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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 489 

To improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of green 

buildings, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2007 

Mr. WARNER 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 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 ‘‘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 GREEN BUILDINGS 

Sec. 101. Oversight. 

Sec. 102. Office of Green Buildings. 

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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. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—STRENGTHENING FEDERAL LEADERSHIP 

Sec. 301. Incentives. 

Sec. 302. 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.—The term ‘‘Federal 

13 facility’’ means any building or facility the intended 

14 use of which requires the building or facility to be— 

15 (A) accessible to the public; 

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1 (B) constructed or altered by or on behalf 

2 of the United States; and 

3 (C) owned or leased by the Federal Gov4 ernment. 

5 (5) GREEN BUILDING.—The term ‘‘green build6 ing’’ means a building— 

7 (A) that, during its life-cycle— 

8 (i) reduces energy, water, and mate9 rial resource use and the generation of 

10 waste; 

11 (ii) improves indoor environmental 

12 quality, including protecting indoor air 

13 quality during construction, reducing in14 door air pollution, using low-emitting ma15 terials, improving thermal comfort, and im16 proving lighting and acoustic environments 

17 that affect occupant health and produc18 tivity; 

19 (iii) improves indoor and outdoor im20 pacts of the building on human health and 

21 the environment; 

22 (iv) increases the use of environ23 mentally preferable products, including 

24 biobased, recycled content, and nontoxic 

25 products with lower life-cycle impacts; 

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1 (v) increases reuse and recycling op2 portunities; and 

3 (vi) integrates systems in the building; 

4 and 

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

6 and construction, the environmental and energy 

7 impacts of building location and site design are 

8 considered. 

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

10 respect to a green building, means all stages of the 

11 useful life of the building (including components, 

12 equipment, systems, and controls of the building) be13 ginning at conception of a green building project and 

14 continuing through site selection, design, construc15 tion, landscaping, commissioning, operation, mainte16 nance, renovation, deconstruction or demolition, re17 moval, and recycling of the green building. 

18 (7) LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘life19 cycle assessment’’ means a comprehensive system 

20 approach for measuring the environmental perform21 ance of a product or service over the life of the prod22 uct or service, beginning at raw materials acquisition 

23 and continuing through manufacturing, transpor24 tation, installation, use, reuse, and end-of-life waste 

25 management. 

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

2 costing’’, with respect to a green building, means a 

3 technique of economic evaluation that— 

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

5 costs of initial investment (less resale value), re6 placements, operations (including energy use), 

7 and maintenance and repair of an investment 

8 decision; and 

9 (B) is expressed— 

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

11 of a study period equivalent to the longest 

12 useful life of the building, determined by 

13 taking into consideration the typical life of 

14 such a building in the area in which the 

15 building is to be located; or 

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

17 of any other study period. 

18 (9) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Of19 fice of Green Buildings established under section 

20 102(a). 

21 TITLE I—OFFICE OF GREEN 

22 BUILDINGS 

23 SEC. 101. OVERSIGHT. 

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

25 within the General Services Administration, and appoint 

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1 an individual to serve as Director in, a position in the ca2 reer-reserved Senior Executive service, to— 

3 (1) establish and manage the Office in accord4 ance with section 102; and 

5 (2) carry out other duties as required under 

6 this Act. 

7 (b) COMPENSATION.—The compensation of the Di8 rector shall not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for 

9 the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 

10 5, United States Code, including any applicable locality11 based comparability payment that may be authorized 

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

13 SEC. 102. OFFICE OF GREEN BUILDINGS. 

14 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish 

15 within the General Services Administration an Office of 

16 Green Buildings. 

17 (b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

18 (1) ensure full coordination of green building 

19 information and activities within the General Serv20 ices Administration and all relevant Federal agen21 cies, including, at a minimum— 

22 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

23 (B) the Office of the Federal Environ24 mental Executive; 

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1 (C) the Office of Federal Procurement Pol2 icy; 

3 (D) the Department of Energy; 

4 (E) the Department of Health and Human 

5 Services; and 

6 (F) such other Federal agencies as the Di7 rector considers to be appropriate; 

8 (2) establish a senior-level green building advi9 sory committee, which shall provide advice and rec10 ommendations in accordance with section 103; 

11 (3) identify and biennially reassess improved or 

12 higher rating standards recommended by the Com13 mittee; 

14 (4) establish a national green building clearing15 house in accordance with section 104, which shall 

16 provide green building information through— 

17 (A) outreach; 

18 (B) education; and 

19 (C) the provision of technical assistance; 

20 (5) ensure full coordination of research and de21 velopment information relating to green building ini22 tiatives under section 105; 

23 (6) identify and develop green building stand24 ards that could be used for all types of Federal fa25 cilities in accordance with section 105; 

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1 (7) establish green practices that can be used 

2 throughout the life of a Federal facility; 

3 (8) review and analyze current Federal budget 

4 practices and life-cycle costing issues, and make rec5 ommendations to Congress, in accordance with sec6 tion 106; and 

7 (9) complete and submit the report described in 

8 subsection (c). 

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

10 of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Di11 rector shall submit to Congress a report that— 

12 (1) describes the status of the green building 

13 initiatives under this Act and other Federal pro14 grams in effect as of the date of the report, includ15 ing— 

16 (A) the extent to which the programs are 

17 being carried out in accordance with this Act; 

18 and 

19 (B) the status of funding requests and ap20 propriations for those programs; 

21 (2) identifies within the planning, budgeting, 

22 and construction process all types of Federal facility 

23 procedures that inhibit new and existing Federal fa24 cilities from becoming green buildings as measured 

25 by a standard to be determined by the Office; 

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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 recommend 

12 the use of complete energy- and environmental13 cost 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 

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1 cluding those relating to health and produc2 tivity; 

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) energy efficiency experts from 

16 commercial industry, research, or academic 

17 backgrounds; 

18 (v) security advisors focusing on na19 tional security needs, natural disasters, 

20 and other dire emergency situations; and 

21 (vi) environmental health experts, in22 cluding those with experience in children’s 

23 health. 

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1 (2) NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.—The total num2 ber of non-Federal members on the Committee at 

3 any time shall not exceed 10. 

4 (c) MEETINGS.—The Director shall establish a reg5 ular schedule of meetings for the Committee. 

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

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

8 duties under this Act, including such recommendations re9 lating to Federal activities carried out under sections 104 

10 through 106 as are agreed to by a majority of the mem11 bers of the Committee. 

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

13 subject to section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

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

15 SEC. 104. PUBLIC OUTREACH. 

16 The Director shall carry out public outreach to in17 form individuals and entities of the information and serv18 ices available Government-wide by— 

19 (1) establishing and maintaining a national 

20 green building clearinghouse, including on the Inter21 net, that— 

22 (A) identifies existing similar efforts and 

23 coordinates activities of common interest; and 

24 (B) provides information relating to green 

25 buildings, including hyperlinks to Internet sites 

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1 that describe related activities, information, and 

2 resources of— 

3 (i) the Federal Government; 

4 (ii) State and local governments; 

5 (iii) the private sector (including non6 governmental and nonprofit entities and 

7 organizations); and 

8 (iv) other relevant organizations, in9 cluding those from other countries; 

10 (2) identifying and recommending educational 

11 resources for implementing green building practices, 

12 including security and emergency benefits and prac13 tices; 

14 (3) providing access to technical assistance on 

15 using tools and resources to make more cost-effec16 tive, energy-efficient, health-protective, and environ17 mentally beneficial decisions for constructing green 

18 buildings, including tools available to conduct life19 cycle costing and life-cycle assessment; 

20 (4) providing information on application proc21 esses for certifying a green building, including cer22 tification and commissioning; 

23 (5) providing technical information, market re24 search, or other forms of assistance or advice that 

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1 would be useful in planning and constructing green 

2 buildings; and 

3 (6) using such other methods as are determined 

4 by the Director to be appropriate. 

5 SEC. 105. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

6 The Director shall— 

7 (1)(A) survey existing research and studies re8 lating to green buildings; and 

9 (B) coordinate activities of common interest; 

10 (2) develop and recommend a green building re11 search plan that— 

12 (A) identifies information and research 

13 needs, including the relationships between 

14 human health, occupant productivity, and each 

15 of— 

16 (i) emissions from materials and prod17 ucts in the building; 

18 (ii) natural day lighting; 

19 (iii) ventilation choices and tech20 nologies; 

21 (iv) heating, cooling, and system con22 trol choices and technologies; 

23 (v) moisture control and mold; 

24 (vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 

25 control activities; 

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1 (vii) acoustics; and 

2 (viii) other issues relating to the 

3 health, comfort, productivity, and perform4 ance of occupants of the building; and 

5 (B) promotes the development and dissemi6 nation of green building measurement tools 

7 that, at a minimum, may be used— 

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

9 performance of facilities (including dem10 onstration projects) built as green build11 ings; and 

12 (ii) to perform life-cycle assessments; 

13 (3) assist the budget and life-cycle costing func14 tions of the Office under section 106; 

15 (4) study and identify potential benefits of 

16 green buildings relating to security, natural disaster, 

17 and emergency needs of the Federal Government; 

18 and 

19 (5) support other research initiatives deter20 mined by the Office. 

21 SEC. 106. BUDGET AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTING AND CON22 TRACTING. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall— 

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

25 and contracting practices that affect achievement of 

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1 green buildings, including the identification of bar2 riers to green building life-cycle costing and budg3 etary issues; 

4 (2) develop guidance and conduct training ses5 sions with budget specialists and contracting per6 sonnel from Federal agencies and budget examiners 

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

8 (3) identify tools to aid life-cycle cost decision9 making; and 

10 (4) explore the feasibility of incorporating the 

11 benefits of green buildings, such as security benefits, 

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

13 for budget and decision making processes. 

14 SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

17 2012, to remain available until expended. 

18 TITLE II—HEALTHY HIGH19 PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS 

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

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

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

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

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

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1 SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. 

2 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

3 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 

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

5 (1) providing technical assistance for programs 

6 of the Environmental Protection Agency (including 

7 the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy 

8 School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools 

9 for use in addressing environmental issues; and 

10 (2) development of State school environmental 

11 quality plans that include— 

12 (A) standards for school building design, 

13 construction, and renovation; and 

14 (B) identification of ongoing school build15 ing environmental problems in the State and 

16 recommended solutions to address those prob17 lems, including assessment of information on 

18 the exposure of children to environmental haz19 ards in school facilities. 

20 SEC. 203. MODEL GUIDELINES FOR SITING OF SCHOOL FA21 CILITIES. 

22 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

23 Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 

24 the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Transportation, 

25 and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 

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1 develop voluntary school site selection guidelines that ac2 count for— 

3 (1) efficient use of energy; 

4 (2) the special vulnerability of children to haz5 ardous substances or pollution exposures in any case 

6 in which the potential for contamination at a poten7 tial school site exists; 

8 (3) modes of transportation available to stu9 dents and staff; and 

10 (4) the potential use of a school at the site as 

11 an emergency shelter. 

12 SEC. 204. PUBLIC OUTREACH. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi14 ronmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Director 

15 information relating to all activities carried out under this 

16 title, which the Director shall include in the report de17 scribed in section 102(c). 

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

19 to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clear20 inghouse established under section 104 receives and makes 

21 available information on the exposure of children to envi22 ronmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by the 

23 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

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1 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

4 through 2012, to remain available until expended. 

5 TITLE III—STRENGTHENING 

6 FEDERAL LEADERSHIP 

7 SEC. 301. INCENTIVES. 

8 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

9 of this Act, the Director shall identify incentives to encour10 age the use of green buildings and related technology in 

11 the operations of the Federal Government, including 

12 through— 

13 (1) the provision of recognition awards; and 

14 (2) the maximum feasible retention of financial 

15 savings in the annual budgets of Federal agencies. 

16 SEC. 302. FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PERFORMANCE. 

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

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

19 Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comp20 troller General of the United States determines to be ap21 propriate, the Comptroller General of the United States 

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

23 since the preceding report— 

24 (1) conduct an audit of the implementation of 

25 this Act; and 

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

2 Administrator, and Congress a report describing the 

3 results of the audit. 

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

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

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

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

8 issues, using best practices identified by the Comp9 troller General of the United States and heads of 

10 other agencies in accordance with section 106; 

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

12 the Office of Management and Budget, and relevant 

13 agencies; 

14 (3) the performance of the Office in carrying 

15 out the implementation plan; 

16 (4) the design stage of green building measures; 

17 (5) green building data that were collected and 

18 reported to the Office; and 

19 (6) such other matters as the Comptroller Gen20 eral of the United States determines to be appro21 priate. 

22 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCORECARD.— 

23 The Director shall consult with the Committee to enhance, 

24 and assist in the implementation of, the Environmental 

25 Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House 

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1 summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, 

2 to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of 

3 sustainable design and green building initiatives. 

4 TITLE IV—DEMONSTRATION 

5 PROJECT 

6 SEC. 401. COORDINATION OF GOALS. 

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

8 guidelines to implement a demonstration project to con9 tribute to the research goals of the Office. 

