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(2) encourage self-regulated utilities to enter 
businesses making the sales referred to in subsection 
(a)(2). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy such sums as are necessary for the purposes of this 
section. 
SEC. 243. CLARIFYING ELECTION OF WASTE HEAT RECOV-
ERY FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. 
Section 373(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6343(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘that qualifies for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘who elects to claim’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘from that project’’ after ‘‘for 
waste heat recovery’’. 
SEC. 244. MOTOR MARKET ASSESSMENT AND COMMERCIAL 
AWARENESS PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) electric motor systems account for about 
half of the electricity used in the United States; 
(2) electric motor energy use is determined by 
both the efficiency of the motor and the system in 
which the motor operates; 
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(3) Federal Government research on motor end 
use and efficiency opportunities is more than a dec-
ade old; and 
(4) the Census Bureau has discontinued collec-
tion of data on motor and generator importation, 
manufacture, shipment, and sales. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) INTERESTED PARTIES.—The term ‘‘inter-
ested parties’’ includes— 
(A) trade associations; 
(B) motor manufacturers; 
(C) motor end users; 
(D) electric utilities; and 
(E) individuals and entities that conduct 
energy efficiency programs. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with inter-
ested parties. 
(c) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of electric motors and the electric motor mar-
ket in the United States that shall— 
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(1) include important subsectors of the indus-
trial and commercial electric motor market (as de-
termined by the Secretary), including— 
(A) the stock of motors and motor-driven 
equipment; 
(B) efficiency categories of the motor pop-
ulation; and 
(C) motor systems that use drives, servos, 
and other control technologies; 
(2) characterize and estimate the opportunities 
for improvement in the energy efficiency of motor 
systems by market segment, including opportunities 
for— 
(A) expanded use of drives, servos, and 
other control technologies; 
(B) expanded use of process control, 
pumps, compressors, fans or blowers, and mate-
rial handling components; and 
(C) substitution of existing motor designs 
with existing and future advanced motor de-
signs, including electronically commutated per-
manent magnet, interior permanent magnet, 
and switched reluctance motors; and 
(3) develop an updated profile of motor system 
purchase and maintenance practices, including sur-
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veying the number of companies that have motor 
purchase and repair specifications, by company size, 
number of employees, and sales. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS; UPDATE.—Based on the as-
sessment conducted under subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) develop— 
(A) recommendations to update the de-
tailed motor profile on a periodic basis; 
(B) methods to estimate the energy sav-
ings and market penetration that is attributable 
to the Save Energy Now Program of the De-
partment; and 
(C) recommendations for the Director of 
the Census Bureau on market surveys that 
should be undertaken in support of the motor 
system activities of the Department; and 
(2) prepare an update to the Motor Master+ 
program of the Department. 
(e) PROGRAM.—Based on the assessment, rec-
ommendations, and update required under subsections (c) 
and (d), the Secretary shall establish a proactive, national 
program targeted at motor end-users and delivered in co-
operation with interested parties to increase awareness 
of— 
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(1) the energy and cost-saving opportunities in 
commercial and industrial facilities using higher effi-
ciency electric motors; 
(2) improvements in motor system procurement 
and management procedures in the selection of high-
er efficiency electric motors and motor-system com-
ponents, including drives, controls, and driven equip-
ment; and 
(3) criteria for making decisions for new, re-
placement, or repair motor and motor system com-
ponents. 
