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42 U.S.C. § 17061 — Development of national smart manufacturing plan

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42 U.S.C. § 17061 — Development of national smart manufacturing plan

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**(a) In general** Not later than 3 years after December 27, 2020, the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”), in consultation with the National Academies, shall develop and complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector of the United States. **(b) Content** (1) **In general** — The plan developed under subsection (a) shall identify areas in which agency actions by the Secretary and other heads of relevant Federal agencies would— (A) facilitate quicker development, deployment, and adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes; (B) result in greater energy efficiency and lower environmental impacts for all American manufacturers; and (C) enhance competitiveness and strengthen the manufacturing sectors of the United States. (2) **Inclusions** — Agency actions identified under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) an assessment of previous and current actions of the Department relating to smart manufacturing; (B) the establishment of voluntary interconnection protocols and performance standards; (C) the use of smart manufacturing to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in supply chains across multiple companies; (D) actions to increase cybersecurity in smart manufacturing infrastructure; (E) deployment of existing research results; (F) the leveraging of existing high-performance computing infrastructure; and (G) consideration of the impact of smart manufacturing on existing manufacturing jobs and future manufacturing jobs. **(c) Biennial revisions** Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Secretary completes the plan under subsection (a), and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall revise the plan to account for advancements in information and communication technology and manufacturing needs. **(d) Report** Annually until the completion of the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made in developing the plan. **(e) Definition** In this section, the term “smart manufacturing” means advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, artificial intelligence, analytics, and networking that— (1) digitally— (A) simulate manufacturing production lines; (B) operate computer-controlled manufacturing equipment; (C) monitor and communicate production line status; and (D) manage and optimize energy productivity and cost throughout production; (2) model, simulate, and optimize the energy efficiency of a factory building; (3) monitor and optimize building energy performance; (4) model, simulate, and optimize the design of energy efficient and sustainable products, including the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design; (5) connect manufactured products in networks to monitor and optimize the performance of the networks, including automated network operations; and (6) digitally connect the supply chain network.

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15 U.S.C. § 657h — Small business energy efficiency

**(a) Definitions** In this section— (1) the terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively; (2) the term “association” means the association of small business development centers established under [section 648(a)(3)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section648/a/3/A&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) the term “disability” has the meaning given that term in [section 12102 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) the term “Efficiency Program” means the Small Business Energy Efficiency Program established under subsection (c)(1); (5) the term “electric utility” has the meaning given that term in [section 2602 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section2602&num=0&edition=prelim); (6) the term “high performance green building” has the meaning given that term in [section 17061 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section17061&num=0&edition=prelim); (7) the term “on-bill financing” means a low interest or no interest financing agreement between a small business concern and an electric utility for the purchase or installation of equipment, under which the regularly scheduled payment of that small business concern to that electric utility is not reduced by the amount of the reduction in cost attributable to the new equipment and that amount is credited to the electric utility, until the cost of the purchase or installation is repaid; (8) the term “small business concern” has the same meaning as in [section 632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-p

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42 U.S.C. § 6834 — Federal building energy efficiency standards

**(a) In general** (1) Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, after consulting with appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE, the National Association of Home Builders, the Illuminating Engineering Society, the American Institute of Architects, the National Conference of the States on Building Codes and Standards, and other appropriate persons, shall establish, by rule, Federal building energy standards that require in new Federal buildings those energy efficiency measures that are technologically feasible and economically justified. Such standards shall become effective no later than 1 year after such rule is issued. (2) The standards established under paragraph (1) shall— (A) contain energy saving and renewable energy specifications that meet or exceed the energy saving and renewable energy specifications of the 2004 International Energy Conservation Code (in the case of residential buildings) or ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2004 (in the case of commercial buildings); (B) to the extent practicable, use the same format as the appropriate voluntary building energy code; and (C) consider, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal agencies, and where appropriate contain, measures with regard to radon and other indoor air pollutants. (3) (A) Not later than 1 year after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall establish, by rule, revised Federal building energy efficiency performance standards that require that— (i) if life-cycle cost-effective for new Federal buildings— (I) the buildings be designed to achieve energy consumption levels that are at least 30 percent below the levels established in the version of the ASHRAE Standard or the International Energy Conservation Code, as appropriate, that is in

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42 U.S.C. § 7628 — Demonstration grant program for local governments

**(a) Grant program** (1) **In general** — The Administrator shall establish a demonstration program under which the Administrator shall provide competitive grants to assist local governments (such as municipalities and counties), with respect to local government buildings— (A) to deploy cost-effective technologies and practices; and (B) to achieve operational cost savings, through the application of cost-effective technologies and practices, as verified by the Administrator. (2) **Cost sharing** (A) *In general* — The Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out using a grant provided under this section shall be 40 percent. (B) *Waiver of non-Federal share* — The Administrator may waive up to 100 percent of the local share of the cost of any grant under this section should the Administrator determine that the community is economically distressed, pursuant to objective economic criteria established by the Administrator in published guidelines. (3) **Maximum amount** — The amount of a grant provided under this subsection shall not exceed $1,000,000. **(b) Guidelines** (1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Administrator shall issue guidelines to implement the grant program established under subsection (a). (2) **Requirements** — The guidelines under paragraph (1) shall establish— (A) standards for monitoring and verification of operational cost savings through the application of cost-effective technologies and practices reported by grantees under this section; (B) standards for grantees to implement training programs, and to provide technical assistance and education, relating to the retrofit of buildings using cost-effective technologies and practices; and (C) a requirement that each local government th

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42 U.S.C. § 17061 — Definitions

Page 8953 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17061 1 See References in Text note below. 2 So in original. Does not fit with cl. (ii) introductory provi- sion. § 17054. Biofuels distribution and advanced biofuels infrastructure (a) In general The Secretary, in coordination with the Sec- retary of Transportation and in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out a program of research, development, and demonstration relat- ing to existing transportation fuel distribution infrastructure and new alternative distribution infrastructure. (b) Focus The program described in subsection (a) shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of biofuels and efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse impacts of those properties in the areas of— (1) corrosion of metal, plastic, rubber, cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in pipes and storage tanks; (2) dissolving of storage tank sediments; (3) clogging of filters; (4) contamination from water or other adulterants or pollutants; (5) poor flow properties related to low tem- peratures; (6) oxidative and thermal instability in long- term storage and uses; (7) microbial contamination; (8) problems associated with electrical con- ductivity; and (9) such other areas as the Secretary con- siders appropriate. (Pub. L. 110–140, title II, § 248, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1548.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. SUBCHAPTER III—ENERGY SAVINGS IN BUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY § 17061. Definitions In this title: 1 (1) Administrator The term ‘‘Administrator’’

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