#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cjf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the     
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg to promote energy efficiency  
via information and computing           
technologies1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,energy ,efficient ,government  
,technology ,act4  #b4 ,energy-efficient
 and energy-saving information          
technologies  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle 
,c of title ,v of the ,energy           
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7,public ,law #aaj-adj2 #aba      
,stat4 #affa7 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  #ecj4           
,energy-efficient and energy-saving     
information technologies  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget4  7#b7 ,information         
technology ,the term information        
technology has the meaning given that   
term in section #aaaja of title #dj1    

,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,development
 of implementation strategy ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this section1 each ,federal agency  
shall coordinate with the ,director1 the
 ,secretary1 and the ,administrator of  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
to develop an implementation strategy   
7that includes best practices and       
measurement and verification techniques7
 for the maintenance1 purchase1 and use 
by the ,federal agency of               
energy-efficient and energy-saving      
information technologies1 taking into   
consideration the performance goals     
established under subsection 7d74  7c7  
,administration ,in developing an       
implementation strategy under subsection
 7b71 each ,federal agency shall        
consider-- 7#a7 advanced metering       
infrastructure2  7#b7 energy-efficient  
data center strategies and methods of   
increasing asset and infrastructure     
utilization2  7#c7 advanced power       
management tools2  7#d7 building        

information modeling1 including building
 energy management2  7#e7 secure        
telework and travel substitution tools2 
and  7#f7 mechanisms to ensure that the 
agency realizes the energy cost savings 
brought about through increased         
efficiency and utilization4  7d7        
,performance goals  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this section1 the      
,director1 in consultation with the     
,secretary1 shall establish performance 
goals for evaluating the efforts of     
,federal agencies in improving the      
maintenance1 purchase1 and use of       
energy-efficient and energy-saving      
information technology4  7#b7 ,best     
practices ,the ,chief ,information      
,officers ,council established under    
section #cfjc of title #dd1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall recommend best     
practices for the attainment of the     
performance goals1 which shall include  
,federal agency consideration of1 to the
 extent applicable by law1 the use of-- 

7,a7 energy savings performance         
contracting2 and  7,b7 utility energy   
services contracting4  7e7 ,reports     
7#a7 ,agency reports ,each ,federal     
agency shall include in the report of   
the agency under section #ebg a         
description of the efforts and results  
of the agency under this section4  7#b7 
,,omb government efficiency reports and 
scorecards ,effective beginning not     
later than ,october #a1 #bjag1 the      
,director shall include in the annual   
report and scorecard of the ,director   
required under section #ebh a           
description of the efforts and results  
of ,federal agencies under this section4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the     
table of contents for the ,energy       
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg is amended by adding after the    
item relating to section #ebi the       
following3  ,sec4 #ecj4                 
,energy-efficient and energy-saving     
information technologies4  4  #c4       
,energy efficient data centers ,section 

#dec of the ,energy ,independence and   
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agaab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 
7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,d77iv71 
by striking determined by the           
organization and inserting proposed by  
the stakeholders2 and  7,b7 by striking 
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by striking   
subsections 7c7 through 7g7 and         
inserting the following3  7c7           
,stakeholder involvement ,the ,secretary
 and the ,administrator shall carry out 
subsection 7b7 in collaboration with    
information technology industry and     
other key stakeholders1 with the goal of
 producing results that accurately      
reflect the most relevant and useful    
information4 ,in such collaboration1 the
 ,secretary and the ,administrator shall
 pay particular attention to            
organizations that--  7#a7 have members 
with expertise in energy efficiency and 
in the development1 operation1 and      
functionality of data centers1          
information technology equipment1 and   

software1 such as representatives of    
hardware manufacturers1 data center     
operators1 and facility managers2  7#b7 
obtain and address input from           
,department of ,energy ,national        
,laboratories or any college1           
university1 research institution1       
industry association1 company1 or public
 interest group with applicable         
expertise2  7#c7 follow-- 7,a7 commonly 
accepted procedures for the development 
of specifications2 and  7,b7 accredited 
standards development processes2 and    
7#d7 have a mission to promote energy   
efficiency for data centers and         
information technology4  7d7            
,measurements and ,specifications ,the  
,secretary and the ,administrator shall 
consider and assess the adequacy of the 
specifications1 measurements1 best      
practices1 and benchmarks described in  
subsection 7b7 for use by the ,federal  
,energy ,management ,program1 the       
,energy ,star ,program1 and other       
efficiency programs of the ,department  

of ,energy or the ,environmental        
,protection ,agency4  7e7 ,study ,the   
,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
,administrator1 shall1 not later than   
#ah months after the date of enactment  
of the ,energy ,efficient ,government   
,technology ,act1 make available to the 
public an update to the ,report to      
,congress on ,server and ,data ,center  
,energy ,efficiency published on ,august
 #b1 #bjjg1 under section #a of ,public 
,law #aji-dca 7#abj ,stat4 #bibj71 that 
provides--  7#a7 a comparison and gap   
analysis of the estimates and           
projections contained in the original   
report with new data regarding the      
period from #bjjh through #bjae2  7#b7  
an analysis considering the impact of   
information technologies1 including     
virtualization and cloud computing1 in  
the public and private sectors2  7#c7 an
 evaluation of the impact of the        
combination of cloud platforms1 mobile  
devices1 social media1 and big data on  
data center energy usage2  7#d7 an      

evaluation of water usage in data       
centers and recommendations for         
reductions in such water usage2 and     
7#e7 updated projections and            
recommendations for best practices      
through fiscal year #bjbj4  7f7 ,data   
center energy practitioner program ,the 
,secretary1 in collaboration with key   
stakeholders and the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
shall maintain a data center energy     
practitioner program that leads to the  
certification of energy practitioners   
qualified to evaluate the energy usage  
and efficiency opportunities in ,federal
 data centers4 ,each ,federal agency    
shall consider having the data centers  
of the agency evaluated every #d years1 
in accordance with section #edc7;f7 of  
the ,national ,energy ,conservation     
,policy ,act1 by energy practitioners   
certified pursuant to such program4  7g7
 ,open data initiative ,the ,secretary1 
in collaboration with key stakeholders  
and the ,office of ,management and      

,budget1 shall establish an open data   
initiative for ,federal data center     
energy usage data1 with the purpose of  
making such data available and          
accessible in a manner that encourages  
further data center innovation1         
optimization1 and consolidation4 ,in    
establishing the initiative1 the        
,secretary shall consider the use of the
 online ,data ,center ,maturity ,model4 
7h7 ,international specifications and   
metrics ,the ,secretary1 in             
collaboration with key stakeholders1    
shall actively participate in efforts to
 harmonize global specifications and    
metrics for data center energy and water
 efficiency4  7i7 ,data center          
utilization metric ,the ,secretary1 in  
collaboration with key stakeholders1    
shall facilitate in the development of  
an efficiency metric that measures the  
energy efficiency of a data center      
7including equipment and facilities74   
7j7 ,protection of proprietary          
information ,the ,secretary and the     

,administrator shall not disclose any   
proprietary information or trade secrets
 provided by any individual or company  
for the purposes of carrying out this   
section or the programs and initiatives 
established under this section4  4      
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,january #aj1 #bjag4;,clerk4