42 U.S.C. § 8262a — Report by General Services Administra-

Page 7567 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262a 1 See References in Text note below. 2 So in original. The word ‘‘means’’ probably should not appear. (B) if an eligible product described in sub- paragraph (A) is not available, the eligible product with the lowest available standby power wattage in the standby power con- suming mode of the eligible product. (3) Limitation The requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to a purchase by an agency only if— (A) the lower-wattage eligible product is— (i) lifecycle cost-effective; and (ii) practicable; and (B) the utility and performance of the eli- gible product is not compromised by the lower wattage requirement. (4) Eligible products The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- retary of Defense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of General Services, shall com- pile a publicly accessible list of cost-effective eligible products that shall be subject to the purchasing requirements of paragraph (2). (f) Regulations Not later than 180 days after August 8, 2005, the Secretary shall issue guidelines to carry out this section. (Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 553, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 104(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 609; amended Pub. L. 110–140, title V, §§ 524, 525(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1662, 1663.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–140, § 525(a)(1), in- serted ‘‘in a product category covered by the Energy Star program or the Federal Energy Management Pro- gram for designated products’’ after ‘‘energy con- suming product’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–140, § 525(a)(2), in second sen- tence, inserted ‘‘list in their catalogues, represent as available, and’’ after ‘‘shall’’ and substituted ‘‘in which the head of the agency’’ for ‘‘where the agency’’. Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 110–140, § 524, added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 110–140 effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as an Effective Date note under sec- tion 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. CATALOGUE LISTING DEADLINE Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 525(b), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1663, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2007], the Gen- eral Services Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency shall ensure that the requirement established by the amendment made by subsection (a)(2)(A) [amending this section] has been fully complied with.’’ §§ 8260, 8261. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Sections 8260 and 8261 were omitted in the general amendment of this part by Pub. L 100–615, § 2(a), Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3185. Section 8260, Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 550, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3280, directed each Federal agency to periodi- cally furnish Secretary with full and complete informa- tion on its activities under this part, and directed Sec- retary to annually submit to Congress a comprehensive report on all activities under this part and on progress made toward achievement of objectives of this part. Section 8261, Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 551, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3280, authorized to be appropriated to Sec- retary not to exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979, to enable Secretary to perform analytical and administrative functions under this part. § 8262. Definitions For purposes of this subtitle— 1 (1) the term ‘‘agency’’ means 2 has the mean- ing given such term in section 551(1) of title 5, except that such term does not include the United States Postal Service; (2) the term ‘‘facility energy supervisor’’ means the employee with responsibility for the daily operations of a Federal facility, in- cluding the management, installation, oper- ation, and maintenance of energy systems in Federal facilities which may include more than one building; (3) the term ‘‘trained energy manager’’ means a person who has demonstrated pro- ficiency, or who has completed a course of study in the areas of fundamentals of building energy systems, building energy codes and ap- plicable professional standards, energy ac- counting and analysis, life-cycle cost method- ology, fuel supply and pricing, and instrumen- tation for energy surveys and audits; (4) the term ‘‘Task Force’’ means the Inter- agency Energy Management Task Force estab- lished under section 8257 of this title; and (5) the term ‘‘energy conservation meas- ures’’ has the meaning given such term in sec- tion 8259(4) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 151, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2843.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subtitle, referred to in text, 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. § 8262a. Report by General Services Administra- tion Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of General Services shall report to the Committee Page 7568 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8262b 1 See References in Text note below. on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 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 activities of the General Services Administration con- ducted pursuant to this subtitle.1 (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 154, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2852.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subtitle, referred to in text, 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. 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 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on En- ergy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and ex- changes and insurance generally transferred to Com- mittee on Financial Services of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001. Committee on Government Operations of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on Government Re- form of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Com- mittee on Government Reform of House of Representa- tives changed to Committee on Oversight and Govern- ment Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Con- gress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eight- eenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2. § 8262b. Intergovernmental energy management planning and coordination (a) Conference workshops The Administrator of General Services, in con- sultation with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall hold regular, biennial conference workshops in each of the 10 standard Federal re- gions on energy management, conservation, effi- ciency, and planning strategy. The Adminis- trator shall work and consult with the Depart- ment of Energy and other Federal agencies to plan for particular regional conferences. The Ad- ministrator shall invite Department of Energy, State, local, tribal, and county public officials who have responsibilities for energy manage- ment or may have an interest in such con- ferences and shall seek the input of, and be re- sponsive to, the views of such officials in the planning and organization of such workshops. (b) Focus of workshops Such workshops and conferences shall focus on the following (but may include other topics): (1) Developing strategies among Federal, State, tribal, and local governments to coordi- nate energy management policies and to maxi- mize available intergovernmental energy man- agement resources within the region regarding the use of governmental facilities and build- ings. (2) The design, construction, maintenance, and retrofitting of governmental facilities to incorporate energy efficient techniques. (3) Procurement and use of energy efficient products. (4) Dissemination of energy information on innovative programs, technologies, and meth- ods which have proven successful in govern- ment. (5) Technical assistance to design and incor- porate effective energy management strate- gies. (c) Establishment of workshop timetable As a part of the first report to be submitted pursuant to section 8262a of this title, the Ad- ministrator shall set forth the schedule for the regional energy management workshops to be conducted under this section. Not less than five such workshops shall be held by September 30, 1993, and at least one such workshop shall be held in each of the 10 Federal regions every two years beginning on September 30, 1993. (Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 156, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2855.) 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.