Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
PL 114-11 (S.535), enacted 04/30/2015

129 STAT. 182 
PUBLIC LAW 114–11—APR. 30, 2015 
Public Law 114–11 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To promote energy efficiency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Effi-
ciency Improvement Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—BETTER BUILDINGS 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Energy efficiency in Federal and other buildings. 
Sec. 103. Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures. 
Sec. 104. Tenant Star program. 
TITLE II—GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS 
Sec. 201. Grid-enabled water heaters. 
TITLE III—ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 
Sec. 301. Energy information for commercial buildings. 
TITLE I—BETTER BUILDINGS 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Better Buildings Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 102. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FEDERAL AND OTHER BUILDINGS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Administrator of General Services. 
(2) COST-EFFECTIVE
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
MEASURE.—The 
term ‘‘cost-effective energy efficiency measure’’ means any 
building product, material, equipment, or service, and the 
installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides 
energy savings in an amount that is not less than the cost 
of such installing, implementing, or operating. 
(3) COST-EFFECTIVE
WATER
EFFICIENCY
MEASURE.—The 
term ‘‘cost-effective water efficiency measure’’ means any 
building product, material, equipment, or service, and the 
installing, implementing, or operating thereof, that provides 
water savings in an amount that is not less than the cost 
of such installing, implementing, or operating. 
(b) MODEL PROVISIONS, POLICIES, AND BEST PRACTICES.— 
42 USC 17062. 
42 USC 17001 
note. 
Better Buildings 
Act of 2015. 
42 USC 17001 
note. 
Energy Efficiency 
Improvement Act 
of 2015. 
Apr. 30, 2015 
[S. 535] 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy and after providing the public 
with an opportunity for notice and comment, shall develop 
model commercial leasing provisions and best practices in 
accordance with this subsection. 
(2) COMMERCIAL LEASING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The model commercial leasing provi-
sions developed under this subsection shall, at a minimum, 
align the interests of building owners and tenants with 
regard to investments in cost-effective energy efficiency 
measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures to 
encourage building owners and tenants to collaborate to 
invest in such measures. 
(B) USE
OF
MODEL
PROVISIONS.—The Administrator 
may use the model commercial leasing provisions developed 
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 periodi-
cally publish the model commercial leasing provisions 
developed under this subsection, along with explanatory 
materials, to encourage building 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 effi-
ciency measures and cost-effective water efficiency measures 
for the realty services provided by the Administrator to Federal 
agencies (or other clients of the Administrator), including peri-
odic training of appropriate Federal employees and contractors 
on how to identify and evaluate those measures. 
(4) STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall make available 
model commercial leasing provisions and best practices devel-
oped under this subsection to State, county, and municipal 
governments for use in managing owned and leased building 
space in accordance with the goal of encouraging investment 
in all cost-effective energy efficiency measures and cost-effective 
water efficiency measures. 
SEC. 103. SEPARATE SPACES WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY MEASURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) is amended 
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 efficiency measure’ means 
a technology, product, or practice that will result in substantial 
operational 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. 
42 USC 17084. 
Consultation. 
Deadline. 
Consultation. 
Public 
information. 
Contracts. 
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‘‘(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 efficiency in 
commercial buildings through the design and construction, 
by owners and tenants, of separate spaces with high- 
performance energy 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— 
‘‘(i) high-performance energy efficiency measures 
that should be considered as part of the initial design 
and construction of separate spaces; 
‘‘(ii) processes that owners, tenants, architects, and 
engineers may replicate when designing and con-
structing 
separate 
spaces 
with 
high-performance 
energy efficiency measures; 
‘‘(iii) policies and best practices to achieve reduc-
tions in energy intensities for lighting, plug loads, 
heating, cooling, cooking, laundry, and other systems 
to satisfy the needs of the commercial building tenant; 
‘‘(iv) return on investment and payback analyses 
of the incremental cost and projected energy savings 
of the proposed set of high-performance energy effi-
ciency measures, including consideration of available 
incentives; 
‘‘(v) models and simulation methods that predict 
the quantity of energy used by separate spaces with 
high-performance energy efficiency measures and that 
compare that predicted quantity to the quantity of 
energy used by separate spaces without high-perform-
ance energy efficiency measures but that otherwise 
comply with applicable building code requirements; 
‘‘(vi) measurement and verification platforms dem-
onstrating actual energy use of high-performance 
energy efficiency measures installed in separate spaces, 
and whether such measures generate the savings 
intended in the initial design and construction of the 
separate spaces; 
‘‘(vii) best practices that encourage an integrated 
approach to designing and constructing separate spaces 
to perform at optimum energy efficiency in conjunction 
with the central systems of a commercial building; 
and 
‘‘(viii) any impact on employment resulting from 
the design and construction of separate spaces with 
high-performance energy efficiency measures; and 
‘‘(B) case studies reporting economic and energy 
savings returns in the design and construction of separate 
spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
Deadline. 
