I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2587
To enhance energy conservation, provide for security and diversity in the
energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 23, 2001
Mr. TAUZIN (for himself and Mr. BARTON of Texas) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and
in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, the Budget, and Education and the Workforce,
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 enhance energy conservation, provide for security and
diversity in the energy supply for the American people,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I—ENERGY CONSERVATION
Subtitle A—Reauthorization of Federal Energy Conservation Programs
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Federal Leadership in Energy Conservation
Sec. 121. Federal facilities and national energy security.
Sec. 122. Enhancement and extension of authority relating to Federal energy
savings performance contracts.
Sec. 123. Clarification and enhancement of authority to enter utility incentive
programs for energy savings.
Sec. 124. Federal central air conditioner and heat pump efficiency.
Sec. 125. Federal Energy Bank.
Sec. 126. Advanced building efficiency testbed.
Sec. 127. Use of interval data in Federal buildings.
Sec. 128. Review of Energy Savings Performance Contract Program.
Sec. 129. Capitol complex.
Subtitle C—State Programs
Sec. 131. Amendments to State energy programs.
Sec. 132. Reauthorization of energy conservation program for schools and hos-
pitals.
Sec. 133. Amendments to Weatherization Assistance Program.
Sec. 134. LIHEAP.
Sec. 135. High performance public buildings.
Subtitle D—Energy Efficiency for Consumer Products
Sec. 141. Energy Star program.
Sec. 142. Labeling of energy efficient appliances.
Sec. 143. Appliance standards.
Subtitle E—Energy Efficient Vehicles
Sec. 151. High occupancy vehicle exception.
Sec. 152. Railroad efficiency.
Sec. 153. Biodiesel fuel use credits.
Sec. 154. Mobile to stationary source trading.
Subtitle F—Other Provisions
Sec. 161. Review of regulations to eliminate barriers to emerging energy tech-
nology.
Sec. 162. Advanced idle elimination systems.
Sec. 163. Study of benefits and feasibility of oil bypass filtration technology.
Sec. 164. Gas flare study.
Sec. 165. Telecommuting study.
TITLE II—AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY
Sec. 201. Average fuel economy standards for nonpassenger automobiles.
Sec. 202. Consideration of prescribing different average fuel economy standards
for nonpassenger automobiles.
Sec. 203. Dual fueled automobiles.
Sec. 204. Fuel economy of the Federal fleet of automobiles.
Sec. 205. Hybrid vehicles and alternative vehicles.
Sec. 206. Federal fleet petroleum-based nonalternative fuels.
Sec. 207. Study of feasibility and effects of reducing use of fuel for auto-
mobiles.
TITLE III—NUCLEAR ENERGY
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 301. Budget status of Nuclear Waste Fund.
Sec. 302. License period.
Sec. 303. Cost recovery from Government agencies.
Sec. 304. Depleted uranium hexafluoride.
Sec. 305. Nuclear Regulatory Commission meetings.
Subtitle B—Domestic Uranium Fuel Cycle
Sec. 311. Portsmouth cold standby.
Sec. 312. Paducah funding.
Sec. 313. Research and development.
Sec. 314. Short-term reliability of domestic uranium enrichment capacity.
Sec. 315. Cooperative research and development and special demonstration
projects for the uranium mining industry.
Sec. 316. Maintenance of a viable domestic uranium conversion industry.
Sec. 317. Prohibition of commercial sales of uranium by the United States until
2009.
Sec. 318. Paducah decontamination and decommissioning plan.
TITLE IV—HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY
Sec. 401. Alternative conditions and fishways.
Sec. 402. FERC data on hydroelectric licensing.
TITLE V—CLEAN COAL
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Findings.
Subtitle A—Accelerated Clean Coal Power Production Program
Sec. 511. Definitions.
Sec. 512. Cost and performance goals.
Sec. 513. Study.
Sec. 514. Production and generation of coal-based power.
Sec. 515. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 516. Clean coal power initiative.
Sec. 517. Financial assistance.
Subtitle B—Credit for Emission Reductions and Efficiency Improvements in
Existing Coal-Based Electricity Generation Facilities
Sec. 521. Credit for investment in qualifying clean coal technology.
Sec. 522. Credit for production from a qualifying clean coal technology unit.
Subtitle C—Incentives for Early Commercial Applications of Advanced Clean
Coal Technologies
Sec. 531. Credit for investment in qualifying advanced clean coal technology.
Sec. 532. Credit for production from qualifying advanced clean coal technology.
Sec. 533. Risk pool for qualifying advanced clean coal technology.
Subtitle D—Treatment of Certain Governmental and Other Entities
Sec. 541. Credits for certain organizations and governmental units.
TITLE VI—FUELS
Sec. 601. Tank draining during transition to summertime RFG.
Sec. 602. Gasoline blendstock requirements.
Sec. 603. Boutique fuels.
Sec. 604. Funding for MTBE contamination.
TITLE VII—RENEWABLE ENERGY
Sec. 701. Assessment of renewable energy resources.
Sec. 702. Renewable energy production incentive.
TITLE VIII—PIPELINE INTEGRITY
Subtitle A—Pipeline Integrity
Sec. 801. Program for pipeline integrity research, development, and demonstra-
tion.
Sec. 802. Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee.
