42 U.S.C. § 17131: Training Federal…

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The Secretary must create and run a training program in the Federal Energy Management Program. The training will teach federal contract negotiators and managers how to negotiate energy savings performance contracts, make timely and effective contracts for energy-efficiency services with any company that offers them, and review all federal contracts for possible energy-saving and greenhouse gas reduction opportunities. The Secretary must plan, staff, announce, and start the training not later than 1 year after December 19, 2007. Trainees will be chosen from the Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; the Department; General Services Administration; Department of Housing and Urban Development; United States Postal Service; and other federal agencies that enter energy-related contracts for buildings, utilities, fuels, heating/air conditioning, or similar services. Trainers may be experienced agency attorneys or contract officers (the Secretary must reimburse their pay and expenses from program funds if they are not Department employees) and private experts, except those who also work for companies holding federal energy-efficiency contracts. Congress authorized $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out the program.

Title 42, §17131

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(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 companies offering energy efficiency services; and

(3)review Federal contracts for all products and services for the potential energy efficiency 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 Management 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 departments 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 procurement 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 emission reductions if negotiated with taking into account those goals.

(d)Trainers

Training under the Federal Energy Management Program may be conducted by—

(1)attorneys or contract officers with experience 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 available for carrying out this section to the extent the attorneys or contract officers are not employees 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 simultaneously 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.

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.

§17131 Training Federal Contracting Officers to Negotiate Energy Efficiency Contracts

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Title 42, §17131

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