,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag1 #bjae ,mr4   
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>dn]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to appropriately   
det]m9e ! budget>y effects ( en]gy sav+s
 p]=mance contracts & utility en]gy     
s]vice contracts4  #a4 ,c]ta9 en]gy     
contracts  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m cov]$ en]gy sav+s        
contract means-- 7#a7 an en]gy sav+s    
p]=mance contract au?oriz$ "u section   
#hja ( ! ,national ,en]gy ,cons]vation  
,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg72 &   
7#b7 a utility en]gy s]vice contract1 z 
describ$ 9 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &      
,budget ,memor&um on ,f$]al use ( en]gy 
sav+s p]=mance contract+1 dat$ ,july    
#be1 #aiih 7,m-#ih-ac71 & ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget ,memor&um on !     
,f$]al use ( en]gy sav+ p]=mance        
contracts & utility en]gy s]vice        
contracts1 dat$ ,septemb] #bh1 #bjab    

7,m-#ab-ba71 or any successor to ei!r   
memor&um4  7b7 ,e/imates ,9 ! ,s5ate1 = 
purposes ( en=c+ any po9t ( ord]        
e/abli%$ "u ! ,congressional ,budget    
,act ( #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq47
 or any concurr5t resolution on !       
budget1 any e/imate by ! ,congressional 
,budget ,(fice ( ! *anges 9 budget      
au?ority1 outlays1 & rev5ues ( a        
provision 9 a bill1 jo9t resolution1    
am5dm5t1 conf]5ce report1 or am5dm5t    
betwe5 ! ,h\ses modify+ ! au?ority to   
ent]1 ! scope or t]ms (1 or ! use (     
cov]$ en]gy sav+s contracts %all--  7#a7
 record 9 ! fir/ ye> 9 :i* ! au?ority   
w\ld become effective1 ! *anges 9 budget
 au?ority1 outlays1 & rev5ues 7z e/imat$
 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#b77 ( any    
modifications to ! au?ority to ent] !   
cov]$ en]gy sav+s contracts2  7#b7 9    
e/imat+ ! *anges 9 budget au?ority1     
outlays1 & rev5ues ( ! legislation1     
calculate ! co/s & sav+s aris+ f cov]$  
contracts on a net pres5t value basis by
 add+ m>ket risk ov] ! useful life ( !  

s]vices or product to ! disc\nt rate 9  
section #ejb7e77;,e7 ( ! ,f$]al ,cr$it  
,re=m ,act ( #aiij 7#b ,u4,s4,c4        
#ffa;a7#e77;,e772 &  7#c7 classify !    
effects ( ! provision to be *anges 9    
sp5d+ subject to ! availability (       
appropriations4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,no?+ 9 subsection 7b7 %all be con/ru$ 
to modify ! me?odology = e/imat+ !      
*anges 9 budget au?ority1 outlays1 &    
rev5ues ( a provision t does n relate to
 cov]$ en]gy sav+s contracts 9 a bill1  
jo9t resolution1 am5dm5t1 conf]5ce      
report1 or am5dm5t betwe5 ! ,h\ses t    
conta9s a provision describ$ 9          
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,ex]cise ( rulemak+
 p[]s ,congress adopts ! provisions (   
?is section-- 7#a7 z an ex]cise ( !     
rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate1 & z su* !y %all
 be consid]$ z "p ( ! rules ( ! ,s5ate &
 su* rules %all sup]s$e o!r rules only  
to ! ext5t t !y are inconsi/5t ) su* o!r
 rules2 &  7#b7 ) full recognition ( !  
con/itutional "r ( ! ,s5ate to *ange ^? 
rules at any "t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to ! 

same ext5t z is ! case ( any o!r rule ( 
! ,s5ate4