Sec. 803. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B-Other Pipeline Provisions
Sec. 811. Prohibition on certain pipeline route.
Sec. 812. Historic pipelines.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 901. Waste reduction and use of alternatives.
Sec. 902. Annual report on United States energy independence.
Sec. 903. Study of aircraft emissions.
TITLE I—ENERGY
CONSERVATION
Subtitle 
A—Reauthorization 
of
Federal 
Energy 
Conservation
Programs
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 660 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7270) is amended as follows:
(1) By inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Appropriations’’.
(2) By inserting at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated
to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2002,
$950,000,000; for fiscal year 2003, $1,000,000,000; for
fiscal year 2004, $1,050,000,000; for fiscal year 2005,
$1,100,000,000; 
and 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2006,
$1,150,000,000, to carry out energy efficiency activities
under the following laws, such sums to remain available
until expended:
‘‘(1) Energy Policy and Conservation Act, in-
cluding section 256(d)(42 U.S.C. 6276(d)) (promote
export of energy efficient products), sections 321
through 346 (42 U.S.C. 6291–6317) (appliances
program).
‘‘(2) Energy Conservation and Production Act,
including sections 301 through 308 (42 U.S.C.
6831–6837) (energy conservation standards for new
buildings).
‘‘(3) National Energy Conservation Policy Act,
including sections 541–551 (42 U.S.C. 8251–8259)
(Federal Energy Management Program).
‘‘(4) Energy Policy Act of 1992, including sec-
tions 103 (42 U.S.C. 13458) (energy efficient light-
ing and building centers), 121 (42 U.S.C. 6292
note) (energy efficiency labeling for windows and
window systems), 125 (42 U.S.C. 6292 note) (en-
ergy efficiency information for commercial office
equipment), 126 (42 U.S.C. 6292 note) (energy effi-
ciency information for luminaires), 131 (42 U.S.C.
6348) (energy efficiency in industrial facilities), and
132 (42 U.S.C. 6349) (process-oriented industrial
energy efficiency).’’.
Subtitle B—Federal Leadership in
Energy Conservation
SEC. 121. FEDERAL FACILITIES AND NATIONAL ENERGY SE-
CURITY.
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 542 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8252) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, and generally to promote the production, sup-
ply, and marketing of energy efficiency products and serv-
ices and the production, supply, and marketing of uncon-
ventional and renewable energy resources’’ after ‘‘by the
Federal Government’’.
(b) ENERGY MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘during the
fiscal year 1995’’ and all that follows through the
end and inserting ‘‘during—
‘‘(1) fiscal year 1995 is at least 10 percent;
‘‘(2) fiscal year 2000 is at least 20 percent;
‘‘(3) fiscal year 2005 is at least 30 percent;
‘‘(4) fiscal year 2010 is at least 35 percent;
‘‘(5) fiscal year 2015 is at least 40 percent; and
‘‘(6) fiscal year 2020 is at least 45 percent,
less than the energy consumption per gross square foot
of its Federal buildings in use during fiscal year 1985.
To achieve the reductions required by this paragraph, an
agency shall make maximum practicable use of energy effi-
ciency products and services and unconventional and re-
newable energy resources, using guidelines issued by the
Secretary under subsection (d) of this section.’’.
(2) In subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘Such guide-
lines shall include appropriate model technical stand-
ards for energy efficiency and unconventional and
renewable energy resources products and services.
Such standards shall reflect, to the extent prac-
ticable, evaluation of both currently marketed and
potentially marketable products and services that
could be used by agencies to improve energy effi-
ciency and increase unconventional and renewable
energy resources.’’ after ‘‘implementation of this
part.’’.
(3) By adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) STUDIES.—To assist in developing the guidelines
issued by the Secretary under subsection (d) and in fur-
therance of the purposes of this section, the Secretary
shall conduct studies to identify and encourage the pro-
duction and marketing of energy efficiency products and
services and unconventional and renewable energy re-
sources. To conduct such studies, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary $20,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2003 through 2010.’’.
(c) DEFINITION.—Section 551 of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259) is amend-
ed as follows:
(1) By striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8).
(2) By striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’.
(3) By adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(10) the term ‘unconventional and renewable
energy resources’ includes renewable energy sources,
hydrogen, fuel cells, cogeneration, combined heat
and power, heat recovery (including by use of a Stir-
ling heat engine), and distributed generation.’’.
(d) EXCLUSIONS FROM REQUIREMENT.—The Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 7201
and following) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 543(a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (c)’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘(2) An agency’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘such exclusion.’’.
(2) By amending subsection (c) of such section
543 to read as follows:
‘‘(c) EXCLUSIONS.—(1) A Federal building may be
excluded from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b)
only if—
‘‘(A) the President declares the building to re-
quire exclusion for national security reasons; and
‘‘(B) the agency responsible for the building
has—
‘‘(i) completed and submitted all federally
required energy management reports; and
‘‘(ii) achieved compliance with the energy
efficiency requirements of this Act, the Energy
Policy Act of 1992, Executive Orders, and other
Federal law;
‘‘(iii) implemented all practical, life cycle
cost-effective projects in the excluded building.
‘‘(2) The President shall only declare buildings de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A) to be excluded, not ancillary
or nearby facilities that are not in themselves national se-
curity facilities.’’.
