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42 U.S.C. § 17115a — Energy efficiency for data center buildings
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Data center** — The term “data center” means any facility that primarily contains electronic equipment used to process, store, and transmit digital information, which may be—
(A) a free-standing structure; or
(B) a facility within a larger structure, that uses environmental control equipment to maintain the proper conditions for the operation of electronic equipment.
(2) **Data center operator** — The term “data center operator” means any person or government entity that builds or operates a data center or purchases data center services, equipment, and facilities.
**(b) Voluntary national information program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, after consulting with information technology industry and other interested parties, initiate a voluntary national information program for those types of data centers and data center equipment and facilities that are widely used and for which there is a potential for significant data center energy savings as a result of the program.
(2) **Requirements** — The program described in paragraph (1) shall—
(A) address data center efficiency holistically, reflecting the total energy consumption of data centers as whole systems, including both equipment and facilities;
(B) consider prior work and studies undertaken in this area, including by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy;
(C) consistent with the objectives described in paragraph (1), determine the type of data center and data center equipment and facilities to be covered under the program;
(D) produce specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks that will enab
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Data center** — The term “data center” means any facility that primarily contains electronic equipment used to process, store, and transmit digital information, which may be—
(A) a free-standing structure; or
(B) a facility within a larger structure, that uses environmental control equipment to maintain the proper conditions for the operation of electronic equipment.
(2) **Data center operator** — The term “data center operator” means any person or government entity that builds or operates a data center or purchases data center services, equipment, and facilities.
**(b) Voluntary national information program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, after consulting with information technology industry and other interested parties, initiate a voluntary national information program for those types of data centers and data center equipment and facilities that are widely used and for which there is a potential for significant data center energy savings as a result of the program.
(2) **Requirements** — The program described in paragraph (1) shall—
(A) address data center efficiency holistically, reflecting the total energy consumption of data centers as whole systems, including both equipment and facilities;
(B) consider prior work and studies undertaken in this area, including by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy;
(C) consistent with the objectives described in paragraph (1), determine the type of data center and data center equipment and facilities to be covered under the program;
(D) produce specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks that will enable data center operators to make more informed decisions about the energy efficiency and costs of data centers, and that take into account—
(i) the performance and use of servers, data storage devices, and other information technology equipment;
(ii) the efficiency of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, cooling, and power conditioning systems, provided that no modification shall be required of a standard then in effect under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ([42 U.S.C. 6201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) for any covered heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, cooling or power-conditioning product;
(iii) energy savings from the adoption of software and data management techniques; and
(iv) other factors proposed by the stakeholders described in subsection (c);
(E) allow for creation of separate specifications, measurements, and benchmarks based on data center size and function, as well as other appropriate characteristics;
(F) advance the design and implementation of efficiency technologies to the maximum extent economically practical;
(G) provide to data center operators in the private sector and the Federal Government information about best practices and purchasing decisions that reduce the energy consumption of data centers; and
(H) publish the information described in subparagraph (G), which may be disseminated through catalogs, trade publications, the Internet, or other mechanisms, that will allow data center operators to assess the energy consumption and potential cost savings of alternative data centers and data center equipment and facilities.
**(c) Stakeholder involvement**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary and the Administrator shall carry out subsection (b) in collaboration with the information technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the goal of producing results that accurately reflect the most relevant and useful information.
(2) **Considerations** — In carrying out the collaboration described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall pay particular attention to organizations that—
(A) have members with expertise in energy efficiency and in the development, operation, and functionality of data centers, information technology equipment, and software, including representatives of hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and facility managers;
(B) obtain and address input from the National Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 15801) of this title, or any institution of higher education, research institution, industry association, company, or public interest group with applicable expertise;
(C) follow—
(i) commonly accepted procedures for the development of specifications; and
(ii) accredited standards development processes; or
(D) have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data centers and information technology.
**(d) Measurements and specifications** The Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks described in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency.
**(e) Study**
(1) **Definition of report** — In this subsection, the term “report” means the report of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory entitled “United States Data Center Energy Usage Report” and dated June 2016, which was prepared as an update to the “Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency”, published on August 2, 2007, pursuant to section 1 of Public Law 109–431 (120 Stat. 2920).