SEC. 245. MOTOR EFFICIENCY REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part C of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 347. MOTOR EFFICIENCY REBATE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than January 1, 
2010, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall establish a program to provide rebates for expendi-
tures made by entities— 
‘‘(1) for the purchase and installation of a new 
electric motor that has a nominal full load efficiency 
that is not less than the nominal full load efficiency 
as defined in— 
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‘‘(A) table 12–12 of NEMA Standards 
Publication MG 1–2006 for random wound mo-
tors rated 600 volts or lower; or 
‘‘(B) table 12–13 of NEMA Standards 
Publication MG 1–2006 for form wound motors 
rated 5000 volts or lower; and 
‘‘(2) to replace an installed motor of the entity 
the specifications of which are established by the 
Secretary by a date that is not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
rebate under this section, an entity shall submit to 
the Secretary an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, including— 
‘‘(A) demonstrated evidence that the entity 
purchased an electric motor described in sub-
section (a)(1) to replace an installed motor de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(B) demonstrated evidence that the enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) removed the installed motor of 
the entity from service; and 
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‘‘(ii) properly disposed the installed 
motor of the entity; and 
‘‘(C) the physical nameplate of the in-
stalled motor of the entity. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.—The 
Secretary may provide to an entity that meets each 
requirement under paragraph (1) a rebate the 
amount of which shall be equal to the product ob-
tained by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the nameplate horsepower of the elec-
tric motor purchased by the entity in accord-
ance with subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) $25.00. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENTS TO DISTRIBUTORS OF QUALI-
FYING ELECTRIC MOTORS.—To assist in the pay-
ment for expenses relating to processing and motor 
core disposal costs, the Secretary shall provide to the 
distributor of an electric motor described in sub-
section (a)(1), the purchaser of which received a re-
bate under this section, an amount equal to the 
product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) the nameplate horsepower of the elec-
tric motor; and 
‘‘(B) $5.00. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
to remain available until expended— 
‘‘(1) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(4) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(5) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 
6201) is amended by adding at the end of the items relat-
ing to part C of title III the following: 
‘‘Sec. 347. Motor efficiency rebate program.’’. 
SEC. 246. CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING REVOLVING 
LOAN FUND PROGRAM. 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 26 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 27. CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING REVOLVING 
LOAN FUND PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) To develop the long-term manufacturing 
capacity of the United States. 
‘‘(2) To create jobs through the retooling and 
expansion of manufacturing facilities to produce 
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clean energy technology products and energy effi-
cient products. 
‘‘(3) To improve the long-term competitiveness 
of domestic manufacturing by increasing the energy 
efficiency of manufacturing facilities. 
‘‘(4) To assist small and medium-sized manu-
facturers diversify operations to respond to emerging 
clean energy technology product markets. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘clean energy technology product’ means 
technology products relating to the following: 
‘‘(A) Wind turbines. 
‘‘(B) Solar energy. 
‘‘(C) Fuel cells. 
‘‘(D) Advanced batteries, battery systems, 
or storage devices. 
‘‘(E) Biomass equipment. 
‘‘(F) Geothermal equipment. 
‘‘(G) Advanced biofuels. 
‘‘(H) Ocean energy equipment. 
‘‘(I) Carbon capture and storage. 
‘‘(J) Such other products as the Secretary 
determines— 
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‘‘(i) relate to the production, use, 
transmission, storage, control, or conserva-
tion of energy; 
‘‘(ii) reduce greenhouse gas concentra-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) achieve the earliest and max-
imum emission reductions within a reason-
able period per dollar invested; 
‘‘(iv) result in the fewest non-green-
house gas environmental impacts; and 
‘‘(v) either— 
‘‘(I) reduce the need for addi-
tional energy supplies by— 
‘‘(aa) using existing energy 
supplies with greater efficiency; 
or 
‘‘(bb) by transmitting, dis-
tributing, or transporting energy 
with 
greater 
effectiveness 
through the infrastructure of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(II) diversity the sources of en-
ergy supply of the United States— 
‘‘(aa) to strengthen energy 
security; and 
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‘‘(bb) to increase supplies 
with a favorable balance of envi-
ronmental effects if the entire 
technology system is considered. 
‘‘(2) ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCT.—The term 
‘energy efficient product’ means a product that, as 
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy— 
‘‘(A) consumes significantly less energy 
than the average amount that all similar prod-
ucts consumed on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
‘‘(B) is a component, system, or group of 
subsystems that is designed, developed, and 
validated to optimize the energy efficiency of a 
product. 
‘‘(3) HOLLINGS
MANUFACTURING
EXTENSION 
CENTER.—The term ‘Hollings Manufacturing Exten-
sion Center’ means a center established under sec-
tion 25. 
