,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bb1        
#bjba,mr4 ,lamb introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on      
,oversight and ,reform1 and ,science1   
,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator
 of the ,environmental ,agency to       
establish a program to enhance the      
transparency1 quality1 and availability 
of life-cycle assessment data1 and      
harmonize life-cycle assessment         
approaches to calculating greenhouse gas
 emissions and other environmental      
factors1 in the production of products  
made primarily of eligible materials    
through environmental product           
declarations or a similar mechanism as  

determined appropriate by the           
,administrator1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,manufacturing ,assistance to   
,determine ,emissions ,act or the ,,made
 ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,administrator ,the term           
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency4  7#b7 ,eligible material ,the  
term eligible material means any        
material 7or groups of materials7 on the
 list in effect under section #c7;b74   
7#c7 ,embodied emissions ,the term      
embodied emissions means the quantity of
 greenhouse gas emissions1 measured in  
kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent1 
accounting for all stages of production 
including upstream processing and       
extraction of fuels and feedstocks1     
emitted to the atmosphere due to the    
production of a product per unit of such
 product4  7#d7 ,environmental product  
declaration ,the term environmental     
product declaration means a document    

that includes-- 7,a7 product-specific   
measurement of the embodied emissions of
 a product on a mass basis and per      
functional unit that-- 7i7 is in        
accordance with international standards1
 such as a ,type ,,iii environmental    
product declaration1 as defined by the  
,international ,organization for        
,standardization standard #adjbe2  7ii7 
is calculated for a specific facility2  
7iii7 communicates transparent and      
comparable information2  7iv7 includes  
all stages of manufacturing required by 
the product2  7v7 is verified by an     
independent third party2 and  7vi7 is   
developed in accordance with the        
criteria specified in the appropriate   
product category rule designated by the 
,administration under section #c7;c72   
and  7,b7 is valid for no more than #e  
years4  7#e7 ,federal contracting agency
 ,the term ,federal contracting agency  
means-- 7,a7 the ,department of         
,defense1 including the ,army ,corps of 
,engineers2  7,b7 the ,department of    

,energy2  7,c7 the ,department of       
,transportation2  7,d7 the ,department  
of ,commerce2  7,e7 the ,environmental  
,protection ,agency2  7,f7 the ,general 
,services ,administration2 and  7,g7 the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4     
7#f7 ,functional unit ,the term         
functional unit means the measurement of
 the function of a product that-- 7,a7  
is in accordance with international     
standards1 such as a ,type ,,iii        
environmental product declaration1 as   
defined by the ,international           
,organization for ,standardization      
standard #adjbe2 and  7,b7 is a         
quantified description of the function a
 product performs1 including for how    
long it is performed4  7#g7 ,product    
category rule ,the term product category
 rule means a document that defines     
necessary rules1 requirements1 and      
guidelines for developing an            
environmental product declaration1 or   
similar mechanism as determined         
appropriate by the ,administrator1 of a 

product covered by such product category
 rule4  #c4 ,embodied emissions         
transparency  7a7 ,in general ,not later
 than #ahj days after the enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 the ,director of the ,national 
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 and relevant ,national     
,laboratories1 shall establish a program
 to enhance the transparency1 quality1  
and availability of life-cycle          
assessment data1 and harmonize          
life-cycle assessment approaches to     
calculating greenhouse gas emissions and
 other environmental factors1 in the    
production of products made primarily of
 eligible materials through             
environmental product declarations or a 
similar mechanism as determined         
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7b7 
,list of eligible materials  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,administrator shall       
maintain a list of materials to be      
treated as eligible materials for       

