[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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