---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch81/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch81-schII"
sections_count: 9
---

# Subchapter II — Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 81 — Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal

## Sections

- [§6831. Congressional findings and purpose](/usc/42/6831.md)
- [§6832. Definitions](/usc/42/6832.md)
- [§6833. Updating State building energy efficiency codes](/usc/42/6833.md)
- [§6834. Federal building energy efficiency standards](/usc/42/6834.md)
- [§6835. Federal compliance](/usc/42/6835.md)
- [§6836. Support for voluntary building energy codes](/usc/42/6836.md)
- [§6837. Omitted](/usc/42/6837.md)
- [§6838. Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience](/usc/42/6838.md)
- [§6840. Repealed.](/usc/42/6840.md)