‘‘(4) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘Hollings Manufacturing Part-
nership Program’ means the program established 
under sections 25 and 26. 
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‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the grant program established pursuant to sub-
section (c)(1). 
‘‘(6) REVOLVING LOAN FUND.—The term ‘re-
volving loan fund’ means a revolving loan fund de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
‘‘(7) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of 
Commerce. 
‘‘(8) SMALL
OR
MEDIUM-SIZED
MANUFAC-
TURER.—The term ‘small or medium-sized manufac-
turer’ means a manufacturer that employs fewer 
than 500 full-time equivalent employees at a manu-
facturing facility that is not owned or controlled by 
an automobile manufacturer. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall establish a program under which 
the Secretary shall award grants to States to estab-
lish revolving loan funds to provide loans to small 
and medium-sized manufacturers to finance the cost 
of— 
‘‘(A) reequipping, expanding, or estab-
lishing (including applicable engineering costs) 
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‘‘(D) a description of the actual or poten-
tial clean energy manufacturing supply chains, 
including significant component parts, in the re-
gion served by the revolving loan fund; 
‘‘(E) how the State will target the provi-
sion of loans under the Program to manufactur-
ers located in regions characterized by high un-
employment and sudden and severe economic 
dislocation, in particular where mass layoffs 
have resulted in a precipitous increase in unem-
ployment; 
‘‘(F) the availability of a skilled manufac-
turing workforce in the region served by the re-
volving loan fund and the capacity of the re-
gion’s workforce and education systems to pro-
vide pathways for unemployed or low-income 
workers into skilled manufacturing employment; 
‘‘(G) a description of how the State will 
target loans to small or medium-sized manufac-
turers who are— 
‘‘(i) manufacturers of automobile com-
ponents; and 
‘‘(ii) either— 
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‘‘(I) increasing the energy effi-
ciency of their manufacturing facili-
ties; or 
‘‘(II) retooling to manufacture 
clean energy products or energy effi-
cient products, including manufac-
turing components to improve the 
compliance of an automobile with fuel 
economy standards prescribed under 
section 32902 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(H) a description of how the State will 
use the loan fund to achieve the earliest and 
maximum greenhouse gas emission reductions 
within a reasonable period of time per dollar in-
vested and with the fewest non-greenhouse gas 
environmental impacts; and 
‘‘(I) such other factors as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to ensure that grants 
awarded under the Program effectively and effi-
ciently achieve the purposes described in sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(e) REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant 
under the Program shall establish, maintain, and 
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administer a revolving loan fund in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—A revolving loan fund shall 
consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) Amounts from grants awarded under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) All amounts held or received by the 
State incident to the provision of loans de-
scribed in subsection (f), including all collec-
tions of principal and interest. 
‘‘(3) EXPENDITURES.—Amounts in the revolv-
ing loan fund shall be available for the provision and 
administration of loans in accordance with sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—No funds provided pursuant 
to this section may be leveraged through use of tax- 
exempt bonding authority by a State or a political 
subdivision of a State. 
‘‘(f) LOANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the amount in the re-
volving loan fund to provide loans to small and me-
dium-sized manufacturers as described in subsection 
(c)(1). 
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‘‘(2) LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The fol-
lowing shall apply with respect to loans provided 
under paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) TERMS.—Loans shall have a term de-
termined by the State receiving the grant as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) For fixed assets, the term of the 
loan shall not exceed the useful life of the 
asset and shall be less than 15 years. 
‘‘(ii) For working capital, the term of 
the loan shall not exceed 36 months. 
‘‘(B) INTEREST RATES.—Loans shall bear 
an interest rate determined by the State receiv-
ing the grant as follows: 
‘‘(i) The interest rate shall enable the 
loan recipient to accomplish the activities 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(ii) The interest rate may be set 
below-market interest rates. 
‘‘(iii) The interest rate may not be 
less than zero percent. 
‘‘(iv) The interest rate may not exceed 
the current prime rate plus 500 basis 
points. 
