ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.

SEC. 1004. ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENERGY-SAVING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES. Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Federal Implementation Strategy for Energy-Efficient and Energy-Saving Information Technologies.— “(1) Definitions.—In this subsection: “(A) Director.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. “(B) Information technology.—The term ‘information technology’ has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code. “(2) Development of implementation strategy.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, each Federal agency shall coordinate with the Director, the Secretary, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy (including 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 facilities owned and operated by the Federal agency, taking into consideration the performance goals established under paragraph (4). “(3) Administration.—In developing an implementation strategy under paragraph (2), each Federal agency shall consider— “(A) advanced metering infrastructure; “(B) energy efficient data center strategies and methods of increasing asset and infrastructure utilization; “(C) advanced power management tools; “(D) building information modeling, including building energy management; “(E) secure telework and travel substitution tools; and “(F) mechanisms to ensure that the agency realizes the energy cost savings of increased efficiency and utilization. “(4) Performance goals.— “(A) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020, 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 facilities owned and operated by the Federal agencies. “(B) 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 established under subparagraph (A), which shall include, to the extent applicable by law, consideration by a Federal agency of the use of— “(i) energy savings performance contracting; and “(ii) utility energy services contracting. “(5) Reports.— “(A) Agency reports.—Each Federal agency shall include in the report of the agency under section 527 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17143) a description of the efforts and results of the agency under this subsection. “(B) OMB government efficiency reports and scorecards.—Effective beginning not later than October 1, 2022, the Director shall include in the annual report and scorecard of the Director required under section 528 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17144) a description of the efforts and results of Federal agencies under this subsection. “(C) Use of existing reporting structures.—The Director may require Federal agencies to submit any information required to be submitted under this subsection though reporting structures in use as of the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020.” .