Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hands Off Our Home 
Appliances Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING NEW OR AMENDED ENERGY CON-
SERVATION STANDARDS. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 325(m)(1) of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6295(m)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, for any 
product, publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in-
cluding new proposed standards for such product 
based on the criteria established under subsection (o) 
and the procedures established under subsection (p).’’. 
(2) 
AMENDMENT
OF
STANDARD.—Section 
325(m)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) AMENDMENT OF STANDARD.—Not later than 
2 years after a notice is issued under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall publish a final rule amending the 
standard for the product.’’. 
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(b) PETITION
FOR AMENDED STANDARD.—Section 
325(n) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6295(n)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AN 
AMENDED STANDARD’’ and inserting ‘‘AMENDMENT 
OR REVOCATION OF STANDARD’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or revoked’’ 
after ‘‘should be amended’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall grant a petition to determine 
if energy conservation standards for a covered product 
should be amended or revoked if the Secretary finds that 
such petition contains evidence, assuming no other evidence 
were considered, that such standards— 
‘‘(A) result in additional costs to consumers; 
‘‘(B) do not result in significant conservation of 
energy or water; 
‘‘(C) are not technologically feasible; and 
‘‘(D) result in such covered product not being 
commercially available in the United States to all 
consumers.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘NEW OR AMENDED STAND-
ARDS.’’ and inserting ‘‘NEW, AMENDED, OR RE-
VOKED STANDARDS.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and 
by conforming the margins accordingly); 
(C) by striking ‘‘Not later than 3 years’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) Not later than 3 years’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of granting a petition to revoke standards, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register— 
‘‘(i) a final rule revoking the stand-
ards; or 
‘‘(ii) a determination that it is not 
necessary to revoke the standards. 
‘‘(C) The grant of a petition by the Sec-
retary under this subsection creates no presump-
tion with respect to the Secretary’s determina-
tion of any of the criteria in a rulemaking under 
this section. 
‘‘(D) Standards that have been revoked pur-
suant to subparagraph (B) shall be considered to 
be in effect for purposes of section 327.’’. 
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(c) CRITERIA.—Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
325(o) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6295(o)) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGN.—Any new or amended en-
ergy conservation standard prescribed by the 
Secretary under this section for any type (or 
class) of covered product shall be designed to 
achieve the maximum improvement in energy ef-
ficiency, or, in the case of showerheads, faucets, 
water closets, or urinals, water efficiency, which 
the Secretary determines is technologically fea-
sible and economically justified. 
‘‘(B) TEST
PROCEDURES.—The Secretary 
may not prescribe a new or amended energy con-
servation standard under this section for a type 
(or class) of covered product if a test procedure 
has not been prescribed pursuant to section 323 
with respect to that type (or class) of product. 
‘‘(C) 
SIGNIFICANT
CONSERVATION.—The 
Secretary may not prescribe a new or amended 
energy conservation standard under this section 
for a type (or class) of covered product if the 
Secretary determines that the establishment and 
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imposition of such energy conservation standard 
will not result in significant conservation of— 
‘‘(i) energy; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of showerheads, fau-
cets, water closets, or urinals, water. 
‘‘(D) TECHNOLOGICALLY
FEASIBLE
AND 
ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED.—The Secretary may 
not prescribe a new or amended energy conserva-
tion standard under this section for a type (or 
class) of covered product unless the Secretary de-
termines that the establishment and imposition 
of such energy conservation standard is techno-
logically feasible and economically justified. 
‘‘(3) FACTORS FOR DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.—Prior to pre-
scribing any new or amended energy conserva-
tion standard under this section for any type (or 
class) of covered product, the Secretary shall con-
duct a quantitative economic impact analysis of 
imposition of the energy conservation standard 
that determines the predicted— 
‘‘(i) effects of imposition of the energy 
conservation standard on costs and mone-
tary benefits to consumers of the products 
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subject to such energy conservation stand-
ard, including— 
‘‘(I) costs to low-income house-
holds; and 
‘‘(II) variations in costs to con-
sumers based on differences in regions, 
including climatic differences; 
‘‘(ii) effects of imposition of the energy 
conservation standard on employment; and 
‘‘(iii) lifecycle costs for the covered 
product, including costs associated with the 
purchase, installation, maintenance, dis-
posal, and replacement of the covered prod-
uct. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL COSTS 
TO THE CONSUMER.—The Secretary may not de-
termine that imposition of an energy conserva-
tion standard is economically justified unless the 
Secretary, based on an economic analysis under 
subparagraph (A), determines that— 
‘‘(i) imposition of such energy con-
servation standard is not likely to result in 
additional net costs to the consumer, includ-
ing any increase in net costs associated 
with the purchase, installation, mainte-
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nance, disposal, and replacement of the cov-
ered product; and 
‘‘(ii) the monetary value of the energy 
savings and, as applicable, water savings, 
that the consumer will receive as a result of 
such energy conservation standard during 
the first 3 years after purchasing and in-
stalling a covered product complying with 
such energy conservation standard, as cal-
culated under the applicable test procedure, 
will be greater than any increased costs to 
the consumer of the covered product due to 
imposition of such energy conservation 
standard, including increased costs associ-
ated with the purchase, installation, main-
tenance, disposal, and replacement of the 
covered product. 
