Pub. L. 109-115, div. A, tit. VI, sec. 609

Sec. 609. In the case of any General Services Administration (GSA) project subject to its published design criteria or specifications of any solicitations for offers issued for construction of a Federal building or courthouse and to the extent GSA utilizes, references or relies on any sustainable building rating systems that award credit for certified wood products, GSA shall ensure credit under its procedures and requirements to any project that uses wood or wood products certified by a credible third party sustainable forest certification program, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Forest Stewardship Council: Provided, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the relevant congressional committees of jurisdiction on the progress and next steps toward recognition of other credible sustainable building rating systems within the GSA sustainable building procurement process.