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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3250 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2010 

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

AN ACT 

To provide for the training of Federal building personnel, 

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 ‘‘Federal Buildings Per3 sonnel Training Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRAINING OF FEDERAL BUILDING PERSONNEL. 

5 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF CORE COMPETENCIES.—Not 

6 later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of General 

8 Services, in consultation with representatives of relevant 

9 professional societies, industry associations, and appren10 ticeship training providers, and after providing notice and 

11 an opportunity for comment, shall identify the core com12 petencies necessary for Federal personnel performing 

13 building operations and maintenance, energy manage14 ment, safety, and design functions to comply with require15 ments under Federal law. The core competencies identified 

16 shall include competencies relating to building operations 

17 and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, 

18 water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety), and 

19 building performance measures. 

20 (b) DESIGNATION OF RELEVANT COURSES, CERTIFI21 CATIONS, DEGREES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS.— 

22 The Administrator, in consultation with representatives of 

23 relevant professional societies, industry associations, and 

24 apprenticeship training providers, shall identify a course, 

25 certification, degree, license, or registration to dem26 onstrate each core competency, and for ongoing training 


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1 with respect to each core competency, identified for a cat2 egory of personnel specified in subsection (a). 

3 (c) IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES.—An individual 

4 shall demonstrate each core competency identified by the 

5 Administrator under subsection (a) for the category of 

6 personnel that includes such individual. An individual 

7 shall demonstrate each core competency through the 

8 means identified under subsection (b) not later than one 

9 year after the date on which such core competency is iden10 tified under subsection (a) or, if the date of hire of such 

11 individual occurs after the date of such identification, not 

12 later than one year after such date of hire. In the case 

13 of an individual hired for an employment period not to 

14 exceed one year, such individual shall demonstrate each 

15 core competency at the start of the employment period. 

16 (d) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Administrator, 

17 in consultation with representatives of relevant profes18 sional societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship 

19 training providers, shall develop or identify comprehensive 

20 continuing education courses to ensure the operation of 

21 Federal buildings in accordance with industry best prac22 tices and standards. 

23 (e) CURRICULUM WITH RESPECT TO FACILITY MAN24 AGEMENT AND OPERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE

25 BUILDINGS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 


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1 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad2 ministrator, acting through the head of the Office of Fed3 eral High-Performance Green Buildings, and the Sec4 retary of Energy, acting through the head of the Office 

5 of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings, in 

6 consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal 

7 departments and agencies and representatives of relevant 

8 professional societies, industry associations, and appren9 ticeship training providers, shall develop a recommended 

10 curriculum relating to facility management and the oper11 ation of high-performance buildings. 

12 (f) APPLICABILITY OF THIS SECTION TO FUNCTIONS

13 PERFORMED UNDER CONTRACT.—Training requirements 

14 under this section shall apply to non-Federal personnel 

15 performing building operations and maintenance, energy 

16 management, safety, and design functions under a con17 tract with a Federal department or agency. A contractor 

18 shall provide training to, and certify the demonstration of 

19 core competencies for, non-Federal personnel in a manner 

20 that is approved by the Administrator. 

Passed the Senate July 20, 2010. 

Attest: NANCY ERICKSON, 

Secretary. 


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