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TITLE IX—ENERGY AND 
COMMERCE 
Subtitle A—Promoting Energy 
Efficiency 
SEC. 9000. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Efficiency 
Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
PART 1—APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY 
SEC. 9001. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES. 
(a) APPLIANCES.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act is amended as follows: 
(1) DEHUMIDIFIERS.—Section 325(cc)(2) (42 
U.S.C. 6295(cc)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Dehumidifiers manufactured on or after October 
1, 2012, shall have an Energy Factor that meets or ex-
ceeds the following values: 
‘‘Product Capacity (pints/day): 
Minimum Energy 
Factor (liters/ 
KWh)
Up to 35.00 ............................................................
1.35
35.01-45.00 ............................................................
1.50
45.01-54.00 ............................................................
1.60
54.01-75.00 ............................................................
1.70
Greater than 75.00 .................................................
2.5.’’. 
(2) RESIDENTIAL CLOTHESWASHERS AND RESI-
DENTIAL
DISHWASHERS.—Section 
325(g) 
(42 
U.S.C. 6295(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(9) Clotheswashers manufactured on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2011, shall have— 
‘‘(A) a Modified Energy Factor of at least 1.26; 
and 
‘‘(B) a water factor of not more than 9.5. 
‘‘(10) No later than December 31, 2011, the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule determining whether to 
amend the standards in effect for clotheswashers manufac-
tured on or after January 1, 2015. Such rule shall contain 
such amendment, if any. 
‘‘(11) Dishwashers manufactured on or after January 
1, 2010, shall— 
‘‘(A) for standard size dishwashers not exceed 
355 kwh/year and 6.5 gallon per cycle; and 
‘‘(B) for compact size dishwashers not exceed 
260 kwh/year and 4.5 gallons per cycle. 
‘‘(12) No later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary 
shall publish a final rule determining whether to amend 
the standards for dishwashers manufactured on or after 
January 1, 2018. Such rule shall contain such amend-
ment, if any.’’. 
(3) REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS.—Section 
325(b) (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
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(vi) has a bulb finish of the frosted, 
clear, soft white, modified spectrum, en-
hanced spectrum, full spectrum, or equiva-
lent type. 
The following incandescent lamps are not gen-
eral service lamps: appliance, black light, bug, 
colored, infrared, left-hand thread, marine, ma-
rine signal service, mine service, plant light, re-
flector, rough service, shatter resistant, sign 
service, silver bowl, three-way, traffic signal, 
and vibration service or vibration resistant. 
(B) The term ‘‘appliance lamp’’ means any 
lamp specifically designed to operate in a house-
hold appliance. Examples of appliance lamps in-
clude oven lamps, refrigerator lamps, and vacu-
um cleaner lamps. 
(C) The term ‘‘black light lamp’’ means a 
lamp that emits radiant energy in the UV–A 
band (315-400 nm) and is designated and mar-
keted as a ‘‘black light’’. 
(D) The term ‘‘bug lamp’’ means a lamp 
that contains a filter to suppress the blue and 
green portions of the visible spectrum and is 
designated and marketed as a ‘‘bug light’’. 
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(E) The term ‘‘colored incandescent lamp’’ 
means an incandescent lamp designated and 
marketed as a colored lamp that has a CRI of 
less than 50, as determined according to the 
test method given in CIE publication 13.2, and 
has a correlated color temperature less than 
2,500K, or greater than 4,600K, where cor-
related color temperature is defined as the ab-
solute temperature of a blackbody whose chro-
maticity nearly resembles that of the light 
source. 
(F) The term ‘‘infrared lamp’’ means a 
lamp that radiates predominately in the infra-
red region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and 
where visible radiation is not of principal inter-
est. 
(G) The term ‘‘lamp’’ means an electrical 
appliance that includes a glass envelope and 
produces optical radiation for the purpose of 
visual illumination, designed to be installed into 
a luminaire by means of an integral lamp-hold-
er. Types of lamps include incandescent, fluo-
rescent, and high intensity discharge (high 
pressure sodium and metal halide). 
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Union Calendar No. 81
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 748
[Report No. 105–141]
A BILL
To amend the prohibition of title 18, United States
Code, against financial transactions with terrorists.
JUNE 21, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1235 
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to acquire land located in a State in which 25 percent 
or more of all land in the State is already owned by the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. CANNON, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. OTTER, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
TANCREDO, and Mr. DOOLITTLE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land located 
in a State in which 25 percent or more of all land 
in the State is already owned by the United States, 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Net Loss of Private 
Land Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF LAND IN 
CERTAIN STATES. 