(2) **Study** — Not later than 4 years after December 27, 2020, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator, shall make available to the public an update to the report that provides—
(A) a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and projections contained in the report with new data regarding the period from 2015 through 2019;
(B) an analysis considering the impact of information technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, in the public and private sectors;
(C) an evaluation of the impact of the combination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data on data center energy usage;
(D) an evaluation of water usage in data centers and recommendations for reductions in that water usage; and
(E) updated projections and recommendations for best practices through fiscal year 2025.
**(f) Data center energy practitioner program**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that provides for the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federally owned and operated data centers.
(2) **Evaluations** — Each Federal agency shall consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency.
**(g) Open data initiative**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish an open data initiative relating to energy usage at federally owned and operated data centers, with the purpose of making the data available and accessible in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.
(2) **Consideration** — In establishing the initiative under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online Data Center Maturity Model.
**(h) International specifications and metrics** The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy and water efficiency.
**(i) Data center utilization metric** The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of a data center (including equipment and facilities).
**(j) Protection of proprietary information** The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established under this section.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) “Energy action” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “energy action” means any matter required to be transmitted, or submitted to the Congress in accordance with the procedures of this section.
**(b) Transmittal of energy action to Congress** The President shall transmit any energy action (bearing an identification number) to both Houses of Congress on the same day. If both Houses are not in session on the day any energy action is received by the appropriate officers of each House, for purposes of this section such energy action shall be deemed to have been transmitted on the first succeeding day on which both Houses are in session.
**(c) Effective date of energy action**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if energy action is transmitted to the Houses of Congress, such action shall take effect at the end of the first period of 15 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which such action is transmitted to such Houses, unless between the date of transmittal and the end of such 15-day period, either House passes a resolution stating in substance that such House does not favor such action.
(2) An energy action described in paragraph (1) may take effect prior to the expiration of the 15-calendar-day period after the date on which such action is transmitted, if each House of Congress approves a resolution affirmatively stating in substance that such House does not object to such action.
**(d) Computation of period** For the purpose of subsection (c) of this section—
(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and
(2) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the
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(J) an assessment of the extent to which
progress has been made under the program
in developing commercial, cost-competitive
technologies in each focus area described in
section 17113(c) of this title; and
(K) an assessment of the effectiveness of
the program in coordinating efforts within
the Department and with other Federal
agencies to achieve the purposes of the pro-
gram.
(g) Report to Congress
Not later than 60 days after receiving a report
from the Committee under subsection (f), the
Secretary shall submit a copy of that report to
the Committees on Appropriations and Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committees on Appropriations
and Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate, and any other relevant Committee of Con-
gress.
(h) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act
Except as otherwise provided in this section,
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.) 3 shall apply to the Committee.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 455, as added Pub. L.
116–260, div. Z, title VI, § 6004(a), Dec. 27, 2020, 134
Stat. 2556.)
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The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in
subsec. (h), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770,
which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern-
ment Organization and Employees, and was substan-
tially repealed and restated in chapter 10 (§ 1001 et seq.)
of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136
Stat. 4197, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act
into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table pre-
ceding section 101 of Title 5.
§ 17115. Technical assistance program to imple-
ment indust
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Sec.
6422.
Expedited procedure for Congressional consid-
eration of certain authorities.
§ 6201. Congressional statement of purpose
The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to grant specific authority to the Presi-
dent to fulfill obligations of the United States
under the international energy program;
(2) to provide for the creation of a Strategic
Petroleum Reserve capable of reducing the im-
pact of severe energy supply interruptions;
(3) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 102(2),
Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029;
(4) to conserve energy supplies through en-
ergy conservation programs, and, where nec-
essary, the regulation of certain energy uses;
(5) to provide for improved energy efficiency
of motor vehicles, major appliances, and cer-
tain other consumer products;
(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 102(2),
Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2029;
(7) to provide a means for verification of en-
ergy data to assure the reliability of energy
data; and
(8) to conserve water by improving the water
efficiency of certain plumbing products and
appliances.
(Pub. L. 94–163, § 2, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 874; Pub.
L. 102–486, title I, § 123(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat.
2817; Pub. L. 106–469, title I, § 102, Nov. 9, 2000, 114
Stat. 2029.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in introductory clause, was
in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 94–163, Dec.
22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, known as the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and
Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2000—Par. (1). Pub. L. 106–469, § 102(1), struck out
‘‘standby’’ after ‘‘grant specific’’ and ‘‘, subject to con-
gressional review, to im
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