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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 442 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of 

General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy 

efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most lifecycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products 

and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, 

and economy of those products, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im5 proving Government with High-Efficiency Technology 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

2 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall— 

4 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

5 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef6 fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de7 termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

8 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec9 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

10 and 

11 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

12 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa13 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

14 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

15 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 

16 (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 

17 title 40, United States Code). 

18 SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE 

19 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3313 of title 40, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking subsection (h); 

23 (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 

24 as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 


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1 (3) by striking the section designation and 

2 heading and all that follows through the end of sub3 section (c) and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 

5 energy efficient lighting systems 

6 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis8 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

9 ‘‘(2) LIGHTING SYSTEM.—The term ‘lighting 

10 system’ means the elements required to maintain a 

11 desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 

12 fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 

13 interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

14 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 

16 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec18 tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 

19 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

20 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light21 ing systems or the individual components of 

22 lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec23 tiveness and energy efficiency. 

24 ‘‘(2) USE.—Each public building constructed, 

25 altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 


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1 shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac2 ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 

3 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

4 lighting systems for each application. 

5 ‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Each 

6 individual component of a lighting system, including a 

7 lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in 

8 the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 

9 be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 

10 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

11 system possible for the application. 

12 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) CONTRACTING OPTIONS.—In carrying out 

14 this section, the Administrator shall consider appro15 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

16 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

17 lighting systems. 

18 ‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT AND USE.—In making a 

19 determination under this section concerning the 

20 practicability of procuring and installing the most 

21 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

22 system, the Administrator shall consider— 

23 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys24 tem with existing equipment, including consid25 eration of a cost effective retrofit; 


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1 ‘‘(B) whether procurement and use of the 

2 lighting system could result in interference with 

3 productivity; 

4 ‘‘(C) the aesthetics relating to the use of 

5 the lighting system; and 

6 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis7 trator determines to be appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis9 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

10 under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation 

11 Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)) in determining whether 

12 a lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.’’; 

13 (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

15 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in16 serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix18 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys19 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

20 system are’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fixture 

22 or bulb’’ and inserting ‘‘lighting system’’; 

23 (5) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by 

24 inserting ‘‘procurement and’’ before ‘‘use in public 

25 buildings’’; and 


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1 (6) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by 

2 inserting ‘‘procurement and’’ before ‘‘use of energy 

3 efficient’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap5 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

6 striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting 

7 the following: 

‘‘3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.’’. 

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