(A) to use existing Federal opportunities 
more effectively; and 
(B) to form partnerships with Governors, 
State energy programs, local educational, finan-
cial, and energy officials, State and local gov-
ernment officials, nonprofit organizations, and 
other appropriate entities, to support the initi-
ation of the projects; 
(3) provide technical assistance for States, local 
educational agencies, and schools to help develop 
and finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 
energy retrofitting projects— 
(A) to increase the energy efficiency of 
buildings or facilities; 
(B) to install systems that individually 
generate energy from renewable energy re-
sources; 
(C) to establish partnerships to leverage 
economies of scale and additional financing 
mechanisms available to larger clean energy ini-
tiatives; or 
(D) to promote— 
(i) the maintenance of health, environ-
mental quality, and safety in schools, in-
cluding the ambient air quality, through 
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energy efficiency, renewable energy, and 
energy retrofit projects; and 
(ii) the achievement of expected en-
ergy savings and renewable energy produc-
tion through proper operations and main-
tenance practices; 
(4) develop and maintain a single online re-
source website with contact information for relevant 
technical assistance and support staff in the Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for 
States, local educational agencies, and schools to ef-
fectively access and use Federal opportunities and 
assistance described in paragraph (1) to develop en-
ergy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retro-
fitting projects; and 
(5) establish a process for recognition of schools 
that— 
(A) have successfully implemented energy 
efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retro-
fitting projects; and 
(B) are willing to serve as resources for 
other local educational agencies and schools to 
assist initiation of similar efforts. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
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Congress a report describing the implementation of this 
section. 
Subtitle D—Better Buildings 
SEC. 131. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FEDERAL AND OTHER 
BUILDINGS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
(2) 
COST-EFFECTIVE
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY 
MEASURE.—The terms ‘‘cost-effective energy effi-
ciency measure’’ and ‘‘measure’’ mean any building 
product, material, equipment, or service and the in-
stalling, implementing, or operating thereof, that 
provides energy savings in an amount that is not 
less than the cost of such installing, implementing, 
or operating. 
(b) MODEL PROVISIONS, POLICIES, AND BEST PRAC-
TICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the Secretary and after 
providing the public with an opportunity for notice 
and comment, shall develop model leasing provisions 
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and best practices in accordance with this sub-
section. 
(2) COMMERCIAL LEASING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The model commercial 
leasing provisions developed under this sub-
section shall, at a minimum, align the interests 
of building owners and tenants with regard to 
investments in cost-effective energy efficiency 
measures to encourage building owners and ten-
ants to collaborate to invest in such measures. 
(B) USE
OF
MODEL
PROVISIONS.—The 
Administrator may use the model provisions de-
veloped under this subsection in any standard 
leasing document that designates a Federal 
agency (or other client of the Administrator) as 
a landlord or tenant. 
(C) 
PUBLICATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall periodically publish the model leasing pro-
visions developed under this subsection, along 
with explanatory materials, to encourage build-
ing owners and tenants in the private sector to 
use such provisions and materials. 
(3) REALTY
SERVICES.—The Administrator 
shall develop policies and practices to implement 
cost-effective energy efficiency measures for the real-
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ty services provided by the Administrator to Federal 
agencies (or other clients of the Administrator), in-
cluding periodic training of appropriate Federal em-
ployees and contractors on how to identify and 
evaluate those measures. 
(4) STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.—The Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
make available model leasing provisions and best 
practices developed under this subsection to State, 
county, and municipal governments to manage 
owned and leased building space in accordance with 
the goal of encouraging investment in all cost-effec-
tive energy efficiency measures. 
SEC. 132. SEPARATE SPACES WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES. 
Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 424. SEPARATE SPACES WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
MEASURE.—The term ‘high-performance energy effi-
ciency measure’ means a technology, product, or 
practice that will result in substantial operational 
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cost savings by reducing energy consumption and 
utility costs. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE SPACES.—The term ‘separate 
spaces’ means areas within a commercial building 
that are leased or otherwise occupied by a tenant or 
other occupant for a period of time pursuant to the 
terms of a written agreement. 
‘‘(b) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall complete a 
study on the feasibility of— 
‘‘(A) significantly improving energy effi-
ciency in commercial buildings through the de-
sign and construction, by owners and tenants, 
of separate spaces with high-performance en-
ergy efficiency measures; and 
‘‘(B) encouraging owners and tenants to 
implement high-performance energy efficiency 
measures in separate spaces. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE.—The study shall, at a minimum, 
include— 
‘‘(A) descriptions of— 
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‘‘(i) high-performance energy effi-
ciency measures that should be considered 
as part of the initial design and construc-
tion of separate spaces; 
‘‘(ii) processes that owners, tenants, 
architects, and engineers may replicate 
when designing and constructing separate 
spaces with high-performance energy effi-
ciency measures; 
‘‘(iii) policies and best practices to 
achieve reductions in energy intensities for 
lighting, plug loads, heating, cooling, cook-
ing, laundry, and other systems to satisfy 
the needs of the commercial building ten-
ant; 
‘‘(iv) return on investment and pay-
back analyses of the incremental cost and 
projected energy savings of the proposed 
set of high-performance energy efficiency 
measures, including consideration of avail-
able incentives; 
‘‘(v) models and simulation methods 
that predict the quantity of energy used by 
separate spaces with high-performance en-
ergy efficiency measures and that compare 
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that predicted quantity to the quantity of 
energy used by separate spaces without 
high-performance energy efficiency meas-
ures but that otherwise comply with appli-
cable building code requirements; 
‘‘(vi) measurement and verification 
platforms demonstrating actual energy use 
of 
high-performance 
energy 
efficiency 
measures installed in separate spaces, and 
whether such measures generate the sav-
ings intended in the initial design and con-
struction of the separate spaces; 
‘‘(vii) best practices that encourage an 
integrated approach to designing and con-
structing separate spaces to perform at op-
timum energy efficiency in conjunction 
with the central systems of a commercial 
building; and 
‘‘(viii) any impact on employment re-
sulting from the design and construction of 
separate spaces with high-performance en-
ergy efficiency measures; and 
‘‘(B) case studies reporting economic and 
energy saving returns in the design and con-
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struction of separate spaces with high-perform-
ance energy efficiency measures. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Fed-
eral Register requesting public comments regarding 
effective methods, measures, and practices for the 
design and construction of separate spaces with 
high-performance energy efficiency measures. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish the study on the website of the Department of 
Energy.’’. 
SEC. 133. TENANT STAR PROGRAM. 
Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) (as 
amended by section 132) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 425. TENANT STAR PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
MEASURE.—The term ‘high-performance energy effi-
ciency measure’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 424. 
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‘‘(2) SEPARATE SPACES.—The term ‘separate 
spaces’ has the meaning given the term in section 
424. 
‘‘(b) TENANT STAR.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy, shall develop a voluntary program 
within the Energy Star program established by section 
324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6294a), which may be known as Tenant Star, to 
promote energy efficiency in separate spaces leased by ten-
ants or otherwise occupied within commercial buildings. 
‘‘(c) EXPANDING SURVEY DATA.—The Secretary of 
Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration, shall— 
‘‘(1) collect, through each Commercial Build-
ings Energy Consumption Survey of the Energy In-
formation Administration that is conducted after the 
date of enactment of this section, data on— 
‘‘(A) categories of building occupancy that 
are known to consume significant quantities of 
energy, such as occupancy by data centers, 
trading floors, and restaurants; and 
‘‘(B) other aspects of the property, build-
ing operation, or building occupancy determined 
by the Administrator of the Energy Information 
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Administration, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, to be relevant in lowering energy consump-
tion; 
‘‘(2) with respect to the first Commercial Build-
ings Energy Consumption Survey conducted after 
the date of enactment of this section, to the extent 
full compliance with the requirements of paragraph 
(1) is not feasible, conduct activities to develop the 
capability to collect such data and begin to collect 
such data; and 
‘‘(3) make data collected under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) available to the public in aggregated form 
and provide such data, and any associated results, to 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency for use in accordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF OWNERS AND TENANTS.— 
‘‘(1) OCCUPANCY-BASED
RECOGNITION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date on which sufficient 
data is received pursuant to subsection (c), the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall, following an opportunity for public notice and 
comment— 
‘‘(A) in a manner similar to the Energy 
Star rating system for commercial buildings, 
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develop policies and procedures to recognize 
tenants in commercial buildings that voluntarily 
achieve high levels of energy efficiency in sepa-
rate spaces; 
‘‘(B) establish building occupancy cat-
egories eligible for Tenant Star recognition 
based on the data collected under subsection (c) 
and any other appropriate data sources; and 
‘‘(C) consider other forms of recognition 
for commercial building tenants or other occu-
pants that lower energy consumption in sepa-
rate spaces. 
‘‘(2) DESIGN- AND CONSTRUCTION-BASED REC-
OGNITION.—After the study required by section 
424(b) is completed, the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, in consultation with 
the Secretary and following an opportunity for pub-
lic notice and comment, may develop a voluntary 
program to recognize commercial building owners 
and tenants that use high-performance energy effi-
ciency measures in the design and construction of 
separate spaces.’’. 
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Subtitle E—Energy Information for 
Commercial Buildings 
SEC. 141. ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILD-
INGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT OF BENCHMARKING AND DISCLO-
SURE FOR LEASING BUILDINGS WITHOUT ENERGY STAR 
LABELS.—Section 435(b)(2) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091(b)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘signing the contract,’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and in-
serting the following: ‘‘signing the contract, the fol-
lowing requirements are met: 
‘‘(A) The space is renovated for all energy 
efficiency and conservation improvements that 
would be cost effective over the life of the lease, 
including improvements in lighting, windows, 
and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning 
systems. 
‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is 
benchmarked under a nationally recognized, on-
line, free benchmarking program, with public 
disclosure, unless the space is a space for which 
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owners cannot access whole building utility con-
sumption data, including spaces— 
‘‘(I) that are located in States with 
privacy laws that provide that utilities shall 
not provide such aggregated information to 
multitenant building owners; and 
‘‘(II) for which tenants do not provide 
energy consumption information to the 
commercial building owner in response to a 
request from the building owner. 
‘‘(ii) A Federal agency that is a tenant of 
the space shall provide to the building owner, or 
authorize the owner to obtain from the utility, 
the energy consumption information of the 
space for the benchmarking and disclosure re-
quired by this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete a study, with opportunity for public 
comment— 
(A) on the impact of— 
(i) 
State 
and 
local 
performance 
benchmarking and disclosure policies, and 
any associated building efficiency policies, 
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for commercial and multifamily buildings; 
and 
(ii) programs and systems in which 
utilities provide aggregated information re-
garding whole building energy consumption 
and usage information to owners of multi-
tenant commercial, residential, and mixed- 
use buildings; 
(B) that identifies best practice policy ap-
proaches studied under subparagraph (A) that 
have resulted in the greatest improvements in 
building energy efficiency; and 
(C) that considers— 
(i) compliance rates and the benefits 
and costs of the policies and programs on 
building owners, utilities, tenants, and 
other parties; 
(ii) utility practices, programs, and 
systems that provide aggregated energy 
consumption information to multitenant 
building owners, and the impact of public 
utility commissions and State privacy laws 
on those practices, programs, and systems; 
(iii) exceptions to compliance in exist-
ing laws where building owners are not 
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able to gather or access whole building en-
ergy information from tenants or utilities; 
(iv) the treatment of buildings with— 
(I) multiple uses; 
(II) uses for which baseline infor-
mation is not available; and 
(III) uses that require high levels 
of energy intensities, such as data 
centers, trading floors, and televisions 
studios; 
(v) implementation practices, includ-
ing disclosure methods and phase-in of 
compliance; 
(vi) 
the 
safety 
and 
security 
of 
benchmarking tools offered by government 
agencies, and the resiliency of those tools 
against cyber attacks; and 
(vii) international experiences with re-
gard to building benchmarking and disclo-
sure laws and data aggregation for multi-
tenant buildings. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—At the conclu-
sion of the study, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the results of the study. 
(c) CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATABASES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act and following 
opportunity for public notice and comment, the Sec-
retary, in coordination with other relevant agencies 
shall, to carry out the purpose described in para-
graph (2)— 
(A) assess existing databases; and 
(B) as necessary— 
(i) modify and maintain existing data-
bases; or 
(ii) create and maintain a new data-
base platform. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The maintenance of existing 
databases or creation of a new database platform 
under paragraph (1) shall be for the purpose of stor-
ing and making available public energy-related infor-
mation on commercial and multifamily buildings, in-
cluding— 
(A) data provided under Federal, State, 
local, and other laws or programs regarding 
building benchmarking and energy information 
disclosure; 
(B) buildings that have received energy 
ratings and certifications; and 
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(C) energy-related information on buildings 
provided voluntarily by the owners of the build-
ings, in an anonymous form, unless the owner 
provides otherwise. 
