are point sources subject to permits under section
402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1342) or source, special nuclear, or byprod-
uct material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
(6) The term ‘‘construction’’ with respect to
any project of construction under this Act, means
(A) the erection or building of new structures and
acquisition of lands or interests therein, or the ac-
quisition, replacement, expansion, remodeling, alter-
ation, modernization, or extension of existing struc-
tures, and (B) the acquisition and installation of ini-
tial equipment of, or required in connection with,
new or newly acquired structures or the expanded,
remodeled, altered, modernized or extended part of
existing structures (including trucks and other
motor vehicles, and tractors, cranes, and other ma-
chinery) necessary for the proper utilization and op-
eration of the facility after completion of the project;
and includes preliminary planning to determine the
economic and engineering feasibility and the public
health and safety aspects of the project, the engi-
neering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic in-
vestigations and studies, and any surveys, designs,
plans, working drawings, specifications, and other
action necessary for the carrying out of the project,
and (C) the inspection and supervision of the proc-
ess of carrying out the project to completion.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL ACQUISITION AND USE OF ENVIRON-
MENTALLY 
EFFICIENT 
BUILDING 
MATE-
RIALS.
(a) DEMONSTRATION OF ACQUISITION AND USE OF
MATERIALS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish
a 3-year pilot program to promote research on, and devel-
opment of, environmentally efficient building materials
through demonstration of the acquisition and use of envi-
ronmentally efficient building materials in the construc-
tion of new Federal facilities and buildings and in existing
Federal facilities and buildings. In carrying out the pilot
program, the Administrator shall take into consideration
the advice and recommendations of the Environmentally
Efficient Building Material Advisory Board established
under section 5.
(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting environ-
mentally efficient building materials, the Administrator
shall use the criteria of—
(1) maximizing the conservation and preserva-
tion of natural resources;
(2) ensuring that the materials are similar in
quality and durability to comparable, more conven-
tional materials;
(3) ensuring that the materials are cost com-
petitive with comparable, more conventional mate-
rials on a life-cycle cost basis;
(4) ensuring that the materials meet appro-
priate environmental, public health, and safety
standards; and
(5) ensuring that the materials meet appro-
priate standards for energy efficiency.
(c) PREFERENCES AMONG ENVIRONMENTALLY EF-
FICIENT BUILDING MATERIALS.—When making choices
between comparable environmentally efficient building ma-
terials that meet all the criteria under subsection (b), the
Administrator shall give preference to those materials that
best satisfy the criteria under subsection (b)(1).
SEC. 4. REPORT.
Not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot
program established under section 3, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report on its implementation.
Such a report shall include—
(1) a listing of the type and quantities of envi-
ronmentally efficient building materials used;
(2) the cost and performance of such materials
compared to comparable, more conventional mate-
rials;
(3) an assessment of the extent to which the ac-
quisition and use of such materials can be expanded
beyond the scope of the pilot program;
(4) an assessment of how well the materials
meet the criteria under section 3(b); and
(5) an assessment of the extent to which re-
search on, and development of, such materials oc-
curred as a result of the pilot program and the ex-
tent to which further support is needed to stimulate
such research and development.
SEC. 5. ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT BUILDING MATE-
RIAL ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Envi-
ronmentally Efficient Building Material Advisory Board
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’). The
Board shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Ad-
ministrator of whom—
(1) one shall be a representative from the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency;
(2) one shall be a representative from the Gen-
eral Services Administration;
(3) one shall be a representative from the Army
Corps of Engineers;
(4) two shall be representatives from the envi-
ronmental community;
(5) two shall be representatives from the con-
struction industry, of whom at least one shall be
from a small business;
(6) two shall be representatives from manufac-
turing companies that produce environmentally effi-
cient materials, of whom at least one shall be from
a small business; and
(7) two shall be representatives from the sci-
entific and technical community.
(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall—
(1) provide advice and recommendations to the
Administrator on the implementation of the pilot
program established under section (3);
(2) advise the Administrator on the latest re-
search on, and development of, environmentally effi-
cient building materials and design and how such re-
search and development may be incorporated into
the construction of Federal buildings;
(3) make recommendations to the Adminis-
trator on actions needed to further facilitate the re-
search on, and development, acquisition, and use of,
environmentally efficient materials in Federal con-
struction; and
(4) make recommendations to the Adminis-
trator on actions needed to minimize the generation
of solid waste in the construction of Federal build-
ings and facilities.
(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Administrator shall serve as
Chairman of the Board and shall be a voting member.
(d) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet on a quar-
terly basis. The Board shall comply with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(e) APPOINTMENTS.—No later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
make the initial appointments to the Board. The ap-
pointees shall serve until the Board’s termination.
(f) HEARINGS.—The Board may hold such hearings,
sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony,
and receive such evidence as the Board considers advisable
to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(g) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The
Board may secure directly from any Federal department
or agency such information as the Board considers nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Upon re-
quest of the Chairman of the Board, the head of such de-
partment or agency shall furnish such information to the
Board.
(h) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Board may use the
United States mail in the same manner and under the
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the
Federal Government.
(i) GIFTS.—The Board may accept, use, and dispose
of gifts or donations of services or property for purposes
of carrying out its duties under this section.
(j) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of
the Board who is not an officer or employee of the Federal
Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315
of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including
travel time) during which such member is engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Board. All members of
the Board who are officers or employees of the United
States shall serve without compensation in addition to that
received for their services as officers or employees of the
United States.
(k) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Board
shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agen-
cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the
Board.
(l) STAFF.—(1) The Chairman of the Board may,
without regard to the civil service laws and regulations,
appoint and terminate an executive director and such
other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable
the Board to perform its duties. The employment of an
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the
Board.
(2) The Chairman of the Board may fix the com-
pensation of the executive director and other personnel
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to classification of positions and General Schedule
pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive
director and other personnel may not exceed the rate pay-
able for level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of such title.
(m) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the
Board without reimbursement, and such detail shall be
without interruption or loss of civil service status or privi-
lege.