SEC. 2. PRESCRIBING AND ENFORCING ENERGY CON-
SERVATION STANDARDS FOR ROOM AIR CON-
DITIONERS. 
(a) TECHNOLOGICALLY FEASIBLE
AND ECONOMI-
CALLY
JUSTIFIED.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), 
(n), and (o) of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy 
may not— 
(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
room air conditioner under such section unless the 
Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 
and imposition of such energy conservation standard 
is technologically feasible and economically justified; 
or 
(2) enforce an energy conservation standard 
prescribed under such section for a covered product 
that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En-
ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 
with such energy conservation standard is not tech-
nologically feasible or economically justified. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASED COSTS TO CON-
SUMERS.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) 
of section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 
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(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
room air conditioner under such section unless the 
Secretary of Energy determines that the prescription 
and imposition of such energy conservation standard 
is not likely to result in additional net costs to the 
consumer, including any increase in net costs associ-
ated with the purchase, installation, maintenance, 
disposal, and replacement of the covered product; or 
(2) enforce an energy conservation standard 
prescribed under such section for a covered product 
that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En-
ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 
with such energy conservation standard is likely to 
result in additional net costs to the consumer, in-
cluding any increase in net costs associated with the 
purchase, installation, maintenance, disposal, and re-
placement of the covered product. 
(c) 
SIGNIFICANT
ENERGY
SAVINGS
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding subsections (m), (n), and (o) of 
section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6295), the Secretary of Energy may not— 
(1) prescribe a new or an amended energy con-
servation standard for a covered product that is a 
room air conditioner under such section if the Sec-
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retary of Energy determines that the prescription 
and imposition of such energy conservation standard 
will not result in significant conservation of energy; 
or 
(2) enforce an energy conservation standard 
prescribed under such section for a covered product 
that is a room air conditioner if the Secretary of En-
ergy determines that enforcement of or compliance 
with such energy conservation standard will not re-
sult in significant conservation of energy. 
(d) COVERED PRODUCT; ENERGY CONSERVATION 
STANDARD.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered product’’ 
and ‘‘energy conservation standard’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 321 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291). 
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