,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #d1 #bjac ,mr4 ,connolly introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,armed ,services1 ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to reduce ,federal expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption1 to implement savings reductions proposed by ,federal employees1 to reduce energy costs across ,federal ,executive agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title and table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,cost ,reduction ,act of #bjac4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title and table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #c4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #d4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers4 ,sec4 #e4 ,,gsa reports4 ,sec4 #f4 ,reduction of printing4 ,sec4 #g4 ,implementation of ,federal employee cost savings proposals4 ,sec4 #h4 ,power purchase agreement program4 ,sec4 #i4 ,federal facility energy efficiency and renewable energy projects fund4 ,sec4 #aj4 ,incentives for ,executive agencies for utility energy savings contracts4 ,sec4 #aa4 ,renewable energy facilities surveys by ,executive agencies4 ,sec4 #ab4 ,adoption of personal computer power savings techniques by ,executive agencies4 ,sec4 #ac4 ,federal energy management and data collection standard4 ,sec4 #ad4 ,advanced metering best practices for advanced metering4 ,sec4 #ae4 ,availability of funds for design updates4 ,sec4 #af4 ,continuous commissioning within the ,federal building stock4 ,sec4 #ag4 ,elimination of ,state matching requirement for energy efficiency upgrades at ,national ,guard and reserve armories and readiness centers4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the number of ,federal data centers has quintupled over the past decade from #djj to more than #b1jjj4 7#b7 ,data center consolidation1 including data centers of the ,house of ,representatives1 has reduced electricity expenses and requisite real estate where it has been pursued4 7#c7 ,federal energy expenses exceed #bd billion annually1 while most existing ,federal facilities do not meet efficiency standards that are expected for new ,federal construction4 7#d7 ,contract period limitations of #aj years for ,federal ,executive agencies limit deployment of domestic energy sources that could reduce long-term ,federal energy expenses4 7#e7 ,energy saving performance contracts can offer low or zero cost options for improving energy efficiency in ,federal facilities4 7#f7 ,the ,federal ,government spends #a4c billion annually on employee printing4 7#g7 ,federal employees estimate that they immediately recycle #ce percent of all paper printed1 equating to #ddj4d million in potential annual savings4 7#h7 ,only #i percent of ,federal ,executive agencies have automatic duplex printing4 7#i7 ,the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs has developed an acquisition personnel training center to improve ,federal employee productivity and reduce employee turnover4 7#aj7 ,federal employees have proposed more than #ah1jjj ways to save taxpayer money through the ,save ,awards4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,energy savings performance contract ,the term energy savings performance contract means a contract that provides for the performance of services for the design1 acquisition1 installation1 testing1 operation1 and1 where appropriate1 maintenance and repair of an identified energy conservation measure or series of measures at one or more locations4 7#c7 ,federal data center ,the term ,federal data center-- 7,a7 means a room within a conventional building that is devoted to data processing servers1 including server closets that are typically less than #bjj square feet and server rooms that are typically less than #ejj square feet2 7,b7 means larger floor spaces or entire buildings dedicated to housing servers1 storage devices1 and network equipment2 and 7,c7 does not include any facilities that are exclusively devoted to communications and network equipment 7such as telephone exchanges and telecommunications rooms and closets74 7#d7 ,executive agency ,except as provided in section #h1 the term ,executive agency has the meaning given that term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,reduction and consolidation of data centers 7a7 ,,omb recommendation ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,administrator of ,general ,services and the heads of other ,executive agencies1 shall issue recommendations for reducing or consolidating the number of ,federal data centers in existence as of the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 by at least #dj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjah2 and 7#b7 by at least #hj percent not later than ,september #cj1 #bjbc4 7b7 ,reduction of data centers ,not later than #f months after the issuance of recommendations by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget under subsection 7a71 the head of each ,executive agency shall implement the recommendations by reducing the number of ,federal data centers in accordance with such recommendations4 #e4 ,,gsa reports 7a7 ,report on reducing real estate costs and energy expenditures ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the following3 7#a7 ,recommendations to reduce long-term real estate costs through consolidating or eliminating leased space and any additional authority that might be necessary to replace leased space with owned space if the payback period is #ae years or fewer4 7#b7 ,a description of a plan by the ,general ,services ,administration to use energy saving performance contracts and other low-capital investments to reduce energy expenditures4 7b7 ,report and plan ,to reduce ,federal automobile parking expenses 7#a7 ,initial report ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall submit to the ,congress a report on the annual expense for each of fiscal