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[CITE: 42USC8262c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 91--NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL ENERGY INITIATIVE
 
                    Part B--Federal Energy Management
 
Sec. 8262c. Federal agency energy management training


(a) Energy management training

    (1) Each executive department described under section 101 of title 
5, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and the 
United States Postal Service shall establish and maintain a program to 
ensure that facility energy managers are trained energy managers. Such 
programs shall be managed--
        (A) by the department or agency representative on the Task 
    Force; or
        (B) if a department or agency is not represented on the Task 
    Force, by the designee of the head of such department or agency.

    (2) Departments and agencies described in paragraph (1) shall 
encourage appropriate employees to participate in energy manager 
training courses. Employees may enroll in courses of study in the areas 
described in section 8262(3) of this title including, but not limited 
to, courses offered by--
        (A) private or public educational institutions;
        (B) Federal agencies; or
        (C) professional associations.

(b) Report to Task Force

    (1) Each department and agency described in subsection (a)(1) of 
this section shall, not later than 60 days following October 24, 1992, 
report to the Task Force the following information:
        (A) Those individuals employed by such department or agency on 
    October 24, 1992, who qualify as trained energy managers.
        (B) The General Schedule (GS) or grade level at which each of 
    the individuals described in subparagraph (A) is employed.
        (C) The facility or facilities for which such individuals are 
    responsible or otherwise stationed.

    (2) The Secretary shall provide a summary of the reports described 
in paragraph (1) to the Congress as part of the first report submitted 
under section 8258 of this title after October 24, 1992.

(c) Requirements at Federal facilities

    (1) Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the departments 
and agencies described under subsection (a)(1) of this section shall 
upgrade their energy management capabilities by--
        (A) designating facility energy supervisors;
        (B) encouraging facility energy supervisors to become trained 
    energy managers; and
        (C) increasing the overall number of trained energy managers 
    within such department or agency to a sufficient level to ensure 
    effective implementation of this Act.

    (2) Departments and agencies described in subsection (a)(1) of this 
section may hire trained energy managers to be facility energy 
supervisors. Trained energy managers, including those who are facility 
supervisors as well as other trained personnel, shall focus their 
efforts on improving energy efficiency in the following facilities--
        (A) department or agency facilities identified as most costly to 
    operate or most energy inefficient; or
        (B) other facilities identified by the department or agency head 
    as having significant energy savings potential.

(d) Annual report to Secretary and Congress

    Each department and agency listed in subsection (a)(1) of this 
section shall report to the Secretary on the status and implementation 
of the requirements of this section. The Secretary shall include a 
summary of each such report in the annual report to Congress as required 
under section 8258(b) of this title.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title I, Sec. 157, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2856.)

                       References in Text

    The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is set out 
under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(C), is Pub. L. 102-486, Oct. 
24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, known as the Energy Policy Act of 1992. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and 
not as part of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act which 
comprises this chapter.