(3) In section 548(b)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘copy of the’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘sections 543(a)(2) and
543(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 543(c)’’.
(e) ACQUISITION REQUIREMENT.—Section 543(b) of
such Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Not’’ and
inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (5),
not’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5)(A)(i) Agencies shall select only Energy Star
products when available when acquiring energy-using
products. For product groups where Energy Star labels
are not yet available, agencies shall select products that
are in the upper 25 percent of energy efficiency as des-
ignated by FEMP. The Secretary of Energy shall develop
guidelines within 180 days after the enactment of this
paragraph for exemptions to this section when equivalent
products do not exist, are impractical, or do not meet the
agency mission requirements.
‘‘(ii) The Administrator of the General Services Ad-
ministration and the Secretary of Defense (acting through
the Defense Logistics Agency), with assistance from the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
and the Secretary of Energy, shall create clear catalogue
listings that designate Energy Star products in both print
and electronic formats. After any existing federal inven-
tories are exhausted, Administrator of the General Serv-
ices Administration and the Secretary of Defense (acting
through the Defense Logistics Agency) shall only replace
inventories with energy-using products that are Energy
Star, products that are rated in the top 25 percent of en-
ergy efficiency, or products that are exempted as des-
ignated by FEMP and defined in clause (i).
‘‘(iii) Agencies shall incorporate energy-efficient cri-
teria consistent with Energy Star and other FEMP des-
ignated energy efficiency levels into all guide specifications
and project specifications developed for new construction
and renovation, as well as into product specification lan-
guage developed for Basic Ordering Agreements, Blanket
Purchasing Agreements, Government Wide Acquisition
Contracts, and all other purchasing procedures.
‘‘(iv) The legislative branch shall be subject to this
subparagraph to the same extent and in the same manner
as are the Federal agencies referred to in section 521(1).
‘‘(B) Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Energy
shall establish guidelines defining the circumstances under
which an agency shall not be required to comply with sub-
paragraph (A). Such circumstances may include the ab-
sence of Energy Star products, systems, or designs that
serve the purpose of the agency, issues relating to the com-
patibility of a product, system, or design with existing
buildings or equipment, and excessive cost compared to
other available and appropriate products, systems, or de-
signs.
‘‘(C) Subparagraph (A) shall apply to agency acquisi-
tions occurring on or after October 1, 2002.’’.
(f) METERING.—Section 543 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
8254) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f) METERING.—(1) By October 1, 2004, all Fed-
eral buildings including buildings owned by the legislative
branch and the Federal court system and other energy-
using structures shall be metered or submetered in accord-
ance with guidelines established by the Secretary under
paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with representatives from the metering industry, en-
ergy services industry, national laboratories, colleges of
higher education, and federal facilities energy managers,
shall establish guidelines for agencies to carry out para-
graph (1). Such guidelines shall take into consideration
each of the following:
‘‘(A) Cost.
‘‘(B) Resources, including personnel, required
to maintain, interpret, and report on data so that
the meters are continually reviewed.
‘‘(C) Energy management potential.
‘‘(D) Energy savings.
‘‘(E) Utility contract aggregation.
‘‘(F) Savings from operations and maintenance.
‘‘(3) Any building excluded under subsection (c) shall
be individually metered or submetered as the Secretary de-
termines necessary.’’.
(g) RETENTION OF ENERGY SAVINGS.—Section 546
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8256) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) RETENTION OF ENERGY SAVINGS.—An agency
may retain any funds appropriated to that agency for en-
ergy expenditures, at buildings subject to the requirements
of section 543(a) and (b), that are not made because of
energy savings. Such funds may be used only for energy
efficiency or unconventional and renewable energy re-
sources projects.’’.
(h) REPORTS.—Section 548 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
8258) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘in accordance with guide-
lines established by and’’ after ‘‘to the Sec-
retary,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1);
(C) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) an energy emergency response plan devel-
oped by the agency;
‘‘(4) the quantity, and a description of, prod-
ucts, systems, and designs acquired by the agency
that are not acquired as provided in section
543(b)(5)(A); and
‘‘(5) the percentage of the Agency’s capital ex-
penditures that are used for energy efficiency and
unconventional and renewable energy resources cap-
ital improvements.’’.
(2) In subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) all information transmitted to the Sec-
retary under subsection (a).’’.
(3) By amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) AGENCY REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Each agency
shall annually report to the Congress, as part of the agen-
cy’s annual budget request, on all of the agency’s activities
implementing any Federal energy management require-
ment.’’.
(i) INSPECTOR GENERAL ENERGY AUDITS.—Section
160(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
8262f(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘is encouraged to con-
duct periodic’’ and inserting ‘‘shall conduct periodic’’.
(j) FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT REVIEWS.—
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(g) PRIORITY RESPONSE REVIEWS.—Each agency
shall—
‘‘(1) not later than 9 months after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, undertake a com-
prehensive review of all practicable measures for—
‘‘(A) increasing energy and water con-
servation, and
‘‘(B) using renewable energy sources; and
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after completing
the review, implement measures to achieve not less
than 50 percent of the potential efficiency and re-
newable savings identified in the review.’’.
SEC. 122. ENHANCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY
RELATING TO FEDERAL ENERGY SAVINGS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.
