,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,g>dn] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4
 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4      
,s*rad]1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,wilson 
( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (            
,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois1  
,mr4 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,ms4          
,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 
,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,t]ry1 ,mr4 ,web/] ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4        
,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,/utzman1    
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s1 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,budget     
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t p]=mance-bas$      
contracts = en]gy sav+s are a           
budget-neutral means to support ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t 9 r$uc+ its en]gy consumption
 )\t increas+ sp5d+ :ile simultane\sly  

support+ ,unit$ ,/ates bas$ jobs &      
economic developm5t4  ,:]eas ,en]gy     
,sav+s ,p]=mance ,contracts & ,utility  
,en]gy ,s]vice ,contracts 7 fir/        
au?oriz$ by ,congress 9 #aihf & #aiib   
respectively & r$uce en]gy co/s &       
consumption at ,f$]al build+s &         
facilities )\t rely+ on additional      
appropriations2 ,:]eas ! contracts are  
f9anc$ by a ?ird-p>ty & realize         
suffici5t en]gy sav+s to cov] ! co/ ( ! 
f9anc$ improvem5ts ov] ! contract t]m2  
,:]eas ! contractor provides a gu>antee 
( en]gy sav+s = ! ,en]gy ,sav+s         
,p]=mance ,contract & ! utility provides
 en]gy sav+s p]=mance assurances or     
gu>antees ( ! sav+s = ! ,utility ,en]gy 
,s]vice ,contract2 ,:]eas p]=mance-bas$ 
contract+ is an opportunity =           
significant sav+s s mu* s t ! ,oak      
,ridge ,national ,laboratory has det]m9$
 t "u an ,en]gy ,sav+s ,p]=mance        
,contract ! total co/ sav+s deliv]$ to !
 ,gov]nm5t is ne>ly twice ! gu>ante$    
am\nt2 ,:]eas ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &    

,security ,act ( #bjjg requir$ a        
,gov]nm5t-wide audit ( facilities &1    
al?\gh to date only half ( ^? build+s h 
be5 survey$1 x has be5 e/abli%$ t at    
lea/ #i1jjj1jjj1jjj wor? ( en]gy sav+s t
 c\ld be a*iev$ )9 a decade2 ,:]eas !   
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget fir/      
recogniz$ sav+s f ,en]gy ,sav+s         
,p]=mance ,contracts & ,utility ,en]gy  
,s]vice ,contracts on an annual basis   
?r\gh\t ! t]m ( ! contract z f> back z  
#aiih2 ,:]eas ! ,congressional ,budget  
,(fice in/ead has det]m9$ t ! full co/ (
 ! au?ority to ent] into ! long-t]m     
contracts = capital inve/m5ts be scor$  
upfront z new m&atory sp5d+ :ile ! sav+s
 9 en]gy co/s t fl[ f ^! inve/m5ts be   
realiz$ ov] "t z "p ( ! annual          
appropriations process2 ,:]eas ?is has  
cont9u$ to h9d] ! ability ( ,congress to
 pass legislation ensur+ additional     
en]gy & co/ sav+s to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
?r\gh utilization ( ^! contracts despite
 _! prov5 sav+s2 & ,:]eas !re is broad  
bip>tisan & bicam]al recognition 9      

,congress ( ! value ( ^! en]gy sav+     
contracts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !  
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t      
legislation reg>d+ ,en]gy ,sav+s        
,p]=mance ,contracts & ,utility ,en]gy  
,s]vice ,contracts1 & legislation :i*   
may lead to _! use by ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t1 %\ld receive ,congressional  
scor+ treatm5t t all[s future ye>       
gu>ante$ discretion>y sav+s to be c\nt$ 
aga9/ ! m&atory sp5d+ attribut$ to      
und]tak+ su* contracts4