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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 111–106 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2187) TO DIRECT THE 

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO MAKE GRANTS TO STATE EDUCATIONAL 

AGENCIES FOR THE MODERNIZATION, RENOVATION, OR REPAIR OF 

PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 12, 2009.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. POLIS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 427] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 427, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2187, the ‘‘21st 

Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act,’’ 

under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 

provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall 

be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 

the amendment in the nature of a substitute except those arising 

under clause 10 of rule XXI. This waiver does not affect the point 

of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark 

disclosure). 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in this 

report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in the 

order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against the amendments except those arising under 


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clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI are waived. Finally, the rule provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

(except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI) includes a 

waiver of clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of 

the committee report). Although the rule waives all points of order 

against the amendment in the nature of a substitute (except those 

arising under clause 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware 

of any points of order. The waiver of all points of order is prophylactic. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 87 

Date: May 12, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 2187. 

Motion by: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Castle, Mike (DE), #9, which 

would require the title I program for low-income students (title I 

of ESEA) to be fully funded before states receive funds under bill’s 

grant program. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Cardoza— 

Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 88 

Date: May 12, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 2187. 

Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Hastings, Doc (WA), #19, which 

would require funds provided under title VIII of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act (Impact Aid program) to be considered when allocating funds to state and local agencies under the 

bill. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Cardoza— 

Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 89 

Date: May 12, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 2187. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Kline, John (MN), #10, which 

would provide that no funds may be appropriated or made available pursuant to an authorization under this Act for any fiscal year 


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unless the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is 

fully funded for that year. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Cardoza— 

Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 90 

Date: May 12, 2009. 

Measure: H.R. 2187. 

Motion by: Dr. Foxx. 

Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Foxx, Virginia (NC), #13, which 

would provide that if the provisions of the bill affecting authorization of appropriations have the net effect of increasing authorized 

appropriations for the period 2010 through 2015, this bill shall not 

take effect. 

Results: Defeated 4–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings—Nay; Cardoza— 

Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Perlmutter—Nay; Pingree—Nay; Polis—Nay; 

Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Sessions—Yea; Foxx—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE IN ORDER

1. Miller, George (CA): Would replace the bill’s provision regarding charter schools (section 308) with a new provision that makes 

technical corrections and clarifies the disposition of excess funds. 

Would expand the allowable uses of funds to include repairing, replacing, and installing water supply and building envelopes. Would 

add a new section to Title I of the bill giving priority consideration 

to schools that would use funding to remove asbestos, 

polychrolinated biphenyls, mold, mildew, lead-based hazards, or a 

proven carcinogen. Would increase the set-aside for tribal and outlying schools from 1% to 2%. (10 minutes) 

2. McKeon (CA): Would require states to be in compliance with 

the public school choice, supplemental education services, private 

school participation, and military recruiters provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to be eligible to receive 

funding under the bill. (10 minutes) 

3. Titus (NV)/Markey, Betsy (CO): Would add a new section 314 

requiring the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory 

Council to the Secretary on green, high-performing schools. The 

Council will advise the Secretary on the impact of green, high-performing schools on teaching and learning, health energy costs and 

environmental impact; work with the Secretary to recommend Federal policies to increase the number of green, high-performing 

schools; provide technical assistance to states; and identify Federal 

policies that are barriers to helping states make schools green and 

high-performing. The Council will consult with the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality, the Commerce Secretary, Energy Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretary, Labor Secretary, EPA Administrator, and the GSA Administrator. (10 minutes) 

4. Roe (TN): Would add a new section 314 requiring the Education Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Department’s 

Institute of Educational Sciences to evaluate the impact of projects 


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funded under the bill on student academic achievement, including 

a comparison of students attending public schools receiving funding 

under the bill with students attending public schools that are not 

receiving such funding. (10 minutes) 

5. Ellsworth (IN): Would amend section 309 (green schools) to 

provide that nothing in the bill shall be construed to prohibit a 

local educational agency from using sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber for public school modernization, renovation, repairs, 

or construction. It also would amend section 310 (reporting) to require agencies receiving grant funds under the bill to disclose 

whether any flooring installed was from renewable sources. (10 

minutes) 

