,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4       
,gardner7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide for utilizing energy savings    
performance contracts and utility energy
 service contracts4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,buildings ,energy ,savings ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,utilizing energy savings   
performance contracts and utility energy
 service contracts  7a7 ,implementation 
of energy management requirements       
,section #edc7;f77#aj7 of the ,national 
,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#aj77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by        
striking ,to carry and inserting ,to the
 extent consistent with subparagraph    
7,c71 to carry2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
7,b77ii71 by striking ,a ,federal and   
inserting ,to the extent consistent with

 subparagraph 7,c71 a ,federal2 and     
7#c7 by amending subparagraph 7,c7 to   
read as follows3  7,c7 ,implementation  
7i7 ,general rule ,except as provided in
 clause 7i7 or 7ii7 of this             
subparagraph1 each ,federal agency shall
 implement the requirements under this  
subsection through private financing    
described in subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii74
  7ii7 ,exception ,a ,federal agency may
 implement the requirements under this  
subsection using appropriated funds     
described in subparagraph 7,b77i77,i7 if
 implementation pursuant to clause 7i7  
of this subparagraph conflicts with the 
primary mission of the agency or        
facility1 or if greater cost savings can
 be generated under a different program4
 ,a ,federal agency shall provide a     
written justification for any decision  
to implement such requirements under    
this clause1 including an analysis of   
the impact of such decision on the      
taxpayer4  7iii7 ,federal administrative
 costs ,a ,federal agency may implement 

the requirements under this subsection  
using appropriated funds described in   
subparagraph 7,b77i77,i7 to the extent  
necessary to cover ,federal             
administrative costs with respect to    
implementation pursuant to clause 7i7 of
 this subparagraph4  4  7b7 ,termination
 clauses ,section #hja7;b77#b7 of the   
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;b77#b77 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking and at the  
end of subparagraph 7,b72  7#b7 by      
striking the period at the end of       
subparagraph 7,c77iv7 and inserting 2   
and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph3  7,d7       
require each agency to include in       
contracts appropriate termination       
clauses for facilities that will or may 
close before the end of the term of the 
contract4  4  7c7 ,e,s,p,cs for electric
 vehicles and fueling infrastructure    
,section #hjd of the ,national ,energy  
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;c7 is amended--  7#a7 by

 striking or at the end of subparagraph 
7,a72  7#b7 by striking the period at   
the end of subparagraph 7,b7 and        
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,c7 a measure to support the use of    
electric vehicles or the fueling or     
charging infrastructure necessary for   
electric vehicles4  4  7d7 ,u,e,s,cs for
 ,electric ,vehicles and ,fueling       
,infrastructure ,section #edf of the    
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbef7 is amended in
 subsection 7c77#a7 by inserting 1      
including measures taken to finance the 
acquisition or use of electric-powered  
vehicles or their fueling               
infrastructure1 after demand4