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‘‘(C) DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET FOR USE 
OF
LOAN
FUNDS.—Each recipient of a loan 
from a State under the Program shall develop 
and submit to the State and the Secretary a de-
scription and budget for the use of loan 
amounts, including a description of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Any new business expected to be 
developed with the loan. 
‘‘(ii) Any improvements to manufac-
turing operations to be developed with the 
loan. 
‘‘(iii) Any technology expected to be 
commercialized with the loan. 
‘‘(D) PRIORITY
IN
REVIEW
AND
PREF-
ERENCE IN SELECTION FOR CERTAIN LOAN AP-
PLICANTS.— 
‘‘(i) REVIEW.—In reviewing applica-
tions submitted by small or medium-sized 
manufacturers for a loan, a recipient of a 
grant under the Program shall give pri-
ority to small or medium-sized manufac-
turers described in clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION.—In selecting small 
or medium-sized manufacturers to receive 
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a loan, a recipient of a grant under the 
Program shall give preference to small or 
medium-sized manufacturers described in 
clause (iii). 
‘‘(iii) 
PRIORITY
AND
PREFERRED 
SMALL
OR
MEDIUM-SIZED
MANUFACTUR-
ERS.—A small or medium-sized manufac-
turer described in this clause is a manufac-
turer that— 
‘‘(I) is certified by a Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Center or a 
manufacturing-related 
local 
inter-
mediary designated by the Secretary 
for purposes of providing such certifi-
cation; or 
‘‘(II) provides individuals em-
ployed at the manufacturing facilities 
of the manufacturer— 
‘‘(aa) pay in amounts that 
are, on average, equal to or more 
than the average wage of an indi-
vidual working in a manufac-
turing facility in the State; and 
‘‘(bb) health benefits. 
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‘‘(iv) CERTIFICATION
BY
HOLLINGS 
MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTER.—A 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center 
or other entity designated by the Secretary 
for purposes of providing certification 
under clause (iii)(I) shall only certify appli-
cations for a loan after carrying out a 
qualitative and quantitative review of the 
applicant’s business strategy, manufac-
turing operations, and technological ability 
to contribute to the purposes described in 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(E) REPAYMENT UPON RELOCATION OUT-
SIDE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If a person re-
ceives a loan under paragraph (1) to fi-
nance the cost of reequipping, expanding, 
or establishing a manufacturing facility as 
described in subsection (c)(1)(A) or to re-
duce the energy intensity of a manufac-
turing facility and such person relocates 
the production activities of such manufac-
turing facility outside the United States 
during the term of the loan, the recipient 
shall repay such loan in full with interest 
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as described in clause (ii) and for a dura-
tion described in clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) PAYMENT
OF
INTEREST.—Any 
amount owed by the recipient of a loan 
under paragraph (1) who is required to 
repay the loan under clause (i) shall bear 
interest at a penalty rate determined by 
the Secretary to deter recipients of loans 
under paragraph (1) from relocating pro-
duction activities as described in clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) PERIOD
OF
REPAYMENT.—Re-
payment of a loan under clause (i) shall be 
for a duration determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(F) COMPLIANCE WITH WAGE RATE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Each recipient of a loan shall 
undertake and agree to incorporate or cause to 
be incorporated into all contracts for construc-
tion, alteration or repair, which are paid for in 
whole or in part with funds obtained pursuant 
to such loan, a requirement that all laborers 
and mechanics employed by contractors and 
subcontractors performing construction, alter-
ation or repair shall be paid wages at rates not 
less than those determined by the Secretary of 
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Labor, in accordance with subchapter IV of 
chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code 
(known as the ‘Davis-Bacon Act’), to be pre-
vailing for the corresponding classes of laborers 
and mechanics employed on projects of a char-
acter similar to the contract work in the same 
locality in which the work is to be performed. 
The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect 
to the labor standards specified in this subpara-
graph, the authority and functions set forth in 
Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 
Fed. Reg. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267) and section 
3145 of title 40, United States Code. 
