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onstration projects) built as high-perform-
ance green buildings; and 
(ii) to perform life-cycle assessments; 
(3) assist the budget and life-cycle costing func-
tions of the Office under section 436; 
(4) study and identify potential benefits of 
green buildings relating to security, natural disaster, 
and emergency needs of the Federal Government; 
and 
(5) support other research initiatives deter-
mined by the Office. 
(b) INDOOR AIR QUALITY.—The Director, in con-
sultation with the Committee, shall develop and carry out 
a comprehensive indoor air quality program for all Federal 
facilities to ensure the safety of Federal workers and facil-
ity occupants— 
(1) during new construction and renovation of 
facilities; and 
(2) in existing facilities. 
SEC. 436. BUDGET AND LIFE-CYCLE COSTING AND CON-
TRACTING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director, in coordination 
with the Committee, shall— 
(1) identify, review, and analyze current budget 
and contracting practices that affect achievement of 
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high-performance green buildings, including the 
identification of barriers to green building life-cycle 
costing and budgetary issues; 
(2) develop guidance and conduct training ses-
sions with budget specialists and contracting per-
sonnel from Federal agencies and budget examiners 
to apply life-cycle cost criteria to actual projects; 
(3) identify tools to aid life-cycle cost decision-
making; and 
(4) explore the feasibility of incorporating the 
benefits of green buildings, such as security benefits, 
into a cost-budget analysis to aid in life-cycle costing 
for budget and decision making processes. 
SEC. 437. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012, to remain available until expended. 
PART II—HEALTHY HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
SCHOOLS 
SEC. 441. DEFINITION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCHOOL. 
In this part, the term ‘‘high-performance school’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘healthy, high-performance 
school building’’ in section 5586 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7277e). 
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SEC. 442. GRANTS FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, 
may provide grants to qualified State agencies for use in— 
(1) providing technical assistance for programs 
of the Environmental Protection Agency (including 
the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy 
School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools 
for use in addressing environmental issues; and 
(2) development of State school environmental 
quality plans that include— 
(A) standards for school building design, 
construction, and renovation; and 
(B) identification of ongoing school build-
ing environmental problems in the State and 
recommended solutions to address those prob-
lems, including assessment of information on 
the exposure of children to environmental haz-
ards in school facilities. 
SEC. 443. MODEL GUIDELINES FOR SITING OF SCHOOL FA-
CILITIES. 
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
develop voluntary school site selection guidelines that ac-
count for— 
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(1) the special vulnerability of children to haz-
ardous substances or pollution exposures in any case 
in which the potential for contamination at a poten-
tial school site exists; 
(2) modes of transportation available to stu-
dents and staff; 
(3) the efficient use of energy; and 
(4) the potential use of a school at the site as 
an emergency shelter. 
SEC. 444. PUBLIC OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall provide to the Director 
information relating to all activities carried out under this 
part, which the Director shall include in the report de-
scribed in section 432(c). 
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clear-
inghouse established under section 434 receives and makes 
available information on the exposure of children to envi-
ronmental hazards in school facilities, as provided by the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
SEC. 445. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services, and other relevant agencies, shall issue 
voluntary guidelines for use by the State in developing and 
implementing an environmental health program for 
schools that— 
(1) takes into account the status and findings 
of Federal research initiatives established under this 
subtitle and other relevant Federal law with respect 
to school facilities, including relevant updates on 
trends in the field, such as the impact of school fa-
cility environments on student and staff— 
(A) health, safety, and productivity; and 
(B) disabilities or special needs; 
(2) provides research using relevant tools iden-
tified or developed in accordance with section 435(a) 
to quantify the relationships between— 
(A) human health, occupant productivity, 
and student performance; and 
(B) with respect to school facilities, each 
of— 
(i) pollutant emissions from materials 
and products; 
(ii) natural day lighting; 
(iii) ventilation choices and tech-
nologies; 
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(iv) heating and cooling choices and 
technologies; 
(v) moisture control and mold; 
(vi) maintenance, cleaning, and pest 
control activities; 
(vii) acoustics; and 
(viii) other issues relating to the 
health, comfort, productivity, and perform-
ance of occupants of the school facilities; 
(3) provides technical assistance on siting, de-
sign, management, and operation of school facilities, 
including facilities used by students with disabilities 
or special needs; 
(4) collaborates with federally funded pediatric 
environmental health centers to assist in on-site 
school environmental investigations; 
(5) assists States and the public in better un-
derstanding and improving the environmental health 
of children; and 
(6) provides to the Office a biennial report of 
all activities carried out under this part, which the 
Director shall include in the report described in sec-
tion 432(c). 
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Director shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clear-
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inghouse established under section 434 receives and makes 
available— 
(1) information from the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency that is contained 
in the report described in subsection (a)(6); and 
(2) information on the exposure of children to 
environmental hazards in school facilities, as pro-
vided by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
SEC. 446. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, to remain available until expended. 
