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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10031 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10031

   To require manufacturers of household appliances to affix to such 
 appliances a label or tag disclosing estimated performance life, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 22, 2024

  Ms. Perez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
   To require manufacturers of household appliances to affix to such 
 appliances a label or tag disclosing estimated performance life, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Performance Life Disclosure Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. PERFORMANCE LIFE LABELING FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.

    (a) Labeling Required.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Requirement.--In accordance with the 
                regulations promulgated under paragraph (2), a 
                manufacturer of a household appliance that is on the 
                list published under paragraph (3) shall disclose on a 
                conspicuous label or tag affixed to each such appliance 
                sold or offered for sale at retail to a consumer the 
                following:
                            (i) The estimated performance life of such 
                        appliance (as determined by the manufacturer), 
                        under normal operating conditions specified 
                        under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), with routine 
                        maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.
                            (ii) The estimated performance life of such 
                        appliance (as determined by the manufacturer), 
                        under normal operating conditions specified 
                        under paragraph (3)(A)(ii), without routine 
                        maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.
                            (iii) The estimated annual cost of routine 
                        maintenance of such appliance recommended by 
                        the manufacturer.
                            (iv) The process by which a consumer may, 
                        using the mechanism established under 
                        subsection (c), report that such appliance has 
                        reached the end of the performance life of such 
                        appliance.
                    (B) Exclusion of secondhand sales.--Subparagraph 
                (A) does not apply to any sale or offer for sale of a 
                household appliance after such appliance is sold to the 
                first person who purchases such appliance other than 
                for purposes of resale.
            (2) NIST regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall promulgate 
        regulations to carry out this subsection.
            (3) Designation of appliances by nist.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
                            (i) determine the household appliances for 
                        which, in the discretion of the Director, the 
                        labeling requirement of paragraph (1) is 
                        appropriate;
                            (ii) for each household appliance for which 
                        the Director has made a determination under 
                        clause (i), specify the normal operating 
                        conditions, reflecting typical consumer 
                        behavior, that the manufacturer of such 
                        appliance shall use for purposes of determining 
                        estimated performance life under clauses (i) 
                        and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A); and
                            (iii) publish in the Federal Register a 
                        list of the household appliances for which the 
                        Director has made a determination under clause 
                        (i), including the normal operating conditions 
                        specified under clause (ii) for each such 
                        appliance.
                    (B) Updates.--The Director shall update the 
                determinations and specifications made and list 
                published under subparagraph (A), as the Director 
                considers appropriate.
            (4) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect 
        to a household appliance that is sold or offered for sale at 
        retail to a consumer after the date that is 5 years after the 
        date on which such appliance is placed on the list published 
        under paragraph (3).
    (b) Enforcement by FTC.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of 
        subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated under such 
        subsection shall be treated as a violation of a regulation 
        under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or 
        practices.
            (2) Powers of ftc.--The Commission shall enforce subsection 
        (a) and the regulations promulgated under such subsection in 
        the same manner, by the same means, and with the same 
        jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms 
        and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
        41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this 
        section. Any person who violates subsection (a) or a regulation 
        promulgated under such subsection shall be subject to the 
        penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
        provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act.
    (c) Consumer Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
        mechanism by which a consumer may easily report to the Director 
        when a household appliance has reached the end of the 
        performance life of such appliance.
            (2) Publication.--The Director shall publish the 
        information reported under paragraph (1), disaggregated by 
        manufacturer and model, on the website of the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
            (3) Household appliance.--The term ``household appliance'' 
        includes a separate major component of a household appliance, 
        but only to the extent that such component is sold separately 
        from such appliance at retail to a consumer.
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