S. 3250 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

To provide for the training of Federal building personnel, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Buildings Personnel 

Training Act of 2010’’. 

SEC. 2. TRAINING OF FEDERAL BUILDING PERSONNEL. 

(a) IDENTIFICATION OF CORE COMPETENCIES.—Not later than 

18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

thereafter, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation 

with representatives of relevant professional societies, industry 

associations, and apprenticeship training providers, and after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, shall identify the 

core competencies necessary for Federal personnel performing 

building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, 

and design functions to comply with requirements under Federal 

law. The core competencies identified shall include competencies 

relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical 

safety), and building performance measures. 

(b) DESIGNATION OF RELEVANT COURSES, CERTIFICATIONS, DEGREES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS.—The Administrator, in 

consultation with representatives of relevant professional societies, 

industry associations, and apprenticeship training providers, shall 

identify a course, certification, degree, license, or registration to 

demonstrate each core competency, and for ongoing training with 

respect to each core competency, identified for a category of personnel specified in subsection (a). 

(c) IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES.—An individual shall demonstrate each core competency identified by the Administrator under 

subsection (a) for the category of personnel that includes such 

individual. An individual shall demonstrate each core competency 

through the means identified under subsection (b) not later than 

one year after the date on which such core competency is identified 

under subsection (a) or, if the date of hire of such individual 

occurs after the date of such identification, not later than one 

year after such date of hire. In the case of an individual hired 

for an employment period not to exceed one year, such individual 

shall demonstrate each core competency at the start of the employment period. 

(d) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Administrator, in consultation with representatives of relevant professional societies, industry 
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associations, and apprenticeship training providers, shall develop 

or identify comprehensive continuing education courses to ensure 

the operation of Federal buildings in accordance with industry 

best practices and standards. 

(e) CURRICULUM WITH RESPECT TO FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND

OPERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS.—Not later than 18 

months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

thereafter, the Administrator, acting through the head of the Office 

of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, and the Secretary 

of Energy, acting through the head of the Office of Commercial 

High-Performance Green Buildings, in consultation with the heads 

of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and representatives of relevant professional societies, industry associations, 

and apprenticeship training providers, shall develop a recommended 

curriculum relating to facility management and the operation of 

high-performance buildings. 

(f) APPLICABILITY OF THIS SECTION TO FUNCTIONS PERFORMED

UNDER CONTRACT.—Training requirements under this section shall 

apply to non-Federal personnel performing building operations and 

maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions 

under a contract with a Federal department or agency. A contractor 

shall provide training to, and certify the demonstration of core 

competencies for, non-Federal personnel in a manner that is 

approved by the Administrator. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.