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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2007 Ms. Schwartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To ensure that all Federal agencies consider the environmentally preferable features and practices of a vendor in purchases of meeting and conference services.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Green Meetings Act of 2007.

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Purchase of meeting and conference services

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall ensure that the Federal Acquisition Regulation is revised to require each Federal agency to consider, in each purchase of meeting and conference services, the environmentally preferable features and practices of a vendor in a manner substantially similar to that required of the Environmental Protection Agency in section 1523.703–1 (relating to acquisition of environmentally preferable meeting and conference services) and section 1552.223–71 (relating to EPA Green Meetings and Conferences) of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth in the Environmental Protection Agency final rule published on pages 18401 through 18404 of volume 72, Federal Register (April 12, 2007).

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Definitions

In this Act— (1)the terms environmentally preferable and Federal agency have the meanings given them by section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and (2)the term meeting and conference services means the use of off-site commercial facilities for a Federal agency event, including an event for a meeting, conference, training session, or other purpose.