In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example input: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example output: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Savings in Construction Act of
1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was enacted in order
to set forth the policy of the United States to convert to the
metric system. Section 3 of that Act requires that each Federal
agency use the metric system of measurements in its
procurement, grants, and other business-related activities,
unless that use is likely to cause significant cost or loss of
markets to United States firms, such as when foreign
competitors are producing competing products in non-metric
units.
(2) In accordance with that Act and Executive Order 12770,
of July 25, 1991, Federal agencies increasingly construct new
Federal buildings in round metric dimensions. As a result,
companies that wish to bid on Federal construction projects
increasingly are asked to supply materials or products in round
metric dimensions.
(3) While the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 currently
provides an exemption to metric usage when impractical or when
such usage will cause economic inefficiencies, amendments are
warranted to ensure that the use of specific metric components
in metric construction projects do not increase the cost of
Federal buildings to the taxpayers.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

Section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205c) is
amended--
(1) by striking ''and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking ''Commerce.'' in paragraph (4) and
inserting ''Commerce;''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
''(5) 'full and open competition' has the same meaning as
defined in section 403(6) of title 41, United States Code;
''(6) 'total installed price' means the price of purchasing
a product or material, trimming or otherwise altering some or
all of that product or material, if necessary to fit with other
building components, and then installing that product or
material into a Federal facility;
''(7) 'hard-metric' means measurement, design, and
manufacture using the metric system of measurement, but does
not include measurement, design, and manufacture using English
system measurement units which are subsequently reexpressed in
the metric system of measurement;
''(8) 'cost or pricing data or price analysis' has the
meaning given such terms in section 304A of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
254b); and
''(9) 'Federal facility' means any public building (as
defined under section 13 of the Public Buildings Act of 1959
(40 U.S.C. 612) and shall include any Federal building or
construction project--
''(A) on lands in the public domain;
''(B) on lands used in connection with Federal
programs for agriculture research, recreation, and
conservation programs;
''(C) on or used in connection with river, harbor,
flood control, reclamation, or power projects;
''(D) on or used in connection with housing and
residential projects;
''(E) on military installations (including any
fort, camp, post, naval training station, airfield,
proving ground, military supply depot, military school,
or any similar facility of the Department of Defense);
''(F) on installations of the Department of Veteran
Affairs used for hospital or domiciliary purposes; or
''(G) on lands used in connection with Federal
prisons,
but does not include (i) any Federal Building or construction
project the exclusion of which the President deems to be
justified in the public interest, or (ii) any construction
project or building owned or controlled by a State government,
local government, Indian tribe, or any private entity.''.

SEC. 4. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.

(a) The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205 et sec.) is
amended by inserting after section 13 the following new section:

''SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION IN ACQUISITION OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND
MATERIALS FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES.

''(a) In General.--Construction services and materials for Federal
facilities shall be procured in accordance with the policies and
procedures set forth in chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code,
section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, title III of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et
seq.), and section 3(2) of this Act. Determination of a design method
shall be based upon preliminary market research as required under
section 2377(c) of title 10, United States Code, and section 314B(c) of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
264b(c)). If the requirements of this Act conflict with the provisions
of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, or section 314B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, then the
provisions of 2377 or 314B shall take precedence.
''(b) Concrete Masonry Units.--In carrying out the policy set forth
in section 3 (with particular emphasis on the policy set forth in
paragraph (2) of that section) a Federal agency may require that
specifications for the acquisition of structures or systems of concrete
masonry be expressed under the metric system of measurement, but may
not incorporate specifications, that can only be satisfied by hard-
metric versions of concrete masonry units, in a solicitation for design
or construction of a Federal facility within the United States or its
territories, or a portion of said Federal facility, unless the head of
the agency determines in writing that--
''(1) hard-metric specifications are necessary in a
contract for the repair or replacement of parts of Federal
facilities in existence or under construction upon the
effective date of the Savings in Construction Act of 1996; or
''(2) the following 2 criteria are met:
''(A) the application requires hard-metric concrete
masonry units to coordinate dimensionally into 100
millimeter building modules; and
''(B) the total installed price of hard-metric
concrete masonry units is estimated to be equal to or
less than the total installed price of using non-hard-
metric concrete masonry units. Total installed price
estimates shall be based, to the extent available, on
cost or pricing data or price analysis, using actual
hard-metric and non-hard-metric offers received for
comparable existing projects. The head of the agency
shall include in the writing required in this
subsection an explanation of the factors used to
develop the price estimates.
''(c) Recessed Lighting Fixtures.--In carrying out the policy set
forth in section 3 (with particular emphasis on the policy set forth in
paragraph (2) of that section) a Federal agency may require that
specifications for the acquisition of structures or systems of recessed
lighting fixtures be expressed under the metric system of measurement,
but may not incorporate specifications, that can only be satisfied by
hard-metric versions of recessed lighting fixtures, in a solicitation
for design or construction of a Federal facility within the United
States or its territories unless the head of the agency determines in
writing that--
''(1) the predominant voluntary industry consensus
standards include the use of hard-metric for the items
specified; or
''(2) hard-metric specifications are necessary in a
contract for the repair or replacement of parts of Federal
facilities in existence or under construction upon the
effective date of the Savings in Construction Act of 1996; or
''(3) the following 2 criteria are met:
''(A) the application requires hard-metric recessed
lighting fixtures to coordinate dimensionally into 100
millimeter building modules; and
''(B) the total installed price of hard-metric
recessed lighting fixtures is estimated to be equal to
or less than the total installed price of using non-
hard-metric recessed lighting fixtures. Total installed
price estimates shall be based, to the extent
available, on cost or pricing data or price analysis,
using actual hard-metric and non-hard-metric offers
received for comparable existing projects. The head of
the agency shall include in the writing required in
this subsection an explanation of the factors used to
develop the price estimates.
''(d) Limitation.--The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of
this section shall not apply to Federal contracts to acquire
construction products for the construction of facilities outside of the
United States and its territories.
''(e) Expiration.--The provisions contained in subsections (b) and
(c) of this section shall expire 10 years from the effective date of
the Savings in Construction Act of 1996.''.