purposes of this ,act4  7#b7 ,initial   
list ,the initial list of eligible      
materials shall include-- 7,a7 aluminum2
  7,b7 steel2  7,c7 concrete2  7,d7     
cement2 and  7,e7 any eligible material 
described in paragraph 7#c7 the         
,administrator determines is            
appropriate4  7#c7 ,secondary list ,the 
secondary list of eligible materials    
shall include-- 7,a7 flat glass2  7,b7  
insulation2  7,c7 unit masonry2 and     
7,d7 wood products4  7#d7 ,modification 
of list  7,a7 ,petition ,beginning #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 any person may submit to the 
,administrator a petition to modify the 
list of eligible materials maintained   
under this subsection4  7,b7 ,deadline  
,not later than #a year after receipt of
 a petition under subparagraph 7,a71 the
 ,administrator shall-- 7i7 approve the 
petition and modify the list maintained 
under this subsection in accordance with
 such petition2 or  7ii7 deny the       
petition and publish a written          

explanation of the ,administrator's     
decision to approve or deny the         
petition4  7c7 ,product category rule   
designations  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator shall1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,energy1 the     
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 and        
relevant ,national ,laboratories1       
designate product category rules for    
products made primarily of eligible     
materials to be used in the creation of 
environmental product declarations1 or a
 similar mechanism as determined        
appropriate by the ,administrator1 for  
each product type covered by such       
product category rules4 ,in designating 
such product category rules1 the        
,administrator may designate separate   
product category rules as appropriate   
based on class1 type1 and size of       
products4  7#b7 ,timing  7,a7 ,initial  
designations ,not later than #f months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall designate

 product category rules for products    
made primarily of eligible materials    
listed in subsection 7b77#b7 and used in
 construction4  7,b7 ,secondary         
designations ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall designate
 product category rules for products    
made primarily of eligible materials    
listed in subsection 7b77#c7 and used in
 construction4  7#c7 ,requirements ,in  
designating a product category rule for 
products made primarily of an eligible  
material1 the ,administrator shall      
consider-- 7,a7 the uses1 durability1   
lifetime1 performance1 and appropriate  
functional unit of a product covered by 
such product category rule2  7,b7 the   
stages of manufacturing required by a   
product covered by such product category
 rule2  7,c7 the inclusion of imported  
products covered by such product        
category rule2 and  7,d7 the quality and
 harmonization of life-cycle assessments
 of embodied emissions and other        

environmental factors1 in the production
 of products covered by such product    
category rule4  7#d7 ,product category  
rules developed by third parties ,in    
designating a product category rule     
under this subsection1 the              
,administrator-- 7,a7 may designate a   
product category rule developed by a    
third party2 or  7,b7 may develop and   
designate a product category rule if the
 ,administrator determines that for the 
products made primarily of an eligible  
material-- 7i7 no such third party rule 
exists2 or  7ii7 no such rule third     
party rule exists that is adequate4     
7#e7 ,updates  7,a7 ,in general ,at     
least once every #e years after a       
product category rule is designated     
under this subsection1 the              
,administrator shall review such product
 category rule1 and after opportunity   
for notice and comment1 update such     
product category rule as necessary4     
7,b7 ,petitions ,beginning #a year after
 the designation of a product category  

rule under this subsection1 any person  
may submit to the ,administrator a      
petition to reconsider such designation 
based on-- 7i7 advances in technology   
that create substantial changes to the  
production of products within a product 
category2 or  7ii7 a misrepresentation  
or change of a product's                
characteristics1 methods of production1 
or use4  7d7 ,national environmental    
product declaration database  7#a7      
,establishment ,beginning not later than
 #i months after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall  
establish and maintain a publicly       
accessible database of environmental    
product declarations to be known as the 
,national ,environmental ,product       
,declaration ,database4  7#b7 ,inclusion
 by appropriate product category rule   
,the ,administrator shall include an    
environmental product declaration1      
including an environmental product      
declaration for an imported product1 in 
the ,national ,environmental ,product   

