,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dac #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dfij
 ,report ,no4 #aai-dhc1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,langworthy 7for   
himself1 ,mrs4 ,harshbarger1 ,mr4       
,balderson1 ,mr4 ,rulli1 ,ms4           
,fedorchak1 ,mr4 ,harrigan1 and ,mr4    
,goldman of ,texas7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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  ,february #d1      
#bjbf;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,hudson 
,february #d1 #bjbf,reported from the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce with
 an amendment,strike out all after the  
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,february #d1        
#bjbf;,committee on ,transportation and 

,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed,for text of introduced bill1 
see copy of bill as introduced on ,july 
#bc1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,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  ,february
 #d1 #bjbf,reported from the ,committee 
on ,energy and ,commerce with an        
amendment,february #d1 #bjbf;,committee 
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   

the ,union and ordered to be printed