(d) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Based on the results of 
the research for the portion of the study described in sub-
section (b)(1)(A)(ii), and with criteria developed following 
public notice and comment, the Secretary may make com-
petitive awards to utilities, utility regulators, and utility 
partners to develop and implement effective and promising 
programs to provide aggregated whole building energy 
consumption information to multitenant building owners. 
(e) INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS.—The Secretary 
shall seek input from stakeholders to maximize the effec-
tiveness of the actions taken under this section. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
progress made in complying with this section. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, 
to remain available until expended. 
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TITLE 
II—INDUSTRIAL 
EFFI-
CIENCY AND COMPETITIVE-
NESS 
Subtitle A—Manufacturing Energy 
Efficiency 
SEC. 201. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to reform and reorient the industrial effi-
ciency programs of the Department of Energy; 
(2) to establish a clear and consistent authority 
for industrial efficiency programs of the Depart-
ment; 
(3) to accelerate the deployment of technologies 
and practices that will increase industrial energy ef-
ficiency and improve productivity; 
(4) to accelerate the development and dem-
onstration of technologies that will assist the deploy-
ment goals of the industrial efficiency programs of 
the Department and increase manufacturing effi-
ciency; 
(5) to stimulate domestic economic growth and 
improve industrial productivity and competitiveness; 
and 
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(6) to strengthen partnerships between Federal 
and State governmental agencies and the private 
and academic sectors. 
SEC. 202. FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 452 of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111) is 
amended by striking the section heading and inserting the 
following: ‘‘FUTURE OF INDUSTRY PROGRAM’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER.— 
Section 452(a) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2): 
‘‘(3) ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘energy service provider’ means any business pro-
viding technology or services to improve the energy 
efficiency, water efficiency, power factor, or load 
management of a manufacturing site or other indus-
trial process in an energy-intensive industry, or any 
utility operating under a utility energy service 
project.’’. 
(c) INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT CEN-
TERS.—Section 452(e) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17111(e)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, 
and indenting appropriately; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)), by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, including assessments of 
sustainable manufacturing goals and the implemen-
tation of information technology advancements for 
supply chain analysis, logistics, system monitoring, 
industrial and manufacturing processes, and other 
purposes’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To increase the value 
and capabilities of the industrial research and 
assessment centers, the centers shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate with Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership Centers of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology; 
‘‘(ii) coordinate with the Building 
Technologies Office of the Department of 
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Energy to provide building assessment 
services to manufacturers; 
‘‘(iii) increase partnerships with the 
National Laboratories of the Department 
of Energy to leverage the expertise and 
technologies of the National Laboratories 
for national industrial and manufacturing 
needs; 
‘‘(iv) increase partnerships with en-
ergy service providers and technology pro-
viders to leverage private sector expertise 
and accelerate deployment of new and ex-
isting technologies and processes for en-
ergy efficiency, power factor, and load 
management; 
‘‘(v) identify opportunities for reduc-
ing greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(vi) promote sustainable manufac-
turing practices for small- and medium- 
sized manufacturers. 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall provide 
funding for— 
‘‘(A) outreach activities by the industrial 
research and assessment centers to inform 
small- and medium-sized manufacturers of the 
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information, technologies, and services avail-
able; and 
‘‘(B) coordination activities by each indus-
trial research and assessment center to leverage 
efforts with— 
‘‘(i) Federal and State efforts; 
‘‘(ii) the efforts of utilities and energy 
service providers; 
‘‘(iii) the efforts of regional energy ef-
ficiency organizations; and 
‘‘(iv) the efforts of other industrial re-
search and assessment centers. 
‘‘(4) WORKFORCE TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
pay the Federal share of associated internship 
programs under which students work with or 
for industries, manufacturers, and energy serv-
ice providers to implement the recommendations 
of industrial research and assessment centers. 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
SHARE.—The 
Federal 
share of the cost of carrying out internship pro-
grams described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
50 percent. 
‘‘(5) SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration shall, to 
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the maximum extent practicable, expedite consider-
ation of applications from eligible small business 
concerns for loans under the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) to implement recommendations 
of industrial research and assessment centers estab-
lished under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 203. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title III of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 376. SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Secretary, on the 
request of a manufacturer, shall conduct onsite technical 
assessments to identify opportunities for— 
‘‘(1) maximizing the energy efficiency of indus-
trial processes and cross-cutting systems; 
‘‘(2) preventing pollution and minimizing waste; 
‘‘(3) improving efficient use of water in manu-
facturing processes; 
‘‘(4) conserving natural resources; and 
‘‘(5) achieving such other goals as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the initiative in coordination with the private sector and 
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appropriate agencies, including the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, to accelerate adoption of new 
and existing technologies and processes that improve en-
ergy efficiency. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 
SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL TECH-
NOLOGIES AND PROCESSES.—As part of the industrial ef-
ficiency programs of the Department of Energy, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a joint industry-government partner-
ship program to research, develop, and demonstrate new 
sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and 
processes that maximize the energy efficiency of industrial 
plants, reduce pollution, and conserve natural resources.’’. 
(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 E of title III the following: 
‘‘Sec. 376. Sustainable manufacturing initiative.’’. 
SEC. 204. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15811) is repealed. 
(b) Sections 131, 132, 133, 2103, and 2107 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 6348, 6349, 6350, 
13453, 13456) are repealed. 
(c) Section 2101(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13451(a)) is amended in the third sentence 
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by striking ‘‘sections 2102, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 
2107, and 2108’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2102, 2104, 
2105, 2106, and 2108 of this Act and section 376 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act,’’. 
Subtitle B—Supply Star 
SEC. 211. SUPPLY STAR. 
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended 
by inserting after section 324A (42 U.S.C. 6294a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 324B. SUPPLY STAR PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Department of Energy a Supply Star program to identify 
and promote practices, recognize companies, and, as ap-
propriate, recognize products that use highly efficient sup-
ply chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and 
other resources. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with other appropriate agencies; 
and 
‘‘(2) coordinate efforts with the Energy Star 
program established under section 324A. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—In carrying out the Supply Star pro-
gram described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) promote practices, recognize companies, 
and, as appropriate, recognize products that comply 
with the Supply Star program as the preferred prac-
tices, companies, and products in the marketplace 
for maximizing supply chain efficiency; 
‘‘(2) work to enhance industry and public 
awareness of the Supply Star program; 
‘‘(3) collect and disseminate data on supply 
chain energy resource consumption; 
‘‘(4) develop and disseminate metrics, proc-
esses, and analytical tools (including software) for 
evaluating supply chain energy resource use; 
‘‘(5) develop guidance at the sector level for im-
proving supply chain efficiency; 
‘‘(6) work with domestic and international orga-
nizations to harmonize approaches to analyzing sup-
ply chain efficiency, including the development of a 
consistent set of tools, templates, calculators, and 
databases; and 
‘‘(7) work with industry, including small busi-
nesses, to improve supply chain efficiency through 
activities that include— 
‘‘(A) developing and sharing best practices; 
and 
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‘‘(B) providing opportunities to benchmark 
supply chain efficiency. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATION.—In any evaluation of supply 
chain efficiency carried out by the Secretary with respect 
to a specific product, the Secretary shall consider energy 
consumption and resource use throughout the entire 
lifecycle of a product, including production, transport, 
packaging, use, and disposal. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS AND INCENTIVES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants or other forms of incentives on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities, as determined by the Sec-
retary, for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) studying supply chain energy resource 
efficiency; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrating and achieving reduc-
tions in the energy resource consumption of 
commercial products through changes and im-
provements to the production supply and dis-
tribution chain of the products. 