Notice. 
Federal Register, 
publication. 
Deadline. 
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publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting public com-
ments 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 publish the study 
on the website of the Department of Energy.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 423 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 424. Separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures.’’. 
SEC. 104. TENANT STAR PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title IV of the Energy Independ-
ence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081 et seq.) (as amended 
by section 103) 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 efficiency measure’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 424. 
‘‘(2) SEPARATE SPACES.—The term ‘separate spaces’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 424. 
‘‘(b) TENANT STAR.—The Administrator of the Environmental 
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 tenants 
or otherwise occupied within commercial buildings. 
‘‘(c) EXPANDING SURVEY DATA.—The Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Administrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion, shall— 
‘‘(1) collect, through each Commercial Buildings Energy 
Consumption Survey of the Energy Information 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 occu-
pancy by data centers, trading floors, and restaurants; 
and 
‘‘(B) other aspects of the property, building operation, 
or building occupancy determined by the Administrator 
of the Energy Information Administration, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, to be relevant in lowering energy consumption; 
‘‘(2) with respect to the first Commercial Buildings Energy 
Consumption Survey conducted after the date of enactment 
of this section, to the extent full compliance with the require-
ments 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) avail-
able to the public in aggregated form and provide such data, 
Public 
information. 
42 USC 17085. 
Web posting. 
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and any associated results, to the Administrator of the Environ-
mental 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 Administrator 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, develop policies and proce-
dures to recognize tenants in commercial buildings that 
voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency in sepa-
rate spaces; 
‘‘(B) establish building occupancy categories 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 occupants that lower energy 
consumption in separate spaces. 
‘‘(2) DESIGN- AND
CONSTRUCTION-BASED
RECOGNITION.— 
After the study required by section 424(b) is completed, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in con-
sultation with the Secretary and following an opportunity for 
public notice and comment, may develop a voluntary program 
to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use 
high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and 
construction of separate spaces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 424 (as 
added by section 103(b)) the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 425. Tenant Star program.’’. 
TITLE II—GRID-ENABLED WATER 
HEATERS 
SEC. 201. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS. 
Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation 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-ENABLED
WATER 
HEATERS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ACTIVATION LOCK.—The term ‘activation lock’ 
means a control mechanism (either a physical device 
directly on the water heater or a control system 
integrated into the water heater) that is locked by 
default and contains a physical, software, or digital 
communication that must be activated with an activa-
tion key to enable the product to operate at its designed 
specifications and capabilities and without which 
activation the product will provide not greater than 
Consultation. 
Public 
information. 
Deadline. 
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50 percent of the rated first hour delivery of hot water 
certified by the manufacturer. 
‘‘(ii) GRID-ENABLED
WATER
HEATER.—The term 
‘grid-enabled water heater’ means an electric resistance 
water heater that— 
‘‘(I) has a rated storage tank volume 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, expressed in gallons; and 
‘‘(BB) 0.00168; or 
‘‘(bb) an equivalent alternative standard 
prescribed by the Secretary and developed 
pursuant to paragraph (5)(E); 
‘‘(IV) is equipped at the point of manufacture 
with an activation lock; and 
‘‘(V) bears a permanent label applied by the 
manufacturer that— 
‘‘(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 appropriate 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 oper-
ates an electric thermal storage or demand response pro-
gram that uses such a grid-enabled water heater. 
‘‘(C) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(i) MANUFACTURERS.—The Secretary shall require 
each manufacturer of grid-enabled water heaters to 
report to the Secretary annually the quantity of grid- 
enabled water heaters that the manufacturer ships 
each year. 
‘‘(ii) OPERATORS.—The Secretary shall require utili-
ties and other demand response and thermal storage 
program operators 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 com-
ment. 
Public 
information. 
