Sec. 303. Storing carbon in Federal buildings
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The Secretaries, in coordination with any other relevant agencies, shall develop and maintain a running database of mass timber buildings that are owned or leased by the Federal Government and are occupied primarily by employees of the Secretaries (referred to in this subsection as the database ). The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director of the Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service, shall conduct an assessment of each mass timber building included in the database, which shall include collecting data on the embodied carbon of the materials used in the construction of the mass timber buildings included in the database.
The Secretaries shall prepare a plan to increase the quantity of carbon stored in buildings that are owned or leased by the Federal Government and are occupied primarily by employees of Secretaries. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit the plan under subparagraph
(A)to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives . The plan submitted by the Secretaries shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, material neutral, and may include using mass timber, carbon concrete, and any other materials. Not later than September 30, 2027, subject to the exceptions listed in paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall procure facilities, buildings, or structures, including not fewer than 100 single-occupancy restrooms, using domestic mass timber. The Secretaries may decide not to procure facilities, buildings, or structures using domestic mass timber if the Secretaries determine that the items— are not reasonably available within a reasonable period of time; fail to meet the reasonable performance standards of the procuring agencies; are not necessary to support the mission of the applicable agency; or are available only at an unreasonable price. The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director of the Forest Products Laboratory of the Forest Service, may coordinate with other Federal agencies and non-Federal partners for the purpose of improving the management and efficiency of constructing mass timber buildings and infrastructure.