[117th Congress Public Law 202]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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BULB REPLACEMENT IMPROVING
GOVERNMENT WITH HIGH-EFFICIENCY
TECHNOLOGY ACT
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Public Law 117-202
117th Congress
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. <<NOTE: Oct. 17, 2022 - [S. 442]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Bulb Replacement
Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act.>>
SECTION <<NOTE: 40 USC 101 note.>> 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bulb Replacement Improving Government
with High-efficiency Technology Act'' or the ``BRIGHT Act''.
SEC. <<NOTE: 40 USC 3313 note.>> 2. GUIDANCE.
Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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,
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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''.
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(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, <<NOTE: 40 USC 3301 prec.>> 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.''.
Approved October 17, 2022.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 442:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-80 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
Mar. 30, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 13, 14, considered and passed House.
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