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‘‘(E) the designation would enhance na-
tional defense and homeland security.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) RATES AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Com-
mission shall promulgate regulations providing for 
the allocation and recovery of costs prudently in-
curred by public utilities in building and operating 
facilities authorized under this section for trans-
mission of electric energy generated from clean 
sources (such as wind, solar energy, geothermal en-
ergy, and biomass). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—All rates ap-
proved under the regulations promulgated under 
paragraph (1), including any revisions to the regula-
tions, shall be subject to the requirements under sec-
tions 205 and 206 that all rates, charges, terms, and 
conditions be just and reasonable and not unduly 
discriminatory or preferential.’’. 
SEC. 270. FEDERAL STANDBY POWER STANDARD. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
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agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ in-
cludes military departments, as the term is de-
fined in section 102 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
product’’ means a commercially available, off-the- 
shelf product that— 
(A)(i) uses external standby power devices; 
or 
(ii) contains an internal standby power 
function; and 
(B) is included on the list compiled under 
subsection (d). 
(b) FEDERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.—Subject 
to subsection (c), if an Agency purchases an eligible prod-
uct, the Agency shall purchase— 
(1) an eligible product that uses not more than 
1 watt in the standby power consuming mode of the 
eligible product; or 
(2) if an eligible product described in paragraph 
(1) is not available, the eligible product with the low-
est available standby power wattage in the standby 
power consuming mode of the eligible product. 
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(c) LIMITATION.—The requirements of subsection (b) 
shall apply to a purchase by an Agency only if— 
(1) the lower-wattage eligible product is— 
(A) lifecycle cost-effective; and 
(B) practicable; and 
(2) the utility and performance of the eligible 
product is not compromised by the lower wattage re-
quirement. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS.—The Secretary of Energy, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the 
Administrator of General Services, shall compile a publicly 
accessible list of cost-effective eligible products that shall 
be subject to the purchasing requirements of subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 270A. STANDARD RELATING TO SOLAR HOT WATER 
HEATERS. 
Section 305(a)(3)(A) of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(A)) (as amended 
by section 266) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)(III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) if life-cycle cost-effective, as 
compared to other reasonably available 
technologies, not less than 30 percent of 
the hot water demand for each new or sub-
stantially modified Federal building be met 
through the installation and use of solar 
hot water heaters.’’. 
SEC. 270B. RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION MANUFAC-
TURING PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out 
a program, to be known as the Renewable Energy Innova-
tion Manufacturing Partnership Program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Program’’), to make assistance awards 
to eligible entities for use in carrying out research, devel-
opment, and demonstration relating to the manufacturing 
of renewable energy technologies. 
(b) SOLICITATION.—To carry out the Program, the 
Secretary shall annually conduct a competitive solicitation 
for assistance awards for an eligible project described in 
subsection (e). 
(c) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Pro-
gram are— 
(1) to develop, or aid in the development of, ad-
vanced manufacturing processes, materials, and in-
frastructure; 
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