,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abfa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for himself and ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act and the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg to promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,efficient ,government ,technology ,act4 #b4 ,energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications technologies ,section #edc of the ,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the second subsection 7f7 7relating to large capital energy investments7 as subsection 7g72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,federal ,implementation ,strategy for ,energy-,efficient and ,energy-,saving ,information and ,communications ,technologies 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this subsection1 each ,federal agency shall collaborate with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget 7referred to in this subsection as the ,director7 to develop an implementation strategy 7including best-practices and measurement and verification techniques7 for the maintenance1 purchase1 and use by the ,federal agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications technologies and practices4 7#b7 ,content ,each implementation strategy shall be flexible1 cost-effective1 and based on the specific operating requirements and statutory mission of the agency4 7#c7 ,administration ,in developing an implementation strategy1 each ,federal agency shall-- 7,a7 consider information and communications technologies 7referred to in this subsection as ,,ict7 and related infrastructure and practices1 such as-- 7i7 advanced metering infrastructure2 7ii7 ,,ict services and products2 7iii7 efficient data center strategies and methods of increasing ,,ict asset and related infrastructure utilization2 7iv7 ,,ict and related infrastructure power management2 7v7 building information modeling1 including building energy management2 and 7vi7 secure telework and travel substitution tools2 and 7,b7 ensure that the agency realizes the savings and rewards brought about through increased efficiency and utilization4 7#d7 ,performance goals 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,director1 in consultation with the ,secretary1 shall establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of ,federal agencies in improving the maintenance1 purchase1 and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications technology systems and practices4 7,b7 ,energy efficient data centers ,the ,director shall include within the performance goals established under this paragraph-- 7i7 specifications and benchmarks that will enable ,federal data center operators to make more informed decisions about the energy efficiency and cost savings of data centers1 including an overall ,federal target for increased energy efficiency1 with initial reliance on the ,power ,usage ,effectiveness metric2 7ii7 overall asset utilization2 and 7iii7 recommendations and best practices for how the benchmarks will be attained1 with the recommendations to include a requirement for agencies to evaluate the use of energy savings performance contracting and utility energy services contracting as preferred acquisition methods4 7,c7 ,administration ,the performance goals established under this paragraph shall-- 7i7 measure information technology costs over a specific time period of #c to #e years2 7ii7 measure cost savings attained via the use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications solutions during the same time period2 and 7iii7 provide1 to the maximum extent practicable1 a complete picture of all costs and savings1 including energy costs and savings4 7#e7 ,federal data centers task force 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall maintain a ,governmentwide ,data ,center ,task ,force comprised of ,federal data center program managers1 facilities managers1 and sustainability officers4 7,b7 ,duties ,the members of the task force shall-- 7i7 be responsible for working together to share progress toward individual agency goals and the overall ,federal target for increased energy efficiency2 and 7ii7 regularly exchange best practices and other strategic information related to energy efficiency with the private sector4 7#f7 ,reports 7,a7 ,agency reports ,each ,federal agency subject to the requirements of this subsection shall include in the report of the agency under section #ebg of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agadc7 a description of the efforts and results of the agency under this subsection4 7,b7 ,,omb ,government efficiency reports and scorecards ,effective beginning not later than ,october #a1 #bjac1 the ,director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of the ,director required under section #ebh of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agadd7 a description of the efforts and results of ,federal agencies under this subsection4 4 #c4 ,energy efficient data centers ,section #dec of the ,energy ,independence and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of the ,energy ,efficient ,government ,technology ,act1 the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7 designate an established information technology industry organization to coordinate the program described in subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 make the designation public1 including on an appropriate website4 2 7#b7 by striking subsections 7e7 and 7f7 and inserting the following3 7e7 ,study ,the ,secretary1 with assistance from the ,administrator1 shall-- 7#a7 not later than ,december #ca1 #bjac1 make available to the public an update to the ,report to ,congress on ,server and ,data ,center ,energy ,efficiency published on ,august #b1 #bjjg1 under section #a of ,public ,law #aji-dca 7#abj ,stat4 #bibj71 that provides-- 7,a7 a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and projections contained in the original report with new data regarding the period from #bjjg through #bjab2 7,b7 an analysis considering the impact of information and communications technologies asset and related infrastructure utilization solutions1 to include virtualization and cloud computing-based solutions1 in the public and private sectors2 and 7,c7 updated projections and recommendations for best practices2 and 7#b7 collaborate with the organization designated under subsection 7c7 in preparing the report4 7f7 ,data center energy practitioner program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the organization designated under subsection 7c7 and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in data centers4 7#b7 ,evaluations ,each ,federal agency shall have the data centers of the agency evaluated every #d years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program1 whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency4 2 7#c7 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as subsection 7j72 and 7#d7 by inserting after subsection 7f7 the following3 7g7 ,open data initiative 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the organization designated under subsection 7c7 and the ,federal ,chief ,information ,officer1 shall establish an open data initiative for ,federal data center energy usage data1 with the purpose of making the data available and accessible in a manner that empowers further data center innovation while protecting ,united ,states national security interests4 7#b7 ,administration ,in establishing the initiative1 the ,secretary shall consider use of the online ,data ,center ,maturity ,model4 7h7 ,international specifications and metrics ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the organization designated under subsection 7c71 shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy efficiency4 7i7 ,,ict asset utilization metric ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the organization designated under subsection 7c71 shall assist in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of the overall data center1 including information and communications technology systems and related infrastructure4 4