§17093 Federal Green Building Performance

Summary

The Comptroller General must audit how the green building rules are being carried out and send a report to the Federal Director, the Advisory Committee, the Administrator, and Congress. The first of these reports must be done by October 31 in each of the two fiscal years after the fiscal year when this Act is enacted, and more reports can follow when the Comptroller General thinks they are needed. Each audit looks at the fiscal years since the last report and reviews budget and contracting issues using best practices under section 17092(d); how well the Federal Director, OMB, the Department of Energy, and other agencies coordinate; how the Federal Director and agencies are following the implementation plan; design-stage green building measures; high-performance building data sent to the Office; and any other matters the Comptroller General chooses. The Federal Director must work with the Advisory Committee to improve and help use OMB’s government efficiency reports and scorecards under section 17144 and the Environmental Stewardship Scorecard announced at the White House summit in January 2006, so each Federal agency’s sustainable design and green building actions can be measured.