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of the United States Global Change Research Program 
and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
a report on the implementation of this section. 
PART 2—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 8731. EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FEMA PRE-
PAREDNESS, 
RESPONSE, 
RECOVERY, 
AND 
MITIGATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall conduct a com-
prehensive study of the increase in demand for the Agen-
cy’s emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and miti-
gation programs and services that may be reasonably an-
ticipated as a result of an increased number and intensity 
of natural disasters affected by climate change, including 
hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires, droughts, and severe 
storms. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an analysis 
of the budgetary and personnel needs of meeting the in-
creased demand for Agency services referred to in sub-
section (a). 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report and any legislative recommendations on the 
study conducted under this section. 
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
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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: 
‘‘(9) A top-loading or front-loading standard-size res-
idential clotheswasher manufactured on or after January 
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 
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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: 
‘‘(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-
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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-
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.— 
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(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 
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 
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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, 
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: 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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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-
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. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—Boilers that are manufac-
tured to operate without any need for electricity, any 
electric connection, any electric gauges, electric 
pumps, electric wires, or electric devices of any sort, 
shall not be required to meet the requirements of 
this section.’’. 
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135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), shall be 
8.9; and the minimum coefficient of performance in 
the heating mode shall be 3.0. 
‘‘(H) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical heat pumps at or above 
135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) but less 
than 240,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), shall 
be 8.6; and the minimum coefficient of performance 
in the heating mode shall be 2.9. 
‘‘(12) Not later than 36 months after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall review the 
most recently published ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 
with respect to single package vertical air conditioners and 
single package vertical heat pumps according to the proce-
dures established in paragraph (6).’’. 
SEC. 9008. DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND-
ARD. 
Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by striking paragraph 
(6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘energy con-
servation standard’ means 1 or more perform-
ance standards that— 
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new standards have been required within the prior 
6 years. 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary shall promptly submit to 
the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and 
to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources a progress report every 180 days on com-
pliance with this paragraph, including a specific plan 
to remedy any failures to comply with deadlines for 
action set forth in this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 9010. UPDATING APPLIANCE TEST PROCEDURES. 
(a) CONSUMER APPLIANCES.—Section 323(b)(1)(A) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6923(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
may’’ and all that follows through ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘At least every 7 years the Secretary shall review 
test procedures for all covered products and shall— 
‘‘(i) amend test procedures with respect to any 
covered product if the Secretary determines that 
amended test procedures would more accurately or 
fully comply with the requirements of paragraph (3); 
or 
‘‘(ii) publish notice in the Federal Register of 
any determination not to amend a test procedure’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 343(a)(1) of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
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6314(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘At least every 7 years the Secretary shall conduct an 
evaluation of each class of covered equipment and— 
‘‘(A) if the Secretary determines that amended 
test procedures would more accurately or fully com-
ply with the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), 
shall prescribe test procedures for such class in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this section; or 
‘‘(B) shall publish notice in the Federal Reg-
ister of any determination not to amend a test pro-
cedure’’. 
SEC. 9011. FURNACE FAN STANDARD PROCESS. 
Section 325(f)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(3)(D)), as redesignated 
by section 9003(3) of this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘not later than July 1, 2013’’ 
after ‘‘duct work’’. 
SEC. 9012. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) Section 135(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–58) is amended by striking 
‘‘C78.1–1978(R1984)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘C78.3– 
1978(R1984)’’. 
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(b) Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) (as amended by section 
135(c)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (v)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘CEILING FANS AND’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), re-
spectively; and 
(2) in subsection (ff)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking clause (iii); 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (iii); and 
(iii) in clause (iii)(II) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘fans sold for’’ before 
‘‘outdoor’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
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