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This bill aims to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry through a variety of programs and policies. Key provisions include: - Updating state building energy efficiency codes and improving compliance with those codes - Providing technical assistance and funding to states and Indian tribes to implement energy-efficient building codes - Establishing programs to train workers in energy-efficient building design and technologies - Expanding the industrial research and assessment centers program to promote energy efficiency in manufacturing - Establishing a sustainable manufacturing initiative to identify opportunities for maximizing energy efficiency, preventing pollution, and conserving resources in industrial processes - Revising federal building energy and water efficiency requirements and establishing a Federal Energy Management Program to coordinate and support federal agencies' energy and water efficiency efforts - Enhancing federal mortgage underwriting to account for energy efficiency and expected energy cost savings when evaluating loan applications - Establishing guidelines to ensure that the value of a home's energy efficiency is properly reflected in the appraisal process.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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