[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 442 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.442
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two
An Act
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator 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.
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 ``Bulb Replacement Improving
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 effective and energy efficient
lighting systems (as determined in accordance with section 3313 of
title 40, United States Code) to increase the efficiency,
effectiveness, and economy of the Federal Government; and
(2) publish on the internet or otherwise make available to
State, local, and Tribal entities information 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).
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 subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy
efficient lighting systems
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' 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 effective and energy
efficient lighting systems; and
``(B) ensure that procurements after the date of enactment
of the BRIGHT Act of lighting systems or the individual
components of lighting systems maximize life-cycle cost
effectiveness and energy efficiency.
``(2) Use.--Each public building constructed, altered,
acquired, or leased by the Administrator shall be equipped, to the
maximum extent practicable 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 appropriate contracting options for
the procurement of the most life-cycle cost effective and energy
efficient lighting systems.
``(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 system with
existing equipment, including consideration 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 Administrator determines to
be appropriate.
``(e) Life-Cycle Cost Effective.--The Administrator 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 inserting ``lighting system'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the fixture or bulb
is'' and inserting ``the lighting system or the individual
components of the lighting system are''; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fixture or bulb'' and
inserting ``lighting system'';
(5) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``procurement and'' before ``use in public buildings''; and
(6) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by inserting
``procurement and'' before ``use of energy efficient''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
3313 and inserting the following:
``3313. Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient
lighting systems.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.