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National Institute of Standards and Technology according to 
Department of Energy test procedures without causing any 
adverse impact on the system, system components, the refrig-
erant or lubricant, or other materials in the system. 
Results of testing described in subparagraph (C) shall be pub-
lished in the Federal Register for public review and comment. 
For purposes of this section, a hardware device or primary 
refrigerant shall not be considered an additive. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidelines 
to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 552 the following new 
item:
‘‘Sec. 553. Federal procurement of energy efficient products.’’.
SEC. 105. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 801(c) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Any energy savings perform-
ance contract entered into under section 801 of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287) after October 1, 2003, 
and before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be considered 
to have been entered into under that section. 
SEC. 106. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL 
ENERGY INTENSITY. 
(a) DEFINITION
OF ENERGY INTENSITY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘energy intensity’’ means the primary energy consumed for 
each unit of physical output in an industrial process. 
(b) VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into 
voluntary agreements with one or more persons in industrial sectors 
that consume significant quantities of primary energy for each 
unit of physical output to reduce the energy intensity of the produc-
tion activities of the persons. 
(c) GOAL.—Voluntary agreements under this section shall have 
as a goal the reduction of energy intensity by not less than 2.5 
percent each year during the period of calendar years 2007 through 
2016. 
(d) RECOGNITION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with other 
appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop mechanisms to recog-
nize and publicize the achievements of participants in voluntary 
agreements under this section. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—A person that enters into an agree-
ment under this section and continues to make a good faith effort 
to achieve the energy efficiency goals specified in the agreement 
shall be eligible to receive from the Secretary a grant or technical 
assistance, as appropriate, to assist in the achievement of those 
goals. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than each of June 30, 2012, and June 
30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) evaluates the success of the voluntary agreements under 
this section; and 
(2) provides independent verification of a sample of the 
energy savings estimates provided by participating firms.
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SEC. 107. ADVANCED BUILDING EFFICIENCY TESTBED. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator of General Services, shall establish an Advanced 
Building Efficiency Testbed program for the development, testing, 
and demonstration of advanced engineering systems, components, 
and materials to enable innovations in building technologies. The 
program shall evaluate efficiency concepts for government and 
industry buildings, and demonstrate the ability of next generation 
buildings to support individual and organizational productivity and 
health (including by improving indoor air quality) as well as flexi-
bility and technological change to improve environmental sustain-
ability. Such program shall complement and not duplicate existing 
national programs. 
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The program established under subsection 
(a) shall be led by a university with the ability to combine the 
expertise from numerous academic fields including, at a minimum, 
intelligent 
workplaces 
and 
advanced 
building 
systems 
and 
engineering, electrical and computer engineering, computer science, 
architecture, urban design, and environmental and mechanical 
engineering. Such university shall partner with other universities 
and entities who have established programs and the capability 
of advancing innovative building efficiency technologies. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
$6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2008, to remain 
available until expended. For any fiscal year in which funds are 
expended under this section, the Secretary shall provide one-third 
of the total amount to the lead university described in subsection 
(b), and provide the remaining two-thirds to the other participants 
referred to in subsection (b) on an equal basis. 
SEC. 108. INCREASED USE OF RECOVERED MINERAL COMPONENT IN 
FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS INVOLVING PROCURE-
MENT OF CEMENT OR CONCRETE. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle F of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6961 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘INCREASED USE OF RECOVERED MINERAL COMPONENT IN FEDERALLY 
FUNDED PROJECTS INVOLVING PROCUREMENT OF CEMENT OR CON-
CRETE 
‘‘SEC. 6005. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY HEAD.—The term ‘agency head’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
‘‘(B) the head of any other Federal agency that, on 
a regular basis, procures, or provides Federal funds to 
pay or assist in paying the cost of procuring, material 
for cement or concrete projects. 
‘‘(2) CEMENT
OR
CONCRETE
PROJECT.—The term ‘cement 
or concrete project’ means a project for the construction or 
maintenance of a highway or other transportation facility or 
a Federal, State, or local government building or other public 
facility that— 
‘‘(A) involves the procurement of cement or concrete; 
and 
‘‘(B) is carried out, in whole or in part, using Federal 
funds.
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‘‘(3) RECOVERED MINERAL COMPONENT.—The term ‘recov-
ered mineral component’ means— 
‘‘(A) ground granulated blast furnace slag, excluding 
lead slag; 
‘‘(B) coal combustion fly ash; and 
‘‘(C) any other waste material or byproduct recovered 
or diverted from solid waste that the Administrator, in 
consultation with an agency head, determines should be 
treated as recovered mineral component under this section 
for use in cement or concrete projects paid for, in whole 
or in part, by the agency head. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator and each agency 
head shall take such actions as are necessary to implement 
fully all procurement requirements and incentives in effect 
as of the date of enactment of this section (including guidelines 
under section 6002) that provide for the use of cement and 
concrete incorporating recovered mineral component in cement 
or concrete projects. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), an agency 
head shall give priority to achieving greater use of recovered 
mineral component in cement or concrete projects for which 
recovered mineral components historically have not been used 
or have been used only minimally. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Adminis-
trator and each agency head shall carry out this subsection 
in accordance with section 6002. 
‘‘(c) FULL IMPLEMENTATION STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in cooperation with 
the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy, 
shall conduct a study to determine the extent to which procure-
ment requirements, when fully implemented in accordance with 
subsection (b), may realize energy savings and environmental 
benefits attainable with substitution of recovered mineral 
component in cement used in cement or concrete projects. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The study shall— 
‘‘(A) quantify— 
‘‘(i) the extent to which recovered mineral compo-
nents are being substituted for Portland cement, 
particularly as a result of procurement requirements; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the energy savings and environmental benefits 
associated with the substitution; 
‘‘(B) identify all barriers in procurement requirements 
to greater realization of energy savings and environmental 
benefits, including barriers resulting from exceptions from 
the law; and 
‘‘(C)(i) identify potential mechanisms to achieve greater 
substitution of recovered mineral component in types of 
cement or concrete projects for which recovered mineral 
components historically have not been used or have been 
used only minimally; 
‘‘(ii) evaluate the feasibility of establishing guidelines 
or standards for optimized substitution rates of recovered 
mineral component in those cement or concrete projects; 
and