42 U.S.C. § 17141 — Prohibition on incandescent lamps by

Page 8987 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17141 (b) Membership The advisory committee established under this section shall have a balanced membership that shall include members with expertise in— (1) availability of seed capital; (2) availability of venture capital; (3) availability of other sources of private equity; (4) investment banking with respect to cor- porate finance; (5) investment banking with respect to mergers and acquisitions; (6) equity capital markets; (7) debt capital markets; (8) research analysis; (9) sales and trading; (10) commercial lending; and (11) residential lending. (c) Termination The Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency Finance shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after December 19, 2007. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to the Secretary for car- rying out this section. (Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 495, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1654.) 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 IV—ENERGY SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PART A—ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING § 17131. Training Federal contracting officers to negotiate energy efficiency contracts (a) Program The Secretary shall create and administer in the Federal Energy Management Program a training program to educate Federal contract negotiation and contract management personnel so that the contract officers are prepared to— (1) negotiate energy savings performance contracts; (2) conclude effective and timely contracts for energy efficiency services with all compa- nies offering energy efficiency services; and (3) review Federal contracts for all products and services for the potential energy effi- ciency opportunities and implications of the contracts. (b) Schedule Not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007, the Secretary shall plan, staff, announce, and begin training under the Federal Energy Man- agement Program. (c) Personnel to be trained Personnel appropriate to receive training under the Federal Energy Management Program shall be selected by and sent for the training from— (1) the Department of Defense; (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs; (3) the Department; (4) the General Services Administration; (5) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (6) the United States Postal Service; and (7) all other Federal agencies and depart- ments that enter contracts for buildings, building services, electricity and electricity services, natural gas and natural gas services, heating and air conditioning services, building fuel purchases, and other types of procure- ment or service contracts determined by the Secretary, in carrying out the Federal Energy Management Program, to offer the potential for energy savings and greenhouse gas emis- sion reductions if negotiated with taking into account those goals. (d) Trainers Training under the Federal Energy Manage- ment Program may be conducted by— (1) attorneys or contract officers with expe- rience in negotiating and managing contracts described in subsection (c)(7) from any agency, except that the Secretary shall reimburse the related salaries and expenses of the attorneys or contract officers from amounts made avail- able for carrying out this section to the extent the attorneys or contract officers are not em- ployees of the Department; and (2) private experts hired by the Secretary for the purposes of this section, except that the Secretary may not hire experts who are simul- taneously employed by any company under contract to provide energy efficiency services to the Federal Government. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 517, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1659.) 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. PART B—ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN FEDERAL AGENCIES § 17141. Prohibition on incandescent lamps by Coast Guard (a) Prohibition Except as provided by subsection (b), on and after January 1, 2009, a general service incandes- cent lamp shall not be purchased or installed in a Coast Guard facility by or on behalf of the Coast Guard. (b) Exception A general service incandescent lamp may be purchased, installed, and used in a Coast Guard facility whenever the application of a general service incandescent lamp is— (1) necessary due to purpose or design, in- cluding medical, security, and industrial ap- plications; Page 8988 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 17142 1 See References in Text note below. 1 See References in Text note below. (2) reasonable due to the architectural or historical value of a light fixture installed be- fore January 1, 2009; or (3) the Commandant of the Coast Guard de- termines that operational requirements neces- sitate the use of a general service incandes- cent lamp. (c) Limitation In this section, the term ‘‘facility’’ does not include a vessel or aircraft of the Coast Guard. (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 522, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1662.) 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. § 17142. Procurement and acquisition of alter- native fuels No Federal agency shall enter into a contract for procurement of an alternative or synthetic fuel, including a fuel produced from nonconven- tional petroleum sources, for any mobility-re- lated use, other than for research or testing, un- less the contract specifies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied under the contract must, on an ongoing basis, be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent conventional fuel produced from con- ventional petroleum sources. (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 526, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1663.) 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. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, § 312, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2073, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) if the Secretary determines it is in the national security interest of the United States. ‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense commit- tees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropria- tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives] not later than 15 days after exercising the waiver au- thority under subsection (a).’’ § 17143. Government efficiency status reports (a) In general Each Federal agency subject to any of the re- quirements of this title 1 or the amendments made by this title 1 shall compile and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an annual Government efficiency status report on— (1) compliance by the agency with each of the requirements of this title 1 and the amend- ments made by this title; 1 (2) the status of the implementation by the agency of initiatives to improve energy effi- ciency, reduce energy costs, and reduce emis- sions of greenhouse gases; and (3) savings to the taxpayers of the United States resulting from mandated improvements under this title 1 and the amendments made by this title.1 (b) Submission The report shall be submitted— (1) to the Director at such time as the Direc- tor requires; (2) in electronic, not paper, format; and (3) consistent with related reporting require- ments. (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 527, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1663.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This title, referred to in subsec. (a), is title V of Pub. L. 110–140, which enacted this subchapter, part D (§ 8279) of subchapter III of chapter 91 of this title, and sections 1824, 2162a, and 2169 of Title 2, The Congress, amended sections 6325, 6834, 8256, 8258, 8259b, 8287, and 8287c of this title, section 2162 of Title 2, section 2913 of Title 10, Armed Forces, section 3203 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 2621 of Title 16, Conservation, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 8259b of this title. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see Tables. 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. § 17144. OMB Government efficiency reports and scorecards (a) Reports Not later than April 1 of each year, the Direc- tor of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit an annual Government efficiency report to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- ernment Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, which shall contain— (1) a summary of the information reported by agencies under section 17143 of this title; (2) an evaluation of the overall progress of the Federal Government toward achieving the goals of this title 1 and the amendments made by this title; 1 and (3) recommendations for additional actions necessary to meet the goals of this title 1 and the amendments made by this title.1 (b) Scorecards The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include in any annual energy score- card the Director is otherwise required to sub- mit a description of the compliance of each agency with the requirements of this title 1 and the amendments made by this title.1 (Pub. L. 110–140, title V, § 528, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1664.)