(a) COST SAVINGS FROM OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE EFFICIENCIES IN REPLACEMENT FACILITIES.—
Section 801(a) of the National Energy Conservation Pol-
icy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3)(A) In the case of an energy savings contract or
energy savings performance contract providing for energy
savings through the construction and operation of one or
more buildings or facilities to replace one or more existing
buildings or facilities, benefits ancillary to the purpose of
such contract under paragraph (1) may include savings
resulting from reduced costs of operation and maintenance
at such replacement buildings or facilities when compared
with costs of operation and maintenance at the buildings
or facilities being replaced, established through a method-
ology set forth in the contract.
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), aggregate
annual payments by an agency under an energy savings
contract or energy savings performance contract referred
to in subparagraph (A) may take into account (through
the procedures developed pursuant to this section) savings
resulting from reduced costs of operation and maintenance
as described in that subparagraph.’’.
(b) EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF ENERGY SAVINGS
TO INCLUDE WATER AND REPLACEMENT FACILITIES.—
(1) ENERGY SAVINGS.—Section 804(2) of the
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
8287c(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) The term ‘energy savings’ means a re-
duction in the cost of energy or water, from a base
cost established through a methodology set forth in
the contract, used in an existing federally owned
building or buildings or other federally owned facili-
ties as a result of—
‘‘(i) the lease or purchase of operating
equipment, improvements, altered operation and
maintenance, or technical services;
‘‘(ii) the increased efficient use of existing
energy sources by solar and ground source geo-
thermal resources, cogeneration or heat recov-
ery (including by the use of a Stirling heat en-
gine), excluding any cogeneration process for
other than a federally owned building or build-
ings or other federally owned facilities; or
‘‘(iii) the increased efficient use of existing
water sources.
‘‘(B) The term ‘energy savings’ also means, in
the case of a replacement building or facility de-
scribed in section 801(a)(3), a reduction in the cost
of energy, from a base cost established through a
methodology set forth in the contract, that would
otherwise be utilized in one or more existing feder-
ally owned buildings or other federally owned facili-
ties by reason of the construction and operation of
the replacement building or facility.’’.
(2) 
ENERGY
SAVINGS
CONTRACT.—Section
804(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(3)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) The terms ‘energy savings contract’ and
‘energy savings performance contract’ mean a con-
tract which provides for—
‘‘(A) the performance of services for the
design, acquisition, installation, testing, oper-
ation, and, where appropriate, maintenance and
repair, of an identified energy or water con-
servation measure or series of measures at one
or more locations; or
‘‘(B) energy savings through the construc-
tion and operation of one or more buildings or
facilities to replace one or more existing build-
ings or facilities.’’.
(3) ENERGY OR WATER CONSERVATION MEAS-
URE.—Section 804(4) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(4)) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(4) The term ‘energy or water conservation
measure’ means—
‘‘(A) an energy conservation measure, as
defined in section 551(4) (42 U.S.C. 8259(4));
or
‘‘(B) a water conservation measure that
improves water efficiency, is life cycle cost effec-
tive, and involves water conservation, water re-
cycling or reuse, improvements in operation or
maintenance efficiencies, retrofit activities, or
other related activities, not at a Federal hydro-
electric facility.’’.
(4) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
801(a)(2)(C) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(C)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘or water’’ after ‘‘financing energy’’.
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 801(c) of
the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
8287(c)) is repealed.
(d) 
CONTRACTING
AND
AUDITING.—Section
801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) A Federal agency shall engage in contracting
and auditing to implement energy savings performance
contracts as necessary and appropriate to ensure compli-
ance with the requirements of this Act, particularly the
energy efficiency requirements of section 543.’’.
SEC. 123. CLARIFICATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHOR-
ITY TO ENTER UTILITY INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAMS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS.
Section 546(c) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8256(c)) is amended as follows:
(1) In paragraph (3) by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘Such a utility incentive program may in-
clude a contract or contract term designed to pro-
vide for cost-effective electricity demand manage-
ment, energy efficiency, or water conservation.’’.
(2) By adding at the end of the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(6) A utility incentive program may include a con-
tract or contract term for a reduction in the energy, from
a base cost established through a methodology set forth
in such a contract, that would otherwise be utilized in one
or more federally owned buildings or other federally owned
facilities by reason of the construction or operation of one
or more replacement buildings or facilities, as well as ben-
efits ancillary to the purpose of such contract or contract
term, including savings resulting from reduced costs of op-
eration and maintenance at new or additional buildings
or facilities when compared with the costs of operation and
maintenance at existing buildings or facilities.
‘‘(7) Federal agencies are encouraged to participate
in State or regional demand side reduction programs, in-
cluding those operated by wholesale market institutions
such as independent system operators, regional trans-
mission organizations and other entities. The availability
of such programs, and the savings resulting from such
participation, should be included in the evaluation of en-
ergy options for Federal facilities.’’.
SEC. 124. FEDERAL CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT
PUMP EFFICIENCY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Federal agencies shall be re-
quired to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps
that meet or exceed the standards established under sub-
section (b) or (c) in the case of all central air conditioners
and heat pumps acquired after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) STANDARDS.—The standards referred to in sub-
section (a) are the following:
(1) For air-cooled air conditioners with cooling
capacities of less than 65,000 Btu/hour, a Seasonal
Energy Efficiency Ratio of 12.0.