‘‘(2) USE OF INFORMATION.—Any information 
or data generated as a result of the grants or incen-
tives described in paragraph (1) shall be used to in-
form the development of the Supply Star Program. 
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‘‘(f) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall use funds to 
support professional training programs to develop and 
communicate methods, practices, and tools for improving 
supply chain efficiency. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT
OF
OUTSOURCING
OF
AMERICAN 
JOBS.—For purposes of this section, the outsourcing of 
American jobs in the production of a product shall not 
count as a positive factor in determining supply chain effi-
ciency. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2015 through 
2024.’’. 
Subtitle C—Extended Product 
System Rebate Program 
SEC. 221. EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELECTRIC
MOTOR.—The term ‘‘electric 
motor’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
431.12 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
(2) ELECTRONIC CONTROL.—The term ‘‘elec-
tronic control’’ means— 
(A) a power converter; or 
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(B) a combination of a power circuit and 
control circuit included on 1 chassis. 
(3) EXTENDED PRODUCT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘extended product system’’ means an electric motor 
and any required associated electronic control and 
driven load that— 
(A) offers variable speed or multispeed op-
eration; 
(B) offers partial load control that reduces 
input energy requirements (as measured in kilo-
watt-hours) as compared to identified base lev-
els set by the Secretary; and 
(C)(i) has greater than 1 horsepower; and 
(ii) uses an extended product system tech-
nology, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) QUALIFIED
EXTENDED
PRODUCT
SYS-
TEM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified ex-
tended product system’’ means an extended 
product system that— 
(i) includes an electric motor and an 
electronic control; and 
(ii) reduces the input energy (as 
measured in kilowatt-hours) required to 
operate the extended product system by 
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not less than 5 percent, as compared to 
identified base levels set by the Secretary. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘qualified ex-
tended product system’’ includes commercial or 
industrial machinery or equipment that— 
(i)(I) did not previously make use of 
the extended product system prior to the 
redesign described in subclause (II); and 
(II) incorporates an extended product 
system that has greater than 1 horsepower 
into redesigned machinery or equipment; 
and 
(ii) was previously used prior to, and 
was placed back into service during, cal-
endar year 2016 or 2017. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide rebates for expenditures 
made by qualified entities for the purchase or installation 
of a qualified extended product system. 
(c) QUALIFIED ENTITIES.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 
entity under this section shall be— 
(A) in the case of a qualified extended 
product 
system 
described 
in 
subsection 
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(a)(4)(A), the purchaser of the qualified ex-
tended product that is installed; and 
(B) in the case of a qualified extended 
product 
system 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(4)(B), the manufacturer of the commercial 
or industrial machinery or equipment that in-
corporated the extended product system into 
that machinery or equipment. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
rebate under this section, a qualified entity shall 
submit to the Secretary— 
(A) an application in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require; and 
(B) a certification that includes dem-
onstrated evidence— 
(i) that the entity is a qualified entity; 
and 
(ii)(I) in the case of a qualified entity 
described in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(aa) that the qualified entity in-
stalled the qualified extended product 
system during the 2 fiscal years fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this 
Act; 
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(bb) that the qualified extended 
product system meets the require-
ments of subsection (a)(4)(A); and 
(cc) showing the serial number, 
manufacturer, and model number 
from the nameplate of the installed 
motor of the qualified entity on which 
the qualified extended product system 
was installed; or 
(II) in the case of a qualified entity 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B), 
dem-
onstrated evidence— 
(aa) that the qualified extended 
product system meets the require-
ments of subsection (a)(4)(B); and 
(bb) showing the serial number, 
manufacturer, and model number 
from the nameplate of the installed 
motor of the qualified entity with 
which the extended product system is 
integrated. 
(d) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
to a qualified entity a rebate in an amount equal to 
the product obtained by multiplying— 
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(A) an amount equal to the sum of the 
nameplate rated horsepower of— 
(i) the electric motor to which the 
qualified extended product system is at-
tached; and 
(ii) the electronic control; and 
(B) $25. 
(2) MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—A quali-
fied entity shall not be entitled to aggregate rebates 
under this section in excess of $25,000 per calendar 
year. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the first 2 full fiscal years following 
the date of enactment of this Act, to remain available until 
expended. 
Subtitle D—Transformer Rebate 
Program 
SEC. 231. ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSFORMER REBATE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) QUALIFIED
ENERGY
EFFICIENT
TRANS-
FORMER.—The term ‘‘qualified energy efficient 
transformer’’ means a transformer that meets or ex-
ceeds the applicable energy conservation standards 
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former with an equal number of phases and ca-
pacity as a transformer described in the table 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c) of that 
section (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
(3) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified 
entity’’ means an owner of industrial or manufac-
turing facilities, commercial buildings, or multifamily 
residential buildings, a utility, or an energy service 
company that fulfills the requirements of subsection 
(d). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide rebates to qualified entities 
for expenditures made by the qualified entity for the re-
placement of a qualified energy inefficient transformer 
with a qualified energy efficient transformer. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to receive a re-
bate under this section, an entity shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application in such form, at such time, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding demonstrated evidence— 
(1) that the entity purchased a qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
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(2) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
efficient transformer; 
(3) of the age of the qualified energy inefficient 
transformer being replaced; 
(4) of the core loss value of the qualified energy 
inefficient transformer being replaced— 
(A) as measured by a qualified professional 
or verified by the equipment manufacturer, as 
applicable; or 
(B) for transformers described in sub-
section (a)(2)(B)(i), as selected from a table of 
default values as determined by the Secretary 
in consultation with applicable industry; and 
(5) that the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former has been permanently decommissioned and 
scrapped. 
