,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,quigley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,griffith1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1   
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4    
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4        
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,carson of        
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new         
,hampshire1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and ,mr4  
,soto7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the            
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
incorporate bird-safe building materials
 and design features into public        
buildings1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,bird-,safe ,buildings ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,use of bird-safe building  
materials and design features  7a7 ,in  

general ,chapter #cc of title #dj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is further       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ccai4 ,use of bird-safe    
building materials and design features  
7a7 ,construction1 alteration1 and      
acquisition of public buildings ,each   
public building constructed1 acquired1  
or of which more than #ej percent of the
 facade is substantially altered 7in the
 opinion of the ,commissioner of ,public
 ,buildings7 by the ,administrator of   
,general ,services shall meet1 to the   
maximum extent practicable1 as          
determined by the ,administrator1 the   
following standards3  7#a7 ,at least #ij
 percent of the exposed facade material 
from ground level to #dj feet-- 7,a7    
shall not be composed of glass2 or  7,b7
 shall be composed of glass employing-- 
7i7 elements that preclude bird         
collisions without completely obscuring 
vision1 such as secondary facades1      
netting1 screens1 shutters1 and exterior
 shades2  7ii7 ultraviolet 7,,uv7       

patterned glass that contains           
,,uv-reflective or contrasting patterns 
that are visible to birds2  7iii7       
patterns on glass designed in accordance
 with a rule that restricts horizontal  
spaces to less than #b inches high and  
vertical spaces to less than #d inches  
wide1 commonly referred to as the #b  #d
 rule2  7iv7 opaque1 etched1 stained1   
frosted1 or translucent glass2 or  7v7  
any combination of the methods described
 in this subparagraph4  7#b7 ,at least  
#fj percent of the exposed facade       
material above #dj feet shall meet the  
standard described in paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 or 7#a77;,b74  7#c7 ,there    
shall not be any transparent passageways
 or corners4  7#d7 ,all glass adjacent  
to atria or courtyards containing water 
features1 plants1 and other materials   
attractive to birds shall meet the      
standard described in paragraph         
7#a77;,b74  7#e7 ,outside lighting shall
 be appropriately shielded and minimized
 subject to security and other mission  

related requirements4  7b7 ,monitoring  
,the ,administrator shall take such     
actions as may be necessary to ensure   
that actual bird mortality is monitored 
at each public building4  7c7 ,existing 
buildings and lighting  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,administrator1 where practicable 
and consistent with security and other  
mission related requirements1 as        
determined by the ,administrator1 shall 
reduce exterior building and site       
lighting for each public building4 ,this
 paragraph shall not apply to buildings 
in which the ,administrator does not    
have control of the exterior building   
and site lighting4  7#b7 ,use of        
automatic control technologies ,in      
carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the        
,administrator shall make use of        
automatic control technologies1         
including timers1 photo-sensors1 and    
infrared and motion detectors4  7d7     
,additional methods ,in carrying out the
 requirements of this section1 the      
,administrator may employ any available 

methods and strategies that are in      
accordance with existing effective best 
practices to reduce bird mortality4  7e7
 ,exception for significant cost ,the   
requirements of this section shall not  
apply to any acquisition or substantial 
alteration described in subsection 7a7  
if the ,administrator1 after            
consideration of multiple options1      
determines that the use of the required 
building materials and design features  
would result in a significant additional
 cost for the project4  7f7 ,exempt     
buildings ,this section shall not apply 
to-- 7#a7 any building or site listed1  
or eligible for listing1 on the         
,national ,register of ,historic        
,places2  7#b7 the ,white ,house and its
 grounds2  7#c7 the ,supreme ,court     
building and its grounds2 or  7#d7 the  
,united ,states ,capitol and its related
 buildings and grounds4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #cc
 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is

 further amended by adding at the end   
the following new item3  #ccai4 ,use of 
bird-safe building materials and design 
features4  4