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  SA 3056. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 1020 (relating to an evaluation of 
     potentially duplicative green building programs within the 
     Department of Energy) and insert the following:

     SEC. 1020. EVALUATION OF POTENTIALLY DUPLICATIVE GREEN 
                   BUILDING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrative expenses.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``administrative expenses'' has 
     the meaning given the term by the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget under section 504(b)(2) of the Energy 
     and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2010 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note; Public Law 111-85).
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``administrative expenses'' 
     includes, with respect to an agency--
       (i) costs incurred by--

       (I) the agency; or
       (II) any grantee, subgrantee, or other recipient of funds 
     from a grant program or other program administered by the 
     agency; and

       (ii) expenses relating to personnel salaries and benefits, 
     property management, travel, program management, promotion, 
     reviews and audits, case management, and communication 
     regarding, promotion of, and outreach for programs and 
     program activities administered by the agency.
       (2) Applicable program.--The term ``applicable program'' 
     means any program that is--
       (A) listed in Table 9 (pages 348-350) of the report of the 
     Government Accountability Office entitled ``2012 Annual 
     Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and 
     Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue''; and
       (B) administered by--
       (i) the Secretary;
       (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (iii) the Secretary of Defense;
       (iv) the Secretary of Education;
       (v) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
       (vi) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
       (vii) the Secretary of Transportation;
       (viii) the Secretary of the Treasury;
       (ix) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency;
       (x) the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology; or
       (xi) the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration.
       (3) Service.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
     ``service'' has the meaning given the term by the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (B) Requirements.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term ``service'' shall be limited to activities, assistance, 
     or other aid that provides a direct benefit to a recipient, 
     such as--
       (i) the provision of technical assistance;
       (ii) assistance for housing or tuition; or
       (iii) financial support (including grants, loans, tax 
     credits, and tax deductions).
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in 
     clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall 
     submit to Congress and make available on the public Internet 
     website of the Department a report that describes the 
     applicable programs.
       (2) Requirements.--In preparing the report under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       (A) determine the approximate annual total administrative 
     expenses of each applicable program;
       (B) determine the approximate annual expenditures for 
     services for each applicable program;
       (C) describe the intended market for each applicable 
     program, including the--
       (i) estimated the number of clients served by each 
     applicable program; and
       (ii) beneficiaries who received services or information 
     under the applicable program (if applicable and if data is 
     readily available);
       (D) estimate--
       (i) the number of full-time employees who administer each 
     applicable program; and
       (ii) the number of full-time equivalents (the salary of 
     whom is paid in part or full by the Federal Government 
     through a grant or contract, a subaward of a grant or 
     contract, a cooperative agreement, or another form of 
     financial award or assistance) who assist in administering 
     the applicable program;
       (E) briefly describe the type of services each applicable 
     program provides, such as information, grants, technical 
     assistance, loans, tax credits, or tax deductions;
       (F) identify the type of recipient who is intended to 
     benefit from the services or information provided under the 
     applicable program, such as individual property owners or 
     renters, local governments, businesses, nonprofit 
     organizations, or State governments; and
       (G) identify whether written program goals are available 
     for each applicable program.
       (c) Recommendations.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in 
     clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall 
     submit to Congress a report that includes--
       (1) a recommendation of whether any applicable program 
     should be eliminated or consolidated, including any 
     legislative changes that would be necessary to eliminate or 
     consolidate applicable programs; and
       (2) methods to improve the applicable programs by 
     establishing program goals or increasing collaboration to 
     reduce any potential overlap or duplication, taking into 
     account--
       (A) the 2011 report of the Government Accountability Office 
     entitled ``Federal Initiatives for the Nonfederal Sector 
     Could Benefit from More Interagency Collaboration''; and
       (B) the report of the Government Accountability Office 
     entitled ``2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce 
     Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and 
     Enhance Revenue''.

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       (d) Analyses.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the agency heads described in 
     clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection (a)(2)(B), shall 
     identify--
       (1) which applicable programs were specifically authorized 
     by Congress; and
       (2) which applicable programs are carried out solely under 
     the discretionary authority of the Secretary or any agency 
     head described in clauses (ii) through (xi) of subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).
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