1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Nearly one-third of the 800 bird species in the United States are endangered, threatened, or in significant decline. (2) In the United States alone, an estimated 1 billion birds die annually from striking buildings, bridges, and other manmade structures, with glass being one of the primary causes of the deaths. (3) Birds have a significant impact on the United States economy, as evidenced by United States Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the 47 million birdwatchers in the United States contribute $40 billion annually to the Nation’s economy. (4) The General Services Administration is obligated, under Executive Order 13186, to support the conservation intent of the migratory bird conventions by integrating bird conservation principles, measures, and practices into agency activities and by avoiding or minimizing, to the extent practicable, adverse impacts on migratory bird resources when conducting agency actions . 3. Use of bird-safe building materials and design features (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 3314, 3315, and 3316 as sections 3315, 3316, and 3317, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3313 the following: 3314. Use of bird-safe building materials and design features (a) Construction, alteration, and acquisition of public buildings Each public building constructed, substantially altered (in the opinion of the Commissioner of Public Buildings), or acquired by the Administrator of General Services shall meet, to the maximum extent practicable, as determined by the Administrator, the following standards: (1) At least 90 percent of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet— (A) shall not be composed of glass