In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Ex Input:
SECTION 1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means a nonprofit 
        organization that applies for a grant under this section.
            (2) Energy-efficiency improvement.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' means an installed measure (including a 
                product, equipment, system, service, or practice) that 
                results in a reduction in use by a nonprofit 
                organization for energy or fuel supplied from outside 
                the nonprofit building.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``energy-efficiency 
                improvement'' includes an installed measure described 
                in subparagraph (A) involving--
                            (i) repairing, replacing, or installing--
                                    (I) a roof or lighting system, or 
                                component of a roof or lighting system;
                                    (II) a window;
                                    (III) a door, including a security 
                                door; or
                                    (IV) a heating, ventilation, or air 
                                conditioning system or component of the 
                                system (including insulation and wiring 
                                and plumbing improvements needed to 
                                serve a more efficient system);
                            (ii) a renewable energy generation or 
                        heating system, including a solar, 
                        photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, or biomass 
                        (including wood pellet) system or component of 
                        the system; and
                            (iii) any other measure taken to modernize, 
                        renovate, or repair a nonprofit building to 
                        make the nonprofit building more energy 
                        efficient.
            (3) Nonprofit building.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                means a building operated and owned by a nonprofit 
                organization.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``nonprofit building'' 
                includes a building described in subparagraph (A) that 
                is--
                            (i) a hospital;
                            (ii) a youth center;
                            (iii) a school;
                            (iv) a social-welfare program facility;
                            (v) a faith-based organization; and
                            (vi) any other nonresidential and 
                        noncommercial structure.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Energy.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to 
award grants for the purpose of retrofitting nonprofit buildings with 
energy-efficiency improvements.
    (c) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants under the 
        program established under subsection (b).
            (2) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under 
        this section if an applicant submits to the Secretary an 
        application at such time, in such form, and containing such 
        information as the Secretary may prescribe.
            (3) Criteria for grant.--In determining whether to award a 
        grant under this section, the Secretary shall apply 
        performance-based criteria, which shall give priority to 
        applications based on--
                    (A) the energy savings achieved;
                    (B) the cost-effectiveness of the energy-efficiency 
                improvement;
                    (C) an effective plan for evaluation, measurement, 
                and verification of energy savings;
                    (D) the financial need of the applicant; and
                    (E) the percentage of the matching contribution by 
                the applicant.
            (4) Limitation on individual grant amount.--Each grant 
        awarded under this section shall not exceed--
                    (A) an amount equal to 50 percent of the energy-
                efficiency improvement; and
                    (B) $200,000.
            (5) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) In general.--A grant awarded under this section 
                shall be subject to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing 
                requirement of 50 percent.
                    (B) In-kind contributions.--The non-Federal share 
                may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions of 
                materials or services.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended.
    (e) Offset.--Section 422(f) of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17082(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``through 2018.'' and 
        inserting ``and 2014;''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; and
            ``(6) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
        2018.''.

Ex Output:
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements. This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Accountability Office 
Improvement Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN RECORDS.

    (a) Authority To Obtain Records.--Section 716 of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting after the section heading the following:
    ``(a)(1) The Comptroller General is authorized to obtain such 
agency records as the Comptroller General requires to discharge his 
duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), 
including through the bringing of civil actions under this section. In 
reviewing a civil action under this section, the court shall recognize 
the continuing force and effect of the authorization in the preceding 
sentence until such time as the authorization is repealed pursuant to 
law.''.
    (b) Interviews.--Section 716(a) of title 31, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended in the second sentence of 
paragraph (2) by inserting ``and interview agency officers and 
employees'' after ``agency record''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTERING OATHS.

    Section 711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking 
paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) administer oaths to witnesses, except that, in 
        matters other than auditing and settling accounts, the 
        authority of an officer or employee to administer oaths to 
        witnesses pursuant to a delegation under paragraph (2) shall 
        not be available without the prior express approval of the 
        Comptroller General (or a designee).''.

SEC. 4. ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION.

    (a) Access to Certain Information.--Subchapter II of chapter 7 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 721. Access to certain information
    ``(a) No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under part C or D of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act.
    ``(b) No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the 
Comptroller General to obtain any information, to inspect any record, 
or to interview any officer or employee under section 716 of this 
title, including with respect to any information concerning any method 
or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection.
    ``(c) No provision of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
Act of 1976 and the amendments made by that Act shall be construed to 
limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to 
obtain any information, to inspect any record, or to interview any 
officer or employee under section 716 of this title, including with 
respect to any information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice or the Federal 
Trade Commission for purposes of pre-merger review under section 7A of 
the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a).
    ``(d)(1) The Comptroller General shall prescribe such policies and 
procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure 
proprietary or trade secret information obtained consistent with this 
section.
    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
            ``(A) to alter or amend the prohibitions against the 
        disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information 
        prohibited by section 1905 of title 18 and other applicable 
        laws; or
            ``(B) to affect the applicability of section 716(e) of this 
        title, including the protections against unauthorized 
        disclosure contained in that section, to information obtained 
        consistent with this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 720 the following:

``721. Access to certain information.''.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.

    Section 719 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and'';
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(1) the 
        following:
            ``(D) for agencies subject to sections 901 to 903 and other 
        agencies designated by the Comptroller General, an assessment 
        of their overall degree of cooperation in making personnel 
        available for interview, providing written answers to 
        questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller 
        General under section 711, granting access to records, 
        providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting 
        recommendations in reports and responding to such other matters 
        as the Comptroller General deems appropriate.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (5) in subsection (c)(3), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'', and
            (6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
            ``(4) as soon as practicable when an agency does not, 
        within a reasonable time, respond to a request by the 
        Comptroller General regarding any matter described in 
        subsection (b)(1)(D).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 29, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.

