Sec. 311. Supply Star
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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended by inserting after section 324A ( 42 U.S.C. 6294a ) the following: There is established within the Department of Energy a Supply Star program to identify and promote practices, recognize companies, and, as appropriate, recognize products that use highly efficient supply chains in a manner that conserves energy, water, and other resources. In carrying out the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— consult with other appropriate agencies; and coordinate efforts with the Energy Star program established under section 324A.
In carrying out the Supply Star program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— promote practices, recognize companies, and, as appropriate, recognize products that comply with the Supply Star program as the preferred practices, companies, and products in the marketplace for maximizing supply chain efficiency; work to enhance industry and public awareness of the Supply Star program; collect and disseminate data on supply chain energy resource consumption; develop and disseminate metrics, processes, and analytical tools (including software) for evaluating supply chain energy resource use; develop guidance at the sector level for improving supply chain efficiency; work with domestic and international organizations to harmonize approaches to analyzing supply chain efficiency, including the development of a consistent set of tools, templates, calculators, and databases; and work with industry, including small businesses, to improve supply chain efficiency through activities that include— developing and sharing best practices; and providing opportunities to benchmark supply chain efficiency.
In any evaluation of supply chain efficiency carried out by the Secretary with respect to a specific product, the Secretary shall consider energy consumption and resource use throughout the entire lifecycle of a product, including production, transport, packaging, use, and disposal. The Secretary may award grants or other forms of incentives on a competitive basis to eligible entities, as determined by the Secretary, for the purposes of— studying supply chain energy resource efficiency; and demonstrating and achieving reductions in the energy resource consumption of commercial products through changes and improvements to the production supply and distribution chain of the products.
Any information or data generated as a result of the grants or incentives described in paragraph
(1)shall be used to inform the development of the Supply Star Program. The Secretary shall use funds to support professional training programs to develop and communicate methods, practices, and tools for improving supply chain efficiency. For purposes of this section, the impact on climate change shall not be a factor in determining supply chain efficiency. For purposes of this section, the outsourcing of American jobs in the production of a product shall not count as a positive factor in determining supply chain efficiency. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023. .
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