42 U.S.C. § 17131 — Training Federal contracting officers to

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;