years #bjjb through #bjab for ,federal employee parking1 including-- 7,a7 parking spaces and parking facilities that are leased or owned by the ,federal ,government2 7,b7 maintenance and construction costs for such spaces and facilities2 and 7,c7 the total construction costs for parking facilities that are used by ,federal employees for fiscal years #bjjb through #bjab4 7#b7 ,plan to reduce parking expenses ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,general ,services ,administration shall submit a report to ,congress that includes a plan1 using existing agency authorities1 to reduce the expense for ,federal employee parking by at least five percent annually for each of the next #e fiscal years after date of enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,reduction of printing ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each ,executive agency shall establish a plan to reduce by #ce percent the volume of material printed during fiscal year #bjac for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbd1 including a requirement for duplex printing as the default setting on all ,federal printers and copiers1 where applicable1 and shall submit such plan to the ,office of the ,environmental ,executive4 #g4 ,implementation of ,federal employee cost savings proposals ,not later than #ab months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to implement ,federal employee cost savings proposals4 #h4 ,power purchase agreement program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,cost-effective ,the term cost-effective means1 with respect to a power purchase agreement entered into by the head of an ,executive agency for a ,federal facility that is owned or controlled by the ,executive agency1 that the #cj-year average cost for the purchase of electricity under the power purchase agreement from #a or more renewable energy generating systems is not greater than an amount equal to #aaj percent of the cost of an equal quantity of electricity from the current electricity supplier of the ,federal facility1 taking into consideration each-- 7,a7 applicable cost1 including any cost resulting from-- 7i7 a demand charge2 7ii7 an applicable rider2 7iii7 a fuel adjustment charge2 or 7iv7 any other surcharge2 and 7,b7 reasonably anticipated increase in the cost of the electricity resulting from-- 7i7 inflation2 7ii7 increased regulatory requirements2 7iii7 decreased availability of fossil fuels2 and 7iv7 any other factor that may increase the cost of electricity4 7#b7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given the term in section #acc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,federal facility ,the term ,federal facility has the meaning given the term facility in section #edc7;f77#a77;,c7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#a77;,c774 7#d7 ,government corporation ,the term ,government corporation has the meaning given the term in section #ajc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,renewable energy source ,the term renewable energy source has the meaning given the term in section #eea of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbei74 7b7 ,power purchase agreement projects 7#a7 ,authorization of heads of executive agencies ,in accordance with paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the head of each ,executive agency or a designee may establish #a or more projects under which the head of the ,executive agency may offer to enter into power purchase agreements during the #aj-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act for the purchase of electricity from #a or more ,federal facilities that are owned or controlled by the ,executive agency from renewable energy sources located at the ,federal facility4 7#b7 ,cost-effective requirement ,a head of an ,executive agency described in paragraph 7#a7 may offer to enter into a power purchase agreement described in that paragraph only if the power purchase agreement is cost-effective4 7#c7 ,term of power purchase agreement ,notwithstanding any other provision of law 7including regulations71 the term of a power purchase agreement described in paragraph 7#a7 may not be longer than a period of #cj years4 7#d7 ,allocation of incremental costs ,each head of an ,executive agency 7including the ,administrator of ,general ,services7 who enters into a power purchase agreement under paragraph 7#a7 for the purchase of electricity at a ,federal facility that is owned or controlled by the ,executive agency for distribution to #a or more other ,executive agencies shall allocate1 on an annual basis for the period covered by the power purchase agreement1 the incremental cost or incremental savings of the power purchase agreement for the purchase of electricity at a ,federal facility from renewable energy sources 7as compared to the cost of electricity from the electricity supplier of the ,federal facility7 among each user of the ,federal facility based on the proportion that-- 7,a7 the electricity usage of the user of the ,federal facility2 bears to 7,b7 the aggregate electricity usage of all users of the ,federal facility4 7c7 ,power purchase agreements with multiple ,federal facilities ,an ,executive agency may enter into an interagency agreement as part of a power purchase agreement that involves more than #a ,federal facility4 7d7 ,negotiated rate as basis for determining cost effectiveness of future energy efficiency or renewable energy projects ,an ,executive agency that enters into a power purchase agreement may not use the negotiated rate as a basis for determining the business case or economic feasibility of future energy efficiency or renewable energy projects4 7e7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section4 7f7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjag1 to remain available until expended4 #i4 ,federal facility energy efficiency and renewable energy projects fund 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a