,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ag          
7legislative day1 ,march #af71 #bjba,mr4
 ,booker introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 
,united ,states ,code1 to direct the    
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
incorporate practices and strategies to 
reduce bird fatalities resulting from   
collisions with certain public          
buildings1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,federal ,bird ,safe ,buildings ,act
 of #bjba4  #b4 ,use of bird-safe       
features1 practices1 and strategies in  
public buildings  7a7 ,in general       
,chapter #cc of title #dj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ccai4 ,use of  
bird-safe features1 practices1 and      
strategies in public buildings  7a7     
,construction1 alteration1 and          

acquisition of public buildings ,the    
,administrator of ,general ,services    
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall incorporate1 to   
the extent practicable1 features1       
practices1 and strategies to reduce bird
 fatalities resulting from collisions   
with public buildings for each public   
building-- 7#a7 constructed2  7#b7      
acquired2 or  7#c7 of which more than   
#ej percent of the facade is            
substantially altered1 as determined by 
the ,commissioner of ,public ,buildings4
  7b7 ,design guide ,the ,administrator 
shall develop a design guide to carry   
out subsection 7a7 that includes the    
following3 7#a7 ,features for reducing  
bird fatalities resulting from          
collisions with public buildings        
throughout all construction phases1     
taking into account the number of bird  
fatalities that occur at different types
 of public buildings4  7#b7 ,methods and
 strategies for reducing bird fatalities
 resulting from collisions with public  

buildings during the operation and      
maintenance of those buildings1         
including installing interior1 exterior1
 and site lighting4  7#c7 ,best         
practices for reducing bird fatalities  
resulting from collisions with public   
buildings1 including-- 7,a7 a           
description of the reasons for adopting 
the practices2 and  7,b7 an explanation 
for the omission of a best practice     
identified under subsection 7c74  7c7   
,identifying best practices ,to carry   
out subsection 7b77#c71 the             
,administrator may identify best        
practices for reducing bird fatalities  
resulting from collisions with public   
buildings1 including best practices     
recommended by-- 7#a7 ,federal agencies 
with expertise in bird conservation2    
7#b7 nongovernmental organizations with 
expertise in bird conservation2 and     
7#c7 representatives of green building  
certification systems4  7d7             
,dissemination of design guide ,the     
,administrator shall disseminate the    

design guide developed under subsection 
7b7 to all ,federal agencies1           
subagencies1 and departments with       
independent leasing authority from the  
,administrator4  7e7 ,update to design  
guide ,the ,administrator shall1 on a   
regular basis1 update the design guide  
developed under subsection 7b7 with     
respect to the priorities of the        
,administrator for reducing bird        
fatalities resulting from collisions    
with public buildings4  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 the
 grounds of the ,white ,house2  7#c7 the
 ,supreme ,court building and the       
grounds of the ,supreme ,court2 or  7#d7
 the ,united ,states ,capitol and any   
building on the grounds of the ,capitol4
  7g7 ,certification ,not later than    
,october #a of each fiscal year1 the    
,administrator1 acting through the      

,commissioner of ,public ,buildings1    
shall certify to ,congress that the     
,administrator uses the design guide    
developed under subsection 7b7 for each 
public building described in subsection 
7a74  7h7 ,report ,not later than       
,october #a of each fiscal year1 the    
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report that includes-- 7#a7 the      
certification under subsection 7g72 and 
7#b7 to the extent practicable1 the     
number of bird fatalities that occurred 
as a result of a collision with the     
public buildings occupied by each       
,federal agency4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #cc of title #dj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ccai4 ,use of  
bird-safe features1 practices1 and      
strategies in public buildings4  4