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Editorial Notes
References in Text

The date of enactment of the BRIGHT Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–202, which was approved Oct. 17, 2022.

The Buy American Act, referred to in subsec. (i), is title III of act Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 212, 47 Stat. 1520, which was classified generally to sections 10a, 10b, and 10c of former Title 41, Public Contracts, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 83 (§ 8301 et seq.) of Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 111–350, §§ 3, 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1933 Act note set out under section 101 of Title 41 and Tables. For disposition of sections of former Title 41, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 41.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 3313 was renumbered section 3315 of this title.

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(3), substituted “Procurement of life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems” for “Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs” in section catchline.

Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(3), added subsecs. (a) to (c) and struck out former subsecs. (a) to (c) which related to use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in new and existing public buildings.

Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(3), added subsecs. (d) and (e). Former subsecs. (d) and (e) redesignated (f) and (g), respectively.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(2), (4)(A), redesignated subsec. (d) as (f) and substituted “lighting system” for “lighting fixture or bulb” in introductory provisions. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (h).

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(4)(B), substituted “the lighting system or the individual components of the lighting system are” for “the fixture or bulb is”.

Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(4)(C), substituted “lighting system” for “fixture or bulb”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(2), (5), redesignated subsec. (e) as (g) and inserted “procurement and” before “use in public buildings”. Former subsec. (g) redesignated (i).

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(2), (6), redesignated subsec. (f) as (h) and inserted “procurement and” before “use of energy efficient”. Former subsec. (h) struck out.

Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(1), struck out subsec. (h). Text read as follows: “The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection.”

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 117–202, § 3(a)(2), redesignated subsec. (g) as (i).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

Guidance

Pub. L. 117–202, § 2, Oct. 17, 2022, 136 Stat. 2224, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2022], 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).”