,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cardin1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,van      
,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,national ,energy             
,conservation ,policy ,act to authorize 
certain long-term contracts for ,federal
 purchases of energy1 and for other     
purposes4  #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        
following3  #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 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents for part #c of   
title ,v of the ,national ,energy       
,conservation ,policy ,act 7,public ,law
 #ie-fai2 #ib ,stat4 #cbjh2 #aai ,stat4 

#fjf2 #aai ,stat4 #faa7 is amended by   
adding at the end of part #c the        
following3  ,sec4 #eed4 ,long-term      
contracts for energy4  4