1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. Title I—Buildings Subtitle A—Building energy codes Sec. 101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes. Subtitle B—Worker training and capacity building Sec. 111. Building training and assessment centers. Title II—Miscellaneous Sec. 201. Voluntary nature of building asset rating program. 2. Definition of Secretary In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. I Buildings A Building energy codes 101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes (a) Definitions Section 303 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6832 ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (14) and inserting the following: (14) Model building energy code The term model building energy code means a voluntary building energy code or standard developed and updated through a consensus process among interested persons, such as the IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1 or a code used by other appropriate organizations.