‘‘(C) REQUIRED ENERGY OR WATER SAV-
INGS.—The Secretary may not determine that 
imposition of an energy conservation standard is 
economically justified unless the Secretary deter-
mines that compliance with such energy con-
servation standard will result in— 
‘‘(i) a reduction of at least 0.3 quads 
of site energy over 30 years; or 
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‘‘(ii) at least a 10 percent reduction in 
energy or water use of the covered product. 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA
RELATED
TO
PERFORM-
ANCE.—The Secretary may not determine that 
imposition of an energy conservation standard is 
economically justified unless the Secretary deter-
mines that imposition of such energy conserva-
tion standard will not result in any lessening of 
the utility or the performance of the applicable 
covered product, taking into consideration the ef-
fects of such energy conservation standard on— 
‘‘(i) the compatibility of the covered 
product with existing systems; 
‘‘(ii) the life span of the covered prod-
uct; 
‘‘(iii) the operating conditions of the 
covered product; 
‘‘(iv) the duty cycle, charging time, 
and run time of the covered product, as ap-
plicable; 
‘‘(v) the maintenance requirements of 
the covered product; and 
‘‘(vi) the replacement and disposal re-
quirements for the covered product. 
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‘‘(E) CRITERIA RELATED TO MARKET COM-
PETITION AND PRICE DISCRIMINATION.—The Sec-
retary may not determine that imposition of an 
energy conservation standard is economically 
justified unless the Secretary determines that im-
position of the energy conservation standard is 
not likely to result in— 
‘‘(i) any lessening of market competi-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) price discrimination. 
‘‘(F) TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION.—The 
Secretary may not determine that imposition of 
an energy conservation standard is economically 
justified unless the Secretary determines that im-
position of such energy conservation standard is 
not likely to result in the unavailability in the 
United States of a type (or class) of products 
based on what type of fuel the product consumes. 
‘‘(G) OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS.—In deter-
mining whether imposition of an energy con-
servation standard is economically justified, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall prioritize the interests of con-
sumers; 
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‘‘(ii) may not consider estimates of the 
social costs or social benefits associated with 
incremental greenhouse gas emissions; and 
‘‘(iii) shall consider— 
‘‘(I) the economic impact of the 
standard on the manufacturers and on 
the consumers of the products subject to 
such standard; 
‘‘(II) the savings in operating 
costs throughout the estimated average 
life of the covered product in the type 
(or class) compared to any increase in 
the price of, or in the initial charges 
for, or maintenance expenses of, the 
covered products which are likely to re-
sult from the imposition of the stand-
ard; 
‘‘(III) the total projected amount 
of energy, or as applicable, water, sav-
ings likely to result directly from the 
imposition of the standard; 
‘‘(IV) the need for national energy 
and water conservation; and 
‘‘(V) other factors the Secretary 
considers relevant. 
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‘‘(H) REGULATORY REVIEW.— 
‘‘(i) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years 
after the issuance of any final rule prescribing a 
new or amended energy conservation standard 
under this section for any type (or class) of cov-
ered product, the Secretary shall evaluate the 
rule to determine whether such energy conserva-
tion standard is technologically feasible and eco-
nomically justified and whether the regulatory 
impact analysis for such rule remains accurate. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this part, if the Secretary deter-
mines, based on an evaluation under clause (i), 
that an energy conservation standard is not tech-
nologically feasible or economically justified— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary shall publish such 
determination and such energy conservation 
standard shall have no force or effect (except 
that such energy conservation standard 
shall be considered to be in effect for pur-
poses of section 327); and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary may publish a final 
rule amending the energy conservation 
standard for the type (or class) of covered 
product to be technologically feasible and 
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economically justified in accordance with 
this subsection, which amendment shall 
apply to such a product that is manufac-
tured after the date that is 2 years after 
publication of such final rule.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) 
REGIONAL
STANDARDS.—Section 
325(o)(6)(D)(i)(II) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking 
‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 
(b) PROCEDURE FOR PRESCRIBING NEW OR AMENDED 
STANDARDS.—Section 325(p)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(p)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘taking into account those factors which the 
Secretary must consider under subsection (o)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘as determined in accordance with subsection (o)’’. 
(c) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR HIGH- 
INTENSITY
DISCHARGE
LAMPS, DISTRIBUTION
TRANS-
FORMERS, AND SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS.—Section 346 of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6317) 
is amended by striking subsection (c). 
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