revolving fund1 to be known as the ,federal ,facility ,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable ,energy ,projects ,fund 7referred to in this section as the ,fund71 consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the ,fund under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,transfers to fund 7#a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,fund #ejj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until expended4 7#b7 ,loan repayments ,there are appropriated to the ,fund1 out of funds of the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 amounts equivalent to loan amounts repaid and received in the ,treasury under subsection 7e74 7c7 ,expenditures from fund 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 on request by the ,secretary of ,energy 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall transfer from the ,fund to the ,secretary such amounts as the ,secretary determines are necessary to provide assistance for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects carried out at ,federal facilities in accordance with subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,administrative expenses ,an amount not exceeding #aj percent of the amounts in the ,fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section4 7d7 ,transfers of amounts 7#a7 ,in general ,the amounts required to be transferred to the ,fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the ,treasury to the ,fund on the basis of estimates made by the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7#b7 ,adjustments ,proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred4 7e7 ,federal facility energy efficiency and renewable energy projects fund program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a ,federal facility energy efficiency and renewable energy projects fund program under which the ,secretary shall make loans to ,executive agencies to assist the agencies in reducing energy use and related purposes1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,guidelines for applications ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue guidelines for ,executive agencies to submit applications for loans under this subsection4 7#c7 ,eligibility ,each ,executive agency shall be eligible to submit an application for a loan under this subsection4 7#d7 ,loan awards 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall award loans under this subsection on a competitive basis4 7,b7 ,allocation ,the ,secretary shall convene a committee of ,executive agencies to determine allocation from the ,fund to carry out this subsection after a competitive assessment of the technical and economic effectiveness of each application for a loan under this subsection4 7,c7 ,selection ,in determining whether to provide a loan to an ,executive agency for a project under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall consider-- 7i7 the cost-effectiveness of the project2 7ii7 the amount of energy and cost savings anticipated to the ,federal ,government2 7iii7 the amount of funding committed to the project by the agency2 7iv7 the extent that a project will leverage financing from other non-,federal sources2 and 7v7 any other factor that the ,secretary determines will result in the greatest amount of energy and cost savings to the ,federal ,government4 #aj4 ,incentives for ,executive agencies for utility energy savings contracts ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall promulgate regulations that enable ,executive agencies to retain the financial savings that result from entering into utility energy savings contracts4 #aa4 ,renewable energy facilities surveys by ,executive agencies 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall promulgate regulations that establish appropriate methods and procedures for use by ,executive agencies to implement1 unless inconsistent with the mission of the ,executive agencies or impracticable due to environmental constraints1 the identification of all potential locations at ,federal facilities of the agencies for renewable energy projects 7including available land1 building roofs1 and parking structures74 7b7 ,identification of potential locations ,not later than #a year after the date of the promulgation of regulations under subsection 7a71 each ,executive agency shall complete the report of the agency that identifies potential locations described in subsection 7a74 #ab4 ,adoption of personal computer power savings techniques by ,executive agencies 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 and the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall issue guidance for ,executive agencies to employ advanced tools allowing energy savings through the use of computer hardware1 energy efficiency software1 and power management tools4 7b7 ,reports on plans and savings ,not later than #ij days after the date of the issuance of the guidance under subsection 7a71 each ,executive agency shall submit to the ,secretary of ,energy a report that describes-- 7#a7 the plan of the agency for implementing the guidance within the agency2 and 7#b7 estimated energy and financial savings from employing the tools described in subsection 7a74 #ac4 ,federal energy management and data collection standard 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 and relevant industry and nonprofit groups1 shall develop and issue guidance on a ,federal energy management and data collection standard4 7b7 ,requirements ,guidance described in subsection 7a7 shall include1 at a minimum1 a plan for the ,general ,services ,administration to publish energy consumption data for individual ,federal facilities on a single1 searchable website1 accessible by the public at no cost to access4 #ad4 ,advanced metering best practices for advanced metering ,section #edc7;e7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;e77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 ,plan 