SEC-952 -- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES. 

 
 (a) Authorization of Appropriations.-Section 809(h) of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 1701j-2) is amended by
striking the second sentence and inserting the following new sentence:
"In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under the
first sentence of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated
to the Institute to carry out the provisions of this section not to
exceed $512,000 for fiscal year 1991 and $534,000 for fiscal year
1992.".
 
 (b) Advanced Building Technology Program.-Section 809 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701j-2) is amended-
 
 (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i) and
(j), respectively; and
 
 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
 
 "(h) Advanced Building Technology Program.-
 
 "(1) Establishment of advanced building technology council.-There is
established within the Institute, the Advanced Building Technology
Council (hereafter referred to as the `Council').
 
 "(2) Purposes.-The Council shall carry out an Advanced Building
Technology Program for the purposes of-
 
 "(A) identifying, selecting, and evaluating existing and new building
technologies, including energy cost savings technologies, that conform
to recognized performance criteria and meet applicable test standards
for maintenance of life, safety, health, and public welfare when used
in occupied buildings;
 
 "(B) to the extent necessary, developing criteria for the use of such
technology;
 
 "(C) conducting economic analyses of proposed new technologies when
produced and installed in buildings at volumes associated with
comparable conventional technologies;
 
 "(D) in cooperation with the appropriate Federal agencies, advising
building designers, installers, subcontractors, contractors and
supervisory officials on the appropriate design and use of new building
technology incorporated in federally owned or operated buildings;
 
 "(E) in cooperation with the appropriate Federal agencies, monitoring
and evaluating the performance of new building technologies for at least
1 year after installation and building occupancy; and
 
 "(F) disseminating resulting data to affected parties through
automated information management systems.
 
 "(3) Council membership.-The Council shall be comprised of not less
than 6 and not more than 11 members selected by the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development from among representatives of the various segments
of the nationwide building community that have extensive experience in
building industries, including, but not limited to-
 
 "(A) product manufacturers;
 
 "(B) experts in the fields of health, fire hazards, and safety; and
 
 "(C) independent representatives of the public interest such as
architects, professional engineers, and representatives of consumer
organizations,
except that serving members of the National Institute of Building
Sciences Advisory Council shall not be eligible to serve simultaneously
on the Council.
 
 "(4) Federal participation.-
 
 "(A) In general.-Any agency of the Federal Government involved in any
building or construction may participate in the Advanced Building
Technology Program with the Council to develop and implement programs
to incorporate one or more of the recommended new technologies in a new
or existing building within the agency.
 
 "(B) Required assurances.-Upon agreement between a participating
Federal agency and the Council, with respect to the selection of the
appropriate technology and the schedule of necessary work, the Council
shall-
 
 "(i) provide the Federal agency with a 5-year guarantee from the
technology manufacturer that-
 
 "(I) all necessary corrections to the technology will be made in the
design, installation, and maintenance of the technology;
 
 "(II) all malfunctions will be repaired without delay; and
 
 "(III) the technology manufacturer will be responsible for removal of
the technology in the event of its failure to perform as required,
 
 "(ii) provide the Federal agency and its officials responsible for
constructing or renovating buildings utilizing the new technology, as
well as the designers, installers, subcontractors, and contractors
responsible for the design, construction, or renovation of the buildings
utilizing such technology with the technical information necessary to
ensure its most appropriate use,
 
 "(iii) in cooperation with the Federal agency, monitor and evaluate
the performance of the new technology, and
 
 "(iv) prepare reports to be made available to public agencies at all
levels of government, the industry, and the public on the performance
of the new technology.
 
 "(5) Report to the institute.-The Council shall submit to the
Institute annually a description of its activities under the Advanced
Building Technology Program for inclusion in the Institute's annual
report to the Congress under subsection (j).".