(d) 
AUTHORIZED
AMOUNT
OF
REBATE.—The 
amount of a rebate provided under this section shall be— 
(1) for a 3-phase or single-phase transformer 
with a capacity of not less than 10 and not greater 
than 2,500 kilovolt-amperes, twice the amount equal 
to the difference in Watts between the core loss 
value (as measured in accordance with paragraphs 
(2) and (4) of subsection (c)) of— 
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(A) the qualified energy inefficient trans-
former; and 
(B) the qualified energy efficient trans-
former; or 
(2) for a transformer described in subsection 
(a)(2)(B)(i), the amount determined using a table of 
default rebate values by rated transformer output, 
as measured in kilovolt-amperes, as determined by 
the Secretary in consultation with applicable indus-
try. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, to re-
main available until expended. 
(f) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The author-
ity provided by this section terminates on December 31, 
2017. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL AGENCY 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 301. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFOR-
MATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the second subsection (f) 
(relating to large capital energy investments) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
FOR 
ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ 
means the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
‘‘(B) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘information technology’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 11101 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(2) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
IMPLEMENTATION 
STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, each Federal agency 
shall collaborate with the Director to develop an im-
plementation strategy (including best-practices and 
measurement and verification techniques) for the 
maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal 
agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving infor-
mation technologies. 
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing an im-
plementation strategy, each Federal agency shall 
consider— 
‘‘(A) advanced metering infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) energy efficient data center strategies 
and methods of increasing asset and infrastruc-
ture utilization; 
‘‘(C) advanced power management tools; 
‘‘(D) building information modeling, in-
cluding building energy management; and 
‘‘(E) secure telework and travel substi-
tution tools. 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2015, the Director, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall establish performance 
goals for evaluating the efforts of Federal agen-
cies in improving the maintenance, purchase, 
and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving 
information technology systems. 
‘‘(B) BEST PRACTICES.—The Chief Infor-
mation Officers Council established under sec-
tion 3603 of title 44, United States Code, shall 
supplement the performance goals established 
under this paragraph with recommendations on 
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best practices for the attainment of the per-
formance goals, to include a requirement for 
agencies to consider the use of— 
‘‘(i) energy savings performance con-
tracting; and 
‘‘(ii) 
utility 
energy 
services 
con-
tracting. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY
REPORTS.—Each Federal 
agency subject to the requirements of this sub-
section shall include in the report of the agency 
under section 527 of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17143) a 
description of the efforts and results of the 
agency under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) OMB GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY RE-
PORTS AND SCORECARDS.—Effective beginning 
not later than October 1, 2015, the Director 
shall include in the annual report and scorecard 
of the Director required under section 528 of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17144) a description of the ef-
forts and results of Federal agencies under this 
subsection. 
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‘‘(C) USE OF EXISTING REPORTING STRUC-
TURES.—The Director may require Federal 
agencies to submit any information required to 
be submitted under this subsection though re-
porting structures in use as of the date of en-
actment of the Energy Savings and Industrial 
Competitiveness Act of 2015.’’. 
SEC. 302. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DESIGN UPDATES. 
Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS
FOR DESIGN UP-
DATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
for any project for which congressional approval is 
received under subsection (a) and for which the de-
sign has been substantially completed but construc-
tion has not begun, the Administrator of General 
Services may use appropriated funds to update the 
project design to meet applicable Federal building 
energy efficiency standards established under section 
305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 6834) and other requirements estab-
lished under section 3312. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The use of funds under 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 125 percent of the 
estimated energy or other cost savings associated 
with the updates as determined by a life cycle cost 
analysis under section 544 of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254).’’. 
SEC. 303. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS. 
Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking 
‘‘the organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an organiza-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall carry out subsection (b) in con-
sultation with the information technology industry 
and other key stakeholders, with the goal of pro-
ducing results that accurately reflect the best knowl-
edge in the most pertinent domains. 
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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out con-
sultation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
and the Administrator shall pay particular attention 
to organizations that— 
‘‘(A) have members with expertise in en-
ergy efficiency and in the development, oper-
ation, and functionality of data centers, infor-
mation technology equipment, and software, in-
cluding representatives of hardware manufac-
turers, data center operators, and facility man-
agers; 
‘‘(B) obtain and address input from the 
National Laboratories (as that term is defined 
in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 15801)) or any institution of higher 
education, research institution, industry asso-
ciation, company, or public interest group with 
applicable expertise; 
‘‘(C) follow— 
‘‘(i) commonly accepted procedures 
for the development of specifications; and 
‘‘(ii) accredited standards development 
processes; or 
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‘‘(D) have a mission to promote energy ef-
ficiency for data centers and information tech-
nology. 
‘‘(d) MEASUREMENTS
AND SPECIFICATIONS.—The 
Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess 
the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, and 
benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the 
Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star 
Program, and other efficiency programs of the Depart-
ment of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(e) STUDY.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator, not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of the Energy Savings and Industrial Com-
petitiveness Act of 2015, shall make available to the public 
an update to the report submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 1 of the Act of December 20, 2006 (Public Law 
109–431; 120 Stat. 2920), entitled ‘Report to Congress 
on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency’ and dated 
August 2, 2007, that provides— 
‘‘(1) a comparison and gap analysis of the esti-
mates and projections contained in the original re-
port with new data regarding the period from 2007 
through 2014; 
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‘‘(2) an analysis considering the impact of in-
formation technologies, including virtualization and 
cloud computing, in the public and private sectors; 
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the impact of the com-
bination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social 
media, and big data on data center energy usage; 
and 
‘‘(4) updated projections and recommendations 
for best practices through fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(f) DATA CENTER ENERGY PRACTITIONER PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with key stakeholders and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a 
data center energy practitioner program that pro-
vides for the certification of energy practitioners 
qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency 
opportunities in Federal data centers. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—Each Federal agency 
shall consider having the data centers of the agency 
evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners 
certified pursuant to the program, whenever prac-
ticable using certified practitioners employed by the 
agency. 
‘‘(g) OPEN DATA INITIATIVE.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with key stakeholders and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall establish 
an open data initiative for Federal data center en-
ergy usage data, with the purpose of making the 
data available and accessible in a manner that en-
courages further data center innovation, optimiza-
tion, and consolidation. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing the ini-
tiative under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider using the online Data Center Maturity Model. 
‘‘(h) 
INTERNATIONAL
SPECIFICATIONS
AND 
METRICS.—The Secretary, in consultation with key stake-
holders, shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize 
global specifications and metrics for data center energy 
efficiency. 
