,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #efb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hoev51    
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4       
,l&rieu1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,frank51    
,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4          
,*ambliss1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4   
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,donnelly7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,budget  ,,resolution   
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate 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$]al ,gov]nm5t 
?r\gh utilization ( ^! contracts despite
 _! prov5 sav+s2 &  ,:]eas !re is broad 
bip>tisan & bicam]al recognition 9      
,congress ( ! value ( ^! en]gy sav+     
contracts3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !  
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t legislation reg>d+    
,en]gy ,sav+s ,p]=mance ,contracts &    
,utility ,en]gy ,s]vice ,contracts1 &   
legislation :i* may lead to _! use by ! 
,f$]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