SEC. 5. OMBUDSMAN.

Section 14 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, as added by
section 4 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(f) Agency Ombudsman.--(1) The head of each executive agency that
awards construction contracts within the United States and its
territories shall designate a senior agency official to serve as a
construction metrication ombudsman who shall be responsible for
reviewing and responding to complaints from prospective bidders,
subcontractors, suppliers, or their designated representatives related
to--
''(A) guidance or regulations issued by the agency on the
use of the metric system of measurement in contracts for the
construction of Federal buildings; and
''(B) the use of the metric system of measurement for
services and materials required for incorporation in individual
projects to construct Federal buildings.
The construction metrication ombudsman shall be independent of the
contracting officer for construction contracts.
''(2) The ombudsman shall be responsible for ensuring that the
agency is not implementing the metric system of measurement in a manner
that is impractical or is likely to cause significant inefficiencies or
loss of markets to United States firms in violation of the policy
stated in section 3(2), or is otherwise inconsistent with guidance
issued by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the
Interagency Council on Metric Policy while ensuring that the goals of
the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 are observed.
''(3) The ombudsman shall respond to each complaint in writing
within 60 days and make a recommendation to the head of the executive
agency for an appropriate resolution thereto. In such a recommendation,
the ombudsman shall consider--
''(A) whether the agency is adequately applying the
policies and procedures in this section;
''(B) whether the availability of hard-metric products and
services from United States firms is sufficient to ensure full
and open competition; and
''(C) the total installed price to the Federal Government.
''(4) After the head of the agency has rendered a decision
regarding a recommendation of the ombudsman, the ombudsman shall be
responsible for communicating the decision to all appropriate policy,
design, planning, procurement, and notifying personnel in the agency.
The ombudsman shall conduct appropriate monitoring as required to
ensure the decision is implemented, and may submit further
recommendations, as needed. The head of the agency's decision on the
ombudsman's recommendations, and any supporting documentation, shall be
provided to affected parties and made available to the public in a
timely manner.
''(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede the
bid protest process established under subchapter V of chapter 35 of
title 31, United States Code.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Savings Provisions.--This Act shall not apply to contracts
awarded and solicitations issued on or before the effective date of
this Act, unless the head of a Federal agency makes a written
determination in his or her sole discretion that it would be in the
public interest to apply one or more provisions of this Act or its
amendments to these existing contracts or solicitations.

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 1996.

Attest:

ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.
A:
Savings in Construction Act of 1996 - Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to define specified terms, including: (1) full and open competition; (2) total installed price; (3) hard-metric; (4) cost or pricing data or price analysis; and (5) Federal facility.
Requires the implementation of such Act in the acquisition of construction services and materials for Federal facilities. Directs that if the requirements of this Act conflict with specified Federal procurement provisions, then such provisions shall take precedence. Sets forth exceptions with respect to the implementation of such Act concerning concrete masonry units and recessed lighting fixtures. Requires the agency head to determine in writing according to specified criteria that specifications can only be satisfied by hard-metric versions.
Requires the head of each agency that awards construction contracts within the United States and its territories to designate a senior agency official as a construction metrication ombudsman to, among other things, be: (1) responsible for reviewing and responding to complaints from prospective bidders, subcontractors, suppliers, or their designated representatives concerning use of the metric system of measurement in contracts for the construction of Federal buildings; (2) independent of the contracting officer for construction contracts; and (3) responsible for ensuring that the agency is not implementing the metric system of measurement in a manner that is either impractical, likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to U.S. firms, or inconsistent with specified guidelines while ensuring that the goals of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 are observed.