(2) For air-source heat pumps with cooling ca-
pacities less than 65,000 Btu/hour, a Seasonal En-
ergy Efficiency Ratio of 12 SEER, and a Heating
Seasonal Performance Factor of 7.4.
(c) MODIFIED STANDARDS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy may establish, after appropriate notice and comment,
revised standards providing for reduced energy consump-
tion or increased energy efficiency of central air condi-
tioners and heat pumps acquired by the Federal Govern-
ment, but may not establish standards less rigorous than
those established by subsection (b).
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
terms ‘‘Energy Efficiency Ratio’’, ‘‘Seasonal Energy Effi-
ciency Ratio’’, ‘‘Heating Seasonal Performance Factor’’,
and ‘‘Coefficient of Performance’’ have the meanings used
for those terms in Appendix M to Subpart B of Part 430
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect
on May 24, 2001.
(e) EXEMPTIONS.—An agency shall be exempt from
the requirements of this section with respect to air condi-
tioner or heat pump purchases for particular uses where
the agency head determines that purchase of a air condi-
tioner or heat pump for such use would be impractical.
A finding of impracticability shall be based on whether—
(1) the energy savings pay-back period for such
purchase would be less than 10 years;
(2) space constraints or other technical factors
would make compliance with this section cost-prohib-
itive; or
(3) in the case of the Departments of Defense
and Energy, compliance with this section would be
inconsistent with the proper discharge of national se-
curity functions.
SEC. 125. FEDERAL ENERGY BANK.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means each
of the following:
(A) An Executive agency (as defined in
section 105 of title 5, United States Code, ex-
cept that the term also includes the United
States Postal Service and the United States
Patent and Trademark Office).
(B) Congress and any other entity in the
legislative branch.
(C) A court and any other entity in the ju-
dicial branch.
(2) BANK.—The term ‘‘Bank’’ means the Fed-
eral Energy Bank established by subsection (b).
(3) ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT.—The term
‘‘energy efficiency project’’ means a project that as-
sists an agency in meeting or exceeding the energy
efficiency requirements of—
(A) part 3 of title V of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251
et seq.);
(B) subtitle F of title I of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 1992 and the amendments made by
that subtitle (106 Stat. 2843); and
(C) applicable Executive orders, including
Executive Order Nos. 12759 and 13123.
Such term shall include water conservation and re-
newable energy projects.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Energy.
(5) TOTAL
UTILITY
PAYMENTS.—The term
‘‘total utility payments’’ means payments made to
supply electricity, natural gas, water, and any other
form of energy to provide the heating, ventilation,
air conditioning, lighting, and other energy needs of
an agency facility.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF BANK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be
known as the ‘‘Federal Energy Bank’’, consisting
of—
(A) such amounts as are appropriated to
the Bank under subsection (f);
(B) such amounts as are transferred to the
Bank under paragraph (2);
(C) such amounts as are repaid to the
Bank under subsection (c)(2)(D); and
(D) any interest earned on investment of
amounts in the Bank under paragraph (3).
(2) TRANSFERS TO BANK.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the beginning of
each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, each
agency shall transfer to the Secretary of the
Treasury, for deposit in the Bank, an amount
equal to 5 percent of the total utility payments
paid by the agency in the preceding fiscal year.
(B) UTILITIES
PAID
FOR
AS
PART
OF
RENTAL
PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall by
regulation establish a formula by which the ap-
propriate portion of a rental payment that cov-
ers the cost of utilities shall be considered to be
a utility payment for the purposes of subpara-
graph (A).
(3) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall invest such portion of funds in
the Bank as is not, in the Secretary’s judgment, re-
quired to meet current withdrawals. Investments
may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of
the United States.
(c) LOANS FROM THE BANK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall transfer from the Bank to the Secretary
such amounts as are appropriated to carry out the
loan program under paragraph (2).
(2) LOAN PROGRAM.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with
subsection (d), the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, Administrator of
the General Services Administration and the
Office of Administration and Budget within the
Executive Office of the President, shall estab-
lish a program to loan amounts from the Bank
to any agency that submits an application satis-
factory to the Secretary in order to finance an
energy efficiency project. The Bank is author-
ized to begin operation in fiscal year 2003 and
receive and approve funding for energy effi-
ciency projects subject to funding availability in
fiscal year 2003.
(B) PERFORMANCE
CONTRACTING
FUND-
ING.—The Secretary shall not make a loan
under this section for a project for which fund-
ing is available and is acceptable to the request-
ing agency under title VIII of the National En-
ergy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287
et seq.).
(C) PURPOSES OF LOAN.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A loan under this
section may be made to pay the costs of—
(I) an energy efficiency project
identification and design of an energy
efficiency project, and energy meter-
ing plans and equipment for purposes
of new and existing building energy
systems and verifications of energy
savings of an energy savings perform-
ance contract; or
(II) development and administra-
tion of an energy savings performance
contract or utility energy service
agreement.
(ii) LIMITATION.—An agency may use
not more than 15 percent of the amount of
a loan under clause (i)(I) to pay the costs
of administration and proposal develop-
ment (including data collection and energy
surveys).