(a) ACQUISITION LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of a State described 
in subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior may acquire an interest in a par-
cel of land consisting of 100 or more acres in the State 
on behalf of the United States only if, before the acquisi-
tion of such interest, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in the surface estate of another parcel of 
land in the State is conveyed in accordance with sub-
section (b). The Secretary concerned may not divide a par-
cel of land consisting of 100 or more acres into smaller 
parcels to avoid the requirements of this subsection. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON CONVEYANCE OF SURFACE ES-
TATE.—To qualify as a conveyance of the surface estate 
of a parcel of Federal land for purposes of subsection (a), 
the Secretary concerned shall certify to Congress that— 
(1) the conveyance was made for the purpose of 
complying with the requirements of subsection (a); 
and 
(2) the value of the surface estate of the con-
veyed Federal land is approximately equal to the 
value of the interest in land to be acquired by the 
Secretary concerned, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned.
Union Calendar No. 26
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 757
[Report No. 105–38]
A BILL
To develop the economy of Samoa.
MARCH 20, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall award a grant to each State with an ap-
plication approved under this section to enable the 
State—
‘‘(A) to establish and implement a State 
controlled substance monitoring program; or 
‘‘(B) to make improvements to an existing 
State controlled substance monitoring program. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—
‘‘(A) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—In making pay-
ments under a grant under paragraph (1) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to 
each State with an application approved under 
this section an amount that equals 1.0 percent 
of the amount appropriated to carry out this 
section for that fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—In making 
payments under a grant under paragraph (1) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to 
each State with an application approved under 
this section an additional amount which bears 
the same ratio to the amount appropriated to 
carry out this section for that fiscal year and 
remaining after amounts are made available 
under subparagraph (A) as the number of phar-
macies of the State bears to the number of 
pharmacies of all States with applications ap-
proved under this section (as determined by the 
Secretary), except that the Secretary may ad-
just the amount allocated to a State under this 
subparagraph after taking into consideration 
the budget cost estimate for the State’s con-
trolled substance monitoring program. 
‘‘(3) TERM
OF
GRANTS.—Grants awarded 
under this section shall be obligated in the year in 
which funds are allotted. 
‘‘(b) 
DEVELOPMENT
OF
MINIMUM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Prior to awarding a grant under this section, 
and not later than 6 months after the date on which funds 
are first appropriated to carry out this section, after seek-
ing consultation with States and other interested parties, 
the Secretary shall, after publishing in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed minimum requirements and receiving public 
comments, establish minimum requirements for criteria to 
be used by States for purposes of clauses (ii), (v), (vi), 
and (vii) of subsection (c)(1)(A). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION APPROVAL PROCESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such assurances and information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such 
application shall include—
‘‘(A) with respect to a State that intends 
to use funds under the grant as provided for in 
subsection (a)(1)(A)—
‘‘(i) a budget cost estimate for the 
controlled substance monitoring program 
to be implemented under the grant; 
‘‘(ii) criteria for security for informa-
tion handling and for the database main-
tained by the State under subsection (e) 
generally including efforts to use appro-
priate encryption technology or other ap-
propriate technology to protect the security 
of such information; 
‘‘(iii) an agreement to adopt health in-
formation interoperability standards, in-
cluding health vocabulary and messaging 
standards, that are consistent with any 
such standards generated or identified by 
the Secretary or his or her designee; 
‘‘(iv) criteria for meeting the uniform 
electronic format requirement of subsection 
(h);
(c) COVERED STATES.—Subsection (a) applies with 
respect each of the several States in which 25 percent or 
more of all land in the State is owned by the United 
States. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not apply to the 
acquisition of the following land: 
(1) Land to be held in trust for the benefit of 
an Indian tribe or individual or to be held by an In-
dian tribe or individual subject to a restriction by 
the United States against alienation. 
(2) Land acquired pursuant to a land exchange 
specifically authorized or required by an Act of Con-
gress. 
(3) Land acquired pursuant to a foreclosure 
under title 18, United States Code. 
(4) Land acquired by the United States in its 
capacity as a receiver, conserver, or liquidating 
agent and held by the United States in its capacity 
as a receiver, conserver, or liquidating agent pending 
disposal. 
(5) Land that is subject to seizure, levy, or lien 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(6) Land that is securing a debt owed to the 
United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(H) The term ‘‘left-handed thread lamp’’ 
means a lamp on which the base screws into a 
lamp socket in a counter-clockwise direction, 
and screws out of a lamp socket in a clockwise 
direction. 
(I) The term ‘‘marine lamp’’ means a lamp 
specifically designed and marketed to operate in 
a marine application. 
(J) The term ‘‘marine signal service lamp’’ 
means a lamp specifically designed to provide 
signals to marine vessels for seaway safety. 
