,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af 7legislative 
day1 ,july #ae71 #bjac ,mr4 ,coons      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,national ,en]gy ,cons]vation    
,policy ,act to enc\rage ! increas$ use 
( p]=mance contract+ 9 ,f$]al           
facilities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,sav+s ,?r\gh    
,public-,private ,p>tn]%ips ,act (      
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,private sector fund+ &   
exp]tise c help address ! en]gy         
effici5cy *all5ges fac+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#b7 ,! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t sp5ds m ?an  
#f billion annually 9 en]gy co/s4  7#c7 
,r$uc+ ,f$]al en]gy co/s c help save    
money1 create jobs1 & r$uce wa/e4  7#d7 
,en]gy sav+s p]=mance contracts &       
utility en]gy s]vice contracts are tools
 = utiliz+ private sector inve/m5t to   
upgrade ,f$]al facilities )\t any       

up-front co/ to ! taxpay]4  7#e7        
,p]=mance contract+ is a way to retr(it 
,f$]al build+s us+ private sector       
inve/m5t 9 ! abs5ce ( appropriat$       
doll>s4 ,retr(its seek to r$uce en]gy   
use1 improve infra/ructure1 protect     
national security1 & cut facility       
op]ations & ma9t5ance co/s4  #c4 ,use ( 
en]gy effici5cy measures 9 ,f$]al       
build+s  7a7 ,implem5tation ( id5tifi$  
en]gy effici5cy measures ,section       
#edc7;f77#d7 ( ! ,national ,en]gy       
,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbec7;f77#d77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7#d7 ,implem5tation ( id5tifi$ 
en]gy effici5cy measures  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! completion ( 
ea* evaluation "u p>agraph 7#c71 ea*    
en]gy manag] %all consid]--  7i7        
implem5t+ any en]gy-sav+ or cons]vation 
measure t ! ,f$]al ag5cy id5tifi$ 9 !   
evaluation conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#c7 t  
is life cycle co/-effective2 &  7ii7    
bundl+ individual measures ( v>y+       
paybacks toge!r into comb9$ projects4   

7,b7 ,measures n implem5t$ ,! en]gy     
manag]1 z "p ( ! c]tification sy/em "u  
p>agraph 7#g7 & us+ guidel9es develop$  
by ! ,secret>y1 %all provide reasons = n
 implem5t+ any life cycle co/-effective 
measures "u subp>agraph 7,a74  4  7b7   
,annual contract+ goal ,section         
#edc7;f77#aj77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,en]gy 
,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbec7;f77#aj77;,c77 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy 
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
clauses3  7ii7 ,track+ ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy
 %all use ! b5*m>k+ sy/ems select$ or   
develop$ = ! ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#h7 to  
track en]gy sav+s realiz$ by ! ag5cy    
?r\gh ! implem5tation ( en]gy-sav+ or   
cons]vation measures pursuant to        
p>agraph 7#d71 & %all submit in=mation  
reg>d+ su* sav+s to ! ,secret>y to be   
publi%$ on a public ,web site ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7iii7 ,consid]ation
 ,ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all consid] us+     
en]gy sav+s p]=mance contracts or       

utility en]gy s]vice contracts to       
implem5t en]gy-sav+ or cons]vation      
measures pursuant to p>agraph 7#d74     
7iv7 ,contract+ goal ,x %all be ! goal (
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 9 ! implem5tation (
 en]gy-sav+ or cons]vation measures     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#d71 to ent] into 
en]gy sav+s p]=mance contracts or       
utility en]gy s]vice contracts equal to 
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ea* ye> dur+ ! #e-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjad4  7v7 
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an        
,septemb] #cj ( ea* ye> dur+ ! #e-ye>   
p]iod ref]r$ to 9 clause 7iv71 ea*      
,f$]al ag5cy %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
in=mation reg>d+ progress made by !     
ag5cy t[>ds a*iev+ ! goal describ$ 9 su*
 clause4 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ea*  
su* ,septemb] #cj1 ! ,secret>y1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,managem5t        
,program1 %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report describ+ ! progress made by !    

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t[>ds a*iev+ su* goal4 
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