‘‘(i) DATA CENTER UTILIZATION METRIC.—The Sec-
retary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facili-
tate in the development of an efficiency metric that meas-
ures the energy efficiency of a data center (including 
equipment and facilities). 
‘‘(j) PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose 
any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by 
any individual or company for the purposes of carrying 
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out this section or the programs and initiatives established 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 304. BUDGET-NEUTRAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 
FOR ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION IM-
PROVEMENTS AT MULTIFAMILY RESIDEN-
TIAL UNITS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a demonstration program 
under which, during the period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, and ending on September 30, 2018, 
the Secretary may enter into budget-neutral, performance- 
based agreements that result in a reduction in energy or 
water costs with such entities as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate under which the entities shall carry out 
projects for energy or water conservation improvements at 
not more than 20,000 residential units in multifamily 
buildings participating in— 
(1) the project-based rental assistance program 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), other than assistance pro-
vided under section 8(o) of that Act; 
(2) the supportive housing for the elderly pro-
gram under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
(12 U.S.C. 1701q); or 
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(3) the supportive housing for persons with dis-
abilities program under section 811(d)(2) of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)). 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENTS CONTINGENT ON SAVINGS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide to an entity a payment under an agree-
ment under this section only during applicable 
years for which an energy or water cost savings 
is achieved with respect to the applicable multi-
family portfolio of properties, as determined by 
the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each agreement 
under this section shall include a pay-for- 
success provision— 
(I) that will serve as a payment 
threshold for the term of the agree-
ment; and 
(II) pursuant to which the De-
partment of Housing and Urban De-
velopment shall share a percentage of 
the savings at a level determined by 
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the Secretary that is sufficient to 
cover the administrative costs of car-
rying out this section. 
(ii) LIMITATIONS.—A payment made 
by the Secretary under an agreement 
under this section shall— 
(I) be contingent on documented 
utility savings; and 
(II) not exceed the utility savings 
achieved by the date of the payment, 
and not previously paid, as a result of 
the improvements made under the 
agreement. 
(C) THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION.—Savings 
payments made by the Secretary under this sec-
tion shall be based on a measurement and 
verification protocol that includes at least— 
(i) establishment of a weather-normal-
ized and occupancy-normalized utility con-
sumption baseline established preretrofit; 
(ii) annual third-party confirmation of 
actual utility consumption and cost for 
owner-paid utilities; 
(iii) annual third-party validation of 
the tenant utility allowances in effect dur-
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ing the applicable year and vacancy rates 
for each unit type; and 
(iv) annual third-party determination 
of savings to the Secretary. 
(2) TERM.—The term of an agreement under 
this section shall be not longer than 12 years. 
(3) 
ENTITY
ELIGIBILITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall— 
(A) establish a competitive process for en-
tering into agreements under this section; and 
(B) enter into such agreements only with 
entities that demonstrate significant experience 
relating to— 
(i) financing and operating properties 
receiving assistance under a program de-
scribed in subsection (a); 
(ii) oversight of energy and water con-
servation programs, including oversight of 
contractors; and 
(iii) raising capital for energy and 
water conservation improvements from 
charitable organizations or private inves-
tors. 
(4) GEOGRAPHICAL
DIVERSITY.—Each agree-
ment entered into under this section shall provide 
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for the inclusion of properties with the greatest fea-
sible regional and State variance. 
(c) PLAN AND REPORTS.— 
(1) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 
plan for the implementation of this section. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct an evaluation of the program 
under this section; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report describing 
each evaluation conducted under subparagraph 
(A). 
(d) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year during which an 
agreement under this section is in effect, the Secretary 
may use to carry out this section any funds appropriated 
to the Secretary for the renewal of contracts under a pro-
gram described in subsection (a). 
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TITLE IV—REGULATORY 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle 
A—Third-Party 
Certifi-
cation Under Energy Star Pro-
gram 
SEC. 401. THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION UNDER ENERGY 
STAR PROGRAM. 
Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Administrator shall revise the 
certification requirements for the labeling of con-
sumer, home, and office electronic products for pro-
gram partners that have complied with all require-
ments of the Energy Star program for a period of 
at least 18 months. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In the case of a pro-
gram partner described in paragraph (1), the new 
requirements under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall not require third-party certifi-
cation for a product to be listed; but 
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‘‘(B) may require that test data and other 
product information be submitted to facilitate 
product listing and performance verification for 
a sample of products. 
‘‘(3) THIRD
PARTIES.—Nothing in this sub-
section prevents the Administrator from using third 
parties in the course of the administration of the 
Energy Star program. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), an exemption from third-party cer-
tification provided to a program partner under 
paragraph (1) shall terminate if the program 
partner is found to have violated program re-
quirements with respect to at least 2 separate 
models during a 2-year period. 
‘‘(B) RESUMPTION.—A termination for a 
program partner under subparagraph (A) shall 
cease if the program partner complies with all 
Energy Star program requirements for a period 
of at least 3 years.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Federal Green 
Buildings 
SEC. 411. HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN FEDERAL BUILD-
INGS. 
Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Se-
curity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17092(h)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘SYS-
TEM’’ and inserting ‘‘SYSTEMS’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on an ongoing re-
view, the Federal Director shall identify and shall 
provide to the Secretary pursuant to section 
305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Pro-
duction Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), a list of 
those certification systems that the Director identi-
fies as the most likely to encourage a comprehensive 
and environmentally sound approach to certification 
of green buildings.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘system’’ and inserting ‘‘sys-
tems’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
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‘‘(A) an ongoing review provided to the 
Secretary pursuant to section 305(a)(3)(D) of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), which shall— 
‘‘(i) be carried out by the Federal Di-
rector to compare and evaluate standards; 
and 
‘‘(ii) allow any developer or adminis-
trator of a rating system or certification 
system to be included in the review;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E)(v), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) a finding that, for all credits address-
ing grown, harvested, or mined materials, the 
system does not discriminate against the use of 
domestic products that have obtained certifi-
cations of responsible sourcing; and 
‘‘(H) a finding that the system incor-
porates life-cycle assessment as a credit path-
way.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Water Heaters 
SEC. 421. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS. 
Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act is amended— 
(1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ADDITIONAL
STANDARDS
FOR
GRID-EN-
ABLED WATER HEATERS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ACTIVATION
LOCK.—The term 
‘activation lock’ means a control mecha-
nism (either a physical device directly on 
the water heater or a control system inte-
grated into the water heater) that is locked 
by default and contains a physical, soft-
ware, or digital communication that must 
be activated with an activation key to en-
able the product to operate at its designed 
specifications and capabilities and without 
which activation the product will provide 
not greater than 50 percent of the rated 
first hour delivery of hot water certified by 
the manufacturer. 
