,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjae ,mr4  
,quigley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & ,mr4       
,cony]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #dj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ,g5]al ,s]vices to incorporate         
bird-safe build+ mat]ials & design      
features into public build+s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,bird-,safe ,build+s
 ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ne>ly "o-?ird ( ! 
#hjj bird species 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are 
endang]$1 ?reat5$1 or 9 significant     
decl9e4  7#b7 ,9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates alone1 
an e/imat$ #a billion birds die annually
 f /rik+ build+s1 bridges1 & o!r manmade
 /ructures1 ) glass be+ "o ( ! prim>y   
causes ( ! dea?s4  7#c7 ,birds h a      

significant impact on ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
economy1 z evid5c$ by ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi%
 & ,wildlife ,s]vice e/imates t ! #dg   
million birdwat*]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
contribute #dj billion annually to !    
,nation's economy4  7#d7 ,! ,g5]al      
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration is obligat$1 "u  
,executive ,ord] #acahf1 to support !   
cons]vation int5t ( ! migratory bird    
conv5tions by integrat+ bird cons]vation
 pr9ciples1 measures1 & practices into  
ag5cy activities & by avoid+ or m9imiz+1
 to ! ext5t practicable1 adv]se impacts 
on migratory bird res\rces :5 conduct+  
ag5cy actions4  #c4 ,use ( bird-safe    
build+ mat]ials & design features  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cc ( title #dj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ sections #ccad1 #ccae1 &     
#ccaf z sections #ccae1 #ccaf1 & #ccag1 
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #ccac ! foll[+3  #ccad4 ,use (  
bird-safe build+ mat]ials & design      
features  7a7 ,con/ruction1 alt]ation1 &
 acquisition ( public build+s ,ea*      

public build+ con/ruct$1 sub/antially   
alt]$1 or acquir$ by ! ,adm9i/rator (   
,g5]al ,s]vices %all meet1 to ! maximum 
ext5t feasible1 z det]m9$ by !          
,adm9i/rator1 ! foll[+ /&>ds3  7#a7 ,at 
lea/ #ij p]c5t ( ! expos$ facade mat]ial
 f gr\nd level to #dj feet-- 7,a7 %all n
 be compos$ ( glass2 or  7,b7 %all be   
compos$ ( glass employ+-- 7i7 elem5ts t 
preclude bird collisions )\t completely 
obscur+ vision1 su* z second>y facades1 
nett+1 scre5s1 %utt]s1 & ext]ior %ades2 
7ii7 ultraviolet 7,,uv7 patt]n$ glass t 
conta9s ,,uv-reflective or contra/+     
patt]ns t are visible to birds2  7iii7  
patt]ns on glass design$ 9 accordance ) 
a rule t re/ricts horizontal spaces to  
less ?an #b in*es high & v]tical spaces 
to less ?an #d in*es wide1 commonly     
ref]r$ to z ! #b ,x #d rule2  7iv7      
opaque1 et*$1 /a9$1 fro/$1 or transluc5t
 glass2 or  7v7 any comb9ation ( !      
me?ods describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph4  7#b7
 ,at lea/ #fj p]c5t ( ! expos$ facade   
mat]ial above #dj feet %all meet ! /&>d 

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 or        
7#a77;,b74  7#c7 ,!re %all n be any     
transp>5t passageways or corn]s4  7#d7  
,all glass adjac5t to atria or c\rty>ds 
conta9+ wat] features1 plants1 & o!r    
mat]ials attractive to birds %all meet !
 /&>d describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74    
7#e7 ,outside light+ %all be            
appropriately %ield$ & m9imiz$4  7b7    
,monitor+ ,! ,adm9i/rator %all take su* 
actions z may be necess>y to ensure t   
actual bird mortality is monitor$ at ea*
 public build+4  7c7 ,exi/+ build+s &   
light+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator1  
:]e practicable1 z det]m9$ by !         
,adm9i/rator1 %all r$uce ext]ior build+ 
& site light+ = ea* public build+4  7#b7
 ,use ( automatic control te*nologies ,9
 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all make use ( automatic control      
te*nologies1 includ+ tim]s1             
photo-s5sors1 & infr>$ & motion         
detectors4  7d7 ,exempt build+s ,?is    
section %all n apply to--  7#a7 a       
hi/oric build+ ( national significance  

)9 ! mean+ ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #ba1 #aice 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfa et seq42 commonly   
kn[n z ! ,hi/oric ,sites1 ,build+s1 &   
,antiquities ,act72  7#b7 ! ,:ite ,h\se 
& its gr\nds2  7#c7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt    
build+ & its gr\nds2 or  7#d7 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,capitol & its relat$ build+s &  
gr\nds4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
analysis = su* *apt] is am5d$ by /rik+ !
 items relat+ to sections #ccad1 #ccae1 
& #ccaf & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #ccad4 ,use 
( bird-safe build+ mat]ials & design    
features4 #ccae4 ,delegation4 #ccaf4    
,report to ,congress4 #ccag4 ,c]ta9     
au?ority n affect$4  4