[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2269 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2269

  To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance 
         relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2017

 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance 
         relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants.

    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 ``Federal Refrigerant Management and 
Stewardship Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants to 
service existing equipment in public buildings.
    (b) Preference.--The guidance issued under subsection (a) shall 
give preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants if--
            (1) the refrigerant has been reclaimed by an individual or 
        entity that is certified under the laboratory certification 
        program of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 
        Institute; and
            (2) the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does not exceed 
        the price of a newly manufactured refrigerant.
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