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106 STAT. 2856 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 and to maximize available intergovermnental energy management resources within the region regarding the use of governmental facilities and buildings. (2) The design, construction, maintenance, and retrofitting of governmental facilities to incorporate energy efficient techniques. (3) Procurement and use of energy efficient products. (4) Dissemination of energy information on innovative programs, technologies, and methods which have proven successful m government. (5) Technical assistance to design and incorporate effective energy management strategies. (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKSHOP TIMETABLE.—As a part of the first report to be submitted pursuant to section 154, the Administrator shall set forth the schedule for the regional energy management workshops to be conducted under this section. Not less tnan five such workshops shall be held by September 30, 1993, and at least one such workshop shall be held in each of the 10 Federal regions every two years beginning on September 30, 1993. 42 USC 8262c. SEC. 157. FEDERAL AGENCY ENERGY MANAGEMENT TRAINING. (a) ENERGY MANAGEMENT TRAINING.—(1) Each executive department described under section 101 of title 5, United States Code, 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 me areas described in section 151(3) 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) shall, not later than 60 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, report to the Task Force the following information: (A) Those individuals employed by such department or agency on the date of the enactment of this Act 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 empl^ed. (C) The facility or facilities for which such individuals are responsible or otherwise stationed. (2) llie Secretary shall provide a summary of the reports described in paragraph (1) to the Congress as part of the first report submitted under section 548 of the National Energy Con-