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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9419 
To clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property is an energy 
or water efficiency measure that may be used in Federal buildings 
for purposes of section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2022 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. TONKO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, and Mr. CASTEN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To clarify that installation of mechanical insulation property 
is an energy or water efficiency measure that may be 
used in Federal buildings for purposes of section 543(f) 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Mechanical 
Insulation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROP-
ERTY AS AN ENERGY OR WATER EFFICIENCY 
MEASURE IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROP-
ERTY.—Section 543(f)(1) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(1)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) 
MECHANICAL
INSULATION
PROP-
ERTY.—The term ‘mechanical insulation prop-
erty’ means insulation materials, facings, and 
accessory products installed in connection to 
such insulation materials— 
‘‘(i) placed in service— 
‘‘(I) in connection with a me-
chanical system; and 
‘‘(II) in a manner that meets or 
complies with the minimum require-
ments of Reference Standard 90.1 (as 
defined in section 179D(c)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and 
‘‘(ii) which result in a reduction in en-
ergy loss from the mechanical system.’’. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY AND WATER EVALUA-
TIONS.—Section 543(f)(3)(A) of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(3)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, including identification of energy- 
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and water-saving measures (including installation of me-
chanical insulation property, if applicable),’’ after ‘‘a com-
prehensive energy and water evaluation’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL IN-
SULATION PROPERTY.—Section 543(f)(4) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
INSTALLATION
OF
ME-
CHANICAL
INSULATION
PROPERTY.—For each 
measure implemented under this paragraph 
that involves installation of mechanical insula-
tion property, such installation shall be per-
formed by an individual who has completed an 
apprenticeship registered under the Act of Au-
gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chap-
ter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.).’’. 
Æ 
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