,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hifa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbd,ms4   
,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,acc\ntability  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy on ,f$]al ag5cy use (    
r5ewable en]gy c]tificates4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,r5ewable ,en]gy ,c]tificate ,/udy ,act 
( #bjbd4  #b4 ,r5ewable en]gy           
c]tificates /udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy ( ! use ( r5ewable  
en]gy c]tificates by ,f$]al ag5cies4    
7b7 ,consid]ation ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
%all evaluate-- 7#a7 ! ext5t to :i* !   
aggregate m>ket dem& = ea* type (       
r5ewable en]gy c]tificate1 or o!r en]gy 
attribute c]tificate1 leads to new      
inve/m5ts 9 r5ewable en]gy g5]ation     
capacity relative to sc5>ios 9 :i* su*  
dem& is abs5t2  7#b7 ! progress ,f$]al  

ag5cies h made t[>ds comply+ )          
,executive ,ord] #adjeg 7#he ,f$4 ,reg  
#gjice2 relat+ to catalyz+ clean en]gy  
indu/ries & jobs ?r\gh ,f$]al           
su/a9ability71 reg>d+ ! directives ( su*
 ,executive ,ord] = en]gy procurem5t &  
compliance ) exi/+ /atutory requirem5ts1
 by us+-- 7,a7 r5ewable en]gy           
c]tificates1 includ+ ! progress made by 
us+ ea* type ( r5ewable en]gy           
c]tificate2 &  7,b7 approa*es o!r ?an   
r5ewable en]gy c]tificates2  7#c7 :e!r  
r5ewable en]gy c]tificates1 p[] pur*ase 
agreem5ts1 or onsite r5ewables1 c\ld be 
us$ by ,f$]al ag5cies to meet !         
requirem5ts ( ,executive ,ord] #adjeg & 
section #bjc ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (  
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeheb71 & !       
trade-(fs ( us+ "o su* =m ( compliance  
ov] ! o!rs1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! diff]5ce 9 
! av]age co/ ( ea* =m ( compliance to   
,f$]al ag5cies2 &  7,b7 ! risk to ,f$]al
 ag5cies ( becom+ noncompliant )        
,executive ,ord] #adjeg & section #bjc (
 ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act = ea* =m (       

compliance2  7#d7 ! av]age co/ ,f$]al   
ag5cies h incurr$ by us+ r5ewable en]gy 
c]tificates to fund-- 7,a7 exi/+        
r5ewable en]gy projects2 &  7,b7 new    
r5ewable en]gy projects t o!rwise w\ld n
 h be5 implem5t$ )\t ! sale ( r5ewable  
en]gy c]tificates2 &  7#e7 ! av]age co/ 
,f$]al ag5cies w\ld incur by only us+   
r5ewable en]gy c]tificates1 p[] pur*ase 
agreem5ts1 or onsite r5ewables to fund  
new r5ewable en]gy projects4  7c7       
,report ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all      
submit to ,congress a report-- 7#a7     
detail+ ! f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u    
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 provid+         
recomm5dations = legislation &          
adm9i/rative action1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al consid]s appropriate1 to improve 
! impact ! r5ewable en]gy c]tificates   
m>ket has on ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t inve/m5ts 
9 r5ewable en]gy g5]ation4