(D) REPAYMENTS.—
(1) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.—Not later
than 1 year after the installation of an energy effi-
ciency project that has a total cost of more than
$1,000,000, and each year thereafter, an agency
shall submit to the Secretary a report that—
(A) states whether the project meets or
fails to meet the energy savings projections for
the project; and
(B) for each project that fails to meet the
energy savings projections, states the reasons
for the failure and describes proposed remedies.
(2) AUDITS.—The Secretary may audit any en-
ergy efficiency project financed with funding from
the Bank to assess the project’s performance.
(3) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—At the end of
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the
operations of the Bank, including a statement of the
total receipts into the Bank, and the total expendi-
tures from the Bank to each agency.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2008
to carry out this section.
SEC. 126. ADVANCED BUILDING EFFICIENCY TESTBED.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy
shall establish an Advanced Building Efficiency Testbed
program for the development, testing, and demonstration
of advanced engineering systems, components, and mate-
rials to enable innovations in building technologies. The
program shall evaluate government and industry building
efficiency concepts, and demonstrate the ability of next
generation buildings to support individual and organiza-
tional productivity and health as well as flexibility and
technological change to improve environmental sustain-
ability.
(b) PARTICIPANTS.—The program established under
subsection (a) shall be led by a university having dem-
onstrated experience with the application of intelligent
workplaces and advanced building systems in improving
the quality of built environments. Such university shall
also have the ability to combine the expertise from more
than 12 academic fields, including electrical and computer
engineering, computer science, architecture, urban design,
and environmental and mechanical engineering. Such uni-
versity shall partner with other universities and entities
who have established programs and the capability of ad-
vancing innovative building efficiency technologies.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy to carry out this section $18,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, to remain available until expended, of which
$6,000,000 shall be provided to the lead university de-
scribed in subsection (b), and the remainder shall be pro-
vided equally to each of the other participants referred to
in subsection (b).
SEC. 127. USE OF INTERVAL DATA IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
Section 543 of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) USE OF INTERVAL DATA IN FEDERAL BUILD-
INGS.—Not later than January 1, 2003, each agency shall
utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, for the pur-
poses of efficient use of energy and reduction in the cost
of electricity consumed in its Federal buildings, interval
consumption data that measure on a real time or daily
basis consumption of electricity in its Federal buildings.
To meet the requirements of this subsection each agency
shall prepare and submit at the earliest opportunity pur-
suant to section 548(a) to the Secretary, a plan describing
how the agency intends to meet such requirements, includ-
ing how it will designate personnel primarily responsible
for achieving such requirements, and otherwise implement
this subsection.’’.
SEC. 128. REVIEW OF ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE
CONTRACT PROGRAM.
Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall complete a review
of the Energy Savings Performance Contract program to
identify statutory, regulatory, and administrative obstacles
that prevent Federal agencies from fully utilizing the pro-
gram. In addition, this review shall identify all areas for
increasing program flexibility and effectiveness, including
audit and measurement verification requirements, ac-
counting for energy use in determining savings, con-
tracting requirements, and energy efficiency services cov-
ered. The Secretary shall report these findings to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate, and shall implement identi-
fied administrative and regulatory changes to increase
program flexibility and effectiveness to the extent that
such changes are consistent with statutory authority.
SEC. 129. CAPITOL COMPLEX.
(a) ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Architect of
the Capitol, building on the Master Plan Study completed
in July 2000, shall commission a study to evaluate the
energy infrastructure of the Capital Complex to determine
how the infrastructure could be augmented to become
more energy efficient, using unconventional and renewable
energy resources, in a way that would enable the Complex
to have reliable utility service in the event of power fluc-
tuations, shortages, or outages.
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Architect of the Capitol to carry out this
section, not more than $2,000,000 for fiscal years after
the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle C—State Programs
SEC. 131. AMENDMENTS TO STATE ENERGY PROGRAMS.
(a) STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION PLANS.—Section
362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6322) is amended by inserting at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall, at least once every three
years, invite the Governor of each State to review and,
if necessary, revise the energy conservation plan of such
State submitted under subsection (b) or (e). Such reviews
should consider the energy conservation plans of other
States within the region, and identify opportunities and
actions carried out in pursuit of common energy conserva-
tion goals.’’.
(b) STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOALS.—Section
364 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6324) is amended by inserting ‘‘Each State energy con-
servation plan with respect to which assistance is made
available under this part on or after the date of the enact-
ment of Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of
2001, shall contain a goal, consisting of an improvement
of 25 percent or more in the efficiency of use of energy
in the State concerned in the calendar year 2010 as com-
pared to the calendar year 1990, and may contain interim
goals.’’ after ‘‘contain interim goals.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
365(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal years
1999 through 2003 such sums as may be necessary’’ and
inserting 
‘‘$75,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2002,
$100,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
years 
2003 
and 
2004,
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2005’’.
SEC. 132. REAUTHORIZATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS.
Section 397 of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6371f) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’ and
inserting ‘‘2010’’.
SEC. 133. AMENDMENTS TO WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.
Section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Produc-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6872) is amended by striking ‘‘for
fiscal years 1999 through 2003 such sums as may be nec-
essary’’ and inserting ‘‘$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, $400,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2004, and $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005’’.
SEC. 134. LIHEAP.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended by striking the
first sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of
this title (other than section 2607A), $3,400,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
(b) GAO STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study to determine—
(1) the extent to which Low-Income Home En-
ergy Assistance (LIHEAP) and other government
energy subsidies paid to consumers discourage en-
ergy conservation and energy efficiency investments;
and
(2) the extent to which the goals of conserva-
tion and assistance for low income households could
be simultaneously achieved through cash income
supplements that do not specifically target energy,
thereby maintaining incentives for wise use of expen-
sive forms of energy, or through other means.
SEC. 135. HIGH PERFORMANCE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in
the Department of Energy the High Performance
Public Buildings Program (in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Program’’).
(2) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy
may, through the Program, make grants—
(A) to assist units of local government in
the production, through construction or renova-
tion of buildings and facilities they own and op-
erate, of high performance public buildings and
facilities that are healthful, productive, energy
efficient, and environmentally sound;
(B) to State energy offices to administer
the program of assistance to units of local gov-
ernment pursuant to this section; and
(C) to State energy offices to promote par-
ticipation by units of local government in the
Program.
(3) GRANTS TO ASSIST UNITS OF LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENT.—Grants under paragraph (2)(A) for new
public buildings shall be used to achieve energy effi-
ciency performance that reduces energy use at least
30 percent below that of a public building con-
structed in compliance with standards prescribed in
Chapter 8 of the 2000 International Energy Con-
servation Code, or a similar State code intended to
achieve substantially equivalent results. Grants
under paragraph (2)(A) for existing public buildings
shall be used to achieve energy efficiency perform-
ance that reduces energy use below the public build-
ing baseline consumption, assuming a 3-year, weath-
er-normalized average for calculating such baseline.
Grants under paragraph (2)(A) shall be made to
units of local government that have—
(A) demonstrated a need for such grants
in order to respond appropriately to increasing
population or to make major investments in
renovation of public buildings; and
(B) made a commitment to use the grant
funds to develop high performance public build-
ings in accordance with a plan developed and
approved pursuant to paragraph (5)(A).
(4) OTHER GRANTS.—
(A) 
GRANTS
FOR
ADMINISTRATION.—
Grants under paragraph (2)(B) shall be used to
evaluate compliance by units of local govern-
ment with the requirements of this section, and
in addition may be used for—
(i) distributing information and mate-
rials to clearly define and promote the de-
velopment of high performance public
buildings for both new and existing facili-
ties;
(ii) organizing and conducting pro-
grams for local government personnel, ar-
chitects, engineers, and others to advance
the concepts of high performance public
buildings;
(iii) obtaining technical services and
assistance in planning and designing high
performance public buildings; and
(iv) collecting and monitoring data
and information pertaining to the high per-
formance public building projects.
(B) GRANTS
TO
PROMOTE
PARTICIPA-
TION.—Grants under paragraph (2)(C) may be
used for promotional and marketing activities,
including facilitating private and public financ-
ing, promoting the use of energy service compa-
nies, working with public building users, and
communities, and coordinating public benefit
programs.
(5) IMPLEMENTATION.—
(A) PLANS.—A grant under paragraph
(2)(A) shall be provided only to a unit of local
government that, in consultation with its State
office of energy, has developed a plan that the
State energy office determines to be feasible
and appropriate in order to achieve the pur-
poses for which such grants are made.
(B) SUPPLEMENTING
GRANT
FUNDS.—
State energy offices shall encourage qualifying
units of local government to supplement their
grant funds with funds from other sources in
the implementation of their plans.
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), funds appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion shall be provided to State energy offices.
(2) PURPOSES.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), funds appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion shall be allocated as follows:
(A) Seventy percent shall be used to make
grants under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(B) Fifteen percent shall be used to make
grants under subsection (a)(2)(B).
(C) Fifteen percent shall be used to make
grants under subsection (a)(2)(C).
(3) OTHER FUNDS.—The Secretary of Energy
may retain not to exceed $300,000 per year from
amounts appropriated under subsection (c) to assist
State energy offices in coordinating and imple-
menting the Program. Such funds may be used to
develop reference materials to further define the
principles and criteria to achieve high performance
public buildings.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy to carry out this section such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2010.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall conduct a biennial review of State actions imple-
menting this section, and the Secretary shall report to
Congress on the results of such reviews. In conducting
such reviews, the Secretary shall assess the effectiveness
of the calculation procedures used by the States in estab-
lishing eligibility of units of local government for funding
under this section, and may assess other aspects of the
State program to determine whether they have been effec-
tively implemented.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) HIGH PERFORMANCE PUBLIC BUILDING.—
The term ‘‘high performance public building’’ means
a public building which, in its design, construction,
operation, and maintenance, maximizes use of un-
conventional and renewable energy resources and en-
ergy efficiency practices, is cost-effective on a life
cycle basis, uses affordable, environmentally pref-
erable, durable materials, enhances indoor environ-
mental quality, protects and conserves water, and
optimizes site potential.
(2) RENEWABLE ENERGY.—The term ‘‘renew-
able energy’’ means energy produced by solar, wind,
geothermal, hydroelectric, or biomass power.