‘‘(G) ANNUAL REPORTS BY LOAN RECIPI-
ENTS.—Each recipient of a loan issued by a 
State under paragraph (1) shall, not less fre-
quently than once each year during the term of 
the loan, submit to such State a report con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
specify for purposes of the Program, including 
information that the Secretary can use to deter-
mine whether a recipient of a loan is required 
to repay the loan under subparagraph (E). 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL
REPORTS
BY
GRANT
RECIPI-
ENTS.—Each recipient of a grant under the Pro-
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gram shall, not less frequently than once each year, 
submit to the Secretary a report on the impact of 
each loan issued by the State under the Program 
and the aggregate impact of all loans so issued, in-
cluding the following: 
‘‘(A) The sales increased or retained. 
‘‘(B) Cost savings or costs avoided. 
‘‘(C) Additional investment encouraged. 
‘‘(D) Jobs created or retained. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
SEC. 247. CLEAN ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY MANUFAC-
TURING PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.—Section 25(b) of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the establishment of a clean energy manu-
facturing supply chain initiative— 
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‘‘(A) to support manufacturers in their 
identification of and diversification to new mar-
kets, including support for manufacturers 
transitioning to the use of clean energy supply 
chains; 
‘‘(B) to assist manufacturers improve their 
competitiveness by reducing energy intensity 
and greenhouse gas production, including the 
use of energy intensive feedstocks; 
‘‘(C) to increase adoption and implementa-
tion of innovative manufacturing technologies; 
‘‘(D) to coordinate and leverage the exper-
tise of the National Laboratories and Tech-
nology Centers and the Industrial Assessment 
Centers of the Department of Energy to meet 
the needs of manufacturers; and 
‘‘(E) to identify, assist, and certify manu-
facturers 
seeking 
loans 
under 
section 
27(e)(1).’’. 
(b) REDUCTION IN COST SHARE REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 25(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or as pro-
vided in paragraph (5)’’ after ‘‘not to exceed six 
years’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 50 percent of the costs incurred for the first 
3 years and an increasing share for each of the last 
3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent of the costs in-
curred or such lesser percentage of the costs in-
curred as determined appropriate by the Secretary 
by rule’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘at declining levels’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘one third’’ and inserting 
‘‘50 percent’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, or such lesser percent-
age as determined appropriate by the Secretary 
by rule,’’ after ‘‘maintenance costs’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce for the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Pro-
gram authorized under sections 25 of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) 
and for the provision of assistance under section 26 of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 278l)— 
(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(2) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
(3) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
(4) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
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(5) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
SEC. 248. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT
TO
NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF 
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT.—Section 25 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278k(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(hereafter in 
this Act referred to as the ‘Centers’)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(1) HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING PARTNERSHIP 
PROGRAM.—The program under this section shall be 
known as the ‘Hollings Manufacturing Partnership 
Program’. 
‘‘(2) HOLLINGS
MANUFACTURING
EXTENSION 
CENTERS.—The Regional Centers for the Transfer 
of Manufacturing Technology created and supported 
under subsection (a) shall be known as the ‘Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Centers’ (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘Centers’).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT
TO CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2005.—Division B of title II of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 
118 Stat. 2879; 15 U.S.C. 278k note) is amended under 
the heading ‘‘INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES’’ by 
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striking ‘‘2007: Provided further, That’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘Extension Centers.’’ and inserting ‘‘2007.’’. 
Subtitle E—Improvements in En-
ergy Savings Performance Con-
tracting 
SEC. 251. ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS. 
