42 U.S.C. § 18811 — Definitions

Page 9243 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18811 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. § 18803. Commercial building energy consump- tion information sharing (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- ministrator of the Energy Information Admin- istration. (2) Agreement The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the agree- ment entered into under subsection (b). (3) Survey The term ‘‘Survey’’ means the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey. (b) Authorization of Agreement Not later than 120 days after November 15, 2021, the Administrator and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall sign, and submit to Congress, an information sharing agreement relating to commercial building energy consumption data. (c) Content of Agreement The Agreement shall— (1) provide, to the extent permitted by law, that— (A) the Administrator shall have access to building-specific data in the Portfolio Man- ager database of the Environmental Protec- tion Agency; and (B) the Administrator of the Environ- mental Protection Agency shall have access to building-specific data collected by the Survey; (2) describe the manner in which the Admin- istrator shall use the data described in para- graph (1) and subsection (d); (3) describe and compare— (A) the methodologies that the Energy In- formation Administration, the Environ- mental Protection Agency, and State and local government managers use to maximize the quality, reliability, and integrity of data collected through the Survey, the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local building energy disclosure laws (including regulations), respectively, and the manner in which those methodologies can be im- proved; and (B) consistencies and variations in data for the same buildings captured in— (i)(I) the 2018 Survey cycle; and (II) each subsequent Survey cycle; and (ii) the Portfolio Manager database of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (4) consider whether, and the methods by which, the Administrator may collect and publish new iterations of Survey data every 3 years— (A) using the Survey processes of the Ad- ministrator; or (B) as supplemented by information in the Portfolio Manager database of the Environ- mental Protection Agency. (d) Data The data referred in subsection (c)(2) includes data that— (1) is collected through the Portfolio Man- ager database of the Environmental Protec- tion Agency; (2) is required to be publicly available on the internet under State and local government building energy disclosure laws (including reg- ulations); and (3) includes information on private sector buildings that are not less than 250,000 square feet. (e) Protection of information In carrying out the agreement, the Adminis- trator and the Administrator of the Environ- mental Protection Agency shall protect infor- mation in accordance with— (1) section 552(b)(4) of title 5 (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); (2) subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44; and (3) any other applicable law (including regu- lations). (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40514, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1061.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. PART C—SMART MANUFACTURING § 18811. Definitions In this part: (1) Energy management system The term ‘‘energy management system’’ means a business management process based on standards of the American National Stand- ards Institute that enables an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving con- tinual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, security, use, and consumption. (2) Industrial research and assessment center The term ‘‘industrial research and assess- ment center’’ means a center located at an in- stitution of higher education, a trade school, a community college, or a union training pro- gram that— (A) receives funding from the Department; (B) provides an in-depth assessment of small- and medium-size manufacturer plant sites to evaluate the facilities, services, and manufacturing operations of the plant site; and Page 9244 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 18812 (C) identifies opportunities for potential savings for small- and medium-size manufac- turer plant sites from energy efficiency im- provements, waste minimization, pollution prevention, and productivity improvement. (3) Information and communication technology The term ‘‘information and communication technology’’ means any electronic system or equipment (including the content contained in the system or equipment) used to create, con- vert, communicate, or duplicate data or infor- mation, including computer hardware, firmware, software, communication protocols, networks, and data interfaces. (4) Institution of higher education The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1001(a) of title 20. (5) North American Industry Classification System The term ‘‘North American Industry Classi- fication System’’ means the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of col- lecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data relating to the business economy of the United States. (6) Small and medium manufacturers The term ‘‘small and medium manufactur- ers’’ means manufacturing firms— (A) classified in the North American In- dustry Classification System as any of sec- tors 31 through 33; (B) with gross annual sales of less than $100,000,000; (C) with fewer than 500 employees at the plant site; and (D) with annual energy bills totaling more than $100,000 and less than $3,500,000. (7) Smart manufacturing The term ‘‘smart manufacturing’’ means ad- vanced technologies in information, automa- tion, monitoring, computation, sensing, mod- eling, artificial intelligence, analytics, and networking that— (A) digitally— (i) simulate manufacturing production lines; (ii) operate computer-controlled manu- facturing equipment; (iii) monitor and communicate produc- tion line status; and (iv) manage and optimize energy produc- tivity and cost throughout production; (B) model, simulate, and optimize the en- ergy efficiency of a factory building; (C) monitor and optimize building energy performance; (D) model, simulate, and optimize the de- sign of energy efficient and sustainable prod- ucts, including the use of digital prototyping and additive manufacturing to enhance product design; (E) connect manufactured products in net- works to monitor and optimize the perform- ance of the networks, including automated network operations; and (F) digitally connect the supply chain net- work. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40531, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1068.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. § 18812. Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers The Secretary shall expand the scope of tech- nologies covered by the industrial research and assessment centers of the Department— (1) to include smart manufacturing tech- nologies and practices; and (2) to equip the directors of the industrial re- search and assessment centers with the train- ing and tools necessary to provide technical assistance in smart manufacturing tech- nologies and practices, including energy man- agement systems, to manufacturers. (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title V, § 40532, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1069.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. § 18813. Leveraging smart manufacturing infra- structure at National Laboratories (a) Study (1) In general Not later than 180 days after November 15, 2021, the Secretary shall conduct a study on how the Department can increase access to ex- isting high-performance computing resources in the National Laboratories, particularly for small and medium manufacturers. (2) Inclusions In identifying ways to increase access to Na- tional Laboratories under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) focus on increasing access to the com- puting facilities of the National Labora- tories; and (B) ensure that— (i) the information from the manufac- turer is protected; and (ii) the security of the National Labora- tory facility is maintained. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after November 15, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study. (b) Actions for increased access The Secretary shall facilitate access to the National Laboratories studied under subsection