,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dadi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1    
#bjbd ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish
 a contracting preference for public    
buildings that use innovative wood      
products in the construction of those   
buildings1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,mass ,timber ,federal ,buildings   
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,made in ,america   
,mass ,timber  7a7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3  7#a7 ,administrator ,the term
 ,administrator means the ,administrator
 of ,general ,services4  7#b7           
,innovative wood product ,the term      
innovative wood product has the meaning 
given the term in section #hfda of the  
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfee;c note2 ,public ,law
 #aae-ccd74  7#c7 ,innovative wood      

product facility ,the term innovative   
wood product facility has the meaning   
given the term in section #ijac7;a7 of  
the ,farm ,security and ,rural          
,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#haac7;a774  7#d7 ,mass timber ,the term
 mass timber has the meaning given the  
term in section #hfda of the            
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfee;c note2 ,public ,law
 #aae-ccd74  7#e7 ,public building  7,a7
 ,in general ,except as provided in     
subparagraph 7,b71 the term public      
building has the meaning given the term 
in section #ccja7;a7 of title #dj1      
,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,inclusion 
,the term public building includes a    
military installation 7as defined in    
section #bhja7;c7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code74  7#f7 ,restoration      
practices ,the term restoration         
practices means forest management       
practices based on forest type that     
re-establish or enhance ecosystem       
functions by-- 7,a7 modifying or        

managing the composition1 structure1 and
 spatial arrangement of forest          
components for complexity and diversity2
 and  7,b7 establishing or              
re-establishing processes necessary to  
make forest and connected aquatic       
ecosystems ecologically functional1     
resilient to disturbance1 or adaptive4  
7#g7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,defense4  7b7  
,made in ,america mass timber public    
buildings contracting preference  7#a7  
,contracting preference  7,a7 ,in       
general ,in entering into a contract for
 the construction1 alteration1          
acquisition1 or lease of a public       
building1 the ,administrator or the     
,secretary1 as applicable1 shall give   
priority to public buildings that use1  
to the maximum extent achievable as     
determined by the ,administrator or the 
,secretary1 as applicable1 innovative   
wood products in the construction of    
those buildings that are-- 7i7 procured 
from an innovative wood product facility

 located within the ,united ,states2 and
  7ii7 harvested from forestlands       
located within the ,united ,states1     
consistent with responsible sources4    
7,b7 ,responsible sources ,for purposes 
of subparagraph 7,a77ii71 innovative    
wood products produced from responsible 
sources are--  7i7 produced according to
 an independently certified procurement 
standard2 or  7ii7 from jurisdictions   
with regulatory or quasi-regulatory     
programs to implement best management   
practices1 including from ,federal1     
,state1 and ,tribal land4  7#b7         
,contracts and priority  7,a7 ,in       
general ,in procuring innovative wood   
products for purposes of carrying out   
the requirements of paragraph 7#a71 the 
,administrator or the ,secretary1 as    
applicable1 shall-- 7i7 consider        
appropriate contracting options2 and    
7ii7 give preference to innovative wood 
products that are sourced from-- 7,i7   
restoration practices2  7,,ii7 forest   
management actions designed to protect  

communities and critical infrastructure 
against catastrophic wildfire2 or       
7,,iii7 underserved forest owners1 as   
determined by the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 including ,tribally owned 
forests and small family forests4  7,b7 
,documentation required ,for purposing  
of verifying that an innovative wood    
product is sourced in accordance with   
subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or 7,,iii7 of   
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the              
,administrator or the ,secretary1 as    
applicable1 shall seek appropriate      
documentation4  7#c7 ,lifecycle         
assessment2 report  7,a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall      
conduct a cradle-to-gate whole-building 
lifecycle assessment considering the    
global warming potential1 in compliance 
with ,international ,organization for   
,standardization standards #adjdd and   
#adjbj1 of new buildings that use       

innovative wood products in the         
construction of those buildings4  7,b7  
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date on which the whole-building    
lifecycle assessment required under     
subparagraph 7,a7 is completed1 the     
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture1 shall      
submit to ,congress1 and make publicly  
available1 a report describing the      
results of that assessment4