(2) by striking ‘‘20 per centum’’ and inserting 
‘‘30 percent’’. 
(e) LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY HOUSING MORT-
GAGE INSURANCE.—Section 221(k) of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(k)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 
per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(f) ELDERLY HOUSING MORTGAGE INSURANCE.—
Section 231(c)(2)(C) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per 
centum’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(g) CONDOMINIUM
HOUSING
MORTGAGE
INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 234(j) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715y(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘20 per centum’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
SEC. 144. PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND. 
Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437g) is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs:
‘‘(K) improvement of energy and water-use 
efficiency by installing fixtures and fittings that 
conform to the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers/American National Standards Insti-
tute 
standards 
A112.19.2–1998 
and 
A112.18.1–2000, or any revision thereto, appli-
cable at the time of installation, and by increas-
ing energy efficiency and water conservation by 
such other means as the Secretary determines 
are appropriate; and 
‘‘(L) integrated utility management and 
capital planning to maximize energy conserva-
tion and efficiency measures.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) THIRD
PARTY
CONTRACTS.—
Contracts described in clause (i) may in-
clude contracts for equipment conversions 
to less costly utility sources, projects with 
resident-paid utilities, and adjustments to 
frozen base year consumption, including 
systems repaired to meet applicable build-
ing and safety codes and adjustments for 
occupancy rates increased by rehabilita-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) TERM OF CONTRACT.—The total 
term of a contract described in clause (i) 
shall not exceed 20 years to allow longer 
payback periods for retrofits, including 
windows, heating system replacements, 
wall insulation, site-based generation, ad-
vanced energy savings technologies, includ-
ing renewable energy generation, and other 
such retrofits.’’. 
SEC. 145. GRANTS FOR ENERGY-CONSERVING IMPROVE-
MENTS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING. 
Section 251(b)(1) of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8231(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘financed with loans’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assisted’’; 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘1959,’’ the following: 
‘‘which are eligible multifamily housing projects (as 
such term is defined in section 512 of the Multi-
family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability 
Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note)) and are subject 
to mortgage restructuring and rental assistance suf-
ficiency plans under such Act,’’; and
(3) by inserting after the period at the end of 
the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘Such 
improvements may also include the installation of 
energy and water conserving fixtures and fittings 
that conform to the American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers/American National Standards Institute 
standards A112.19.2–1998 and A112.18.1–2000, or 
any revision thereto, applicable at the time of instal-
lation.’’. 
SEC. 147. ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES. 
In purchasing appliances, a public housing agency 
shall purchase energy-efficient appliances that are Energy 
Star products or FEMP-designated products, as such 
terms are defined in section 553 of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (as amended by this title), unless 
the purchase of energy-efficient appliances is not cost-ef-
fective to the agency. 
SEC. 148. ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 
Section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Energy Policy Act