I 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1876 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the incorporation of 

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles 

in military construction projects carried out in the United States or 

overseas, to require a specific goal regarding the use of renewable energy 

sources on all military installations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2009 

Ms. BORDALLO (for herself and Mr. BARTLETT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the incorporation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental 

Design (LEED) principles in military construction 

projects carried out in the United States or overseas, 

to require a specific goal regarding the use of renewable 

energy sources on all military installations, 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 ‘‘Military LEEDs Act 

5 of 2009’’. 


rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
2 

•HR 1876 IH

1 SEC. 2. USE OF LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRON2 MENTAL DESIGN (LEED) PRINCIPLES IN MILI3 TARY CONSTRUCTION. 

4 Section 2915 of title 10, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(f) USE OF LEED PRINCIPLES IN NEW CONSTRUC8 TION.—In the case of each military construction project 

9 or military housing project authorized after September 30, 

10 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall require the incorpo11 ration of design criteria promulgated in the Leadership 

12 in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rat13 ing System, as developed by the United States Green 

14 Building Council, to achieve not less than the silver stand15 ard.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. EXPANDED USE OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS IN 

17 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 

18 Section 2915(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

21 ‘‘CONSIDERATION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL CONSID22 ERATIONS’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘consideration 

24 of’’ and all that follows through the end of the para25 graph and inserting ‘‘consideration of the following: 


rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
3 

•HR 1876 IH

1 ‘‘(A) The incorporation of energy systems using 

2 solar energy or other renewable forms of energy. 

3 ‘‘(B) The use of sustainable construction mate4 rials.’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall require that con8 tracts for construction resulting from such design include 

9 a requirement that sustainable construction materials be 

10 used if the use of sustainable construction materials can 

11 be shown to be cost effective. For the purposes of evalu12 ating the cost-effectiveness of sustainable construction 

13 materials, the Secretary concerned shall award weight to 

14 cost savings as well as a savings through reduced environ15 mental impact.’’. 

16 SEC. 4. RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS IN MILITARY CON17 STRUCTION. 

18 Section 2911(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following new para20 graph: 

21 ‘‘(3) The performance goals required by this sub22 section shall include specific goals to increase the use of 

23 renewable energy sources on all military installations in 

24 the United States and overseas.’’. 

Æ 


rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS