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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1874 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of 

General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy 

efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 13, 2019 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most lifecycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products 

and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, 

and economy of those products, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im5 proving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Gen4 eral Services shall— 

5 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

6 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef7 fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de8 termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

9 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec10 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

11 and 

12 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

13 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa14 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

15 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

16 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 

17 (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 

18 title 40, United States Code). 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

21 Services shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se22 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

23 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep24 resentatives a report on the implementation of this Act 

25 and the amendments made by this Act, including the effi26 ciency, effectiveness, and economy of the transition to the 


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1 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

2 systems (as determined in accordance with section 3313 

3 of title 40, United States Code). 

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

5 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

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

7 States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subsection (h); 

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

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

11 (3) by striking the section designation and 

12 heading and all that follows through the end of sub13 section (c) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 

15 energy efficient lighting systems 

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

17 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis18 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

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

20 system’ means the elements required to maintain a 

21 desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 

22 fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 

23 interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

24 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 


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

2 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec4 tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 

5 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

6 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light7 ing systems or the individual components of 

8 lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec9 tiveness and energy efficiency. 

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

11 altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 

12 shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac13 ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 

14 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

15 lighting systems for each application. 

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

17 individual component of a lighting system, including a 

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

19 the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 

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

21 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

22 system possible for the application. 

23 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

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

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1 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

2 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

3 lighting systems. 

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

5 determination under this section concerning the 

6 practicability of procuring and installing the most 

7 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

8 system, the Administrator shall consider— 

9 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys10 tem with existing equipment, including consid11 eration of a cost effective retrofit; 

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

13 lighting system could result in interference with 

14 productivity; 

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

16 the lighting system; and 

17 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis18 trator determines to be appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis20 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

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

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

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

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


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

2 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in3 serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix5 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys6 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

7 system are’’; and 

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

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

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

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

12 buildings’’; and 

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

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

15 efficient’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap17 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

18 striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting 

19 the following: 

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

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