‘‘(ii) GRID-ENABLED
WATER
HEAT-
ER.—The term ‘grid-enabled water heater’ 
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means an electric resistance water heater 
that— 
‘‘(I) has a rated storage tank vol-
ume of more than 75 gallons; 
‘‘(II) is manufactured on or after 
April 16, 2015; 
‘‘(III) has— 
‘‘(aa) an energy factor of 
not less than 1.061 minus the 
product 
obtained 
by 
multi-
plying— 
‘‘(AA) the rated storage 
volume of the tank, ex-
pressed in gallons; and 
‘‘(BB) 0.00168; or 
‘‘(bb) an equivalent alter-
native standard prescribed by the 
Secretary and developed pursu-
ant to paragraph (5)(E); 
‘‘(IV) is equipped at the point of 
manufacture with an activation lock; 
and 
‘‘(V) bears a permanent label ap-
plied by the manufacturer that— 
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‘‘(aa) is made of material 
not adversely affected by water; 
‘‘(bb) is attached by means 
of 
non-water-soluble 
adhesive; 
and 
‘‘(cc) advises purchasers and 
end-users of the intended and ap-
propriate use of the product with 
the following notice printed in 
16.5 point Arial Narrow Bold 
font: 
‘‘ ‘IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water heater is 
intended only for use as part of an electric thermal storage 
or demand response program. It will not provide adequate 
hot water unless enrolled in such a program and activated 
by your utility company or another program operator. 
Confirm the availability of a program in your local area 
before purchasing or installing this product.’. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The manufacturer 
or private labeler shall provide the activation 
key for a grid-enabled water heater only to a 
utility or other company that operates an elec-
tric thermal storage or demand response pro-
gram that uses such a grid-enabled water heat-
er. 
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‘‘(C) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
MANUFACTURERS.—The 
Sec-
retary shall require each manufacturer of 
grid-enabled water heaters to report to the 
Secretary annually the quantity of grid-en-
abled water heaters that the manufacturer 
ships each year. 
‘‘(ii) 
OPERATORS.—The 
Secretary 
shall require utilities and other demand re-
sponse and thermal storage program oper-
ators to report annually the quantity of 
grid-enabled water heaters activated for 
their programs using forms of the Energy 
Information Agency or using such other 
mechanism that the Secretary determines 
appropriate after an opportunity for notice 
and comment. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONFIDENTIALITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall treat ship-
ment data reported by manufacturers as 
confidential business information. 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In 2017 and 
2019, the Secretary shall publish an anal-
ysis of the data collected under subpara-
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graph (C) to assess the extent to which 
shipped products are put into use in de-
mand response and thermal storage pro-
grams. 
‘‘(ii) PREVENTION
OF
PRODUCT
DI-
VERSION.—If the Secretary determines 
that sales of grid-enabled water heaters ex-
ceed by 15 percent or greater the quantity 
of such products activated for use in de-
mand response and thermal storage pro-
grams annually, the Secretary shall, after 
opportunity for notice and comment, estab-
lish procedures to prevent product diver-
sion for non-program purposes. 
‘‘(E) COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—Subparagraphs 
(A) through (D) shall remain in effect 
until the Secretary determines under this 
section that— 
‘‘(I) grid-enabled water heaters 
do not require a separate efficiency 
requirement; or 
‘‘(II) sales of grid-enabled water 
heaters exceed by 15 percent or great-
er the quantity of such products acti-
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vated for use in demand response and 
thermal storage programs annually 
and procedures to prevent product di-
version for non-program purposes 
would not be adequate to prevent such 
product diversion. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the Sec-
retary exercises the authority described in 
clause (i) or amends the efficiency require-
ment for grid-enabled water heaters, that 
action will take effect on the date de-
scribed in subsection (m)(4)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying 
out this section with respect to electric 
water heaters, the Secretary shall consider 
the impact on thermal storage and demand 
response programs, including any impact 
on energy savings, electric bills, peak load 
reduction, electric reliability, integration of 
renewable resources, and the environment. 
‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying 
out this paragraph, the Secretary shall re-
quire that grid-enabled water heaters be 
equipped with communication capability to 
enable the grid-enabled water heaters to 
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participate in ancillary services programs if 
the Secretary determines that the tech-
nology is available, practical, and cost-ef-
fective.’’; 
(2) in section 332(a) (42 U.S.C. 6302(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in the first paragraph (6), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(6) as paragraph (7); 
(D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) 
(as so redesignated), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) for any person— 
‘‘(A) to activate an activation lock for a 
grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that 
such water heater is not used as part of an 
electric thermal storage or demand response 
program; 
‘‘(B) to distribute an activation key for a 
grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that 
such activation key will be used to activate a 
grid-enabled water heater that is not used as 
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part of an electric thermal storage or demand 
response program; 
‘‘(C) to otherwise enable a grid-enabled 
water heater to operate at its designed speci-
fication and capabilities with knowledge that 
such water heater is not used as part of an 
electric thermal storage or demand response 
program; or 
‘‘(D) to knowingly remove or render illegi-
ble the label of a grid-enabled water heater de-
scribed in section 325(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V).’’; 
(3) in section 333(a) (42 U.S.C. 6303(a))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of sec-
tion 332(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (5) 
of section 332(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1), (2), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)’’; 
and 
(4) in section 334 (42 U.S.C. 6304)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of sec-
tion 332(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(6)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 332(a)(7)’’. 
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Subtitle D—Energy Performance 
Requirement for Federal Buildings 
SEC. 431. ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT FOR FED-
ERAL BUILDINGS. 
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT
FOR 
FEDERAL BUILDINGS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), each agency shall apply energy conservation 
measures to, and shall improve the design for the 
construction of, the Federal buildings of the agency 
(including each industrial or laboratory facility) so 
that the energy consumption per gross square foot 
of the Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal years 
2006 through 2017 is reduced, as compared with the 
energy consumption per gross square foot of the 
Federal buildings of the agency in fiscal year 2003, 
by the percentage specified in the following table: 
Percentage 
‘‘Fiscal Year 
Reduction 
2006 .............................................................................................
2007 .............................................................................................
2008 .............................................................................................
2009 .............................................................................................
2010 .............................................................................................
2011 .............................................................................................
2012 .............................................................................................
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Percentage 
‘‘Fiscal Year 
Reduction 
2013 .............................................................................................
2014 .............................................................................................
2015 .............................................................................................
2016 .............................................................................................