,declaration ,database only if the      
declaration is created using the        
appropriate product category rule       
designated under subsection 7c74  7#c7  
,removal ,the ,administrator shall      
immediately remove an environmental     
product declaration1 including an       
environmental product declaration for an
 imported product1 from the ,national   
,environmental ,product ,declaration    
,database if the declaration does not   
use the appropriate product category    
rule designated under subsection 7c71 is
 unverified by a third party1 or is     
otherwise found to be inadequate1 as    
determined by the ,administrator4  7e7  
,environmental product declaration      
assistance  7#a7 ,technical assistance  
program ,the ,administrator shall       
establish a program to provide technical
 assistance to manufacturers of eligible
 materials to develop and verify        
environmental product declarations4     
7#b7 ,grants to businesses  7,a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #i months after 

the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator shall establish a grant  
program to provide financial assistance 
for the development and verification of 
environmental product declarations      
subject to the appropriate product      
category rules designated in subsection 
7c7 for businesses that manufacture     
eligible materials or products primarily
 made of eligible materials in the      
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,limitations ,no 
business shall receive more than        
#ajj1jjj under such program during any  
#e-year period4  7,c7 ,commitment to    
submit environmental product            
declarations ,any business receiving    
financial assistance under this         
paragraph shall submit any environmental
 product declaration developed and      
verified with such financial assistance 
to the ,national ,environmental ,product
 ,declaration ,database established     
under subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,outreach to
 manufacturers ,the ,administrator shall
 conduct public outreach and education  

to manufacturers about the ,national    
,environmental ,product ,declaration    
,database established under subsection  
7d7 and encourage submission of         
environmental product declarations      
created using the appropriate product   
category rule designated in subsection  
7c71 to such database4  7#d7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this subsection #be1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjbb through  
#bjca4  7f7 ,environmental product      
declarations audits ,the ,administrator 
shall conduct random audits of          
environmental product declarations      
submitted to the ,national              
,environmental ,product ,declaration    
,database established under subsection  
7d71 and the practices of independent   
third-party verifiers of such           
environmental product declarations4 ,at 
a minimum1 the ,administrator shall     
conduct audits each year for a          
representative sample of product        

categories and geographical areas1      
including environmental product         
declarations of imported products4  7g7 
,interagency consultation ,in carrying  
out the program established in this     
section1 the ,administrator shall       
consult and coordinate with relevant    
programs within the ,department of      
,energy1 ,department of ,commerce1 and  
other relevant agencies as determined by
 the ,administrator4  7h7 ,program      
review and assessment of environmental  
product declarations ,not later than #e 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in       
consultation with other relevant        
agencies as determined by the           
,administrator1 shall conduct a review  
of the program established under this   
section4 ,such review-- 7#a7 shall--    
7,a7 include an assessment of the       
quality and efficacy of environmental   
product declarations to account for the 
embodied emissions of a product1 and    
consider alternative mechanisms or      

accounting methods that would enhance   
the transparency1 quality1 and          
availability of life-cycle assessment   
data1 and improve harmonization of      
life-cycle assessment approaches to     
calculating greenhouse gas and other    
environmental factors1 in the production
 of products containing eligible        
materials2 and  7,b7 provide an         
opportunity for public comment on the   
review's findings2 and  7#b7 may-- 7,a7 
include recommendations to enhance or   
harmonize accounting and reporting      
methods related to international        
life-cycle assessment standards of      
products containing eligible materials1 
including data verification and         
identification of products' country of  
origin for products produced outside of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7 include  
recommendations to improve the          
evaluation of environmental factors1    
including air1 water1 and land          
pollution1 and other factors related to 
raw material extraction1 transportation1

 manufacturing1 use1 and end of life1   
associated with products containing     
eligible materials4  #d4 ,reports to    
,congress  7a7 ,report on ,federal      
procurement ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator1 in            
consultation with other ,federal        
contracting agencies1 shall submit to   
,congress a report that quantifies and  
evaluates1 by agency1 sector of         
expenditure1 and product sector1 the    
volume of eligible materials procured by
 the ,federal ,government1 and the level
 of spending on such eligible materials4
  7b7 ,report on material efficiency    
,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,department of ,energy and other       
relevant agencies determined by the     
,administrator1 shall submit to         
,congress and make publicly available a 
report that includes a review of        
existing research on1 and policy        

recommendations for1 improving material 
efficiency of eligible materials4