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Udall, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Proposal to Reduce Federal Energy Consumption, Save Taxpayers Money

Udall, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Proposal to Reduce Federal Energy Consumption, Save Taxpayers Money

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ОпубликованMark Udall
In an effort to reduce the federal government's energy consumption and save taxpayer dollars, Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act. The bipartisan legislation would force the federal government to reduce energy consumption at federal data centers.
In an effort to reduce the federal government's energy consumption and save taxpayer dollars, Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act. The bipartisan legislation would force the federal government to reduce energy consumption at federal data centers.

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Published by: Mark Udall on Sep 24, 2013
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TH
CONGRESS1
ST
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ESSION
 
S. 1261
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency  via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
J
UNE
27, 2013Mr. U
DALL
of Colorado (for himself and Mr. R
ISCH
) introduced the following  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy andNatural Resources
A BILL
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act andthe Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 topromote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Efficient Gov-
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ernment Technology Act’’.
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S 1261 IS
SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFOR-
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MATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECH-
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NOLOGIES.
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Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation
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Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating the second subsection (f)
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(relating to large capital energy investments) as sub-
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section (g); and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(h) F
EDERAL
I
MPLEMENTATION
S
TRATEGY FOR
 
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E
NERGY 
-E
FFICIENT AND
E
NERGY 
-S
 AVING
I
NFORMATION
 
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 AND
C
OMMUNICATIONS
T
ECHNOLOGIES
.—
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‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Not later than 1 year after
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the date of enactment of this subsection, each Fed-
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eral agency shall collaborate with the Director of the
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Office of Management and Budget (referred to in
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this subsection as the ‘Director’) to develop an im-
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plementation strategy (including best-practices and
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measurement and verification techniques) for the
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maintenance, purchase, and use by the Federal
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agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving infor-
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mation and communications technologies and prac-
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tices.
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‘‘(2) C
ONTENT
.—Each implementation strategy 
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shall be flexible, cost-effective, and based on the spe-
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S 1261 IS
cific operating requirements and statutory mission of 
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the agency.
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‘‘(3) A 
DMINISTRATION
.—In developing an im-
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plementation strategy, each Federal agency shall—
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‘‘(A) consider information and communica-
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tions technologies (referred to in this subsection
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as ‘ICT’) and related infrastructure and prac-
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tices, such as—
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‘‘(i) advanced metering infrastructure;
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‘‘(ii) ICT services and products;
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‘‘(iii) efficient data center strategies
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and methods of increasing ICT asset and
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related infrastructure utilization;
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‘‘(iv) ICT and related infrastructure
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power management;
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‘‘(v) building information modeling,
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including building energy management;
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and
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‘‘(vi) secure telework and travel sub-
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stitution tools; and
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‘‘(B) ensure that the agency realizes the
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savings and rewards brought about through in-
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creased efficiency and utilization.
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‘‘(4) P
ERFORMANCE GOALS
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