6. Flake, Jeff (AZ): Would prohibit funds appropriated under the 

bill to be used for congressional earmarks as defined by clause 9(d) 

of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (10 minutes) 

7. Giffords (AZ)/Cleaver (MO): Would specify that local educational agencies receiving funds under the act may encourage 

schools receiving funds for projects to educate students about those 

projects, including how they function, and their environmental, energy, sustainability, and other benefits. (10 minutes) 

8. Reichert (WA): Would allow funds to be used to install or upgrade technology to ensure schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters. (10 minutes) 

9. Maffei (NY)/Schwartz (PA): Would require the Education Secretary, in consultation with the Labor Secretary, to work with 

funding recipients to promote opportunities for individuals enrolled 

in Job Corps to gain employment experience on modernization, repair, and construction projects funded under the Act. The amendment would also require the Secretary of Education in consultation 

with the Secretary of Labor, to work with recipients of funds to 

promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in a junior or community college. (10 minutes) 

10. Bright (AL): Would require the Secretary to reserve 5 percent 

of section 102 grant funds for grants to local educational agencies 

serving geographic areas with significant economic distress or recovering from a natural disaster. (10 minutes) 

11. Griffith (AL)/Teague (NM): Would include reducing the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children among the voluntary guidelines for high performing school 

buildings. It also would add reducing the incidence and effects of 

asthma and other respiratory illnesses to the list of demonstrable 

and expected benefits. The amendment also includes the reduction 

and elimination of human exposure to airborne particles such as 

dust, sand, and pollens among the approved uses for grant funds 

used by local educational agencies. (10 minutes) 

12. Heinrich (NM): Would allow funds to be used to install and 

upgrade recreational structures and physical education facilities. 

(10 minutes) 

13. Luja ́n (NM)/Schwartz (PA): Would permit funds to be used 

for constructing greenhouses, gardens (including trees), and other 

facilities for environmental, scientific, or other educational purposes, or to produce energy savings. (10 minutes) 


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14. Schrader (OR): Would require the GAO to conduct a study 

within one year of enactment on the extent and types of projects 

in keeping with the uses of funds authorized, the geographic distribution of green, high-performing schools (including by urban, 

suburban, and rural areas), and the relative access to such schools 

of the demographic groups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. These 

groups include: economically-disadvantaged students, students 

from major racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, and 

students with limited English proficiency. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE

MILLER OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

In the table of contents in section 1(b) of the bill, after the item 

relating to section 103, insert the following: 

Sec. 104. Priority projects. 

In section 102(a)(1), strike ‘‘1 percent’’ and insert ‘‘2 percent’’. 

In section 103, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), strike ‘‘facilities—’’ and insert ‘‘facilities, including—’’. 

In section 103(1), insert ‘‘water supply and’’ after ‘‘wiring,’’. 

In section 103(1), insert ‘‘building envelope,’’ after ‘‘such systems,’’. 

After section 103, insert the following: 

SEC. 104. PRIORITY PROJECTS. 

In selecting a project under section 103, a local educational agency may give priority to projects involving the abatement, removal, 

or interim controls of asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, mold, 

mildew, lead-based hazards, including lead-based paint hazards, or 

a proven carcinogen. 

Strike section 308 and insert the following: 

SEC. 308. CHARTER SCHOOLS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency receiving an allocation under this Act shall reserve an amount of that allocation for 

charter schools within its jurisdiction for modernization, renovation, repair, and construction of charter school facilities. 

(b) DETERMINATION OF RESERVED AMOUNT.—The amount to be 

reserved by a local educational agency under subsection (a) shall 

be determined based on the combined percentage of students eligible under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) in the schools of the 

agency who— 

(1) are enrolled in charter schools; and 

(2) the local educational agency, in consultation with the authorized public chartering agency, expects to be enrolled, during the year with respect to which the reservation is made, in 

charter schools that are scheduled to commence operation during such year. 

(c) SCHOOL SHARE.—Individual charter schools shall receive a 

share of the amount reserved under subsection (a) based on the 

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struction, as determined by the local educational agency in consultation with charter school administrators. 