Ex Output:
Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to: (1) obtain federal agency records required to discharge his or her duties, including through bringing civil actions under this Act; (2) interview agency officers and employees to get information about agency duties, powers, activities, organization, and financial transactions; and (3) administer oaths to witnesses (currently, the Comptroller General may administer oaths to witnesses when auditing and settling accounts).

Requires the Comptroller General to prescribe such policies and procedures as are necessary to protect from public disclosure proprietary or trade secret information obtained under this Act.

Declares that no provision of the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the authority of the Comptroller General to obtain information, inspect records, or interview specified agency officers or employees, including with respect to: (1) information disclosed to or obtained by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the Social Security Act; (2) information concerning any method or process protected as a trade secret; and (3) information disclosed to the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for purposes of pre-merger review under the Clayton Act. Declares that this Act shall not be construed to: (1) alter or amend the prohibitions against the disclosure of trade secret or other sensitive information; and (2) affect the applicability of requirements governing the availability of agency information to information obtained.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) report annually on the cooperation of agencies subject to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 and other agencies designated by the Comptroller General in making personnel available for interviews, providing written answers to questions, submitting to an oath authorized by the Comptroller General, granting access to records, providing timely comments to draft reports, adopting report recommendations, and responding to such matters as the Comptroller General deems appropriate; and (2) report to Congress when agencies do not respond to requests regarding such matters.


Ex Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TVA Distributor Self-Sufficiency Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.

    Section 4 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 
831c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m)(1) Shall not prohibit, interfere with, or impair any 
determination made or any activity conducted by a TVA distributor 
(acting alone or in combination with any person) to build, acquire any 
interest in, operate any part of, or purchase electric power from a 
facility for the generation of electric power for the purpose of 
supplying the incremental power supply needs of the TVA distributor 
(without regard to any other purpose for which electric power supplied 
by the facility is used).
    ``(2) In this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `incremental power supply needs' means the 
        power generation capacity that a TVA distributor determines is 
        required to satisfy the projected peak load of the TVA 
        distributor (with appropriate reserve margins), to the extent 
        that the projected peak load and margins exceed the average 
        annual quantity of power purchases of the TVA distributor 
        during 1996, 1997, and 1998; and
            ``(B) the term `TVA distributor' means a cooperative 
        organization or publicly owned electric power system that, on 
        January 2, 2001, purchased electric power at wholesale from the 
        Corporation.''.

SEC. 3. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY LEAST COST PLANNING PROGRAM.

    Section 113 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 831m-1) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) TVA distributor.--The term `TVA distributor' means a 
        cooperative organization or publicly owned electric power 
        system that, on January 2, 2001, purchased electric power at 
        wholesale from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
            ``(2) System cost.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `system cost' means all 
                direct and quantifiable net costs of an energy resource 
                over the available life of the energy resource.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `system cost' includes 
                the costs of--
                            ``(i) production;
                            ``(ii) transportation;
                            ``(iii) utilization;
                            ``(iv) waste management;
                            ``(v) environmental compliance; and
                            ``(vi) in the case of an imported energy 
                        resource, maintaining access to a foreign 
                        source of supply.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Triennial planning programs.--The Tennessee 
                Valley Authority shall conduct a least-cost planning 
                program in accordance with this section once every 3 
                years, including 1 such program to be concluded by 
                December 31, 2001.
                    ``(B) Public participation.--Each planning program 
                shall be open to public participation.
                    ``(C) Requirements.--In conducting a planning 
                program, the Tennessee Valley Authority shall use a 
                planning and selection process for new energy resources 
                that evaluates the full range of existing and 
                incremental resources (including new power supplies 
                that may be constructed, owned, and operated by 1 or 
                more TVA distributors, other new power supplies, energy 
                conservation and efficiency, and renewable energy 
                resources) in order to provide adequate and reliable 
                service to electric customers of the Tennessee Valley 
                Authority requiring such service at the lowest system 
                cost.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) take into account current, planned, and 
                projected ownership and self-supply of power generation 
                resources by 1 or more TVA distributors.''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``distributors of the Tennessee Valley 
                        Authority'' and inserting ``TVA distributors''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) encourage and assist TVA distributors in--
                            ``(i) the planning and implementation of 
                        cost-effective energy efficiency options;
                            ``(ii) load forecasting; and
                            ``(iii) the planning, construction, 
                        ownership, operation, and maintenance of power 
                        generation facilities owned or acquired by a 
                        TVA distributor.''; and
                    (B) in the first and second sentences of paragraph 
                (2), by striking ``distributors'' and inserting ``TVA 
                distributors''.

SEC. 4. INCLUSION OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY IN THE DEFINITION 
              OF PUBLIC UTILITY FOR PURPOSES OF PARTS II AND III OF THE 
              FEDERAL POWER ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 201(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``means any person who'' and inserting 
        ``means--
            ``(1) any person that'';
            (2) by striking ``the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) the Tennessee Valley Authority.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 824(f)) is amended by striking ``foregoing, or any 
corporation'' and inserting ``foregoing (other than the Tennessee 
Valley Authority), or any corporation''.

Ex Output:

TVA Distributor Self-Sufficiency Act of 2001 - Amends the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to prohibit the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from prohibiting, interfering with, or impairing any determination made or any activity conducted by a TVA distributor to build, acquire any interest in, operate, or purchase electric power from an electric power generating facility for the purpose of supplying the distributor's incremental power supply needs.Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require TVA to conduct a triennial least-cost planning program open to public participation.Amends the Federal Power Act to include TVA in the definition of public utility for purposes of such Act.