Bill Summary
The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, also known as the "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007", is a law that aims to promote energy efficiency through the use of information and computing technologies in the United States. The Act requires federal agencies to develop strategies for using energy-efficient technologies in their facilities, and sets performance goals for evaluating their efforts. It also promotes collaboration with industry stakeholders and the development of best practices for energy-efficient data centers. The Act also includes provisions for measuring and reporting on energy usage and water consumption in data centers, as well as protecting proprietary information provided by individuals and companies. The Act was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2019.
Possible Impacts
1. The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act could affect federal agencies by requiring them to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. This could lead to changes in the way these agencies operate and potentially save them money on energy costs.
2. The Act could also affect data centers by requiring the Secretary and the Administrator to consider and assess the adequacy of specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks for energy efficiency. This could result in changes to how data centers are designed and operated, potentially leading to increased energy efficiency and cost savings.
3. Additionally, the Act could impact the information technology industry by promoting collaboration and stakeholder involvement in developing energy-efficient solutions and establishing an open data initiative. This could encourage innovation and lead to the development of new technologies and practices in the industry.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1420 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 265
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1420
[Report No. 116-145]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 10, 2019
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
October 23, 2019
Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment
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AN ACT
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote
energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Efficient Government
Technology Act''.
SEC. 2. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title V of the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 121 Stat. 1661) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 530. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIES.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
``(2) Information technology.--The term `information
technology' has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of
title 40, United States Code.
``(b) Development of Implementation Strategy.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, each Federal agency
shall coordinate with the Director, the Secretary, and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an
implementation strategy (that includes best practices and measurement
and verification techniques) for the maintenance, purchase, and use by
the Federal agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information
technologies at or for federally owned and operated facilities, taking
into consideration the performance goals established under subsection
(d).
``(c) Administration.--In developing an implementation strategy
under subsection (b), each Federal agency shall consider--
``(1) advanced metering infrastructure;
``(2) energy-efficient data center strategies and methods
of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization;
``(3) advanced power management tools;
``(4) building information modeling, including building
energy management;
``(5) secure telework and travel substitution tools; and
``(6) mechanisms to ensure that the agency realizes the
energy cost savings brought about through increased efficiency
and utilization.
``(d) Performance Goals.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Director, in consultation
with the Secretary, shall establish performance goals for
evaluating the efforts of Federal agencies in improving the
maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-
saving information technology at or for federally owned and
operated facilities.
``(2) Best practices.--The Chief Information Officers
Council established under section 3603 of title 44, United
States Code, shall recommend best practices for the attainment
of the performance goals, which shall include Federal agency
consideration of, to the extent applicable by law, the use of--
``(A) energy savings performance contracting; and
``(B) utility energy services contracting.
``(e) Reports.--
``(1) Agency reports.--Each Federal agency shall include in
the report of the agency under section 527 a description of the
efforts and results of the agency under this section.
``(2) OMB government efficiency reports and scorecards.--
Effective beginning not later than October 1, 2019, the
Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of
the Director required under section 528 a description of the
efforts and results of Federal agencies under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 is amended by adding after the
item relating to section 529 the following:
``Sec. 530. Energy-efficient and energy-saving information
technologies.''.
SEC. 3. ENERGY EFFICIENT DATA CENTERS.
Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17112) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking
``determined by the organization'' and inserting
``proposed by the stakeholders''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (g) and inserting
the following:
``(c) Stakeholder Involvement.--The Secretary and the Administrator
shall carry out subsection (b) in collaboration with information
technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the goal of
producing results that accurately reflect the most relevant and useful
information. In such collaboration, the Secretary and the Administrator
shall pay particular attention to organizations that--
``(1) have members with expertise in energy efficiency and
in the development, operation, and functionality of data
centers, information technology equipment, and software, such
as representatives of hardware manufacturers, data center
operators, and facility managers;
``(2) obtain and address input from Department of Energy
National Laboratories or any college, university, research
institution, industry association, company, or public interest
group with applicable expertise;
``(3) follow--
``(A) commonly accepted procedures for the
development of specifications; and
``(B) accredited standards development processes;
and
``(4) have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data
centers and information technology.
``(d) Measurements and Specifications.--The Secretary and the
Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the
specifications, measurements, best practices, and benchmarks described
in subsection (b) for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the
Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of
Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency.
``(e) Study.--The Secretary, in collaboration with the
Administrator, shall, not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, make
available to the public an update to the report of the Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory entitled `United States Data Center Energy
Usage Report' and dated June, 2016 (prepared as an update to the Report
to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency, published on
August 2, 2007, under section 1 of Public Law 109-431 (120 Stat.
2920)), that includes--
``(1) a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and
projections contained in the report with new data regarding the
period from 2015 through 2019;
``(2) an analysis considering the impact of information
technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, in
the public and private sectors;
``(3) an evaluation of the impact of the combination of
cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data on
data center energy usage;
``(4) an evaluation of water usage in data centers and
recommendations for reductions in such water usage; and
``(5) updated projections and recommendations for best
practices through fiscal year 2025.
``(f) Data Center Energy Practitioner Program.--The Secretary, in
collaboration with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner
program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners
qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in
federally owned and operated data centers. Each Federal agency shall
consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated every 4 years,
in accordance with section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act, by energy practitioners certified pursuant to such program.
``(g) Open Data Initiative.--The Secretary, in collaboration with
key stakeholders and the Office of Management and Budget, shall
establish an open data initiative relating to energy usage at federally
owned and operated data centers, with the purpose of making such data
available and accessible in a manner that encourages further data
center innovation, optimization, and consolidation. In establishing the
initiative, the Secretary shall consider the use of the online Data
Center Maturity Model.
``(h) International Specifications and Metrics.--The Secretary, in
collaboration with key stakeholders, shall actively participate in
efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center
energy and water efficiency.
``(i) Data Center Utilization Metric.--The Secretary, in
collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the
development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency
of a data center (including equipment and facilities).
``(j) Protection of Proprietary Information.--The Secretary and the
Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade
secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of
carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established
under this section.''.
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Calendar No. 265
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1420
[Report No. 116-145]
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to promote
energy efficiency via information and computing technologies, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
October 23, 2019
Reported without amendment