
(7) Small businesses currently use almost half 
of the Nation’s business related energy consumption 
and employ half of the Nation’s workforce, yet the 
Energy Star program, the lead Federal energy effi-
ciency program allocates less than 2 percent of its 
resources to its small business program and should 
allocate more to educate small businesses. 
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