text: SECTION 1. ENERGY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.
  
      (a) Requirement of Benchmarking and Disclosure for Leasing 
  Buildings Without Energy Star Labels.--Section 435(b)(2) of the Energy 
  Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17091(b)(2)) is 
  amended--
              (1) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
          (1)''; and
              (2) by striking ``signing the contract,'' and all that 
          follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
          following: ``signing the contract, the following requirements 
          are met:
                      ``(A) The space is renovated for all energy 
                  efficiency and conservation improvements that would be 
                  cost effective over the life of the lease, including 
                  improvements in lighting, windows, and heating, 
                  ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
                      ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the space is 
                  benchmarked under a nationally recognized, online, free 
                  benchmarking program, with public disclosure, unless 
                  the space is a space for which owners cannot access 
                  whole building utility consumption data, including 
                  spaces--
                              ``(I) that are located in States with 
                          privacy laws that provide that utilities shall 
                          not provide such aggregated information to 
                          multitenant building owners; and
                              ``(II) for which tenants do not provide 
                          energy consumption information to the 
                          commercial building owner in response to a 
                          request from the building owner.
                      ``(ii) A Federal agency that is a tenant of the 
                  space shall provide to the building owner, or authorize 
                  the owner to obtain from the utility, the energy 
                  consumption information of the space for the 
                  benchmarking and disclosure required by this 
                  subparagraph.''.
      (b) Study.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in 
          collaboration with the Administrator of the Environmental 
          Protection Agency, shall complete a study--
                      (A) on the impact of--
                              (i) State and local performance 
                          benchmarking and disclosure policies, and any 
                          associated building efficiency policies, for 
                          commercial and multifamily buildings; and
                              (ii) programs and systems in which 
                          utilities provide aggregated information 
                          regarding whole building energy consumption and 
                          usage information to owners of multitenant 
                          commercial, residential, and mixed-use 
                          buildings;
                      (B) that identifies best practice policy approaches 
                  studied under subparagraph (A) that have resulted in 
                  the greatest improvements in building energy 
                  efficiency; and
                      (C) that considers--
                              (i) compliance rates and the benefits and 
                          costs of the policies and programs on building 
                          owners, utilities, tenants, and other parties;
                              (ii) utility practices, programs, and 
                          systems that provide aggregated energy 
                          consumption information to multitenant building 
                          owners, and the impact of public utility 
                          commissions and State privacy laws on those 
                          practices, programs, and systems;
                              (iii) exceptions to compliance in existing 
                          laws where building owners are not able to 
                          gather or access whole building energy 
                          information from tenants or utilities;
                              (iv) the treatment of buildings with--
                                      (I) multiple uses;
                                      (II) uses for which baseline 
                                  information is not available; and
                                      (III) uses that require high levels 
                                  of energy intensities, such as data 
                                  centers, trading floors, and 
                                  televisions studios;
                              (v) implementation practices, including 
                          disclosure methods and phase-in of compliance;
                              (vi) the safety and security of 
                          benchmarking tools offered by government 
                          agencies, and the resiliency of those tools 
                          against cyber attacks; and
                              (vii) international experiences with regard 
                          to building benchmarking and disclosure laws 
                          and data aggregation for multitenant buildings.
              (2) Submission to congress.--At the conclusion of the 
          study, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
          and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Committee on 
          Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
          results of the study.
      (c) Creation and Maintenance of Database.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
          enactment of this Act and following opportunity for public 
          notice and comment, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
          with other relevant agencies, shall maintain, and if necessary 
          create, a database for the purpose of storing and making 
          available public energy-related information on commercial and 
          multifamily buildings, including--
                      (A) data provided under Federal, State, local, and 
                  other laws or programs regarding building benchmarking 
                  and energy information disclosure;
                      (B) information on buildings that have disclosed 
                  energy ratings and certifications; and
                      (C) energy-related information on buildings 
                  provided voluntarily by the owners of the buildings, 
                  only in an anonymous form unless the owner provides 
                  otherwise.
              (2) Complementary programs.--The database maintained 
          pursuant to paragraph (1) shall complement and not duplicate 
          the functions of the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy 
          Star Portfolio Manager tool.
      (d) Input From Stakeholders.--The Secretary of Energy shall seek 
  input from stakeholders to maximize the effectiveness of the actions 
  taken under this section.
      (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
  this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall 
  submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
  Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
  Senate a report on the progress made in complying with this section.
target: This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require a federal agency leasing space in a building without an Energy Star label to include in its lease provisions requirements that the space's energy efficiency be measured against a nationally-recognized benchmark. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption disclosure requirements. The Department of Energy (DOE) must study and report on: (1) the impact of state and local performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and multifamily buildings; (2) the impact of programs and systems in which utilities provide aggregated information regarding whole building energy consumption and usage information to owners of multitenant commercial, residential, and mixed-use buildings; and (3) the best practice policy approaches studied in those impact analyses that have resulted in the greatest improvements in building energy efficiency. DOE must maintain a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.
feat_title: To encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings.