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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 506 

To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of highperformance green buildings, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2007 

Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through 

the use of high-performance green buildings, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—OFFICE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS 


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Sec. 101. Oversight. 

Sec. 102. Office of High-Performance Green Buildings. 

Sec. 103. Green Building Advisory Committee. 

Sec. 104. Public outreach. 

Sec. 105. Research and development. 

Sec. 106. Budget and life-cycle costing and contracting. 

Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS 

Sec. 201. Definition of high-performance school. 

Sec. 202. Grants for healthy school environments. 

Sec. 203. Model guidelines for siting of school facilities. 

Sec. 204. Public outreach. 

Sec. 205. Environmental health program. 

Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—STRENGTHENING FEDERAL LEADERSHIP 

Sec. 301. Incentives. 

Sec. 302. Federal procurement. 

Sec. 303. Federal green building performance. 

TITLE IV—DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 

Sec. 401. Coordination of goals. 

Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv5 ices. 

6 (2) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ 

7 means the Green Building Advisory Committee es8 tablished under section 103(a). 

9 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

10 the individual appointed to the position established 

11 under section 101(a). 

12 (4) FEDERAL FACILITY.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Federal fa2 cility’’ means any building or facility the in3 tended use of which requires the building or fa4 cility to be— 

5 (i) accessible to the public; and 

6 (ii) constructed or altered by or on be7 half of the United States. 

8 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal fa9 cility’’ does not include a privately-owned resi10 dential or commercial structure that is not 

11 leased by the Federal Government. 

12 (5) HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDING.— 

13 The term ‘‘high-performance green building’’ means 

14 a building— 

15 (A) that, during its life-cycle— 

16 (i) reduces energy, water, and mate17 rial resource use and the generation of 

18 waste; 

19 (ii) improves indoor environmental 

20 quality, including protecting indoor air 

21 quality during construction, using low22 emitting materials, improving thermal 

23 comfort, and improving lighting and acous24 tic environments that affect occupant 

25 health and productivity; 


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1 (iii) improves indoor and outdoor im2 pacts of the building on human health and 

3 the environment; 

4 (iv) increases the use of environ5 mentally preferable products, including 

6 biobased, recycled content, and nontoxic 

7 products with lower life-cycle impacts; 

8 (v) increases reuse and recycling op9 portunities; and 

10 (vi) integrates systems in the building; 

11 and 

12 (B) for which, during its planning, design, 

13 and construction, the environmental and energy 

14 impacts of building location and site design are 

15 considered. 

16 (6) LIFE CYCLE.—The term ‘‘life cycle’’, with 

17 respect to a high-performance green building, means 

18 all stages of the useful life of the building (including 

19 components, equipment, systems, and controls of the 

20 building) beginning at conception of a green building 

21 project and continuing through site selection, design, 

22 construction, landscaping, commissioning, operation, 

23 maintenance, renovation, deconstruction or demoli24 tion, removal, and recycling of the green building. 


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1 (7) LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘life2 cycle assessment’’ means a comprehensive system 

3 approach for measuring the environmental perform4 ance of a product or service over the life of the prod5 uct or service, beginning at raw materials acquisition 

6 and continuing through manufacturing, transpor7 tation, installation, use, reuse, and end-of-life waste 

8 management. 

9 (8) LIFE-CYCLE COSTING.—The term ‘‘life-cycle 

10 costing’’, with respect to a high-performance green 

11 building, means a technique of economic evaluation 

12 that— 

13 (A) sums, over a given study period, the 

14 costs of initial investment (less resale value), re15 placements, operations (including energy use), 

16 and maintenance and repair of an investment 

17 decision; and 

18 (B) is expressed— 

19 (i) in present value terms, in the case 

20 of a study period equivalent to the longest 

21 useful life of the building, determined by 

22 taking into consideration the typical life of 

23 such a building in the area in which the 

24 building is to be located; or 


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1 (ii) in annual value terms, in the case 

2 of any other study period. 

3 (9) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of4 fice of High-Performance Green Buildings estab5 lished under section 102(a). 

6 TITLE I—OFFICE OF HIGH-PER7 FORMANCE GREEN BUILD8 INGS 

9 SEC. 101. OVERSIGHT. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 

11 within the General Services Administration, and appoint 

12 an individual to serve as Director in, a position in the ca13 reer-reserved Senior Executive service, to— 

14 (1) establish and manage the Office in accord15 ance with section 102; and 

16 (2) carry out other duties as required under 

17 this Act. 

18 (b) COMPENSATION.—The compensation of the Di19 rector shall not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for 

20 the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 

21 5, United States Code, including any applicable locality22 based comparability payment that may be authorized 

23 under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of that title. 


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1 SEC. 102. OFFICE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILD2 INGS. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 

4 within the General Services Administration an Office of 

5 High-Performance Green Buildings. 

6 (b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

7 (1) ensure full coordination of high-performance 

8 green building information and activities within the 

9 General Services Administration and all relevant 

10 Federal agencies, including, at a minimum— 

11 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

12 (B) the Office of the Federal Environ13 mental Executive; 

14 (C) the Office of Federal Procurement Pol15 icy; 

16 (D) the Department of Energy; 

17 (E) the Department of Health and Human 

18 Services; 

19 (F) the Department of Defense; and 

20 (G) such other Federal agencies as the Di21 rector considers to be appropriate; 

22 (2) establish a senior-level green building advi23 sory committee, which shall provide advice and rec24 ommendations in accordance with section 103; 


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1 (3) identify and biennially reassess improved or 

2 higher rating standards recommended by the Com3 mittee; 

4 (4) establish a national high-performance green 

5 building clearinghouse in accordance with section 

6 104, which shall provide green building information 

7 through— 

8 (A) outreach; 

9 (B) education; and 

10 (C) the provision of technical assistance; 

11 (5) ensure full coordination of research and de12 velopment information relating to high-performance 

13 green building initiatives under section 105; 

14 (6) identify and develop green building stand15 ards that could be used for all types of Federal fa16 cilities in accordance with section 105; 

17 (7) establish green practices that can be used 

18 throughout the life of a Federal facility; 

19 (8) review and analyze current Federal budget 

20 practices and life-cycle costing issues, and make rec21 ommendations to Congress, in accordance with sec22 tion 106; and 

23 (9) complete and submit the report described in 

24 subsection (c). 


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1 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Di3 rector shall submit to Congress a report that— 

4 (1) describes the status of the green building 

5 initiatives under this Act and other Federal pro6 grams in effect as of the date of the report, includ7 ing— 

8 (A) the extent to which the programs are 

9 being carried out in accordance with this Act; 

10 and 

11 (B) the status of funding requests and ap12 propriations for those programs; 

13 (2) identifies within the planning, budgeting, 

14 and construction process all types of Federal facility 

15 procedures that inhibit new and existing Federal fa16 cilities from becoming high-performance green build17 ings as measured by— 

18 (A) a silver rating, as defined by the Lead19 ership in Energy and Environmental Design 

20 Building Rating System standard established by 

21 the United States Green Building Council (or 

22 an equivalent rating obtained through a com23 parable system); or 

24 (B) an improved or higher rating standard, 

25 as identified by the Committee; 


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1 (3) identifies inconsistencies, as reported to the 

2 Committee, in Federal law with respect to product 

3 acquisition guidelines and high-performance product 

4 guidelines; 

5 (4) recommends language for uniform stand6 ards for use by Federal agencies in environmentally 

7 responsible acquisition; 

8 (5) in coordination with the Office of Manage9 ment and Budget, reviews the budget process for 

10 capital programs with respect to alternatives for— 

11 (A) restructuring of budgets to require the 

12 use of complete energy- and environmental-cost 

13 accounting; 

14 (B) using operations expenditures in budg15 et-related decisions while simultaneously incor16 porating productivity and health measures (as 

17 those measures can be quantified by the Office, 

18 with the assistance of universities and national 

19 laboratories); 

20 (C) permitting Federal agencies to retain 

21 all identified savings accrued as a result of the 

22 use of life cycle costing; and 

23 (D) identifying short- and long-term cost 

24 savings that accrue from high-performance 


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1 green buildings, including those relating to 

2 health and productivity; 

3 (6) identifies green, self-sustaining technologies 

4 to address the operational needs of Federal facilities 

5 in times of national security emergencies, natural 

6 disasters, or other dire emergencies; 

7 (7) summarizes and highlights development, at 

8 the State and local level, of green building initia9 tives, including Executive orders, policies, or laws 

10 adopted promoting green building (including the sta11 tus of implementation of those initiatives); and 

12 (8) includes, for the 2-year period covered by 

13 the report, recommendations to address each of the 

14 matters, and a plan for implementation of each rec15 ommendation, described in paragraphs (1) through 

16 (6). 

17 (d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Office shall carry out 

18 each plan for implementation of recommendations under 

19 subsection (c)(7). 

20 SEC. 103. GREEN BUILDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall estab23 lish an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Green 

24 Building Advisory Committee’’. 

25 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be 

2 composed of representatives of, at a minimum— 

3 (A) each agency referred to in section 

4 102(b)(1); and 

5 (B) other relevant agencies and entities, as 

6 determined by the Director, including at least 1 

7 representative of each of— 

8 (i) State and local governmental green 

9 building programs; 

10 (ii) independent green building asso11 ciations or councils; 

12 (iii) building experts, including archi13 tects, material suppliers, and construction 

14 contractors; 

15 (iv) security advisors focusing on na16 tional security needs, natural disasters, 

17 and other dire emergency situations; and 

18 (v) environmental health experts, in19 cluding those with experience in children’s 

20 health. 

21 (2) NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.—The total num22 ber of non-Federal members on the Committee at 

23 any time shall not exceed 15. 

24 (c) MEETINGS.—The Director shall establish a reg25 ular schedule of meetings for the Committee. 


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1 (d) DUTIES.—The Committee shall provide advice 

2 and expertise for use by the Director in carrying out the 

3 duties under this Act, including such recommendations re4 lating to Federal activities carried out under sections 104 

5 through 106 as are agreed to by a majority of the mem6 bers of the Committee. 

7 (e) FACA EXEMPTION.—The Committee shall not be 

8 subject to section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

9 Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

10 SEC. 104. PUBLIC OUTREACH. 

11 The Director, in coordination with the Committee, 

12 shall carry out public outreach to inform individuals and 

13 entities of the information and services available Govern14 ment-wide by— 

15 (1) establishing and maintaining a national 

16 high-performance green building clearinghouse, in17 cluding on the Internet, that— 

18 (A) identifies existing similar efforts and 

19 coordinates activities of common interest; and 

20 (B) provides information relating to high21 performance green buildings, including 

22 hyperlinks to Internet sites that describe related 

23 activities, information, and resources of— 

24 (i) the Federal Government; 

25 (ii) State and local governments; 


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1 (iii) the private sector (including non2 governmental and nonprofit entities and 

3 organizations); and 

4 (iv) other relevant organizations, in5 cluding those from other countries; 

6 (2) identifying and recommending educational 

7 resources for implementing high-performance green 

8 building practices, including security and emergency 

9 benefits and practices; 

10 (3) providing access to technical assistance on 

11 using tools and resources to make more cost-effec12 tive, energy-efficient, health-protective, and environ13 mentally beneficial decisions for constructing high14 performance green buildings, including tools avail15 able to conduct life-cycle costing and life-cycle as16 sessment; 

17 (4) providing information on application proc18 esses for certifying a high-performance green build19 ing, including certification and commissioning; 

20 (5) providing technical information, market re21 search, or other forms of assistance or advice that 

22 would be useful in planning and constructing high23 performance green buildings; and 

24 (6) using such other methods as are determined 

25 by the Director to be appropriate. 


