; or be provided to private third parties or non-governmental organizations to engage in this type of advocacy. . (c) Model building energy codes Section 307 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6836 ) is amended to read as follows: 307. Support for model building energy codes (a) In general The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, as described in subsection (b), for updating of model building energy codes. (b) Technical assistance to model building energy code-Setting and standard development organizations (1) In general The Secretary shall, on a timely basis, provide technical assistance to model building energy code-setting and standard development organizations consistent with the goals of this section. (2) Technical assistance The technical assistance shall include, as requested by the organizations, technical assistance in— (A) evaluating the energy savings of building energy codes; (B) assessing the economic considerations, under subsection (c)(5), of code or standards proposals or revisions; (C) building energy analysis and design tools; (D) energy simulation models; (E) building demonstrations; (F) developing definitions of energy use intensity and building types for use in model building energy codes to evaluate the efficiency impacts of the model building energy codes; (G) developing a performance-based pathway for compliance; (H) developing model building energy codes by Indian tribes in accordance with tribal law