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Union Calendar No. 394 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5112 
[Report No. 111–662] 
To provide for the training of Federal building personnel, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2010 
Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 30, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CHANDLER and Mr. SESSIONS 
NOVEMBER 30, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for the training of Federal building personnel, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Buildings Per-
sonnel 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 appren-
ticeship training providers, and after providing notice and 
an opportunity for comment, shall identify the core com-
petencies necessary for Federal personnel performing 
building operations and maintenance, energy manage-
ment, safety, and design functions to comply with require-
ments 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, CERTIFI-
CATIONS, DEGREES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS.— 
The Administrator, in consultation with representatives of 
relevant professional societies, industry associations, and 
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apprenticeship training providers, shall identify a course, 
certification, degree, license, or registration to dem-
onstrate each core competency, and for ongoing training 
with respect to each core competency, identified for a cat-
egory 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 iden-
tified 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 profes-
sional societies, industry 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 prac-
tices and standards. 
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(e) CURRICULUM WITH RESPECT TO FACILITY MAN-
AGEMENT
AND
OPERATION
OF
HIGH-PERFORMANCE 
BUILDINGS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator, acting through the head of the Office of Fed-
eral High-Performance Green Buildings, and the Sec-
retary 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 appren-
ticeship training providers, shall develop a recommended 
curriculum relating to facility management and the oper-
ation 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 con-
tract 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 394 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5112 
[Report No. 111–662] 
A BILL 
To provide for the training of Federal building 
personnel, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 30, 2010 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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