10 (b) PROJECTS.—In accordance with guidelines estab11 lished by the Director under subsection (a) and the duties 

12 of the Director described in title I, the Director shall carry 

13 out— 

14 (1) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, 

15 1 demonstration project in a Federal building se16 lected by the Director in accordance with relevant 

17 agencies and described in subsection (c)(1), that— 

18 (A) provides for the evaluation of the in19 formation obtained through the conduct of 

20 projects and activities under this Act; and 

21 (B) achieves a minimum standard to be 

22 determined by the Office; and 

23 (2) no fewer than 4 demonstration projects at 

24 4 universities, that, as competitively selected by the 

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1 Director in accordance with subsection (c)(2), 

2 have— 

3 (A) appropriate research resources and rel4 evant projects to meet the goals of the dem5 onstration project established by the Office; and 

6 (B) the ability— 

7 (i) to serve as a model for green 

8 building initiatives, including research and 

9 education; 

10 (ii) to identify the most effective ways 

11 to use green building and landscape tech12 nologies to engage and educate under13 graduate and graduate students; 

14 (iii) to effectively implement a green 

15 building education program for students 

16 and occupants; 

17 (iv) to demonstrate the effectiveness 

18 of various green building technologies in 

19 each of the 4 climatic regions of the 

20 United States described in subsection 

21 (c)(2)(B); and 

22 (v) to explore quantifiable and non23 quantifiable beneficial impacts on public 

24 health and employee and student perform25 ance. 

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1 (c) CRITERIA.— 

2 (1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.—With respect to the 

3 existing or proposed Federal facility at which a dem4 onstration project under this section is conducted, 

5 the Federal facility shall— 

6 (A) be an appropriate model for a project 

7 relating to— 

8 (i) the effectiveness of high-perform9 ance technologies; 

10 (ii) analysis of materials, components, 

11 systems, and emergency operations in the 

12 building, and the impact of those mate13 rials, components, and systems, including 

14 the impact on the health of building occu15 pants; 

16 (iii) life-cycle costing and life-cycle as17 sessment of building materials and sys18 tems; and 

19 (iv) location and design that promote 

20 access to the Federal facility through walk21 ing, biking, and mass transit; and 

22 (B) possess sufficient technological and or23 ganizational adaptability. 

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1 (2) UNIVERSITIES.—With respect to the 4 uni2 versities at which a demonstration project under this 

3 section is conducted— 

4 (A) the universities should be selected, 

5 after careful review of all applications received 

6 containing the required information, as deter7 mined by the Director, based on— 

8 (i) successful and established public9 private research and development partner10 ships; 

11 (ii) demonstrated capabilities to con12 struct or renovate buildings that meet high 

13 indoor environmental quality standards; 

14 (iii) organizational flexibility; 

15 (iv) technological adaptability; 

16 (v) the demonstrated capacity of at 

17 least 1 university to replicate lessons 

18 learned among nearby or sister univer19 sities, preferably by participation in groups 

20 or consortia that promote sustainability; 

21 (vi) the demonstrated capacity of at 

22 least 1 university to have officially-adopt23 ed, institution-wide ‘‘green building’’ guide24 lines for all campus building projects; and 

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1 (vii) the demonstrated capacity of at 

2 least 1 university to have been recognized 

3 by similar institutions as a national leader 

4 in sustainability ecodesign, green design, 

5 or environmental design education and cur6 riculum for students of the university; and 

7 (B) each university shall be located in a 

8 different climatic region of the United States, 

9 each of which regions shall have, as determined 

10 by the Office— 

11 (i) a hot, dry climate; 

12 (ii) a hot, humid climate; 

13 (iii) a cold climate; or 

14 (iv) a temperate climate (including a 

15 climate with cold winters and humid sum16 mers). 

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

18 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 

19 September 30, 2013— 

20 (1) the Director shall submit to the Adminis21 trator a report that describes the status of the dem22 onstration projects; and 

23 (2) each University at which a demonstration 

24 project under this section is conducted shall submit 

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1 to the Administrator a report that describes the sta2 tus of the demonstration projects under this section. 

3 SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal 

6 demonstration project described in section 401(b)(1) 

7 $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 

8 2013, to remain available until expended. 

9 (b) UNIVERSITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

11 university demonstration projects described in section 

12 401(b)(2) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 

13 through 2013, to remain available until expended. 

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