,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4      
,portman1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,ms4 ,collins1
 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4      
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,menendez1
 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,king1 
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4        
,booker1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 and ,mr4 ,donnelly7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,budget       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that performance-based      
contracts for energy savings are a      
budget-neutral means to support the     
,federal ,government in reducing its    
energy consumption without increasing   
spending while simultaneously supporting
 ,united ,states based jobs and economic
 development4  ,whereas ,energy ,savings
 ,performance ,contracts and ,utility   
,energy ,service ,contracts were first  

authorized by ,congress in #aihf and    
#aiib respectively and reduce energy    
costs and consumption at ,federal       
buildings and facilities without relying
 on additional appropriations2  ,whereas
 the contracts are financed by a        
third-party and realize sufficient      
energy savings to cover the cost of the 
financed improvements over the contract 
term2  ,whereas the contractor provides 
a guarantee of energy savings for the   
,energy ,savings ,performance ,contract 
and the utility provides energy savings 
performance assurances or guarantees of 
the savings for the ,utility ,energy    
,service ,contract2  ,whereas           
performance-based contracting is an     
opportunity for significant savings so  
much so that the ,oak ,ridge ,national  
,laboratory has determined that under an
 ,energy ,savings ,performance ,contract
 the total cost savings delivered to the
 ,government is nearly twice the        
guaranteed amount2  ,whereas the ,energy
 ,independence and ,security ,act of    

#bjjg required a ,government-wide audit 
of facilities and1 although to date only
 half of those buildings have been      
surveyed1 it has been established that  
at least #i1jjj1jjj1jjj worth of energy 
savings that could be achieved within a 
decade2  ,whereas the ,office of        
,management and ,budget first recognized
 savings from ,energy ,savings          
,performance ,contracts and ,utility    
,energy ,service ,contracts on an annual
 basis throughout the term of the       
contract as far back as #aiih2  ,whereas
 the ,congressional ,budget ,office     
instead has determined that the full    
cost of the authority to enter into the 
long-term contracts for capital         
investments be scored upfront as new    
mandatory spending while the savings in 
energy costs that flow from these       
investments be realized over time as    
part of the annual appropriations       
process2  ,whereas this has continued to
 hinder the ability of ,congress to pass
 legislation ensuring additional energy 

and cost savings to the ,federal        
,government through utilization of these
 contracts despite their proven savings2
 and  ,whereas there is broad bipartisan
 and bicameral recognition in ,congress 
of the value of these energy saving     
contracts3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 it is the sense of the ,senate that    
legislation regarding ,energy ,savings  
,performance ,contracts and ,utility    
,energy ,service ,contracts1 and        
legislation which may lead to their use 
by the ,federal ,government1 should     
receive ,congressional scoring treatment
 that allows future year guaranteed     
discretionary savings to be counted     
against the mandatory spending          
attributed to undertaking such          
contracts4