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 PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

121 STAT. 1619

(C) the ability of the applicable standard-setting organization to collect and reflect public comment; (D) the ability of the standard to be developed and revised through a consensus-based process; (E) an evaluation of the robustness of the criteria for a high-performance green building, which shall give credit for promoting— (i) efficient and sustainable use of water, energy, and other natural resources; (ii) use of renewable energy sources; (iii) improved indoor environmental quality through enhanced indoor air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics, day lighting, pollutant source control, and use of low-emission materials and building system controls; (iv) reduced impacts from transportation through building location and site design that promote access by public transportation; and (v) such other criteria as the Federal Director determines to be appropriate; and (F) national recognition within the building industry.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 31 of each of the 2 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, and at such times thereafter as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate, the Comptroller General of the United States shall, with respect to the fiscal years that have passed since the preceding report— (1) conduct an audit of the implementation of this subtitle, section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), and section 435; and (2) submit to the Federal Director, the Advisory Committee, the Administrator, and Congress a report describing the results of the audit. (b) CONTENTS.—An audit under subsection (a) shall include a review, with respect to the period covered by the report under subsection (a)(2), of— (1) budget, life-cycle costing, and contracting issues, using best practices identified by the Comptroller General of the United States and heads of other agencies in accordance with section 436(d); (2) the level of coordination among the Federal Director, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy, and relevant agencies; (3) the performance of the Federal Director and other agencies in carrying out the implementation plan; (4) the design stage of high-performance green building measures; (5) high-performance building data that were collected and reported to the Office; and (6) such other matters as the Comptroller General of the United States determines to be appropriate. (c) ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SCORECARD.—The Federal Director shall consult with the Advisory Committee to enhance, and assist in the implementation of, the Office of Management and Budget government efficiency reports and scorecards under dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW

SEC. 437. FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PERFORMANCE.

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