Sec. 4. Improving efficiency of leased buildings
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Section 435 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17091 ) is amended— in subsection (b)(2), by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting paragraph
(1); by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: In accordance with subsection (d), beginning 1 year after the date of enactment of the Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act , each lease of a building or space in a building entered into by a Federal department or agency shall include, except under the conditions described in subparagraphs
(B)through
(D)of subsection (b)(1)— a maximum energy intensity standard; a lighting efficiency requirement, accounting for appropriate task lighting; and to the extent feasible, an incentive structure that allows the Federal department or agency leasing the building or space and the building owner to share the financial savings of efficiency investments and efficient operating practices. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of General Services, on the advice of the Secretary, shall issue minimum standards under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection
(c)that are designed to improve efficiency in a cost-effective manner. The Secretary shall periodically review the standards under paragraph
(1)and make any recommendations to the Administrator of General Services for revisions that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection and every 2 years thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, shall submit to Congress a report describing— the implementation by each Federal department or agency of this section; and the extent to which each Federal department or agency has achieved compliance with the applicable requirements and standards of this section. A report under paragraph
(1)may be incorporated into a related or similar report of a Federal agency prepared by that Federal agency to meet other similar requirements. .
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