A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Ad-
ministrator of General Services to procure the most life- 
cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products 
and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, 
and economy of those products, 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 ‘‘Bulb Replacement Im-
proving Government with High-Efficiency Technology 
Act’’ or the ‘‘BRIGHT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall— 
(1) issue guidance to Federal agencies for the 
procurement and use of the most life-cycle cost ef-
fective and energy efficient lighting systems (as de-
termined in accordance with section 3313 of title 40, 
United States Code) to increase the efficiency, effec-
tiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; 
and 
(2) publish on the internet or otherwise make 
available to State, local, and Tribal entities informa-
tion on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and 
economy by procuring and using the most life-cycle 
cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems 
(as determined in accordance with section 3313 of 
title 40, United States Code). 
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SEC. 3. PROCUREMENT OF LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE 
AND ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3313 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (h); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 
(3) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through the end of sub-
section (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘§ 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and 
energy efficient lighting systems 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(2) LIGHTING
SYSTEM.—The term ‘lighting 
system’ means the elements required to maintain a 
desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, 
fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, 
interior design elements, and daylighting sources. 
‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) procure the most life-cycle cost effec-
tive and energy efficient lighting systems; and 
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‘‘(B) ensure that procurements after the 
date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act of light-
ing systems or the individual components of 
lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost effec-
tiveness and energy efficiency. 
‘‘(2) USE.—Each public building constructed, 
altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator 
shall be equipped, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable as determined by the Administrator, with the 
most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 
lighting systems for each application. 
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Each 
individual component of a lighting system, including a 
lamp or fixture, that is replaced by the Administrator in 
the normal course of maintenance of public buildings shall 
be replaced, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 
system possible for the application. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CONTRACTING OPTIONS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Administrator shall consider appro-
priate contracting options for the procurement of the 
most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient 
lighting systems. 
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‘‘(2) PROCUREMENT AND USE.—In making a 
determination under this section concerning the 
practicability of procuring and installing the most 
life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting 
system, the Administrator shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the compatibility of the lighting sys-
tem with existing equipment, including consid-
eration of a cost effective retrofit; 
‘‘(B) whether procurement and use of the 
lighting system could result in interference with 
productivity; 
‘‘(C) the aesthetics relating to the use of 
the lighting system; and 
‘‘(D) such other factors as the Adminis-
trator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST EFFECTIVE.—The Adminis-
trator shall use the procedures and methods established 
under section 544(a) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8254(a)) in determining whether 
a lighting system is life-cycle cost effective.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘lighting fixture or bulb’’ and in-
serting ‘‘lighting system’’; 
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