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lamps should be amended so that the 
standards would be applicable to additional 
general service fluorescent lamps; and 
‘‘(ii) publish, not later than 18 
months after initiating the rulemaking, a 
final rule including the amended stand-
ards, if any. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The rule shall 
provide that the amendment shall apply to 
products manufactured after a date which is 36 
months after the date on which the rule is pub-
lished. 
‘‘(6) 
STANDARDS
FOR
GENERAL
SERVICE 
LAMPS.— 
‘‘(A) RULEMAKING
BEFORE
JANUARY
1, 
2014.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking procedure to determine 
whether— 
‘‘(I) standards in effect for gen-
eral service lamps should be amended; 
and 
‘‘(II) the exclusions for certain 
incandescent lamps should be main-
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tained or discontinued based, in part, 
on excluded lamp sales collected by 
the Secretary from manufacturers. 
‘‘(ii) SCOPE.—The rulemaking— 
‘‘(I) shall not be limited to incan-
descent lamp technologies; and 
‘‘(II) shall include consideration 
of a minimum standard of 45 lumens 
per watt for general service lamps. 
‘‘(iii) AMENDED STANDARDS.—If the 
Secretary determines that the standards in 
effect for general service lamps should be 
amended, the Secretary shall publish a 
final rule not later than January 1, 2017, 
with an effective date that is not earlier 
than 3 years after the date on which the 
final rule is published. 
‘‘(iv) 
PHASED-IN
EFFECTIVE 
DATES.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
consider 
phased-in effective dates under this sub-
paragraph after considering— 
‘‘(I) the impact of any amend-
ment on manufacturers, retiring and 
repurposing 
existing 
equipment, 
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stranded investments, labor contracts, 
workers, and raw materials; and 
‘‘(II) the time needed to work 
with retailers and lighting designers 
to revise sales and marketing strate-
gies. 
‘‘(v) BACKSTOP
REQUIREMENT.—If 
the Secretary fails to complete a rule-
making in accordance with clauses (i) 
through (iv) or if the final rule does not 
produce savings that are greater than or 
equal to the savings from a minimum effi-
cacy standard of 45 lumens per watt, effec-
tive beginning January 1, 2020, the Sec-
retary shall prohibit the manufacture of 
any general service lamp that does not 
meet a minimum efficacy standard of 45 
lumens per watt. 
‘‘(vi) STATE
PREEMPTION.—Neither 
section 327(c) nor any other provision of 
law shall preclude California or Nevada 
from adopting, effective beginning on or 
after January 1, 2018— 
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‘‘(I) a final rule adopted by the 
Secretary in accordance with clauses 
(i) through (iv); 
‘‘(II) if a final rule described in 
subclause (I) has not been adopted, 
the 
backstop 
requirement 
under 
clause (v); or 
‘‘(III) in the case of California, if 
a final rule described in subclause (I) 
has not been adopted, any California 
regulations relating to these covered 
products adopted pursuant to State 
statute in effect as of the date of en-
actment of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING
BEFORE
JANUARY
1, 
2020.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
January 1, 2020, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking procedure to determine 
whether— 
‘‘(I) standards in effect for gen-
eral service lamps should be amended; 
and 
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‘‘(II) the exclusions for certain 
incandescent lamps should be main-
tained or discontinued based, in part, 
on excluded lamp sales data collected 
by the Secretary from manufacturers. 
‘‘(ii) SCOPE.—The rulemaking shall 
not be limited to incandescent lamp tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(iii) AMENDED STANDARDS.—If the 
Secretary determines that the standards in 
effect for general service lamps should be 
amended, the Secretary shall publish a 
final rule not later than January 1, 2022, 
with an effective date that is not earlier 
than 3 years after the date on which the 
final rule is published. 
‘‘(iv) 
PHASED-IN
EFFECTIVE 
DATES.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
consider 
phased-in effective dates under this sub-
paragraph after considering— 
‘‘(I) the impact of any amend-
ment on manufacturers, retiring and 
repurposing 
existing 
equipment, 
stranded investments, labor contracts, 
workers, and raw materials; and 
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‘‘(II) the time needed to work 
with retailers and lighting designers 
to revise sales and marketing strate-
gies. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) COMMENTS OF SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
any lamp to which standards are applicable 
under this subsection or any lamp specified 
in section 346, the Secretary shall inform 
any Federal entity proposing actions that 
would adversely impact the energy con-
sumption or energy efficiency of the lamp 
of the energy conservation consequences of 
the action. 
‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATION.—The Federal 
entity shall carefully consider the com-
ments of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) AMENDMENT OF STANDARDS.—Not-
withstanding section 325(n)(1), the Secretary 
shall not be prohibited from amending any 
standard, by rule, to permit increased energy 
use or to decrease the minimum required en-
ergy efficiency of any lamp to which standards 
are applicable under this subsection if the ac-
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