(K) The term ‘‘mine service lamp’’ means 
a lamp specifically designed and marketed for 
use in mine applications. 
(L) The term ‘‘plant light lamp’’ means a 
lamp that contains a filter to suppress yellow 
and green portions of the spectrum and is des-
ignated and marketed as a ‘‘plant light’’. 
(M) The term ‘‘rough service lamp’’ means 
a lamp that has a minimum of 5 supports with 
filament configurations similar to but not lim-
ited to C7A, C11, C17, and C22 as listed in 
Figure 6–12 of the 9th edition of the IESNA 
Lighting handbook, where lead wires are not 
counted as supports and that is designated and 
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‘‘(1) Checking and other transaction accounts. 
‘‘(2) Negotiable order of withdrawal and sav-
ings accounts. 
‘‘(3) Automated teller machine transactions. 
‘‘(4) Other electronic transactions. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM SURVEY REQUIREMENT.—The annual 
survey described in subsection (a) shall meet the following 
minimum requirements: 
‘‘(1) CHECKING AND OTHER TRANSACTION AC-
COUNTS.—Data on checking and transaction ac-
counts shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) Monthly and annual fees and min-
imum balances to avoid such fees. 
‘‘(B) Minimum opening balances. 
‘‘(C) Check processing fees. 
‘‘(D) Check printing fees. 
‘‘(E) Balance inquiry fees. 
‘‘(F) Fees imposed for using a teller or 
other institution employee. 
‘‘(G) Stop payment order fees. 
‘‘(H) Nonsufficient fund fees. 
‘‘(I) Overdraft fees. 
‘‘(J) Deposit items returned fees.
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marketed specifically for ‘‘rough service’’ appli-
cations. 
(N) The term ‘‘shatter resistant lamp’’ 
means a lamp with an external coating on the 
bulb wall to resist breakage and which is des-
ignated and marketed as a shatter resistant 
lamp. 
(O) The term ‘‘showcase lamp’’ means a 
lamp that has a tubular bulb with a conven-
tional screw base and which is designated and 
marketed as a showcase lamp. 
(P) The term ‘‘sign service lamp’’ means a 
lamp of the vacuum type or gas-filled with suf-
ficiently low bulb temperature to permit ex-
posed outdoor use on high-speed flashing cir-
cuits. The designation shall be on the lamp 
packaging, and marketing materials shall iden-
tify the lamp as being a sign service lamp. 
(Q) The term ‘‘silver bowl lamp’’ means a 
lamp that has a reflective coating applied di-
rectly to part of the bulb surface and that re-
flects light in a backward direction toward the 
lamp base. The designation shall be on the 
lamp packaging, and marketing materials shall 
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‘‘(4) Not later than December 31, 2010, the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule determining whether to 
amend the standards in effect for refrigerators, refrig-
erator-freezers, and freezers manufactured on or after 
January 1, 2014. Such rule shall contain such amend-
ment, if any.’’. 
(b) ENERGY STAR.—Section 324A(d)(2) of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(d)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2009’’. 
SEC. 9002. ELECTRIC MOTOR EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 340(13) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(13)) is 
amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (H) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by striking the text of subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following: ‘‘The term ‘general pur-
pose electric motor (subtype I)’ means any motor 
that meets the definition of ‘General Purpose’ as es-
tablished in the final rule issued by the Department 
of Energy for ‘Energy Efficiency Program for Cer-
tain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test 
Procedures, Labeling, and Certification Require-
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ments for Electric Motors’ (10 CFR 431), as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of the Energy Effi-
ciency Improvement Act of 2007. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘general purpose electric motor 
(subtype II)’ means motors incorporating the design 
elements of a general purpose electric motor 
(subtype I) that are configured as one of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) U-Frame Motors. 
‘‘(ii) Design C Motors. 
‘‘(iii) Close-coupled pump motors. 
‘‘(iv) Footless motors. 
‘‘(v) Vertical solid shaft normal thrust 
motor (as tested in a horizontal configuration). 
‘‘(vi) 8-pole motors (∼900 rpm). 
‘‘(vii) All poly-phase motors with voltages 
up to 600 volts other than 230/460 volts.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 342(b) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(b)) is 
amended by striking the text of paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘(A) Each general purpose electric 
motor (subtype I), except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), with a power rating of 1 horsepower or greater, but 
not greater than 200 horsepower, manufactured (alone or 
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as a component of another piece of equipment) after the 
36-month period beginning on the date of enactment of 
the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007, shall 
have a nominal full load efficiency not less than as defined 
in NEMA MG–1 (2006) Table 12–12. 