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1 SEC. 105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director, in coordination 

3 with the Committee, shall— 

4 (1)(A) survey existing research and studies re5 lating to high-performance green buildings; and 

6 (B) coordinate activities of common interest; 

7 (2) develop and recommend a high-performance 

8 green building research plan that— 

9 (A) identifies information and research 

10 needs, including the relationships between 

11 human health, occupant productivity, and each 

12 of— 

13 (i) emissions from materials and prod14 ucts in the building; 

15 (ii) natural day lighting; 

16 (iii) ventilation choices and tech17 nologies; 

18 (iv) heating, cooling, and system con19 trol choices and technologies; 

20 (v) moisture control and mold; 

21 (vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 

22 control activities; 

23 (vii) acoustics; and 

24 (viii) other issues relating to the 

25 health, comfort, productivity, and perform26 ance of occupants of the building; and 


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1 (B) promotes the development and dissemi2 nation of high-performance green building 

3 measurement tools that, at a minimum, may be 

4 used— 

5 (i) to monitor and assess the life-cycle 

6 performance of facilities (including dem7 onstration projects) built as high-perform8 ance green buildings; and 

9 (ii) to perform life-cycle assessments; 

10 (3) assist the budget and life-cycle costing func11 tions of the Office under section 106; 

12 (4) study and identify potential benefits of 

13 green buildings relating to security, natural disaster, 

14 and emergency needs of the Federal Government; 

15 and 

16 (5) support other research initiatives deter17 mined by the Office. 

18 (b) INDOOR AIR QUALITY.—The Director, in con19 sultation with the Committee, shall develop and carry out 

20 a comprehensive indoor air quality program for all Federal 

21 facilities to ensure the safety of Federal workers and facil22 ity occupants— 

23 (1) during new construction and renovation of 

24 facilities; and 

25 (2) in existing facilities. 


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1 SEC. 106. BUDGET AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTING AND CON2 TRACTING. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director, in coordination 

4 with the Committee, shall— 

5 (1) identify, review, and analyze current budget 

6 and contracting practices that affect achievement of 

7 high-performance green buildings, including the 

8 identification of barriers to green building life-cycle 

9 costing and budgetary issues; 

10 (2) develop guidance and conduct training ses11 sions with budget specialists and contracting per12 sonnel from Federal agencies and budget examiners 

13 to apply life-cycle cost criteria to actual projects; 

14 (3) identify tools to aid life-cycle cost decision15 making; and 

16 (4) explore the feasibility of incorporating the 

17 benefits of green buildings, such as security benefits, 

18 into a cost-budget analysis to aid in life-cycle costing 

19 for budget and decision making processes. 

20 SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

22 this title $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

23 2012, to remain available until expended. 


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1 TITLE II—HEALTHY HIGH2 PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOL. 

4 In this title, the term ‘‘high-performance school’’ has 

5 the meaning given the term ‘‘healthy, high-performance 

6 school building’’ in section 5586 of the Elementary and 

7 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7277e). 

8 SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. 

9 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

10 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 

11 may provide grants to qualified State agencies for use in— 

12 (1) providing technical assistance for programs 

13 of the Environmental Protection Agency (including 

14 the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy 

15 School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools 

16 for use in addressing environmental issues; and 

17 (2) development of State school environmental 

18 quality plans that include— 

19 (A) standards for school building design, 

20 construction, and renovation; and 

21 (B) identification of ongoing school build22 ing environmental problems in the State and 

23 recommended solutions to address those prob24 lems, including assessment of information on 


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1 the exposure of children to environmental haz2 ards in school facilities. 

3 SEC. 203. MODEL GUIDELINES FOR SITING OF SCHOOL FA4 CILITIES. 

5 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

6 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education 

7 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 

8 develop school site selection guidelines that account for— 

9 (1) the special vulnerability of children to haz10 ardous substances or pollution exposures in any case 

11 in which the potential for contamination at a poten12 tial school site exists; 

13 (2) modes of transportation available to stu14 dents and staff; and 

15 (3) the potential use of a school at the site as 

16 an emergency shelter. 

17 SEC. 204. PUBLIC OUTREACH. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi19 ronmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Director 

20 information relating to all activities carried out under this 

21 title, which the Director shall include in the report de22 scribed in section 102(c). 

23 (b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure, 

24 to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clear25 inghouse established under section 104 receives and makes 


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1 available information on the exposure of children to envi2 ronmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by the 

3 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

4 SEC. 205. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi6 ronmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the 

7 Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and 

8 Human Services, and other relevant agencies, shall issue 

9 guidelines for use by the State in developing and imple10 menting an environmental health program for schools 

11 that— 

12 (1) takes into account the status and findings 

13 of Federal research initiatives established under this 

14 Act and other relevant Federal law with respect to 

15 school facilities, including relevant updates on trends 

16 in the field, such as the impact of school facility en17 vironments on student and staff— 

18 (A) health, safety, and productivity; and 

19 (B) disabilities or special needs; 

20 (2) provides research using relevant tools iden21 tified or developed in accordance with section 105(a) 

22 to quantify the relationships between— 

23 (A) human health, occupant productivity, 

24 and student performance; and 


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1 (B) with respect to school facilities, each 

2 of— 

3 (i) pollutant emissions from materials 

4 and products; 

5 (ii) natural day lighting; 

6 (iii) ventilation choices and tech7 nologies; 

8 (iv) heating and cooling choices and 

9 technologies; 

10 (v) moisture control and mold; 

11 (vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 

12 control activities; 

13 (vii) acoustics; and 

14 (viii) other issues relating to the 

15 health, comfort, productivity, and perform16 ance of occupants of the school facilities; 

17 (3) provides technical assistance on siting, de18 sign, management, and operation of school facilities, 

19 including facilities used by students with disabilities 

20 or special needs; 

21 (4) collaborates with federally funded pediatric 

22 environmental health centers to assist in on-site 

23 school environmental investigations; 


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1 (5) assists States and the public in better un2 derstanding and improving the environmental health 

3 of children; and 

4 (6) provides to the Office a biennial report of 

5 all activities carried out under this title, which the 

6 Director shall include in the report described in sec7 tion 102(c). 

8 (b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure, 

9 to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clear10 inghouse established under section 104 receives and makes 

11 available— 

12 (1) information from the Administrator of the 

13 Environmental Protection Agency that is contained 

14 in the report described in subsection (a)(6); and 

15 (2) information on the exposure of children to 

16 environmental hazards in school facilities, as pro17 vided by the Administrator of the Environmental 

18 Protection Agency. 

19 SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this title $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 

22 through 2012, to remain available until expended. 


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1 TITLE III—STRENGTHENING 

2 FEDERAL LEADERSHIP 

3 SEC. 301. INCENTIVES. 

4 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, the Director shall identify incentives to encour6 age the use of green buildings and related technology in 

7 the operations of the Federal Government, including 

8 through— 

9 (1) the provision of recognition awards; and 

10 (2) the maximum feasible retention of financial 

11 savings in the annual budgets of Federal agencies. 

12 SEC. 302. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

15 of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the 

16 Director and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi17 tion, Technology, and Logistics, shall promulgate revisions 

18 of the applicable acquisition regulations, to take effect as 

19 of the date of promulgation of the revisions— 

20 (1) to direct any Federal procurement execu21 tives involved in the acquisition, construction, or 

22 major renovation (including contracting for the con23 struction or major renovation) of any facility, to the 

24 maximum extent practicable— 

25 (A) to employ integrated design principles; 


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1 (B) to optimize building and systems en2 ergy performance; 

3 (C) to protect and conserve water; 

4 (D) to enhance indoor environmental qual5 ity; and 

6 (E) to reduce environmental impacts of 

7 materials and waste flows; and 

8 (2) to direct Federal procurement executives in9 volved in leasing buildings, to give preference to the 

10 lease of facilities that, to the maximum extent prac11 ticable— 

12 (A) are energy-efficient; and 

13 (B) have applied contemporary high-per14 formance and sustainable design principles dur15 ing construction or renovation. 