(d) EXCESS FUNDS.—After the consultation described in subsection (c), if the local educational agency determines that the 

amount of funds reserved under subsection (a) exceeds the modernization, renovation, repair, and construction needs of charter 

schools within the local educational agency’s jurisdiction, the agency may use the excess funds for other public school facility modernization, renovation, repair, or construction consistent with this 

Act and is not required to carry over such funds to the following 

fiscal year for use for charter schools. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCKEON

OF CALIFORNIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Amend section 102(b)(3)(B)(i) to read as follows: 

(i) meets the requirements for— 

(I) a local educational agency plan under section 

1112(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(a)); 

(II) public school choice under section 

1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)); 

(III) transportation funding for public school 

choice under section 1116(b)(9) of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6316(b)(9)); 

(IV) supplemental educational services funding 

under section 1116(b)(10) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6316(b)(10)); 

(V) supplemental educational services under 

section 1116(e) of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(e)); 

(VI) private school participation under section 

9501 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881); and 

(VII) armed forces recruiter access under section 

9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7908); and 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TITUS OF

NEVADA, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After section 313, insert the following: 

SEC. 314. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON GREEN, HIGH-PERFORMING 

SCHOOLS. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.— The Secretary shall 

establish an advisory council to be known as the ‘‘Advisory Council 

on Green, High-Performing Schools’’ (in this section referred to as 

the ‘‘Advisory Council’’) which shall be composed of— 

(1) appropriate officials from the Department of Education; 


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(2) representatives of the academic, architectural, business, 

education, engineering, environmental, labor and scientific 

communities; and 

(3) such other representatives as the Secretary deems appropriate. 

(b) DUTIES OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

(1) ADVISORY DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise the 

Secretary on the impact of green, high-performing schools, on— 

(A) teaching and learning; 

(B) health; 

(C) energy costs; 

(D) environmental impact; and 

(E) other areas that the Secretary and the Advisory 

Council deem appropriate. 

(2) OTHER DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall assist the 

Secretary in— 

(A) making recommendations on Federal policies to increase the number of green, high-performing schools; 

(B) identifying Federal policies that are barriers to helping States and local educational agencies make schools 

green and high-performing; 

(C) providing technical assistance and outreach to States 

and local educational agencies under section 309(c) ; and 

(D) providing the Secretary such other assistance as the 

Secretary deems appropriate. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out its duties under subsection 

(b), the Advisory Council shall consult with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and the heads of appropriate Federal 

agencies, including the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

Energy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration (through the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings). 

In the table of contents in section 1(b), after the item relating to 

section 313, insert the following: 

Sec. 314. Advisory Council on Green, High-Performing Schools. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROE OF

TENNESSEE, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After section 313, insert the following: 

SEC. 314. EVALUATION. 

(a) EVALUATION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the Institute of Educational Sciences of the Department of Education to evaluate the impact of projects funded 

under this Act on student academic achievement, including a 

comparison of students attending public schools receiving funding under this Act with students attending public schools that 

are not receiving such funding. 

(2) RESEARCH DESIGN; DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary, 

through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, shall— 


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(A) ensure that the evaluation described in paragraph 

(1) is conducted using the strongest possible research design for determining the effectiveness of the projects funded under this Act; and 

(B) disseminate information on the impact of the projects 

in increasing the academic achievement of students. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the final year for which 

a grant is made under this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Education 

and Labor, of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

Appropriations, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions, of the Senate, a report on the results of the evaluation described in subsection (a). 

(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Following the submission of the report 

under subsection (b), all reports and underlying data gathered pursuant to this section shall be made available, in a timely manner, 

to the public upon request. 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to permit the disclosure of any personally identifiable information regarding a student, except to the parents of the student. 

(e) LIMIT ON AMOUNT EXPENDED.—The amount expended by the 

Secretary to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed 

0.5 percent of the total amount appropriated to carry out this Act 

for such fiscal year. 

In the table of contents in section 1(b), after the item relating to 

section 313, insert the following: 

Sec. 314. Evaluation. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLSWORTH OF INDIANA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 309, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d). 

In section 309, insert after subsection (b) the following: 

(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to prohibit a local educational agency from using sustainable, domestic hardwood lumber as ascertained through the forest 

inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.) for 

public school modernization, renovation, repairs, or construction. 