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‘‘(iii) CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall treat shipment data reported by manufac-
turers as confidential business information. 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In 2017 and 2019, the Secretary 
shall publish an analysis of the data collected under 
subparagraph (C) to assess the extent to which shipped 
products are put into use in demand response and 
thermal storage programs. 
‘‘(ii) PREVENTION OF PRODUCT DIVERSION.—If the 
Secretary determines that sales of grid-enabled water 
heaters exceed by 15 percent or greater the quantity 
of such products activated for use in demand response 
and thermal storage programs annually, the Secretary 
shall, after opportunity for notice and comment, estab-
lish procedures to prevent product diversion 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 greater the quantity of such prod-
ucts activated for use in demand response and 
thermal storage programs annually and procedures 
to prevent product diversion for non-program pur-
poses would not be adequate to prevent such 
product diversion. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECTIVE DATE.—If the Secretary exercises 
the authority described in clause (i) or amends the 
efficiency requirement for grid-enabled water heaters, 
that action will take effect on the date described 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, elec-
tric reliability, integration of renewable resources, and 
the environment. 
‘‘(iv) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this para-
graph, the Secretary shall require that grid-enabled 
water heaters be equipped with communication capa-
bility to enable the grid-enabled water heaters to 
participate in ancillary services programs if the Sec-
retary determines that the technology is available, 
practical, and cost-effective.’’; 
(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 para-
graph (7); 
Determination. 
Public 
information. 
Procedures. 
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(D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) (as so redesig-
nated), 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 part of an electric thermal storage or demand 
response program; 
‘‘(C) to otherwise enable a grid-enabled water heater 
to operate at its designed specification 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 illegible the label 
of a grid-enabled water heater described 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 inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 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 inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 332(a)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
332(a)(7)’’. 
TITLE III—ENERGY INFORMATION FOR 
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 
SEC. 301. ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
OF BENCHMARKING
AND DISCLOSURE
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 inserting the following: 
‘‘signing the contract, the following 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 condi-
tioning systems. 
‘‘(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is benchmarked 
under a nationally recognized, online, free benchmarking 
program, with public disclosure, unless the space is a space 
42 USC 17063. 
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for which owners cannot access whole building utility 
consumption data, including spaces— 
‘‘(I) that are located in States with privacy laws 
that provide that utilities shall not provide such aggre-
gated 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 informa-
tion of the space for the benchmarking and disclosure 
required by this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in collabora-
tion with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall complete a study— 
(A) on the impact of— 
(i) State and local performance benchmarking and 
disclosure policies, and any associated building effi-
ciency 
policies, 
for 
commercial 
and 
multifamily 
buildings; and 
(ii) programs and systems in which utilities pro-
vide aggregated information regarding whole building 
energy consumption and usage information to owners 
of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use 
buildings; 
(B) that identifies best practice policy approaches 
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, utili-
ties, 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 existing laws 
where building owners are not able to gather or access 
whole building energy information from tenants or 
utilities; 
(iv) the treatment of buildings with— 
(I) multiple uses; 
(II) uses for which baseline information 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, including 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 
Deadline. 
Collaboration. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–11—APR. 30, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 535: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
Mar. 26, considered and passed Senate. 
Apr. 21, considered and passed House. 
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2015): 
Apr. 30, Presidential remarks. 
(vii) international experiences with regard to 
building benchmarking and disclosure laws and data 
aggregation for multitenant buildings. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—At the conclusion of the 
study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on 
the results of the study. 
(c) CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE.— 
(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 Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with other relevant agencies, shall maintain, and if necessary 
create, a database for the purpose of storing and making avail-
able public energy-related information on commercial and 
multifamily buildings, including— 
(A) data provided under Federal, State, local, and other 
laws or programs regarding building benchmarking and 
energy information disclosure; 
(B) information on buildings that have disclosed energy 
ratings and certifications; and 
(C) energy-related information on buildings provided 
voluntarily by the owners of the buildings, only in an 
anonymous form unless the owner provides otherwise. 
(2) COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS.—The database maintained 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall complement and not duplicate 
the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy 
Star Portfolio Manager tool. 
(d) INPUT FROM STAKEHOLDERS.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
seek input from stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of the 
actions taken under this section. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report on the progress made in complying 
with this section. 
Approved April 30, 2015. 
Deadline. 
Public 
information. 
Coordination. 
Reports. 
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