#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dfij  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,energy ,conservation and ,production   
,act to repeal certain ,federal building
 energy efficiency performance          
standards1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reliable ,federal ,infrastructure  
,act4  #b4 ,revised ,federal building   
energy efficiency performance standards 
7a7 ,in general ,section                
#cje7;a77#c77;,d77i7 of the ,energy     
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhcd7;a77#c77;,d77i77 is     
amended--  7#a7 by striking subclauses  
7,i7 and 7,,ii72 and  7#b7 in subclause 
7,,iii71 by inserting after the third   
sentence the following3 ,the            
certification system and level may not  
prohibit a building from obtaining a    
certification as a green building or    
high-performance green building solely  
based on direct or indirect consumption 
of fossil fuels44  7b7 ,standards  7#a7 
,repeal of certain standards ,subpart ,b

 of part #dce1 and subpart ,b of part   
#dcc1 of title #aj1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations1 as in effect on the day   
before the date of enactment of this    
,act1 shall have no force or effect4    
7#b7 ,transition ,until such time as the
 ,secretary of ,energy issues new or    
revised regulations pursuant to         
subsection 7d7 relating to the revised  
,federal building energy efficiency     
performance standards under section     
#cje7;a77#c77;,d7 of the ,energy        
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhcd7;a77#c77;,d77 to carry  
out the amendments made by subsection   
7a77#a7 of this section1 such section   
#cje7;a77#c77;,d7 shall be implemented  
as though the requirements of subclauses
 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of clause 7i7 of such  
section #cje7;a77#c77;,d7 7as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment 
of this ,act7 had never taken effect4   
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#dcf7;h7 of the ,energy ,independence   
and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #agjib7;h77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,prohibition ,the system identified     
under paragraph 7#a7 may not prohibit a 
building from obtaining a certification 
as a green building or high-performance 
green building solely based on direct or
 indirect consumption of fossil fuels4  
4  7d7 ,revision of regulations ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy shall issue such new or      
revised regulations as the ,secretary   
determines necessary to carry out the   
amendments made by this ,act4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,april   
#bb1 #bjbf4;,clerk4