(3) UNCONVENTIONAL
AND
RENEWABLE
EN-
ERGY RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘unconventional and
renewable energy resources’’ means renewable en-
ergy, hydrogen, fuel cells, cogeneration, combined
heat and power, heat recovery (including by use of
a Stirling heat engine), and distributed generation.
Subtitle D—Energy Efficiency for
Consumer Products
SEC. 141. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 and following) is amended by
inserting the following after section 324:
‘‘SEC. 324A. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established at the De-
partment of Energy and the Environmental Protection
Agency a program to identify and promote energy-efficient
products and buildings in order to reduce energy consump-
tion, improve energy security, and reduce pollution
through labeling of products and buildings that meet the
highest energy efficiency standards. Responsibilities under
the program shall be divided between the Department of
Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency con-
sistent with the terms of agreements between the two
agencies. The Administrator and the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) promote Energy Star compliant tech-
nologies as the preferred technologies in the market-
place for achieving energy efficiency and to reduce
pollution;
‘‘(2) work to enhance public awareness of the
Energy Star label; and
‘‘(3) preserve the integrity of the Energy Star
label.
For the purposes of carrying out this section, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2002 through
2006 such sums as may be necessary, to remain available
until expended.
‘‘(b) STUDY OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS AND BUILD-
INGS.—Within 180 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Secretary and the Administrator, con-
sistent with the terms of agreements between the two
agencies, shall determine whether the Energy Star label
should be extended to additional products and buildings,
including the following:
‘‘(1) Air cleaners.
‘‘(2) Ceiling fans.
‘‘(3) Light commercial heating and cooling
products.
‘‘(4) Reach-in refrigerators and freezers.
‘‘(5) Telephony.
‘‘(6) Vending machines.
‘‘(7) Residential water heaters.
‘‘(8) Refrigerated beverage merchandisers.
‘‘(9) Commercial ice makers.
‘‘(10) School buildings.
‘‘(11) Retail buildings.
‘‘(12) Health care facilities.
‘‘(13) Homes.
‘‘(14) Hotels and other commercial lodging fa-
cilities.
‘‘(15) Restaurants and other food service facili-
ties.
‘‘(16) Solar water heaters.
‘‘(17) Building-integrated photovoltaic systems.
‘‘(18) Reflective pigment coatings.
‘‘(19) Windows.
‘‘(20) Boilers.
‘‘(21) Devices to extend the life of motor vehicle
oil.
‘‘(c) COOL ROOFING.—In determining whether the
Energy Star label should be extended to roofing products,
the Secretary and the Administrator shall work with the
roofing products industry to determine the appropriate
solar reflective index of roofing products.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table
of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section
324 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 324A. Energy Star program.’’.
SEC. 142. LABELING OF ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.
(a) STUDY.—Section 324(e) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294(e)) is amended as fol-
lows:
(1) By inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary,
in consultation’’.
(2) By redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
(3) By adding the following new paragraph at
the end:
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall make recommendations to
the Commission within 180 days of the date of enactment
of this paragraph regarding labeling of consumer products
that are not covered products in accordance with this sec-
tion, where such labeling is likely to assist consumers in
making purchasing decisions and is technologically and
economically feasible.’’.
(b) NONCOVERED PRODUCTS.—Section 324(a)(2) of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6294(a)(2)) is amended by adding the following at the
end:
‘‘(F) Not later than one year after the date of enact-
ment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall initiate
a rulemaking to prescribe labeling rules under this section
applicable to consumer products that are not covered prod-
ucts if it determines that labeling of such products is likely
to assist consumers in making purchasing decisions and
is technologically and economically feasible.
‘‘(G) Not later than three months after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking to consider the effectiveness of the cur-
rent consumer products labeling program in assisting con-
sumers in making purchasing decisions and improving en-
ergy efficiency and to consider changes to the label that
would improve the effectiveness of the label. Such rule-
making shall be completed within 15 months of the date
of enactment of this subparagraph.’’.
SEC. 143. APPLIANCE STANDARDS.
(a) STANDARDS FOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES IN
STANDBY MODE.—Section 325 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(u) STANDBY MODE ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMP-
TION
BY HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES.—(1) In this sub-
section:
‘‘(A) The term ‘household appliance’ means any
device that uses household electric current and oper-
ates in a standby mode except digital televisions,
digital set top boxes, and digital video recorders.
‘‘(B) The term ‘standby mode’ means a mode
in which a household appliance consumes the least
Subtitle B—Domestic Uranium
Fuel Cycle
SEC. 311. PORTSMOUTH COLD STANDBY.
The Secretary of Energy (in this subtitle referred to
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may use, without need for further ap-
propriations, funds from the United States Enrichment
Corporation Fund established under section 1308 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (other than amounts reserved
under Public Law 105–204) for the implementation of
cold standby status at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion
Plant, consistent with the plan required under section
314(b), in the following amounts:
(1) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(2) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(3) $43,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
(4) $47,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
SEC. 312. PADUCAH FUNDING.
The Secretary may use, without need for further ap-
propriations, funds from the United States Enrichment
Corporation Fund established under section 1308 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (other than amounts reserved
under Public Law 105–204) for the Paducah Gaseous Dif-
fusion Plant for activities that do not duplicate the trans-
fer and storage operations at the Portsmouth Gaseous