[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1860-S1861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 BULB REPLACEMENT IMPROVING GOVERNMENT WITH HIGH-EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY 
                                  ACT

  Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 274, S. 442.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 442) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.
  Ms. BALDWIN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 442) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 442

       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:

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       ``(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.''.

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