eral employees by reason of their service on the 
advisory committee. 
(C) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the DTV 
Working Group are— 
(i) to provide ongoing advice to the 
Federal Communications Commission in 
creating and implementing the public out-
reach program under this subsection; 
(ii) to advise the Commission about 
the procedures of the public outreach pro-
gram including, at a minimum, rec-
ommended procedures for public service 
announcements by broadcasters, toll-free 
information hotlines, and retail displays or 
notices; and 
(iii) to provide to the Commission reg-
ular DTV Progress Reports that reflect 
ongoing and planned efforts by the private 
sector, both nationally and in individual 
television broadcast markets, to inform 
consumers about the digital television tran-
sition. 
(c) CONVERTER-BOX ENERGY STANDARDS.—Section 
3005 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safe-
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ty Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) CONVERTER-BOX ENERGY STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) ENERGY STANDARDS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the Digital Tele-
vision Consumer Education Act of 2007, the Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information shall establish energy consumption 
standards applicable to digital-to-analog converter 
boxes (as defined in subsection (d)) in order for such 
boxes to qualify for purchase with coupons made 
available under this section. 
‘‘(2) INAPPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the standards described in 
paragraph (1) shall be the exclusive energy con-
sumption standards for converter boxes manufac-
tured or imported for use in the United States on 
and after the effective date established by the Assist-
ant Secretary and until January 1, 2010.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROGRESS REPORTS. 
(a) During the period beginning on June 1, 2007, 
and ending on December 1, 2008, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall submit a report, not less than 
once every 180 days, to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. Such reports shall include information regard-
ing— 
(1) the status of the Commission’s international 
coordination efforts with Canada and Mexico of the 
digital television service table of allotments; and 
(2) the Commission’s consumer education ef-
forts, as well as the consumer education efforts of 
broadcasters, multichannel video programming dis-
tributors, consumer electronics manufacturers, re-
tailers, and consumer groups. 
(b) During the period beginning on April 1, 2008, 
and ending on October 1, 2009, the Assistant Secretary 
of the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration shall submit a report, not less than once 
every 90 days, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
summarizing the progress of coupon distribution and re-
demption under Section 3005 of the Digital Television 
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 
note), including— 
(1) the number of coupons distributed and re-
deemed; 
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(2) the amount of time it takes for coupons to 
be distributed and redeemed; and 
(3) the cost of the coupons and administrative 
costs, to date. 
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