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Subtitle C—Energy Efficiency 
CHAPTER 1—VEHICLES, BUILDINGS, AND 
INDUSTRIES 
SEC. 922. PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct pro-
grams of energy efficiency research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application, including activi-
ties described in this chapter. Such programs shall be fo-
cused on the following objectives: 
(1) Increasing the energy efficiency of vehicles, 
buildings, and industrial processes. 
(2) Reducing the Nation’s demand for energy, 
especially energy from foreign sources. 
(3) Reducing the cost of energy and making the 
economy more efficient and competitive. 
(4) Improving the Nation’s energy security. 
(5) Reducing the environmental impact of en-
ergy-related activities. 
(b) GOALS.— 
(1) INITIAL
GOALS.—In accordance with the 
performance plan and report requirements in section 
4 of the Government Performance Results Act of 
1993, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress, 
along with the President’s annual budget request for 
fiscal year 2007, a report containing outcome meas-
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ures with explicitly stated cost and performance 
baselines. The measures shall specify energy effi-
ciency performance goals, with quantifiable 5-year 
cost and energy savings target levels, for vehicles, 
buildings, and industries, and any other such goals 
the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(2) SUBSEQUENT
TRANSMITTALS.—The Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress, along with the 
President’s annual budget request for each fiscal 
year after 2007, a report containing— 
(A) a description, including quantitative 
analysis, of progress in achieving performance 
goals transmitted under paragraph (1), as com-
pared to the baselines transmitted under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) any amendments to such goals. 
(c) PUBLIC INPUT.—The Secretary shall consider ad-
vice from industry, universities, and other interested par-
ties through seeking comments in the Federal Register 
and other means before transmitting each report under 
subsection (b). 
SEC. 923. VEHICLES. 
(a) ADVANCED, COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES.— 
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, devel-
opment, demonstration, and commercial application of ad-
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vanced, cost-effective technologies to improve the energy 
efficiency and environmental performance of light-duty 
and heavy-duty vehicles, including— 
(1) hybrid and electric propulsion systems, in-
cluding plug-in hybrid systems; 
(2) advanced engines, including combustion en-
gines; 
(3) advanced materials, including high strength, 
lightweight materials, such as nanostructured mate-
rials, composites, multimaterial parts, carbon fibers, 
and materials with high thermal conductivity; 
(4) technologies for reduced drag and rolling re-
sistance; 
(5) whole-vehicle design optimization to reduce 
the weight of component parts and thus increase the 
fuel economy of the vehicle, including fiber optics to 
replace traditional wiring; 
(6) thermoelectric devices that capture waste 
heat and convert thermal energy into electricity; and 
(7) advanced drivetrains. 
(b) LOW-COST HYDROGEN PROPULSION AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary of Energy shall— 
(1) establish a research, development, and dem-
onstration program to determine the feasibility of 
using hydrogen propulsion in light-weight vehicles
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and the integration of the associated hydrogen pro-
duction infrastructure using off-the-shelf compo-
nents; and 
(2) identify universities and institutions that— 
(A) have expertise in researching and test-
ing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and 
other fuels; 
(B) have expertise in integrating off-the- 
shelf components to minimize cost; and 
(C) within two years can test a vehicle 
based on an existing commercially available 
platform with a curb weight of not less than 
2,000 pounds before modifications, that— 
(i) operates solely on hydrogen gas; 
(ii) can travel a minimum of 300 
miles under normal road conditions; and 
(iii) uses hydrogen produced from 
water using only solar energy. 
SEC. 924. BUILDINGS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of cost-effective technologies, for new 
construction and retrofit, to improve the energy efficiency 
and environmental performance of commercial, industrial, 
institutional, and residential buildings. The program shall
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use a whole-buildings approach, integrating work on ele-
ments including— 
(1) advanced controls, including occupancy sen-
sors, daylighting controls, wireless technologies, 
automated responses to changes in the internal and 
external environment, and real time delivery of infor-
mation on building system and component perform-
ance; 
(2) building envelope, including windows, roof-
ing systems and materials, and building-integrated 
photovoltaics; 
(3) building systems components, including— 
(A) lighting; 
(B) appliances, including advanced tech-
nologies, such as stand-by load technologies, for 
office equipment, food service equipment, and 
laundry equipment; and 
(C) heating, ventilation, and cooling sys-
tems, including ground-source heat pumps and 
radiant heating; and 
(4) onsite renewable energy generation. 
(b) ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING PILOT GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall establish a pilot program to award 
grants to businesses and organizations for new con-
struction of energy efficient buildings, or major ren-
ovations of buildings that will result in energy effi-
cient buildings, to demonstrate innovative energy ef-
ficiency technologies, especially those sponsored by 
the Department. 
(2) AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this subsection competitively to those 
applicants whose proposals— 
(A) best demonstrate— 
(i) likelihood to meet or exceed the de-
sign standards referred to in paragraph 
(7); 
(ii) likelihood to maximize cost-effec-
tive energy efficiency opportunities; and 
(iii) advanced energy efficiency tech-
nologies; and 
(B) are least likely to be realized without 
Federal assistance. 
