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Calendar No. 274 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 442 

[Report No. 117–80] 

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 

FEBRUARY 16, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im3 proving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

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

8 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

9 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef10 fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de11 termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

12 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec13 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

14 and 

15 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

16 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa17 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

18 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

19 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 

20 (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 

21 title 40, United States Code). 

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

23 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

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

25 States Code, is amended— 

26 (1) by striking subsection (h); 


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

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

3 (3) by striking the section designation and 

4 heading and all that follows through the end of sub5 section (c) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 

7 energy efficient lighting systems 

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

9 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis10 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

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

12 system’ means the elements required to maintain a 

13 desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 

14 fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 

15 interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

16 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 

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

18 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec20 tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 

21 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

22 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light23 ing systems or the individual components of 

24 lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec25 tiveness and energy efficiency. 


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

2 altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 

3 shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac4 ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 

5 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

6 lighting systems for each application. 

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

8 individual component of a lighting system, including a 

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

10 the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 

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

12 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

13 system possible for the application. 

14 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

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

16 this section, the Administrator shall consider appro17 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

18 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

19 lighting systems. 

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

21 determination under this section concerning the 

22 practicability of procuring and installing the most 

23 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

24 system, the Administrator shall consider— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys2 tem with existing equipment, including consid3 eration of a cost effective retrofit; 

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

5 lighting system could result in interference with 

6 productivity; 

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

8 the lighting system; and 

9 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis10 trator determines to be appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis12 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

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

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

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

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

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

18 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in19 serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix21 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys22 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

23 system are’’; and 

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

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


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

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

3 buildings’’; and 

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

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

6 efficient’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap8 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

9 striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting 

10 the following: 

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


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Calendar No. 274 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 442 

[Report No. 117–80] 

A BILL 

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 

FEBRUARY 16, 2022 

Reported without amendment 


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