(2) work to enhance public awareness of the 
WaterSense label through public outreach, edu-
cation, water recycling and reuse technology re-
search and development, and other means; 
(3) establish and maintain performance stand-
ards so that products, buildings and landscapes, and 
services labeled with the WaterSense label perform 
as well or better than their less efficient counter-
parts; 
(4) publicize the importance of proper installa-
tion of WaterSense plumbing products by a 
WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification 
guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or mechan-
ical contractor, and the installation, maintenance, 
and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a 
WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to en-
sure optimal performance; 
(5) preserve the integrity of the WaterSense 
label; 
(6) regularly review and, when appropriate, up-
date WaterSense criteria for categories of products, 
buildings and landscapes, and services, at least once 
every four years; 
(7) to the maximum extent practicable, regu-
larly collect and make available to the public sum-
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mary data on the production and relative market 
shares of WaterSense labeled products, buildings 
and landscapes, and services, at least annually; 
(8) to the maximum extent practicable, regu-
larly estimate and make available to the public the 
water and energy savings attributable to the use of 
WaterSense labeled products, buildings and land-
scapes, and services, at least annually; 
(9) solicit comments from interested parties and 
the public prior to establishing or revising a 
WaterSense category, specification, installation cri-
terion, or other criterion (or prior to effective dates 
for any such category, specification, installation cri-
terion, or other criterion); 
(10) provide reasonable notice to interested par-
ties and the public of any changes (including effec-
tive dates), on the adoption of a new or revised cat-
egory, specification, installation criterion, or other 
criterion, along with— 
(A) an explanation of changes; and 
(B) as appropriate, responses to comments 
submitted by interested parties; 
(11) provide appropriate lead time (as deter-
mined by the Administrator) prior to the applicable 
effective date for a new or significant revision to a 
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category, specification, installation criterion, or other 
criterion, taking into account the timing require-
ments of the manufacturing, marketing, training, 
and distribution process for the specific product, 
building and landscape, or service category ad-
dressed; and 
(12) identify and, where appropriate, implement 
other voluntary approaches, such as labeling water-
less devices that perform the same function as a 
water consuming product or encouraging reuse, rec-
lamation, and recycling technologies, in commercial, 
institutional, residential, municipal, and industrial 
sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water 
use while meeting the performance standards estab-
lished under paragraph (3). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, $20,000,000 
for fiscal year 2018, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 
and each year thereafter, adjusted for inflation, to carry 
out this section. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF WATER EFFICIENT 
PRODUCTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of title 
5, United States Code. 
(2) WATERSENSE PRODUCT OR SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘WaterSense product or service’’ means a 
product or service that is rated for water efficiency 
under the WaterSense program. 
(3) 
WATERSENSE
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘‘WaterSense program’’ means the program estab-
lished by section 2 of this Act. 
(4) FEMP DESIGNATED PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘FEMP designated product’’ means a product that 
is designated under the Federal Energy Manage-
ment Program of the Department of Energy as 
being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent 
products for efficiency. 
(5) PRODUCT AND SERVICE.—The terms ‘‘prod-
uct’’ and ‘‘service’’ do not include any water con-
suming product or service designed or procured for 
combat or combat-related missions. The terms also 
exclude products or services already covered by the 
Federal procurement regulations established under 
section 553 of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b). 
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(b) PROCUREMENT OF WATER EFFICIENT PROD-
UCTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—To meet the requirements 
of an agency for a water consuming product or serv-
ice, the head of the agency shall, except as provided 
in paragraph (2), procure— 
(A) a WaterSense product or service; or 
(B) a FEMP designated product. 
A WaterSense plumbing product should preferably, 
when possible, be installed by a WaterSense-certified 
or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not 
exist, licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, 
and a WaterSense irrigation system should pref-
erably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and 
audited by a WaterSense-certified irrigation profes-
sional to ensure optimal performance. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The head of an agency is 
not required to procure a WaterSense product or 
service or FEMP designated product under para-
graph (1) if the head of the agency finds in writing 
that— 
(A) a WaterSense product or service or 
FEMP designated product is not cost-effective 
over the life of the product, taking current and 
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future energy, water, and wastewater cost sav-
ings into account; or 
(B) no WaterSense product or service or 
FEMP designated product is reasonably avail-
able that meets the functional requirements of 
the agency. 
(3) PROCUREMENT PLANNING.—The head of an 
agency shall incorporate into the specifications for 
all procurements involving water consuming products 
and systems, including guide specifications, project 
specifications, and construction, renovation, and 
services contracts that include provision of water 
consuming products and systems, and into the fac-
tors for the evaluation of offers received for the pro-
curement, criteria used for rating WaterSense prod-
ucts and services and FEMP designated products. 
The head of an agency shall consider, to the max-
imum extent practicable, additional measures for re-
ducing agency water consumption, including water 
reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, leak 
detection and repair, and use of waterless products 
that perform similar functions to existing water-con-
suming products. 
(c) LISTING OF WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS IN 
FEDERAL CATALOGS.—WaterSense products and services 
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