(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Grants under this 
subsection shall be for up to 50 percent of design 
and energy modeling costs, not to exceed $50,000 
per building. No single grantee may be eligible for 
more than 3 grants per year under this program.
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(4) GRANT PAYMENTS.— 
(A) INITIAL
PAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall pay 50 percent of the total amount of the 
grant to grant recipients upon selection. 
(B) REMAINDER OF PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall pay the remaining 50 percent of the 
grant only after independent certification of 
operational buildings for compliance with the 
standards for energy efficient buildings de-
scribed in paragraph (7). 
(C) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
shall not provide the remainder of the payment 
unless the building is certified within 6 months 
after operation of the completed building to 
meet the requirements described in subpara-
graph (B), or in the case of major renovations 
the building is certified within 6 months of the 
completion of the renovations. 
(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 
years after awarding the first grant under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
report containing— 
(A) the total number and dollar amount of 
grants awarded under this subsection; and
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(B) an estimate of aggregate cost and en-
ergy savings enabled by the pilot program 
under this subsection. 
(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Administra-
tive expenses for the program under this subsection 
shall not exceed 10 percent of appropriated funds. 
(7) DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILD-
ING.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘en-
ergy efficient building’’ means a building that is 
independently certified— 
(A) to meet or exceed the applicable 
United States Green Building Council’s Leader-
ship in Energy and Environmental Design 
standards for a silver, gold, or platinum rating; 
and 
(B) to achieve a reduction in energy con-
sumption of— 
(i) at least 25 percent for new con-
struction, compared to the energy stand-
ards set by the Federal Building Code (10 
CFR part 434); and 
(ii) at least 20 percent for major ren-
ovations, compared to energy consumption 
before renovations are begun. 
(c) STANDARDIZATION REPORT AND PROGRAM.—
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(1) REPORT.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Institute of Building 
Sciences to— 
(A) conduct a comprehensive assessment of 
how well current voluntary consensus standards 
related to buildings match state-of-the-art 
knowledge on the design, construction, oper-
ation, repair, and renovation of high-perform-
ance buildings; and 
(B) recommend steps for the Secretary to 
take to accelerate the development and promul-
gation of voluntary consensus standards for 
high-performance buildings that would address 
all major high-performance building attributes, 
including energy efficiency, sustainability, safe-
ty and security, life-cycle cost, and productivity. 
(2) PROGRAM.—After receiving the report 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a 
program of technical assistance and grants to sup-
port standards development organizations in— 
(A) the revision of existing standards, to 
reflect current knowledge of high-performance 
buildings; and 
(B) the development and promulgation of 
new standards in areas important to high-per-
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formance buildings where there is no existing 
standard or where an existing standard cannot 
easily be modified. 
SEC. 925. INDUSTRIES. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of advanced technologies to improve 
the energy efficiency, environmental performance, and 
process efficiency of energy-intensive and waste-intensive 
industries. Such program shall be focused on industries 
whose total annual energy consumption amounts to more 
than 1.0 percent of the total nationwide annual energy 
consumption, according to the most recent data available 
to the Department. Research and development efforts 
under this section shall give a higher priority to broad- 
benefit efficiency technologies that have practical applica-
tion across industry sectors. 
(b) ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.— 
The program conducted under subsection (a) shall include 
research on, and development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of, advanced control devices to improve 
the energy efficiency of electric motors, including those 
used in industrial processes, heating, ventilation, and cool-
ing.
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SEC. 926. DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL APPLICA-
TION. 
(a) APPLIANCES AND TESTING.—The Secretary shall 
conduct research and analysis to determine whether, given 
Department-sponsored and other advances in energy effi-
ciency technologies, demonstration and commercial appli-
cation of innovative, cost-effective energy savings and pol-
lution reducing technologies could be used to improve ap-
pliances and test procedures used to measure appliance 
efficiency. 
(b) BUILDING ENERGY CODES.—The Secretary shall, 
in coordination with government, nongovernment, and 
commercial partners, conduct research and analyses of the 
best cost-effective practices in the development and updat-
ing of building energy codes, including for manufactured 
housing. Analyses shall focus on how to encourage energy 
efficiency and adoption of newly developed energy produc-
tion and use equipment. 
(c) ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
CENTERS.— 
(1) GRANTS.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall make grants to nonprofit institutions, State 
and local governments, or universities (or consortia 
thereof), to establish a geographically dispersed net-
work of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Cen-
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ters, to be located in areas the Secretary determines 
have the greatest need of the services of such Cen-
ters. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Center shall oper-
ate a program to encourage demonstration and 
commercial application of advanced energy 
methods and technologies through education 
and outreach to building and industrial profes-
sionals, and to other individuals and organiza-
tions with an interest in efficient energy use. 
(B) ADVISORY PANEL.—Each Center shall 
establish an advisory panel to advise the Center 
on how best to accomplish the activities under 
subparagraph (A). 
(3) APPLICATION.—A person seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
an application in such form and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. The Sec-
retary may award a grant under this subsection to 
an entity already in existence if the entity is other-
wise eligible under this subsection. 
(4) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection on the basis of 
the following criteria, at a minimum: