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 121 STAT. 1660

PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

(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 the date of enactment of this Act, 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. SEC. 518. STUDY OF ENERGY AND COST SAVINGS IN NONBUILDING APPLICATIONS.

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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) NONBUILDING APPLICATION.—The term ‘‘nonbuilding application’’ means— (A) any class of vehicles, devices, or equipment that is transportable under the power of the applicable vehicle, device, or equipment by land, sea, or air and that consumes energy from any fuel source for the purpose of— (i) that transportation; or (ii) maintaining a controlled environment within the vehicle, device, or equipment; and (B) any federally-owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water. (2) SECONDARY SAVINGS.—

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