In section 310(a)(5)(C)(ii), insert ‘‘and renewable’’ after ‘‘sustainable’’. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FLAKE OF

ARIZONA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 311, add at the end the following: 

(c) PROHIBITION ON EARMARKS.—None of the funds appropriated 

under this section may be used for a Congressional earmark as defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 


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7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GIFFORDS

OF ARIZONA, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In the table of contents in section 1(b) of the bill, add at the end 

the following: 

Sec. 314. Education regarding projects. 

At the end of the bill, add the following: 

SEC. 314. EDUCATION REGARDING PROJECTS. 

A local educational agency receiving funds under this Act may 

encourage schools at which projects are undertaken with such 

funds to educate students about the project, including, as appropriate, the functioning of the project and its environmental, energy, 

sustainability, and other benefits. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE REICHERT

OF WASHINGTON, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 103(3), before the semicolon at the end, insert the following: ‘‘and installing or upgrading technology to ensure that 

schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters’’. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MAFFEI OF

NEW YORK, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In the table of contents in section 1(b) of the bill, add at the end 

the following: 

Sec. 314. Job Corps. 

Sec. 315. Junior and community college students. 

At the end of the bill, add the following: 

SEC. 314. JOB CORPS. 

The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Labor, shall work with recipients of funds under this Act to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in the Job 

Corps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) to gain employment experience on modernization, renovation, repair, and construction projects funded under this Act. 

SEC. 315. JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. 

The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Labor, shall work with recipients of funds under this Act to promote appropriate opportunities for individuals enrolled in a junior 

or community college (as defined in section 312(f) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(f))) certificate or degree program relating to projects described in section 309(a) to gain employment experience working on such projects funded under this 

Act. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BRIGHT

OF ALABAMA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 102(a), add at the end the following: 


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(3) DISTRESSED AREAS AND NATURAL DISASTERS.—From the 

amount appropriated to carry out this title for each fiscal year 

pursuant to section 311(a), the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent of such amount for grants to— 

(A) local educational agencies serving geographic areas 

with significant economic distress, to be used consistent 

with the purpose described in section 101 and the allowable uses of funds described in section 103; and 

(B) local educational agencies serving geographic areas 

recovering from a natural disaster, to be used consistent 

with the purpose described in section 201 and the allowable uses of funds described in section 203. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRIFFITH

OF ALABAMA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 102(b)(2)(C)(v) of the bill, strike ‘‘air quality,’’ and insert ‘‘air quality (including with reference to reducing the incidence 

and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses),’’. 

In section 103(12), strike ‘‘through (11)’’ and insert ‘‘through 

(12)’’. 

In section 103, redesignate paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively. 

In section 103, insert after paragraph (10) the following: 

(11) measures designed to reduce or eliminate human exposure to airborne particles such as dust, sand, and pollens; 

In section 310(a)(5)(D) of the bill, after ‘‘quality,’’ insert ‘‘student 

and staff health (including with reference to reducing the incidence 

and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses),’’. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HEINRICH

OF NEW MEXICO, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 103(12), strike ‘‘through (11)’’ and insert ‘‘through 

(12)’’. 

In section 103, redesignate paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively. 

In section 103, insert after paragraph (10) the following: 

(11) upgrading or installing recreational structures, including physical education facilities for students, made from post 

consumer recovered materials in accordance with the comprehensive procurement guidelines prepared by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 

6002(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6962(e)); 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N OF

NEW MEXICO, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 103(12), strike ‘‘through (11)’’ and insert ‘‘through 

(12)’’. 

In section 103, redesignate paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (12) and (13), respectively. 

In section 103, insert after paragraph (10) the following:S6602 


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(11) creating greenhouses, gardens (including trees), and 

other facilities for environmental, scientific, or other educational purposes, or to produce energy savings; 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

SCHRADER OF OREGON, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

In the table of contents of the bill, add at the end the following: 

Sec. 314. GAO study. 

At the end of the bill, add the following: 

SEC. 314. GAO STUDY. 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 

study to determine, and report to the Congress on, the extent and 

types of projects in keeping with the uses of funds authorized 

under this Act being undertaken in schools around the United 

States, the geographic distribution of green, high-performing 

schools in the United States, including by urban, suburban, and 

rural areas, and the relative access to such schools of the demographic groups described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 USC 

6311(b)(2)(C)(v)). 

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