12 2 STA T . 2 069PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 4 6 —J U NE 1 8, 2008 undercla u s e (i i ), i fth ec o ntent of the desi g nated inter -m ediate ingredients and feedstoc k se x ceeds 50p ercent of the item (unless the S ecretar y determines a different composition percentage is appropriate)
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‘(i v ) set forth recommended practices w ith respect to the procurement of b iobased products and items containing such materials; ‘‘(v) provide information as to the availability, rel- ative price, performance, and environmental and public health benefits of such materials and items; and ‘‘(vi) take effect on the date established in the guidelines, which may not exceed 1 year after publica- tion . ‘‘( C ) INFORMATI ON P RO V I DE D. — Information provided pursuant to subparagraph ( B )(v) with respect to a material or item shall be considered to be provided for another item made with the same material or item. ‘‘( D ) P RO H I B ITION.— G uidelines issued under this para- graph may not re q uire a manufacturer or vendor of biobased products, as a condition of the purchase of biobased products from the manufacturer or vendor, to provide to procuring agencies more data than would be required to be provided by other manufacturers or vendors offering products for sale to a procuring agency, other than data confirming the biobased content of a product. ‘‘( E ) QU A L IF Y IN G PUR C HA S ES.— T he guidelines shall apply with respect to any purchase or acquisition of a procurement item for which— ‘‘(i) the purchase price of the item exceeds $ 10,000; or ‘‘(ii) the quantity of the items or of functionally- equivalent items purchased or acquired during the pre- ceding fiscal year was at least $10,000. ‘‘( 4 ) A DMINISTRATION.— ‘‘(A) O FFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY.—The Office of F ederal Procurement Policy, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall— ‘‘(i) coordinate the implementation of this sub- section with other policies for Federal procurement; ‘‘(ii) annually collect the information required to be reported under subparagraph (B) and make the information publicly available; ‘‘(iii) take a leading role in informing Federal agen- cies concerning, and promoting the adoption of and compliance with, procurement requirements for biobased products by Federal agencies; and ‘‘(iv) not less than once every 2 years, submit to Congress a report that— ‘‘(I) describes the progress made in carrying out this subsection; and ‘‘(II) contains a summary of the information reported pursuant to subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) OTHER AGENCIES.—To assist the Office of Federal Procurement Policy in carrying out subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(i) each procuring agency shall submit each year to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, to the maximum extent practicable, information concerning— Reports.D e adlin e. Reports. Ef fe c ti v e date.
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