‘‘(B) Each fire pump motor manufactured (alone or 
as a component of another piece of equipment) after the 
36-month period beginning on the date of enactment of 
the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007, shall 
have nominal full load efficiency not less than as defined 
in NEMA MG–1 (2006) Table 12–11. 
‘‘(C) Each general purpose electric motor (subtype 
II) with a power rating of 1 horsepower or greater, but 
not greater than 200 horsepower, manufactured (alone or 
as a component of another piece of equipment) after the 
36-month period beginning on the date of enactment of 
the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007, shall 
have a nominal full load efficiency not less than as defined 
in NEMA MG–1 (2006) Table 12–11. 
‘‘(D) Each NEMA Design B, general purpose electric 
motor with a power rating of more than 200 horsepower, 
but not greater than 500 horsepower, manufactured 
(alone or as a component of another piece of equipment) 
after the 36-month period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007, 
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shall have a nominal full load efficiency not less than as 
defined in NEMA MG–1 (2006) Table 12–11.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect 36 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9003. RESIDENTIAL BOILERS. 
Section 325(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND BOILERS’’ after ‘‘FURNACES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘except that’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘except that’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) BOILERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), boilers manufactured on or after September 1, 
2012, shall meet the following requirements: 
Boiler Type 
Minimum Annual Fuel 
Utilization Efficiency 
Design Requirements 
Gas Hot Water ...............
82% 
No Constant Burning 
Pilot, Automatic Means 
for Adjusting Water 
Temperature 
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identify the lamp as being a silver bowl lamp or 
similar designation. 
(R) The term ‘‘three-way lamp’’ means a 
lamp that employs two filaments, operated sep-
arately and in combination, to provide three 
light levels. The designation shall be on the 
lamp packaging, and marketing materials shall 
identify the lamp as being a three-way lamp. 
(S) The term ‘‘traffic signal lamp’’ means 
a lamp that is designed with lifetime, wattage, 
focal length, filament configuration, mounting, 
lamp glass, and lamp base characteristics ap-
propriate for use in traffic signals. 
(T) The term ‘‘vibration service lamp’’ or 
‘‘vibration resistant lamp’’ means a lamp with 
filament configurations similar to but not lim-
ited to C–5, C–7A, or C–9, as listed in Figure 
6–12 of the 9th Edition of the IESNA Lighting 
Handbook. The lamp is designated and mar-
keted specifically for vibration service or vibra-
tion resistant applications. The designation 
shall be on the lamp packaging, and marketing 
materials shall identify the lamp as being vibra-
tion resistant or vibration service. 
(b) INCENTIVE PLAN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.— 
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Boiler Type 
Minimum Annual Fuel 
Utilization Efficiency 
Design Requirements 
Gas Steam ....................
80% 
No Constant Burning 
Pilot 
Oil Hot Water ................
84% 
Automatic Means for 
Adjusting Temperature 
Oil Steam ......................
82% 
None 
Electric Hot Water ........
None 
Automatic Means for 
Adjusting Temperature 
Electric Steam ...............
None 
None 
‘‘(B) AUTOMATIC
MEANS
FOR
ADJUSTING 
WATER TEMPERATURE.— 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
manufacturer 
shall equip each gas, oil and electric hot water 
boiler, except boilers equipped with tankless do-
mestic water heating coils, with automatic 
means for adjusting the temperature of the 
water supplied by the boiler to ensure that an 
incremental change in inferred heat load pro-
duces a corresponding incremental change in 
the temperature of water supplied. 
‘‘(ii) SINGLE INPUT RATE.—For a boiler 
that fires at one input rate this requirement 
may be satisfied by providing an automatic 
means that allows the burner or heating ele-
ment to fire only when such means has deter-
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mined that the inferred heat load cannot be met 
by the residual heat of the water in the system. 
‘‘(iii) NO INFERRED HEAT LOAD.—When 
there is no inferred heat load with respect to a 
hot water boiler, the automatic means described 
in clause (i) and (ii) shall limit the temperature 
of the water in the boiler to not more than 140 
degrees Fahrenheit. 
‘‘(iv) OPERATION.—A boiler described in 
clause (i) or (ii) shall be operable only when the 
automatic means described in clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) is installed.’’. 
SEC. 9004. REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN HEATING OR COOL-
ING STANDARDS. 
(a) CONSUMER APPLIANCES.—Section 325(o) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(o)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6)(A) The Secretary may establish regional stand-
ards for space heating and air conditioning products, other 
than window-unit air-conditioners and portable space 
heaters. For each space heating and air conditioning prod-
uct, the Secretary may establish a national minimum 
standard and two more stringent regional standards for 
regions determined to have significantly differing climatic 
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