,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #heh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjae,mr4    
,g>dn] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4    
,portman1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 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 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 private sector 
fund+ & exp]tise c help address ! en]gy 
effici5cy *all5ges fac+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t sp5ds m ?an   
#f1jjj1jjj1jjj annually 9 en]gy co/s2   
7#c7 r$uc+ ,f$]al en]gy co/s c help save
 money1 create jobs1 & r$uce wa/e2  7#d7
 en]gy sav+s p]=mance contracts &       
utility en]gy s]vice contracts are tools
 = us+ private sector inve/m5t to       
upgrade ,f$]al facilities )\t any       

up-front co/ to ! taxpay]2  7#e7        
p]=mance contract+ is a way to retr(it  
,f$]al build+s us+ private sector       
inve/m5t 9 ! abs5ce ( appropriat$       
doll>s2 &  7#f7 retr(its t r$uce en]gy  
use also improve infra/ructure1 protect 
national security1 & cut facility       
op]ations & ma9t5ance co/s4  #c4 ,use ( 
en]gy & wat] effici5cy measures 9 ,f$]al
 build+s  7a7 ,en]gy managem5t          
requirem5ts ,section #edc7;f77#d7 ( !   
,national ,en]gy ,cons]vation ,policy   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77#d77 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 
7,a7 & 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 & 7ii71       
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#b7 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,b7   
,measures n implem5t$ ,ea* en]gy manag]1
 z "p ( ! c]tification sy/em "u p>agraph
 7#g7 & us+ guidel9es develop$ by !     
,secret>y1 %all provide an explanation  
reg>d+ any life-cycle co/-effective     
measures describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7 

t h n be5 implem5t$4  4  7b7 ,reports   
,section #edh7;b7 ( ! ,national ,en]gy  
,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbeh7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#c71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9      
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#e7 7,a7 ! /atus ( ! en]gy  
sav+s p]=mance contracts & utility en]gy
 s]vice contracts ( ea* ag5cy2  7,b7 !  
inve/m5t value ( ! contracts2  7,c7 !   
gu>ante$ en]gy sav+s = ! previ\s ye> z  
comp>$ to ! actual en]gy sav+s = !      
previ\s ye>2  7,d7 ! plan = ent]+ into !
 contracts 9 ! com+ ye>2 &  7,e7        
in=mation expla9+ :y any previ\sly      
submitt$ plans = ! contracts 7 n        
implem5t$4  4  7c7 ,def9ition ( en]gy   
cons]vation measures ,section #eea7d7 ( 
! ,national ,en]gy ,cons]vation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbei7d77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ or retr(it activities & ins]t+ 
retr(it activities1 or en]gy consum+    
devices & requir$ support /ructures4    
7d7 ,au?ority ,to ent] into contracts   

,section #hja7;a77#b77;,f7 ( ! ,national
 ,en]gy ,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg7;a77#b77;,f77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ or at !   
end2  7#b7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ !    
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 limit ! 
recognition ( op]ation & ma9t5ance sav+s
 associat$ ) sy/ems mod]niz$ or replac$ 
) ! implem5tation ( en]gy cons]vation   
measures1 wat] cons]vation measures1 or 
any comb9ation ( en]gy cons]vation      
measures & wat] cons]vation measures4  4
  7e7 ,miscellane\s au?ority ,section   
#hja7;a77#b7 ( ! ,national ,en]gy       
,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbhg7;a77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7,h7 ,miscellane\s       
au?ority ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 a ,f$]al ag5cy may sell or transf] 
en]gy sav+s & apply ! proce$s ( ! sale  
or transf] to fund a contract "u ?is    
title4  4  7f7 ,paym5t ( co/s ,section  
#hjb ( ! ,national ,en]gy ,cons]vation  
,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbhg;a7 is 

am5d$ by /rik+ 7& relat$ op]ation &     
ma9t5ance exp5ses7 & ins]t+ 1 includ+   
relat$ op]ations & ma9t5ance exp5ses4   
7g7 ,def9ition ( en]gy sav+s ,section   
#hjd7b7 ( ! ,national ,en]gy            
,cons]vation ,policy ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #hbhg;c7#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ f$]ally own$ 
build+ or build+s or o!r f$]ally own$   
facilities & ins]t+ ,f$]al build+ 7z    
def9$ 9 section #eea7 ea* place x       
appe>s2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 1 by   
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#c7 9 
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#d7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ! use1    
sale1 or transf] ( en]gy inc5tives1     
rebates1 or cr$its 7includ+ r5ewable    
en]gy cr$its7 f ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local 
gov]nm5ts or utilities2 &  7,f7 any     
rev5ue g5]at$ f a r$uction 9 en]gy or   
wat] use1 m effici5t wa/e recycl+1 or   
additional en]gy g5]at$ f m effici5t    
equipm5t4  4