117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 442 

AN ACT 

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. 
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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 Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

8 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

10 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

11 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef12 fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de13 termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

14 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec15 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

16 and 

17 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

18 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa19 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

20 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

21 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 

22 (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 

23 title 40, United States Code). 
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1 SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE 

2 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

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

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (h); 

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

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

8 (3) by striking the section designation and 

9 heading and all that follows through the end of sub10 section (c) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 

12 energy efficient lighting systems 

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

14 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis15 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

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

17 system’ means the elements required to maintain a 

18 desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 

19 fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 

20 interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 

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

23 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec25 tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

2 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light3 ing systems or the individual components of 

4 lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec5 tiveness and energy efficiency. 

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

7 altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 

8 shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac9 ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 

10 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

11 lighting systems for each application. 

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

13 individual component of a lighting system, including a 

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

15 the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 

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

17 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

18 system possible for the application. 

19 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

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

21 this section, the Administrator shall consider appro22 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

23 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

24 lighting systems. 
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1 ‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT AND USE.—In making a 

2 determination under this section concerning the 

3 practicability of procuring and installing the most 

4 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

5 system, the Administrator shall consider— 

6 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys7 tem with existing equipment, including consid8 eration of a cost effective retrofit; 

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

10 lighting system could result in interference with 

11 productivity; 

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

13 the lighting system; and 

14 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis15 trator determines to be appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis17 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

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

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

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

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

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

23 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in24 serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix2 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys3 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

4 system are’’; and 

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

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

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

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

9 buildings’’; and 

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

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

12 efficient’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap14 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

15 striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting 

16 the following: 

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

Passed the Senate March 30, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 442 

AN ACT 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require 

those products, and for other purposes. the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of cient lighting products and to issue guidance on the most life-cycle cost effective and energy effithe Administrator of General Services to procure