(ii) to identify the most effective ways 
to use high-performance green building 
and landscape technologies to engage and 
educate undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents; 
(iii) to effectively implement a high- 
performance green building education pro-
gram for students and occupants; 
(iv) to demonstrate the effectiveness 
of various high-performance technologies in 
each of the 4 climatic regions of the 
United States described in subsection 
(c)(2)(B); and 
(v) to explore quantifiable and non-
quantifiable beneficial impacts on public 
health and employee and student perform-
ance. 
(c) CRITERIA.— 
(1) FEDERAL FACILITIES.—With respect to the 
existing or proposed Federal facility at which a dem-
onstration project under this section is conducted, 
the Federal facility shall— 
(A) be an appropriate model for a project 
relating to— 
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(i) the effectiveness of high-perform-
ance technologies; 
(ii) analysis of materials, components, 
systems, and emergency operations in the 
building, and the impact of those mate-
rials, components, and systems, including 
the impact on the health of building occu-
pants; 
(iii) life-cycle costing and life-cycle as-
sessment of building materials and sys-
tems; and 
(iv) location and design that promote 
access to the Federal facility through walk-
ing, biking, and mass transit; and 
(B) possess sufficient technological and or-
ganizational adaptability. 
(2) UNIVERSITIES.—With respect to the 4 uni-
versities at which a demonstration project under this 
section is conducted— 
(A) the universities should be selected, 
after careful review of all applications received 
containing the required information, as deter-
mined by the Director, based on— 
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(i) successful and established public- 
private research and development partner-
ships; 
(ii) demonstrated capabilities to con-
struct or renovate buildings that meet high 
indoor environmental quality standards; 
(iii) organizational flexibility; 
(iv) technological adaptability; 
(v) the demonstrated capacity of at 
least 1 university to replicate lessons 
learned among nearby or sister univer-
sities, preferably by participation in groups 
or consortia that promote sustainability; 
(vi) the demonstrated capacity of at 
least 1 university to have officially-adopt-
ed, institution-wide ‘‘green building’’ guide-
lines for all campus building projects; and 
(vii) the demonstrated capacity of at 
least 1 university to have been recognized 
by similar institutions as a national leader 
in sustainability education and curriculum 
for students of the university; and 
(B) each university shall be located in a 
different climatic region of the United States, 
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each of which regions shall have, as determined 
by the Office— 
(i) a hot, dry climate; 
(ii) a hot, humid climate; 
(iii) a cold climate; or 
(iv) a temperate climate (including a 
climate with cold winters and humid sum-
mers). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
September 30, 2014— 
(1) the Director shall submit to the Adminis-
trator a report that describes the status of the dem-
onstration projects; and 
(2) each University at which a demonstration 
project under this section is conducted shall submit 
to the Administrator a report that describes the sta-
tus of the demonstration projects under this section. 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FEDERAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal 
demonstration project described in section 301(b)(1) 
$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 
2014, to remain available until expended. 
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(b) UNIVERSITY
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
university demonstration projects described in section 
301(b)(2) $10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 
through 2014, to remain available until expended. 
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