2017 .............................................................................................
36. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION FOR BUILDINGS WITH ENERGY 
INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An agency may ex-
clude from the requirements of paragraph (1) 
any building (including the associated energy 
consumption and gross square footage) in which 
energy intensive activities are carried out. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—Each agency shall iden-
tify and list in each report made under section 
548(a) the buildings designated by the agency 
for exclusion under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Not later than December 31, 
2017, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) review the results of the implementa-
tion of the energy performance requirements es-
tablished under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) based on the review conducted under 
subparagraph (A), submit to Congress a report 
that addresses the feasibility of requiring each 
agency to apply energy conservation measures 
to, and improve the design for the construction 
of, the Federal buildings of the agency (includ-
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ing each industrial or laboratory facility) so 
that the energy consumption per gross square 
foot of the Federal buildings of the agency in 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2030 is re-
duced, as compared with the energy consump-
tion per gross square foot of the Federal build-
ings of the agency in the prior fiscal year, by 
3 percent.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (F), 
(G), and (H), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
‘‘(E) 
ONGOING
COMMISSIONING.—The 
term ‘ongoing commissioning’ means an ongo-
ing process of commissioning using monitored 
data, the primary goal of which is to ensure 
continuous optimum performance of a facility, 
in accordance with design or operating needs, 
over the useful life of the facility, while meeting 
facility occupancy requirements.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—An 
energy manager designated under subparagraph 
(A) shall consider use of a system to manage 
energy use at the facility and certification of 
the facility in accordance with the International 
Organization 
for 
Standardization 
standard 
numbered 50001 and entitled ‘Energy Manage-
ment Systems’.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) ENERGY AND WATER EVALUATIONS AND 
COMMISSIONING.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATIONS.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), effective beginning on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Energy Savings and Industrial 
Competitiveness Act of 2015, and annually 
thereafter, each energy manager shall complete, 
for each calendar year, a comprehensive energy 
and water evaluation and recommissioning or 
retrocommissioning for approximately 25 per-
cent of the facilities of each agency that meet 
the criteria under paragraph (2)(B) in a man-
ner that ensures that an evaluation of each fa-
cility is completed at least once every 4 years. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—An evaluation and re-
commissioning shall not be required under sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to a facility that— 
‘‘(i) has had a comprehensive energy 
and water evaluation during the 8-year pe-
riod preceding the date of the evaluation; 
‘‘(ii)(I) has been commissioned, re-
commissioned, or retrocommissioned dur-
ing the 10-year period preceding the date 
of the evaluation; or 
‘‘(II) is under ongoing commissioning; 
‘‘(iii) has not had a major change in 
function or use since the previous evalua-
tion and commissioning; 
‘‘(iv) has been benchmarked with pub-
lic disclosure under paragraph (8) within 
the year preceding the evaluation; and 
‘‘(v)(I) based on the benchmarking, 
has achieved at a facility level the most re-
cent cumulative energy savings target 
under subsection (a) compared to the ear-
lier of— 
‘‘(aa) the date of the most recent 
evaluation; or 
‘‘(bb) the date— 
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‘‘(AA) of the most recent 
commissioning, recommissioning, 
or retrocommissioning; or 
‘‘(BB) on which ongoing 
commissioning began; or 
‘‘(II) has a long-term contract in 
place guaranteeing energy savings at least 
as great as the energy savings target under 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION OF IDENTIFIED ENERGY 
AND WATER EFFICIENCY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of completion of each evaluation 
under paragraph (3), each energy manager 
may— 
‘‘(i) implement any energy- or water- 
saving measure that the Federal agency 
identified in the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (3) that is life-cycle cost 
effective; and 
‘‘(ii) bundle individual measures of 
varying paybacks together into combined 
projects. 
‘‘(B) MEASURES
NOT
IMPLEMENTED.— 
The energy manager shall, as part of the cer-
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tification system under paragraph (7), explain 
the reasons why any life-cycle cost effective 
measures were not implemented under subpara-
graph (A) using guidelines developed by the 
Secretary.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (7)(C), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(iii) SUMMARY
REPORT.—The Sec-
retary shall make available a report that 
summarizes the information tracked under 
subparagraph (B)(i) by each agency and, 
as applicable, by each type of measure.’’. 
SEC. 432. FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PER-
FORMANCE 
STANDARDS; 
CERTIFICATION 
SYSTEM AND LEVEL FOR GREEN BUILDINGS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 303 of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6832) (as 
amended by section 101(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘to be con-
structed’’ and inserting ‘‘constructed or altered’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) MAJOR RENOVATION.—The term ‘major 
renovation’ means a modification of building energy 
systems sufficiently extensive that the whole building 
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can meet energy standards for new buildings, based 
on criteria to be established by the Secretary 
through notice and comment rulemaking.’’. 
(b) FEDERAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.— 
Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6834) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(3)(A) Not later than’’ 
and all that follows through subparagraph (B) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) REVISED FEDERAL BUILDING ENERGY EF-
FICIENCY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS; 
CERTIFI-
CATION FOR GREEN BUILDINGS.— 
‘‘(A) REVISED
FEDERAL
BUILDING
EN-
ERGY
EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE
STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the En-
ergy Savings and Industrial Competitive-
ness Act of 2015, the Secretary shall es-
tablish, by rule, revised Federal building 
energy efficiency performance standards 
that require that— 
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‘‘(I) new Federal buildings and 
alterations and additions to existing 
Federal buildings— 
‘‘(aa) meet or exceed the 
most recent revision of the Inter-
national 
Energy 
Conservation 
Code (in the case of residential 
buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 
90.1 (in the case of commercial 
buildings) as of the date of en-
actment of the Energy Savings 
and Industrial Competitiveness 
Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(bb) meet or exceed the en-
ergy provisions of State and local 
building codes applicable to the 
building, if the codes are more 
stringent than the International 
Energy Conservation Code or 
ASHRAE Standard 90.1, as ap-
plicable; 
‘‘(II) unless demonstrated not to 
be life-cycle cost effective for new 
Federal buildings and Federal build-
ings with major renovations— 
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building certification systems, taking into 
account— 
‘‘(I) the criteria described in 
clause (v); and 
‘‘(II) the identification made by 
the Federal Director under section 
436(h) of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17092(h)). 
‘‘(vii) EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), if a certification sys-
tem fails to meet the review require-
ments of clause (v), the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(aa) identify the portions 
of the system, whether pre-
requisites, credits, points, or oth-
erwise, that meet the review cri-
teria of clause (v); 
‘‘(bb) determine the portions 
of the system that are suitable 
for use; and 
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