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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5789 

To create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards for small-duct highvelocity air conditioning and heat pump systems, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 20, 2010 

Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To create clean energy jobs and set efficiency standards 

for small-duct high-velocity air conditioning and heat 

pump systems, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SDHV Energy Effi5 ciency Standards for America Act of 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 


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1 (1) The Department of Energy grouped small2 duct high-velocity systems with all air conditioners 

3 and heat pumps in a final rule published on January 

4 22, 2001. 

5 (2) The Department of Energy subsequently 

6 published and established the minimum efficiency 

7 standard for small-duct high-velocity systems and in8 formed all manufacturers of these products to re9 quest exception relief in order to legally sell these 

10 products in the United States. 

11 SEC. 3. STANDARDS FOR SMALL-DUCT HIGH-VELOCITY AIR 

12 CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS. 

13 (a) STANDARDS.—Section 325(d) of the Energy Pol14 icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(d)) is amend15 ed— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(C) Small-duct high-velocity systems: 

19 11.00 for products manufactured on or after 

20 January 23, 2006.’’; and 

21 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(C) Small-duct high-velocity systems: 6.8 

24 for products manufactured on or after January 

25 23, 2006.’’. 


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1 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy 

2 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by 

3 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(67) SMALL-DUCT, HIGH VELOCITY SYSTEM.— 

5 The term ‘small-duct, high-velocity system’ means a 

6 heating and cooling product that contains a blower 

7 and indoor coil combination that— 

8 ‘‘(A) is designed for, and produces, at least 

9 1.2 inches of external static pressure when op10 erated at the certified air volume rate of 220– 

11 350 cubic feet per minute per rated ton of cool12 ing; and 

13 ‘‘(B) when applied in the field, uses high 

14 velocity room outlets generally greater than 

15 1,000 feet per minute that have less than 6.0 

16 square inches of free area.’’. 

17 (c) AMENDMENT OF STANDARDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, by rule, 

19 amend the standards established for small-duct high20 velocity air conditioning and heat pump systems 

21 under the amendments made by this section. 

22 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Standards as amended 

23 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not take effect less 

24 than 5 years after the final rule making the amend25 ment is published. 


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1 (3) DETERMINATION.—Not later than June 30, 

2 2011, the Secretary shall publish a final rule to de3 termine whether standards for small-duct, high-ve4 locity systems should be amended. 

5 SEC. 4. CREDIT FOR NONBUSINESS SMALL-DUCT, HIGH-VE6 LOCITY AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP 

7 SYSTEMS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 25C(d) 

9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to energy10 efficient building property) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

12 at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 

13 and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(F) a small-duct high-velocity central air 

15 conditioning and heat pump system which 

16 has— 

17 ‘‘(i) a seasonal energy efficiency ratio 

18 of no less than 11.00, 

19 ‘‘(ii) a heating seasonal performance 

20 factor of no less than 6.80, and 

21 ‘‘(iii) a duct system that has less than 

22 5 percent air leakage.’’. 

23 (b) SMALL-DUCT HIGH-VELOCITY CENTRAL AIR

24 CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM.—Subsection 


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1 (d) of section 25C of such Code is amended by adding 

2 at the end the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(7) SMALL-DUCT HIGH-VELOCITY CENTRAL

4 AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM.—The 

5 term ‘small-duct high-velocity central air condi6 tioning and heat pump system’ means a heating and 

7 cooling product that contains a blower and indoor 

8 coil combination that— 

9 ‘‘(A) is designed for, and produces, at least 

10 1.2 inches of external static pressure when op11 erated at the certified air volume rate of 220– 

12 350 cubic feet per minute per rated ton of cool13 ing, and 

14 ‘‘(B) when applied in the field, uses room 

15 outlets— 

16 ‘‘(i) having a velocity which is gen17 erally greater than 1,000 feet per minute, 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) having less than 6 square inches 

20 of free area.’’. 

21 (c) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (2) of section 25C(g) 

22 of such Code (relating to termination) is amended by in23 serting ‘‘(December 31, 2013, in the case of small-duct 

24 high-velocity central air conditioning and heat pump sys25 tems)’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 


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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply to property placed in service after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years end4 ing after such date. 

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