An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-385 to require the use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of federal buildings receiving at least 50% Federal funding and which construction cost is over $1,000,000 or the space to be leased is over 25,000 square feet.

1. Adds SEC. 22. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST REQUIRED at the end of the bill

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   Inserted: SEC. 22. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST REQUIRED.

   Inserted: Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(d) Consideration of Life-cycle Cost Required.--

   Inserted: "(1) Requirement.--The Administrator shall ensure that the life-cycle cost of a public building is considered in the construction or lease of a public building described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: "(2) Federal buildings subject to requirement.--A public building is subject to the requirement under paragraph (1) if--

   Inserted: "(A) construction or lease of the building begins after the date of the enactment of the Civilian Property Realignment Act;

   Inserted: "(B) the estimated construction costs of the building exceed $1,000,000;

   Inserted: "(C) in the case of a lease, the square footage of the property is more than 25,000 square feet; and

   Inserted: "(D) Federal funding comprises more than 50 percent of the funding for the estimated construction or lease costs of the building.

   Inserted: "(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following definitions apply:

   Inserted: "(A) Life-cycle cost.--The term 'life-cycle cost' means the sum of the following costs, as estimated for the lifetime of a building:

   Inserted: "(i) Investment costs.

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   Inserted: "(ii) Capital costs.

   Inserted: "(iii) Installation costs.

   Inserted: "(iv) Energy costs.

   Inserted: "(v) Operating costs.

   Inserted: "(vi) Maintenance costs.

   Inserted: "(vii) Replacement costs.

   Inserted: "(B) Lifetime of a building.--The term 'lifetime of a building' means, with respect to a building, the greater of--

   Inserted: "(i) the period of time during which the building is projected to be utilized; or

   Inserted: "(ii) 50 years.".

   Inserted: SEC. 23. LONG-TERM SAVINGS THROUGH LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.

   Inserted: Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 19, is further amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (7), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

   Inserted: (3) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(9) with respect to any prospectus for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of any building or space to be leased, a statement by the Administrator describing the use of life-cycle cost analysis and any increased design, construction, or acquisition costs identified by such analysis that are offset by lower long-term costs.".

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   At the end of the bill, add the following new sections:

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