SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY.

SEC. 1120. SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY. Not later than September 30, 2010, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall convene a summit of higher education experts working in the area of sustainable operations and programs, representatives from agencies of the Federal Government, and business and industry leaders to focus on efforts of national distinction that—(1) encourage faculty, staff, and students at institutions of higher education to establish administrative and academic sustainability programs on campus;(2) enhance research by faculty and students at institutions of higher education in sustainability practices and innovations that assist and improve sustainability;122 STAT. 3503(3) encourage institutions of higher education to work with community partners from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to design and implement sustainability programs for application in the community and workplace;(4) identify opportunities for partnerships involving institutions of higher education and the Federal Government to expand sustainable operations and academic programs focused on environmental and economic sustainability; and(5) charge the summit participants or steering committee to submit a set of recommendations for addressing sustainability through institutions of higher education.