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(i) is organized, and at all times thereafter oper-
ated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the 
functions of, or to carry out the functions of one or 
more organizations referred to in subparagraph (A); 
and 
(ii) is operated, supervised, or controlled by or 
in connection with one or more of those organizations. 
(3) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘National Labora-
tory’’ means any of the following laboratories owned by the 
Department: 
(A) Ames Laboratory. 
(B) Argonne National Laboratory. 
(C) Brookhaven National Laboratory. 
(D) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. 
(E) Idaho National Laboratory. 
(F) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 
(G) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 
(H) Los Alamos National Laboratory. 
(I) National Energy Technology Laboratory. 
(J) National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 
(K) Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 
(L) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. 
(M) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. 
(N) Sandia National Laboratories. 
(O) Savannah River National Laboratory. 
(P) Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. 
(Q) Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(5) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘‘small business 
concern’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
TITLE I—ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Federal Programs 
SEC. 101. ENERGY AND WATER SAVING MEASURES IN CONGRESSIONAL 
BUILDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 552. ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS MEASURES IN CONGRES-
SIONAL BUILDINGS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol— 
‘‘(1) shall develop, update, and implement a cost-effective 
energy conservation and management plan (referred to in this 
section as the ‘plan’) for all facilities administered by Congress 
(referred to in this section as ‘congressional buildings’) to meet 
the energy performance requirements for Federal buildings 
established under section 543(a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) shall submit the plan to Congress, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall include—
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‘‘(1) a description of the life cycle cost analysis used to 
determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency 
projects; 
‘‘(2) a schedule of energy surveys to ensure complete sur-
veys of all congressional buildings every 5 years to determine 
the cost and payback period of energy and water conservation 
measures; 
‘‘(3) a strategy for installation of life cycle cost-effective 
energy and water conservation measures; 
‘‘(4) the results of a study of the costs and benefits of 
installation of submetering in congressional buildings; and 
‘‘(5) information packages and ‘how-to’ guides for each 
Member and employing authority of Congress that detail 
simple, cost-effective methods to save energy and taxpayer dol-
lars in the workplace. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Architect of the Capitol shall submit 
to Congress annually a report on congressional energy management 
and conservation programs required under this section that 
describes in detail— 
‘‘(1) energy expenditures and savings estimates for each 
facility; 
‘‘(2) energy management and conservation projects; and 
‘‘(3) future priorities to ensure compliance with this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act is amended by 
adding at the end of the items relating to part 3 of title V the 
following new item:
‘‘Sec. 552. Energy and water savings measures in congressional buildings.’’.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 1815), is repealed. 
SEC. 102. ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ENERGY REDUCTION GOALS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 543(a)(1) of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘its Federal buildings so that’’ and all that follows 
through the end and inserting ‘‘the Federal buildings of the 
agency (including each industrial or laboratory facility) so that 
the energy consumption per gross square foot of the Federal 
buildings of the agency in fiscal years 2006 through 2015 is 
reduced, as compared with the energy consumption per gross 
square foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal 
year 2003, by the percentage specified in the following table:
‘‘Fiscal Year 
Percentage 
reduction 
2006 .............................................................................................
2007 .............................................................................................
2008 .............................................................................................
2009 .............................................................................................
2010 .............................................................................................
2011 .............................................................................................
2012 .............................................................................................
2013 .............................................................................................
2014 .............................................................................................
2015 .............................................................................................
20.’’.
(2) REPORTING BASELINE.—The energy reduction goals and 
baseline established in paragraph (1) of section 543(a) of the
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National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(a)(1)), 
as amended by this subsection, supersede all previous goals 
and baselines under such paragraph, and related reporting 
requirements. 
(b) REVIEW AND REVISION OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 543(a) of the National Energy Conservation Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(a)) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary shall 
review the results of the implementation of the energy performance 
requirement established under paragraph (1) and submit to Con-
gress recommendations concerning energy performance require-
ments for fiscal years 2016 through 2025.’’. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 543(c)(1) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘An agency may exclude’’ and all that follows through the end 
and inserting ‘‘(A) An agency may exclude, from the energy perform-
ance requirement for a fiscal year established under subsection 
(a) and the energy management requirement established under 
subsection (b), any Federal building or collection of Federal 
buildings, if the head of the agency finds that— 
‘‘(i) compliance with those requirements would be impracti-
cable; 
‘‘(ii) the agency has completed and submitted all federally 
required energy management reports; 
‘‘(iii) the agency has achieved compliance with the energy 
efficiency requirements of this Act, the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, Executive orders, and other Federal law; and 
‘‘(iv) the agency has implemented all practicable, life cycle 
cost-effective projects with respect to the Federal building or 
collection of Federal buildings to be excluded. 
‘‘(B) A finding of impracticability under subparagraph (A)(i) 
shall be based on— 
‘‘(i) the energy intensiveness of activities carried out in 
the Federal building or collection of Federal buildings; or 
‘‘(ii) the fact that the Federal building or collection of 
Federal buildings is used in the performance of a national 
security function.’’. 
(d) REVIEW BY SECRETARY.—Section 543(c)(2) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘impracticability standards’’ and inserting 
‘‘standards for exclusion’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a finding of impracticability’’ and inserting 
‘‘the exclusion’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘energy consumption requirements’’ and 
inserting ‘‘requirements of subsections (a) and (b)(1)’’. 
(e) CRITERIA.—Section 543(c) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(c)) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue guidelines that establish 
criteria for exclusions under paragraph (1).’’. 
(f) RETENTION OF ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS.—Section 546 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) RETENTION OF ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS.—An agency 
may retain any funds appropriated to that agency for energy