16 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 

17 date of promulgation of the revised regulations under sub18 section (a), the Director shall issue guidance to all Federal 

19 procurement executives providing direction and the option 

20 to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations 

21 for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate 

22 improvements that are consistent with this section. 

23 SEC. 303. FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PERFORMANCE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31 of each 

25 of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this 


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1 Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comp2 troller General of the United States determines to be ap3 propriate, the Comptroller General of the United States 

4 shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed 

5 since the preceding report— 

6 (1) conduct an audit of the implementation of 

7 this Act; and 

8 (2) submit to the Office, the Committee, the 

9 Administrator, and Congress a report describing the 

10 results of the audit. 

11 (b) CONTENTS.—An audit under subsection (a) shall 

12 include a review, with respect to the period covered by the 

13 report under subsection (a)(2), of— 

14 (1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting 

15 issues, using best practices identified by the Comp16 troller General of the United States and heads of 

17 other agencies in accordance with section 106; 

18 (2) the level of coordination among the Office, 

19 the Office of Management and Budget, and relevant 

20 agencies; 

21 (3) the performance of the Office in carrying 

22 out the implementation plan; 

23 (4) the design stage of high-performance green 

24 building measures; 


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1 (5) high-performance building data that were 

2 collected and reported to the Office; and 

3 (6) such other matters as the Comptroller Gen4 eral of the United States determines to be appro5 priate. 

6 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCORECARD.— 

7 The Director shall consult with the Committee to enhance, 

8 and assist in the implementation of, the Environmental 

9 Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House 

10 summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, 

11 to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of 

12 sustainable design and green building initiatives. 

13 TITLE IV—DEMONSTRATION 

14 PROJECT 

15 SEC. 401. COORDINATION OF GOALS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 

17 guidelines to implement a demonstration project to con18 tribute to the research goals of the Office. 

19 (b) PROJECTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with guide21 lines established by the Director under subsection 

22 (a) and the duties of the Director described in title 

23 I, the Director shall carry out 3 demonstration 

24 projects. 


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1 (2) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—Each project 

2 carried out under paragraph (1) shall be located in 

3 a Federal building in a State recommended by the 

4 Director in accordance with subsection (c). 

5 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—Each project carried out 

6 under paragraph (1) shall— 

7 (A) provide for the evaluation of the infor8 mation obtained through the conduct of projects 

9 and activities under this Act; and 

10 (B) achieve a platinum rating, as defined 

11 by the Leadership in Energy and Environ12 mental Design Building Rating System stand13 ard established by the United States Green 

14 Building Council (or an equivalent rating ob15 tained through a comparable system). 

16 (c) CRITERIA.—With respect to the existing or pro17 posed Federal facility at which a demonstration project 

18 under this section is conducted, the Federal facility 

19 shall— 

20 (1) be an appropriate model for a project relat21 ing to— 

22 (A) the effectiveness of high-performance 

23 technologies; 


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1 (B) analysis of materials, components, and 

2 systems, including the impact on the health of 

3 building occupants; 

4 (C) life-cycle costing and life-cycle assess5 ment of building materials and systems; and 

6 (D) location and design that promote ac7 cess to the Federal facility through walking, 

8 biking, and mass transit; and 

9 (2) possess sufficient technological and organi10 zational adaptability. 

11 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 

13 September 30, 2013, the Director shall submit to the Ad14 ministrator a report that describes the status of and find15 ings regarding the demonstration project. 

16 SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 the Federal demonstration project described in section 

19 401(b) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 

20 through 2012, to remain available until expended. 

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