,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,quigley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1    
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,zeld91 ,mr4           
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4         
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4         
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,ku/] (  
,new ,hamp%ire1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4  
,soto7 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 ! ,bird-,safe ,build+s ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,use ( bird-safe build+    
mat]ials & design features  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #cc ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !

 foll[+3  #ccai4 ,use ( bird-safe build+
 mat]ials & design features  7a7        
,con/ruction1 alt]ation1 & acquisition (
 public build+s ,ea* public build+      
con/ruct$1 acquir$1 or ( :i* m ?an #ej  
p]c5t ( ! facade is sub/antially alt]$  
79 ! op9ion ( ! ,commission] ( ,public  
,build+s7 by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al    
,s]vices %all meet1 to ! maximum ext5t  
practicable1 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  #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$ subject  
to security & o!r mission relat$        
requirem5ts4  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      
practicable & consi/5t ) security & o!r 
mission relat$ requirem5ts1 z det]m9$ by
 ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all r$uce ext]ior     

build+ & site light+ = ea* public       
build+4 ,?is p>agraph %all n apply to   
build+s 9 :i* ! ,adm9i/rator does n h   
control ( ! ext]ior build+ & site       
light+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 ,additional me?ods ,9   
c>ry+ out ! requirem5ts ( ?is section1 !
 ,adm9i/rator may employ any available  
me?ods & /rategies t are 9 accordance ) 
exi/+ effective be/ practices to r$uce  
bird mortality4  7e7 ,exception =       
significant co/ ,! requirem5ts ( ?is    
section %all n apply to any acquisition 
or sub/antial alt]ation describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 if ! ,adm9i/rator1 aft]  
consid]ation ( multiple options1        
det]m9es t ! use ( ! requir$ build+     
mat]ials & design features w\ld result 9
 a significant additional co/ = !       
project4  7f7 ,exempt build+s ,?is      
section %all n apply to-- 7#a7 any      

build+ or site li/$1 or eligible = li/+1
 on ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric      
,places2  7#b7 ! ,:ite ,h\se & its      
gr\nds2  7#c7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt build+ & 
its gr\nds2 or  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,capitol & its relat$ build+s & gr\nds4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #cc ( title
 #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is fur!r     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
item3  #ccai4 ,use ( bird-safe build+   
mat]ials & design features4  4