(a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR TASK OR DE-
LIVERY ORDERS UNDER ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORM-
ANCE CONTRACTS.— 
(1) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 
(a) of section 801 of the National Energy Conserva-
tion Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The head of a Federal agency may issue a 
task or delivery order under an energy savings perform-
ance contract by— 
‘‘(i) notifying all contractors that have received 
an award under such contract that the agency pro-
poses to discuss energy savings performance services 
for some or all of its facilities and, following a rea-
sonable period of time to provide a proposal in re-
sponse to the notice, soliciting an expression of in-
terest in performing site surveys or investigations 
and feasibility designs and studies and the submis-
sion of qualifications from such contractors, and in-
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cluding in such notice summary information con-
cerning energy use for any facilities that the agency 
has specific interest in including in such contract; 
‘‘(ii) reviewing all expressions of interest and 
qualifications submitted pursuant to the notice 
under clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) selecting two or more contractors (from 
among those reviewed under clause (ii)) to conduct 
discussions concerning the contractors’ respective 
qualifications to implement potential energy con-
servation measures, including requesting references 
demonstrating experience on similar efforts and the 
resulting energy savings of such similar efforts, and 
providing an opportunity for a post-award debriefing 
to all contractors that submitted expressions of in-
terest and qualifications under clause (ii) pursuant 
to the notice; 
‘‘(iv) selecting and authorizing— 
‘‘(I) more than one contractor (from 
among those selected under clause (iii)) to con-
duct site surveys, investigations, feasibility de-
signs and studies or similar assessments for the 
energy savings performance contract services 
(or for discrete portions of such services), for 
the purpose of allowing each such contractor to 
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submit a firm, fixed-price proposal to imple-
ment specific energy conservation measures; or 
‘‘(II) one contractor (from among those se-
lected under clause (iii)) to conduct a site sur-
vey, investigation, a feasibility design and study 
or similar for the purpose of allowing the con-
tractor to submit a firm, fixed-price proposal to 
implement specific energy conservation meas-
ures; 
‘‘(v) negotiating a task or delivery order for en-
ergy savings performance contracting services with 
the contractor or contractors selected under clause 
(iv) based on the energy conservation measures iden-
tified; and 
‘‘(vi) issuing a task or delivery order for energy 
savings performance contracting services to such 
contractor or contractors. 
‘‘(B) The issuance of a task or delivery order for en-
ergy savings performance contracting services pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) is deemed to satisfy the task and deliv-
ery order competition requirements in section 2304c(d) of 
title 10, United States Code, and section 303J(d) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
(41 U.S.C. 253j(d)). 
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‘‘(C) The Secretary may issue guidance as necessary 
to agencies issuing task or delivery orders pursuant to 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) is inapplicable to task or delivery 
orders issued before the date of enactment of this 
section. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF
THERMAL
RENEWABLE
EN-
ERGY.—Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15852) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘electric’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or ther-
mal’’ after ‘‘means electric’’. 
(c) CREDIT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCED 
AND USED ON SITE.—Subsection (c) of section 203 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) CALCULATION.—Renewable energy produced at 
a Federal facility, on Federal lands, or on Indian lands 
(as defined in title XXVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(25 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)) shall be calculated separately 
from renewable energy consumed at a Federal facility, and 
each may be used to comply with the consumption require-
ment under subsection (a).’’. 
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(d) FINANCING FLEXIBILITY.—Section 801(a)(2)(E) 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘In’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
in’’. 
Subtitle F—Public Institutions 
SEC. 261. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 399A of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6371h–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘or a des-
ignee’’ and inserting ‘‘an Indian tribe, a not-for- 
profit hospital or not-for-profit inpatient health care 
facility, or a designated agent’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subpara-
graph (C); 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(3)(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’; and 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(i)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2010 through 2015’’. 
SEC. 262. COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 545(b)(3) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17155(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe may use’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘for administrative expenses’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Indian tribe may use for administra-
tive expenses’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
(3) by redesignating the remaining clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively 
and adjusting the margin of those subparagraphs ac-
cordingly; and 
(4) by striking the semicolon at the end and in-
serting a period. 
SEC. 263. SMALL COMMUNITY JOINT PARTICIPATION. 
(a) Section 541(3)(A) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 is amended in clause (i) by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause (II), in clause (ii) by 
striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and insert-
ing ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting the following new clause (iii): 
‘‘(iii) a group of adjacent, contiguous, or 
geographically proximate units of local govern-
ment that reach agreement to act jointly for 
purposes of this section and that represent a 
combined population of not less than 35,000.’’. 
(b) Section 541(3)(B) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 is amended in clause (i) by strik-
ing ‘‘or’’, in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end 
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and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting the following new 
clause (iii): 
‘‘(iii) a group of adjacent, contiguous, or 
geographically proximate units of local govern-
ment that reach agreement to act jointly for 
purposes of this section and that represent a 
combined population of not less than 50,000.’’. 
