[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3531 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3531

 To incorporate environmentally sound principles into certain ongoing 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1993

  Mr. Swett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
 To incorporate environmentally sound principles into certain ongoing 
                               programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Greener Government Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The policies and programs of the Federal Government 
        should encourage sustainable economic development.
            (2) The Federal Government spends substantial sums annually 
        on the development of new technologies.
            (3) The development of environmental technologies can 
        enhance the economic competitiveness and environmental security 
        of the United States.
            (4) In order to contribute to the achievement of 
        sustainable economic development and to promote the economic 
        and environmental security of the United States, environmental 
        concerns should be incorporated into the technology development 
        programs of the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND TECHNOLOGIES IN ONGOING PROGRAMS.

    (a) Stevenson-Wydler Amendments.--The Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701) is amended--
            (1) in section 2(2), by inserting ``greater environmental 
        sustainability,'' after ``employment opportunities,'';
            (2) in section 3(1), by inserting ``for sustainable 
        economic development'' after ``stimulate technology'';
            (3) in section 4, by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(14) `Sustainable economic development' means the 
        integration of environment and economic development concerns 
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced 
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and 
        materials;'';
            (4) in section 6(a), by inserting ``and sustainable 
        economic development in their regions'' after ``enhance the 
        competitiveness of American business'';
            (5) in section 6(d), by inserting ``and sustainable 
        economic development of their regions'' after ``enhance the 
        competitiveness of American businesses'';
            (6) in section 7(a), by inserting ``and sustainable 
        economic development'' after ``enhance technological 
        innovation'';
            (7) in section 7(c)(1), by striking ``economic 
        competitiveness'' and inserting ``sustainable economic 
        development'';
            (8) in section 9(a), by inserting ``and sustainable 
        economic development'' after ``enhance technological 
        innovation''; and
            (9) in section 11(c)(1) by inserting ``and would enhance 
        sustainable economic development'' after ``commercial 
        applications''.
    (b) NIST Amendments.--The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271) is amended--
            (1) in section 1(b)(1), by inserting ``sustainable economic 
        development,'' after ``improved product reliability and 
        manufacturing processes,'';
            (2) in section 1, by adding after subsection (b) the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) For purposes of the this section, the term `sustainable 
economic development' means the integration of environment and economic 
development concerns leading to long-term economic development with 
reduced pollution and the more efficient use of energy and 
materials.''; and
            (3) in section 2(b)(1), by inserting ``to enhance 
        sustainable economic development (as that term is defined in 
        section 1(c))'' after ``to improve quality,''.
    (c) NASA Amendments.--The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 
1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 note) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and 
                (9) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10), 
                respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(6) The making available to Federal and non-Federal 
        entities of the United States, technologies that will enhance 
        the sustainable economic development of the Nation.''; and
            (2) in section 103--
                    (A) by striking ``; and'' in paragraph (1) and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `sustainable economic development' means the 
        integration of environment and economic development concerns 
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced 
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and 
        materials.''.
    (d) NSF Amendments.--
            (1) Functions.--Section 3(a) of the National Science 
        Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(8) to foster education and research that would promote 
        sustainable economic development nationally and 
        internationally.''.
            (2) Definition.--Subsection (g) of section 14 of such Act 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) For purposes of this Act:
            ``(1) The term `United States' when used in a geographical 
        sense means the States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and all territories and 
        possessions of the United States.
            ``(2) The term `sustainable economic development' means the 
        integration of environment and economic development concerns 
        leading to long-term economic development with reduced 
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and 
        materials.''.
    (e) Title 10 Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2501(b) of title 10, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking ``economic growth'' in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) and inserting ``sustainable economic development''.
            (2) Definition.--Section 2491 of such title is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(13) The term `sustainable economic development' means 
        the integration of environment and economic development 
        concerns leading to long-term economic development with reduced 
        pollution and the more efficient use of energy and 
        materials.''.
    (f) Title 49 Amendment.--Section 101(b)(4) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``and sustainable economic 
development (as defined in section 4(14) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703(14))'' after 
``technological advances''.

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