PART III—STRENGTHENING FEDERAL 
LEADERSHIP 
SEC. 451. INCENTIVES. 
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director shall identify incentives to encour-
age the use of green buildings and related technology in 
the operations of the Federal Government, including 
through— 
(1) the provision of recognition awards; and 
(2) the maximum feasible retention of financial 
savings in the annual budgets of Federal agencies. 
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SEC. 452. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation with the 
Director and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics, shall promulgate revisions 
of the applicable acquisition regulations, to take effect as 
of the date of promulgation of the revisions— 
(1) to direct any Federal procurement execu-
tives involved in the acquisition, construction, or 
major renovation (including contracting for the con-
struction or major renovation) of any facility, to the 
maximum extent practicable— 
(A) to employ integrated design principles; 
(B) to optimize building and systems en-
ergy performance; 
(C) to protect and conserve water; 
(D) to enhance indoor environmental qual-
ity; and 
(E) to reduce environmental impacts of 
materials and waste flows; and 
(2) to direct Federal procurement executives in-
volved in leasing buildings, to give preference to the 
lease of facilities that, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable— 
(A) are energy-efficient; and 
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(B) have applied contemporary high-per-
formance and sustainable design principles dur-
ing construction or renovation. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of promulgation of the revised regulations under sub-
section (a), the Director shall issue guidance to all Federal 
procurement executives providing direction and the option 
to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations 
for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate 
improvements that are consistent with this section. 
SEC. 453. FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PERFORMANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31 of each 
of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this 
Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comp-
troller General of the United States determines to be ap-
propriate, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed 
since the preceding report— 
(1) conduct an audit of the implementation of 
this subtitle; and 
(2) submit to the Office, the Committee, the 
Administrator, and Congress a report describing the 
results of the audit. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—An audit under subsection (a) shall 
include a review, with respect to the period covered by the 
report under subsection (a)(2), of— 
(1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting 
issues, using best practices identified by the Comp-
troller General of the United States and heads of 
other agencies in accordance with section 436; 
(2) the level of coordination among the Office, 
the Office of Management and Budget, and relevant 
agencies; 
(3) the performance of the Office in carrying 
out the implementation plan; 
(4) the design stage of high-performance green 
building measures; 
(5) high-performance building data that were 
collected and reported to the Office; and 
(6) such other matters as the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States determines to be appro-
priate. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCORECARD.— 
The Director shall consult with the Committee to enhance, 
and assist in the implementation of, the Environmental 
Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House 
summit on Federal sustainable buildings in January 2006, 
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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1505
AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 2127 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North
Carolina, as the ‘‘Jim Richardson Post Office’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1516
AN ACT
To provide for the establishment by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs of five additional cemeteries
in the National Cemetery System.
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1516
AN ACT
To provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs of five additional cemeteries in the National
Cemetery System.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1521
AN ACT
To provide for additional lands to be included with-
in the boundary of the Johnstown Flood National
Memorial in the State of Pennsylvania, and for
other purposes.
IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1142 
Congratulating Silver Lake College for 75 years of service as an 
undergraduate institution of higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2010 
Mr. PETRI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Silver Lake College for 75 years of service 
as an undergraduate institution of higher education. 
Whereas Silver Lake College was founded in the late 1800s 
by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity as an 
academy and normal school; 
Whereas the State of Wisconsin issued the charter desig-
nating Silver Lake College, then named Holy Family Col-
lege, as an undergraduate institution of higher education 
in 1935; 
Whereas Silver Lake College is a four-year Catholic liberal 
arts college, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; 
Whereas Silver Lake College currently serves 1,253 students 
and offers a 7 to 1 student to teacher ratio; 
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In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
May 12, 2010. 
Whereas the Community of Democracies is a global intergov-
ernmental organization of democratic countries which 
aims to promote democracy and strengthen democratic 
norms and institutions around the world; 
Whereas the Community of Democracies was founded in 
June 2000 at a ministerial conference in Warsaw, Po-
land; 
Whereas the Warsaw Conference was convened upon the ini-
tiative of then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and 
then-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Bronislaw 
Geremek; 
Whereas delegations from 106 countries signed the final dec-
laration of the Warsaw Conference on June 27, 2000, en-
dorsing an agreed list of core democratic principles and 
practices, and committing themselves to the promotion of 
those principles and practices; 
Whereas since the Warsaw Conference, there have been four 
subsequent ministerial conferences of the Community of 
Democracies in Seoul, Korea, in November 2002, 
Santiago, Chile, in April 2005, Bamako, Mali, in Novem-
ber 2007, and Lisbon, Portugal, in July 2009;
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to measure the implementation by each Federal agency of 
sustainable design and green building initiatives. 