SEC. 264. LOW INCOME COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy is au-
thorized to make grants to private, nonprofit, mission- 
driven community development organizations including 
community development corporations and community de-
velopment financial institutions to provide financing to 
businesses and projects that improve energy efficiency; 
identify and develop alternative, renewable, and distrib-
uted energy supplies; provide technical assistance and pro-
mote job and business opportunities for low-income resi-
dents; and increase energy conservation in low income 
rural and urban communities. 
(b) GRANTS.—The purpose of such grants is to in-
crease the flow of capital and benefits to low income com-
munities, minority-owned and woman-owned businesses 
and entrepreneurs and other projects and activities located 
in low income communities in order to reduce environ-
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mental degradation, foster energy conservation and effi-
ciency and create job and business opportunities for local 
residents. The Secretary may make grants on a competi-
tive basis for— 
(1) investments that develop alternative, renew-
able, and distributed energy supplies; 
(2) capitalizing loan funds that lend to energy 
efficiency projects and energy conservation pro-
grams; 
(3) technical assistance to plan, develop, and 
manage an energy efficiency financing program; and 
(4) technical and financial assistance to assist 
small-scale businesses and private entities develop 
new renewable and distributed sources of power or 
combined heat and power generation. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purposes of this section there is authorized to be appro-
priated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2015. 
SEC. 265. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy is au-
thorized to establish a research program to identify the 
factors affecting consumer actions to conserve energy and 
make improvements in energy efficiency. Through the pro-
gram the Secretary will make grants to public and private 
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institutions of higher education to study the effects of con-
sumer behavior on total energy use; potential energy sav-
ings from changes in consumption habits; the ability to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions through changes in en-
ergy consumption habits; increase public awareness of 
Federal climate adaptation and mitigation programs; and 
the potential for alterations in consumer behavior to fur-
ther American energy independence. Grants may also fund 
projects that evaluate or inform public knowledge of the 
effects of energy consumption habits on these topics. 
(b) GRANTS.—The purpose of the program is to pro-
vide grants to public and private institutions of higher 
education to carry out projects which will improve under-
standing of the effects of consumer behavior on energy 
consumption and conservation. The Secretary shall make 
grants on a competitive basis for— 
(1) studies of the effects of consumer habits on 
energy consumption and conservation; 
(2) development of strategies that communicate 
the importance of energy efficiency and conservation 
to consumers; 
(3) identification of best practices to improve 
consumer energy use habits; 
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(4) education programs that inform consumers 
about the implications of consumption habits on en-
ergy use and climate change; 
(5) evaluation of the effectiveness of programs 
designed to promote public awareness of Federal 
Government climate adaptation and mitigation ac-
tivities; and 
(6) other projects that advance the mission of 
the program. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary of Energy shall provide 
Congress with a report on progress towards establishing 
the program within 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 271. ENERGY EFFICIENT INFORMATION AND COMMU-
NICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 543. ENERGY EFFICIENT INFORMATION AND COMMU-
NICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the American Clean Energy and Se-
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curity Act of 2009, each Federal agency shall collaborate 
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Director’) to create an 
implementation strategy, including best practices and 
measurement and verification techniques, for the purchase 
and use of energy efficient information and communica-
tions technologies and practices. Wherever possible, exist-
ing standards, specifications, performance metrics, and 
best management practices that have been or are being 
developed in open collaboration and with broad stake-
holder input and review should be incorporated. In addi-
tion, agency strategies shall be flexible, cost-effective, and 
based on the specific operating requirements and statutory 
mission of each agency. 
‘‘(b) ENERGY EFFICIENT INFORMATION AND COM-
MUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES.—In developing an imple-
mentation strategy, each agency shall— 
‘‘(1) consider information and communications 
technologies and infrastructure, including, but not 
limited to, advanced metering infrastructure, infor-
mation and communications technology services and 
products, efficient data center strategies, applica-
tions modernization and rationalization, building 
systems energy efficiency, and telework; and 
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