,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #af     
7legislative day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,ms4
 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself and ,mr4   
,daines7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act to include the installation of     
mechanical insulation property as an    
energy or water efficiency measure1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,mechanical ,insulation ,act of #bjbf4  
#b4 ,installation of mechanical         
insulation property as an energy or     
water efficiency measure in ,federal    
buildings ,section #edc7;f7 of the      
,national ,energy ,conservation ,policy 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbec7;f77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7     
through 7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,f7      

through 7,i71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by
 inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the  
following3  7,e7 ,mechanical insulation 
property ,the term mechanical insulation
 property means insulation material1    
facing1 or accessory product that--  7i7
 is placed into service-- 7,i7 in       
connection with a mechanical system2 and
  7,,ii7 in a manner that meets or      
exceeds the minimum requirements of     
,standard #ij4a of the ,american        
,society of ,heating1 ,refrigerating and
 ,air-,conditioning ,engineers 7as in   
effect on the date of enactment of the  
,federal ,mechanical ,insulation ,act of
 #bjbf72 and  7ii7 results in a         
reduction in energy loss from the       
mechanical system4  2 and  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by inserting 1     
including identification of energy- and 
water-saving measures 7including the    
installation of mechanical insulation   
property1 if applicable71 after a       
comprehensive energy and water          
evaluation4