42 U.S.C. § 8262e — Federal energy cost accounting and man-

Page 7569 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262e § 8262c. Federal agency energy management training (a) Energy management training (1) Each executive department described under section 101 of title 5, the Environmental Protec- tion Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the General Services Ad- ministration, and the United States Postal Service shall establish and maintain a program to ensure that facility energy managers are trained energy managers. Such programs shall be managed— (A) by the department or agency representa- tive on the Task Force; or (B) if a department or agency is not rep- resented on the Task Force, by the designee of the head of such department or agency. (2) Departments and agencies described in paragraph (1) shall encourage appropriate em- ployees to participate in energy manager train- ing courses. Employees may enroll in courses of study in the areas described in section 8262(3) of this title including, but not limited to, courses offered by— (A) private or public educational institu- tions; (B) Federal agencies; or (C) professional associations. (b) Report to Task Force (1) Each department and agency described in subsection (a)(1) shall, not later than 60 days fol- lowing October 24, 1992, report to the Task Force the following information: (A) Those individuals employed by such de- partment or agency on October 24, 1992, who qualify as trained energy managers. (B) The General Schedule (GS) or grade level at which each of the individuals described in subparagraph (A) is employed. (C) The facility or facilities for which such individuals are responsible or otherwise sta- tioned. (2) The Secretary shall provide a summary of the reports described in paragraph (1) to the Congress as part of the first report submitted under section 8258 of this title after October 24, 1992. (c) Requirements at Federal facilities (1) Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the departments and agencies described under subsection (a)(1) shall upgrade their en- ergy management capabilities by— (A) designating facility energy supervisors; (B) encouraging facility energy supervisors to become trained energy managers; and (C) increasing the overall number of trained energy managers within such department or agency to a sufficient level to ensure effective implementation of this Act. (2) Departments and agencies described in sub- section (a)(1) may hire trained energy managers to be facility energy supervisors. Trained energy managers, including those who are facility su- pervisors as well as other trained personnel, shall focus their efforts on improving energy ef- ficiency in the following facilities— (A) department or agency facilities identi- fied as most costly to operate or most energy inefficient; or (B) other facilities identified by the depart- ment or agency head as having significant en- ergy savings potential. (d) Annual report to Secretary and Congress Each department and agency listed in sub- section (a)(1) shall report to the Secretary on the status and implementation of the require- ments of this section. The Secretary shall in- clude a summary of each such report in the an- nual report to Congress as required under sec- tion 8258(b) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 157, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2856.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(C), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, known as the En- ergy Policy Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. § 8262d. Energy audit teams (a) Establishment The Secretary shall assemble from existing personnel with appropriate expertise, and with particular utilization of the national labora- tories, and make available to all Federal agen- cies, one or more energy audit teams which shall be equipped with instruments and other advanced equipment needed to perform energy audits of Federal facilities. (b) Monitoring programs The Secretary shall also assist in establishing, at each site that has utilized an energy audit team, a program for monitoring the implemen- tation of energy efficiency improvements based upon energy audit team recommendations, and for recording the operating history of such im- provements. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 158, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2857.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. § 8262e. Federal energy cost accounting and man- agement (a) Guidelines Not later than 120 days after October 24, 1992, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in cooperation with the Secretary, the Administrator of General Services, and the Sec- retary of Defense, shall establish guidelines to be employed by each Federal agency to assess accurate energy consumption for all buildings or Page 7570 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262f 1 See References in Text note below. facilities which the agency owns, operates, man- ages or leases, where the Government pays utili- ties separate from the lease and the Government operates the leased space. Such guidelines are to be used in reports required under section 8258 of this title. Each agency shall implement such guidelines no later than 120 days after their es- tablishment. Each facility energy manager shall maintain energy consumption and energy cost records for review by the Inspector General, the Congress, and the general public. (b) Contents of guidelines Such guidelines shall include the establish- ment of a monitoring system to determine— (1) which facilities are the most costly to op- erate when measured on an energy consump- tion per square foot basis or other relevant an- alytical basis; (2) unusual or abnormal changes in energy consumption; and (3) the accuracy of utility charges for elec- tric and gas consumption. (c) Federally leased space energy reporting re- quirement The Administrator of General Services shall include, in each report submitted under section 8262a of this title, the estimated energy cost of leased buildings or space in which the Federal Government does not directly pay the utility bills. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 159, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2857.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. § 8262f. Inspector General review and agency ac- countability (a) Audit survey Not later than 120 days after October 24, 1992, each Inspector General created to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the establish- ments listed in section 401(1) of title 5, and the Chief Postal Inspector of the United States Postal Service, in accordance with section 415(f) of title 5 shall— (1) identify agency compliance activities to meet the requirements of section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) and any other matters relevant to implementing the goals of such Act; and (2) determine if the agency has the internal accounting mechanisms necessary to assess the accuracy and reliability of energy con- sumption and energy cost figures required under such section. (b) President’s Council on Integrity and Effi- ciency report to Congress Not later than 150 days after October 24, 1992, the President’s Council on Integrity and Effi- ciency shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Com- mittee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Government Operations, and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, on the review conducted by the Inspector General of each agency under this section. (c) Inspector General review Each Inspector General established under sec- tion 402 of title 5 is encouraged to conduct peri- odic reviews of agency compliance with part 3 of title V of the National Energy Conservation Pol- icy Act [42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.], the provisions of this subtitle,1 and other laws relating to energy consumption. Such reviews shall not be incon- sistent with the performance of the required du- ties of the Inspector General’s office. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 160, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2858; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(82), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4351.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The National Energy Conservation Policy Act, re- ferred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), is Pub. L. 95–619, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3206. Part 3 of title V of the Act is clas- sified generally to part B (§ 8251 et seq.) of subchapter III of chapter 91 of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8201 of this title and Tables. This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (c), is subtitle F (§§ 151–168) of title I of Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2843, which enacted this section and sections 8258a, 8258b, 8262a to 8262k of this title, amended sec- tions 8252 to 8256, 8258, 8259, 8287, and 8287c of this title and section 490 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 8262h of this title and former sec- tion 1815 of Title 2, The Congress, and repealed provi- sions set out as a note under section 8253 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle F to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Energy Con- servation Policy Act which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(82)(A), in in- troductory provisions, substituted ‘‘section 401(1) of title 5,’’ for ‘‘section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.),’’ and ‘‘section 415(f) of title 5’’ for ‘‘section 8E(f)(1) as established by section 8E(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–504)’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(b)(82)(B), substituted ‘‘section 402 of title 5’’ for ‘‘section 2 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Con- gress, Oct. 9, 2004. Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21