[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S6036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            FEDERAL BUILDINGS PERSONNEL TRAINING ACT OF 2010

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 437, S. 3250.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3250) to provide for the training of Federal 
     building personnel, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements 
related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3250) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3250

       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 Buildings Personnel 
     Training Act of 2010''.

     SEC. 2. TRAINING OF FEDERAL BUILDING PERSONNEL.

       (a) Identification of Core Competencies.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Administrator of General Services, in 
     consultation with representatives of relevant professional 
     societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training 
     providers, and after providing notice and an opportunity for 
     comment, shall identify the core competencies necessary for 
     Federal personnel performing building operations and 
     maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions 
     to comply with requirements under Federal law. The core 
     competencies identified shall include competencies relating 
     to building operations and maintenance, energy management, 
     sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including 
     electrical safety), and building performance measures.
       (b) Designation of Relevant Courses, Certifications, 
     Degrees, Licenses, and Registrations.--The Administrator, in 
     consultation with representatives of relevant professional 
     societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training 
     providers, shall identify a course, certification, degree, 
     license, or registration to demonstrate each core competency, 
     and for ongoing training with respect to each core 
     competency, identified for a category of personnel specified 
     in subsection (a).
       (c) Identified Competencies.--An individual shall 
     demonstrate each core competency identified by the 
     Administrator under subsection (a) for the category of 
     personnel that includes such individual. An individual shall 
     demonstrate each core competency through the means identified 
     under subsection (b) not later than one year after the date 
     on which such core competency is identified under subsection 
     (a) or, if the date of hire of such individual occurs after 
     the date of such identification, not later than one year 
     after such date of hire. In the case of an individual hired 
     for an employment period not to exceed one year, such 
     individual shall demonstrate each core competency at the 
     start of the employment period.
       (d) Continuing Education.--The Administrator, in 
     consultation with representatives of relevant professional 
     societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training 
     providers, shall develop or identify comprehensive continuing 
     education courses to ensure the operation of Federal 
     buildings in accordance with industry best practices and 
     standards.
       (e) Curriculum With Respect to Facility Management and 
     Operation of High-Performance Buildings.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Administrator, acting through the head of the 
     Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, and the 
     Secretary of Energy, acting through the head of the Office of 
     Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings, in consultation 
     with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and 
     agencies and representatives of relevant professional 
     societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training 
     providers, shall develop a recommended curriculum relating to 
     facility management and the operation of high-performance 
     buildings.
       (f) Applicability of This Section to Functions Performed 
     Under Contract.--Training requirements under this section 
     shall apply to non-Federal personnel performing building 
     operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, and 
     design functions under a contract with a Federal department 
     or agency. A contractor shall provide training to, and 
     certify the demonstration of core competencies for, non-
     Federal personnel in a manner that is approved by the 
     Administrator.

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