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which guidelines are established under paragraph 7#b71 in a report submitted by the agency under section #edh7;a71 each agency shall submit to the ,secretary a plan describing the manner in which the agency will implement the requirements of paragraph 7#a71 including-- 7i7 how the agency will designate personnel primarily responsible for achieving the requirements2 and 7ii7 a demonstration by the agency1 complete with documentation1 of any finding that advanced meters or advanced metering devices 7as those terms are used in paragraph 7#a771 are not practicable4 7,b7 ,updates ,reports submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be updated annually4 7#d7 ,best practices report 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,federal ,cost ,reduction ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense and the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall develop1 and issue a report on1 best practices for the use of advanced metering of energy use in ,federal facilities1 buildings1 and equipment by ,federal agencies4 7,b7 ,updating ,the report described under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be updated annually4 7,c7 ,components ,the report shall include1 at a minimum-- 7i7 summaries and analysis of the reports by agencies under paragraph 7#c72 7ii7 recommendations on standard requirements or guidelines for automated energy management systems1 including-- 7,i7 potential common communications standards to allow data sharing and reporting2 7,,ii7 means of facilitating continuous commissioning of buildings and evidence-based maintenance of buildings and building systems2 and 7,,iii7 standards for sufficient levels of security and protection against cyber threats to ensure systems cannot be controlled by unauthorized persons2 and 7iii7 an analysis of-- 7,i7 the types of advanced metering and monitoring systems being piloted1 tested1 or installed in ,federal buildings2 and 7,,ii7 existing techniques used within the private sector or other non-,federal government buildings4 4 #ae4 ,availability of funds for design updates ,section #ccjg of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 through 7h7 as subsections 7e7 through 7i72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following3 7d7 ,availability of funds for design updates 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 for any project for which congressional approval is received under subsection 7a7 and for which the design has been substantially completed but construction has not begun1 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 #cje of the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhcd7 and other requirements established under section #ccab of this title4 7#b7 ,limitation ,the use of funds under paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed #abe percent of the estimated energy or other cost savings associated with the updates as determined by a life-cycle cost analysis under section #edd of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbed74 4 #af4 ,continuous commissioning within the ,federal building stock 7a7 ,in general ,section #ccab of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 through 7g7 as subsections 7d7 through 7h71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,continuous commissioning within the ,federal building stock 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,federal ,cost ,reduction ,act of #bjac1 the ,administrator and the ,secretary of ,energy shall incorporate commissioning and recommissioning standards 7as those terms are defined in section #edc7;f7 of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f7771 for all real property that-- 7,a7 is more than #aj1jjj1jjj in value2 7,b7 has more than #ej1jjj square feet2 or 7,c7 has energy intensity of more than #b per square foot4 7#b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,federal ,cost ,reduction ,act of #bjac1 the ,administrator and the ,secretary of ,energy shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #ccab of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e77#a7 7as redesignated by subsection 7a77#a771 by striking and 7c7 and inserting and 7d72 7#b7 in the first sentence of subsection 7f7 7as so redesignated71 by striking and 7c7 and inserting and 7d72 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g7 7as so redesignated71 by striking subsection 7b71 7c71 or 7d7 or for failure to carry out any recommendation under subsection 7e7 and inserting subsection 7b71 7d71 or 7e7 or for failure to carry out any recommendation under subsection 7f74 #ag4 ,elimination of ,state matching requirement for energy efficiency upgrades at ,national ,guard and reserve armories and readiness centers ,section #ahbcf7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking ,a contribution and inserting 7#a7 ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 a contribution2 7#c7 by striking ,for the purpose and inserting 7#c7 ,for the purpose2 and 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 as so designated1 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,if an armory or readiness center project for which a contribution is made under paragraph 7#d7 or 7#e7 of section #ahbcc7;a7 of this title consists of or includes an energy efficiency upgrade1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall cover-- 7,a7 #ajj percent of the cost of architectural1 engineering1 and design services related to the upgrade 7including advance architectural1 engineering1 and design services under section #ahbcc7;e7 of this title71 as provided in subparagraph 7,a7 of paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 #ajj percent of the cost of construction related to the upgrade1 notwithstanding subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 and payment of such cost shall not be considered in applying the limitation in such subparagraph4 4