---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 8241"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "8241"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/8241"
units:
  - "Chapter 91 — National Energy Conservation Policy"
  - "Subchapter III — Federal Energy Initiative"
  - "Part A — Demonstration of Solar Heating and Cooling in Federal Buildings"
---

# §8241. Definitions


As used in the part—

- (1) The term “Federal agency” means—
  - (A) an Executive agency as defined in [section 105 of title 5](/usc/5/105.md); and
  - (B) each entity specified in [subparagraphs (B) through (I)](#1-B..1-I) of subsection (1) of [section 5721 of title 5](/usc/5/5721.md).
- (2) The term “Federal building” means any [building](/usc/42/6881.md?p=i-3) or other structure owned in whole or part by the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or any [Federal agency](#1), including any such structure occupied by a [Federal agency](#1) under a lease-acquisition [agreement](/usc/42/1320b–8.md?p=a-3-A) under which the [United States](/usc/42/403.md?p=k) or a [Federal agency](#1) will receive fee simple title under the terms of such [agreement](/usc/42/1320b–8.md?p=a-3-A) without further negotiation.
- (3) The term “solar heating” means, with respect to any [Federal building](#2), the use of solar [energy](/usc/42/6311.md?p=7) to meet all or part of the heating needs of such [building](/usc/42/6881.md?p=i-3) (including hot water), or all or part of the needs of such [building](/usc/42/6881.md?p=i-3) for hot water.
- (4) The term “solar heating and cooling” means the use of solar [energy](/usc/42/6311.md?p=7) to provide all or part of the heating needs of a [Federal building](#2) (including hot water) and all or part of the cooling needs of such [building](/usc/42/6881.md?p=i-3), or all or part of the needs of such [building](/usc/42/6881.md?p=i-3) for hot water.
- (5) The term “solar energy equipment” means equipment for [solar heating](#3) or [solar heating and cooling](#4).
- (6) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of [Energy](/usc/42/6311.md?p=7).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–619, title V, § 521, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3275; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1303(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2242.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2007—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “subparagraphs (B) through (I)” for “paragraphs (B) through (H)”.