Sec. 521. Definitions
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In this subtitle: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term eligible material means any material (or groups of materials) on the list in effect under section 522(b). The term embodied emissions means the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions, measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalent, accounting for all stages of production including upstream processing and extraction of fuels and feedstocks, emitted to the atmosphere due to the production of a product per unit of such product.
The term environmental product declaration means a document that includes— product-specific measurement of the embodied emissions of a product on a mass basis and per functional unit that— is in accordance with international standards, such as a Type III environmental product declaration, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization standard 14025; is calculated for a specific facility; communicates transparent and comparable information; includes all stages of manufacturing required by the product; is verified by an independent third party; and is developed in accordance with the criteria specified in the appropriate product category rule designated by the Administration under section 522(c); and is valid for no more than 5 years.
The term Federal contracting agency means— the Department of Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers; the Department of Energy; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Commerce; the Environmental Protection Agency; the General Services Administration; and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The term functional unit means the measurement of the function of a product that— is in accordance with international standards, such as a Type III environmental product declaration, as defined by the International Organization for Standardization standard 14025; and is a quantified description of the function a product performs, including for how long it is performed.
The term product category rule means a document that defines necessary rules, requirements, and guidelines for developing an environmental product declaration, or similar mechanism as determined appropriate by the Administrator, of a product covered by such product category rule. The term small business means an entity that generated less than $10,000,000 in annual revenue in at least 1 of the previous 3 calendar years.