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Calendar No. 292 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1874 

[Report No. 116–157] 

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, Mr. JOHNSON, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im3 proving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

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

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of Gen8 eral Services shall— 

9 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

10 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef11 fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de12 termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

13 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec14 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

15 and 

16 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

17 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa18 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

19 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

20 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 

21 (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 

22 title 40, United States Code). 

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

24 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 

25 Services shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se26 curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 


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1 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep2 resentatives a report on the implementation of this Act 

3 and the amendments made by this Act, including the effi4 ciency, effectiveness, and economy of the transition to the 

5 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

6 systems (as determined in accordance with section 3313 

7 of title 40, United States Code). 

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

9 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

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

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking subsection (h); 

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

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

15 (3) by striking the section designation and 

16 heading and all that follows through the end of sub17 section (c) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 

19 energy efficient lighting systems 

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

21 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis22 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

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

24 system’ means the elements required to maintain a 

25 desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 


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1 fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 

2 interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

3 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 

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

5 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

6 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec7 tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 

8 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

9 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light10 ing systems or the individual components of 

11 lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec12 tiveness and energy efficiency. 

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

14 altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 

15 shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac16 ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 

17 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

18 lighting systems for each application. 

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

20 individual component of a lighting system, including a 

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

22 the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 

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

24 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

25 system possible for the application. 


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1 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

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

3 this section, the Administrator shall consider appro4 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

5 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 

6 lighting systems. 

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

8 determination under this section concerning the 

9 practicability of procuring and installing the most 

10 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 

11 system, the Administrator shall consider— 

12 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys13 tem with existing equipment, including consid14 eration of a cost effective retrofit; 

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

16 lighting system could result in interference with 

17 productivity; 

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

19 the lighting system; and 

20 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis21 trator determines to be appropriate. 

22 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis23 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

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


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

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

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

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

5 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in6 serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix8 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys9 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

10 system are’’; and 

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

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

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

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

15 buildings’’; and 

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

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

18 efficient’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap20 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 

21 striking the item relating to section 3313 and inserting 

22 the following: 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im3 proving Government with High-Efficiency Technology Act’’ 

4 or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 

6 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall— 

8 (1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 

9 procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost effec10 tive and energy efficient lighting systems (as deter11 mined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 

12 United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec13 tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 

14 and 

15 (2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 

16 available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa17 tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 

18 economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 

19 cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems (as 

20 determined in accordance with section 3313 of title 

21 40, United States Code). 

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

23 AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 

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

25 States Code, is amended— 

26 (1) by striking subsection (h); 


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

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

3 (3) by striking the section designation and head4 ing and all that follows through the end of subsection 

5 (c) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and en7 ergy efficient lighting systems 

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

9 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis10 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

11 ‘‘(2) LIGHTING SYSTEM.—The term ‘lighting sys12 tem’ means the elements required to maintain a de13 sired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fix14 ture distribution, sensors and control technologies, in15 terior design elements, and daylighting sources. 

16 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 

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

18 practicable, the Administrator shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effective 

20 and energy efficient lighting systems; and 

21 ‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 

22 date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of lighting 

23 systems or the individual components of lighting 

24 systems maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and 

25 energy efficiency. 


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1 ‘‘(2) USE.—Each public building constructed, al2 tered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall 

3 be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as 

4 determined by the Administrator, with the most life5 cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting sys6 tems for each application. 

7 ‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Each in8 dividual component of a lighting system, including a lamp 

9 or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in the nor10 mal course of maintenance of public buildings shall be re11 placed, to the maximum extent practicable, with the most 

12 life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting system 

13 possible for the application. 

14 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

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

16 this section, the Administrator shall consider appro17 priate contracting options for the procurement of the 

18 most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient light19 ing systems. 

20 ‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT AND USE.—In making a de21 termination under this section concerning the prac22 ticability of procuring and installing the most life23 cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting sys24 tem, the Administrator shall consider— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys2 tem with existing equipment, including consider3 ation of a cost effective retrofit; 

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

5 lighting system could result in interference with 

6 productivity; 

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

8 lighting system; and 

9 ‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis10 trator determines to be appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis12 trator shall use the procedures and methods established 

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

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

15 lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.’’; 

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

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

18 by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘lighting system’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the fix21 ture or bulb is’’ and inserting ‘‘the lighting sys22 tem or the individual components of the lighting 

23 system are’’; and 

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

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


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1 (5) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by in2 serting ‘‘procurement and’’ before ‘‘use in public 

3 buildings’’; and 

4 (6) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by in5 serting ‘‘procurement and’’ before ‘‘use of energy effi6 cient’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 

8 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 

9 the item relating to section 3313 and inserting the fol10 lowing: 

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


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Calendar No. 292 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1874 

[Report No. 116–157] 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require 

those products, and for other purposes. the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of cient lighting products and to issue guidance on the most life-cycle cost effective and energy effithe Administrator of General Services to procure 

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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