SEC. 454. STORM WATER RUNOFF REQUIREMENTS FOR 
FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
The sponsor of any development or redevelopment 
project involving a Federal facility with a footprint that 
exceeds 5,000 square feet shall use site planning, design, 
construction, and maintenance strategies for the property 
to maintain, to the maximum extent technically feasible, 
the predevelopment hydrology of the property with regard 
to the temperature, rate, volume, and duration of flow. 
PART IV—DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 
SEC. 461. COORDINATION OF GOALS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
guidelines to implement a demonstration project to con-
tribute to the research goals of the Office. 
(b) PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with guide-
lines established by the Director under subsection 
(a) and the duties of the Director described in part 
I, the Director shall carry out 3 demonstration 
projects. 
(2) LOCATION
OF
PROJECTS.—Each project 
carried out under paragraph (1) shall be located in 
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a Federal building in a State recommended by the 
Director in accordance with subsection (c). 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Each project carried out 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide for the evaluation of the infor-
mation obtained through the conduct of projects 
and activities under this subtitle; and 
(B) achieve the highest available rating 
under the standard identified pursuant to sec-
tion 432(d). 
(c) CRITERIA.—With respect to the existing or pro-
posed Federal facility at which a demonstration project 
under this section is conducted, the Federal facility 
shall— 
(1) be an appropriate model for a project relat-
ing to— 
(A) the effectiveness of high-performance 
technologies; 
(B) analysis of materials, components, and 
systems, including the impact on the health of 
building occupants; 
(C) life-cycle costing and life-cycle assess-
ment of building materials and systems; and 
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(D) location and design that promote ac-
cess to the Federal facility through walking, 
biking, and mass transit; and 
(2) possess sufficient technological and organi-
zational adaptability. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
September 30, 2013, the Director shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator a report that describes the status of and find-
ings regarding the demonstration project. 
SEC. 462. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Federal demonstration project described in section 
461(b) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE V—CORPORATE AVERAGE 
FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Ten-in-Ten Fuel 
Economy Act’’. 
SEC. 502. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS FOR 
AUTOMOBILES AND CERTAIN OTHER VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) INCREASED STANDARDS.—Section 32902 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
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I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2565 
To conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United States through 
partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation, to improve the quality 
of life for the people of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2009 
Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To conserve fish and aquatic communities in the United 
States through partnerships that foster fish habitat con-
servation, to improve the quality of life for the people 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Fish Habitat Conservation Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings; purpose. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
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(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘NON-PASSENGER
AUTO-
MOBILES.—’’ in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘PRE-
SCRIPTION OF STANDARDS BY REGULATION.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(except passenger auto-
mobiles)’’ in subsection (a); and 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILES AND CERTAIN 
OTHER VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, after consultation with the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall pre-
scribe average fuel economy standards for— 
‘‘(A) automobiles manufactured by manu-
facturers in each model year beginning with 
model year 2011 in accordance with subsection 
(c); and 
‘‘(B) commercial medium-duty or heavy- 
duty on-highway vehicles in accordance with 
subsection (k). 
‘‘(2) FUEL
ECONOMY
TARGET
FOR
AUTO-
MOBILES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY AVER-
AGE FOR MODEL YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2020.— 
The Secretary shall prescribe average fuel econ-
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omy standards for automobiles in each model 
year beginning with model year 2011 to achieve 
a combined fuel economy average for model 
year 2020 of at least 35 miles per gallon for the 
fleet of automobiles manufactured or sold in the 
United States. The average fuel economy stand-
ards prescribed by the Secretary shall be the 
maximum feasible average fuel economy stand-
ards for model years 2011 through 2019. 
‘‘(B) AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY AVER-
AGE FOR MODEL YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2030.— 
For model years 2021 through 2030, the aver-
age fuel economy required to be attained by the 
fleet of automobiles manufactured or sold in the 
United States shall be the maximum feasible 
average fuel economy standard for the fleet. 
‘‘(C) PROGRESS
TOWARD
STANDARD
RE-
QUIRED.—In prescribing average fuel economy 
standards under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall prescribe annual fuel economy 
standard increases that increase the applicable 
average fuel economy standard ratably begin-
ning with model year 2011 and ending with 
model year 2020.’’. 
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(b) FUEL ECONOMY TARGET FOR COMMERCIAL ME-
DIUM-DUTY
AND
HEAVY-DUTY
ON-HIGHWAY
VEHI-
CLES.—Section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
‘‘(k) COMMERCIAL MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY ON- 
HIGHWAY VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—No later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Econ-
omy Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
shall examine the fuel efficiency of commercial 
medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and 
determine— 
‘‘(A) the appropriate test procedures and 
methodologies 
for 
measuring 
commercial 
medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicle 
fuel efficiency; 
‘‘(B) the appropriate metric for measuring 
and expressing commercial medium- and heavy- 
duty on-highway vehicle fuel efficiency perform-
ance, taking into consideration, among other 
things, the work performed by such on-highway 
vehicles and types of operations in which they 
are used; 
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