,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,norman7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,reform1 for a period to be subsequently
 determined by the ,speaker1 in each    
case for consideration of such          
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize certain        
long-term contracts for ,federal        
purchases of energy4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,renewable ,energy ,certainty ,act4  #b4
 ,contracts for ,federal purchases of   
energy  7a7 ,in general ,part #c of     
title ,v of the ,national ,energy       
,conservation ,policy ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #hbea et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #eed4 ,long-term contracts for

 energy  7a7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding section                
#eja7;b77#a77;,b7 of title #dj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 an agency may enter into 
a contract for the acquisition of energy
 generated from renewable energy sources
 or from cogeneration facilities        
covering a period of not more than #cj  
years4  7b7 ,standardized energy        
purchase agreement ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary1 through the   
,federal ,energy ,management ,program1  
shall publish a standardized energy     
purchase agreement1 setting forth       
commercial terms and conditions1 that   
agencies may use to acquire energy      
generated from renewable energy sources 
or from cogeneration facilities4  7c7   
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
shall provide technical assistance to   
assist agencies in implementing this    
section4  4  7b7 ,table of contents     
amendment ,the table of contents for    
such ,act is amended by adding at the   

end of the items relating to such part  
#c the following new item3  ,sec4 #eed4 
,long-term contracts for energy4  4