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‘‘(46)(A) The term ‘high intensity discharge lamp’ means 
an electric-discharge lamp in which— 
‘‘(i) the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall 
temperature; and 
‘‘(ii) the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess 
of 3 Watts/cm2. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘high intensity discharge lamp’ includes mer-
cury vapor, metal halide, and high-pressure sodium lamps 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(47)(A) The term ‘mercury vapor lamp’ means a high inten-
sity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light 
is produced by radiation from mercury operating at a partial 
pressure in excess of 100,000 Pa (approximately 1 atm). 
‘‘(B) The term ‘mercury vapor lamp’ includes clear, phos-
phor-coated, and self-ballasted lamps described in subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(48) The term ‘mercury vapor lamp ballast’ means a device 
that is designed and marketed to start and operate mercury 
vapor lamps by providing the necessary voltage and current. 
‘‘(49) The term ‘ceiling fan’ means a nonportable device 
that is suspended from a ceiling for circulating air via the 
rotation of fan blades. 
‘‘(50) The term ‘ceiling fan light kit’ means equipment 
designed to provide light from a ceiling fan that can be— 
‘‘(A) integral, such that the equipment is attached to 
the ceiling fan prior to the time of retail sale; or 
‘‘(B) attachable, such that at the time of retail sale 
the equipment is not physically attached to the ceiling 
fan, but may be included inside the ceiling fan at the 
time of sale or sold separately for subsequent attachment 
to the fan. 
‘‘(51) The term ‘medium screw base’ means an Edison screw 
base identified with the prefix E–26 in the ‘American National 
Standard for Electric Lamp Bases’, ANSI/IEC C81.61–2003, 
published by the American National Standards Institute.’’. 
(b) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 323 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Test procedures for illuminated exit signs shall be based 
on the test method used under version 2.0 of the Energy Star 
program of the Environmental Protection Agency for illuminated 
exit signs. 
‘‘(10)(A) Test procedures for distribution transformers and low 
voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall be based on the 
‘Standard Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption 
of Distribution Transformers’ prescribed by the National Electrical 
Manufacturers Association (NEMA TP 2–1998). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may review and revise the test procedures 
established under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) For purposes of section 346(a), the test procedures estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be the testing 
requirements prescribed by the Secretary under section 346(a)(1) 
for distribution transformers for which the Secretary makes a deter-
mination that energy conservation standards would— 
‘‘(i) be technologically feasible and economically justified; 
and 
‘‘(ii) result in significant energy savings.
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‘‘(11) Test procedures for traffic signal modules and pedestrian 
modules shall be based on the test method used under the Energy 
Star program of the Environmental Protection Agency for traffic 
signal modules, as in effect on the date of enactment of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(12)(A) Test procedures for medium base compact fluorescent 
lamps shall be based on the test methods for compact fluorescent 
lamps used under the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star 
program of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
‘‘(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), medium base 
compact fluorescent lamps shall meet all test requirements for 
regulated parameters of section 325(cc). 
‘‘(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), if manufacturers docu-
ment engineering predictions and analysis that support expected 
attainment of lumen maintenance at 40 percent rated life and 
lamp lifetime, medium base compact fluorescent lamps may be 
marketed before completion of the testing of lamp life and lumen 
maintenance at 40 percent of rated life. 
‘‘(13) Test procedures for dehumidifiers shall be based on the 
test criteria used under the Energy Star Program Requirements 
for Dehumidifiers developed by the Environmental Protection 
Agency, as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph 
unless revised by the Secretary pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(14) The test procedure for measuring flow rate for commercial 
prerinse spray valves shall be based on American Society for Testing 
and Materials Standard F2324, entitled ‘Standard Test Method 
for Pre-Rinse Spray Valves’. 
‘‘(15) The test procedure for refrigerated bottled or canned 
beverage vending machines shall be based on American National 
Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 
Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 32.1–2004, entitled ‘Methods 
of Testing for Rating Vending Machines for Bottled, Canned or 
Other Sealed Beverages’. 
‘‘(16)(A)(i) Test procedures for ceiling fans shall be based on 
the ‘Energy Star Testing Facility Guidance Manual: Building a 
Testing Facility and Performing the Solid State Test Method for 
ENERGY STAR Qualified Ceiling Fans, Version 1.1’ published by 
the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(ii) Test procedures for ceiling fan light kits shall be based 
on the test procedures referenced in the Energy Star specifications 
for Residential Light Fixtures and Compact Fluorescent Light 
Bulbs, as in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may review and revise the test procedures 
established under subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.—(1) 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall prescribe testing requirements for refrigerated 
bottled or canned beverage vending machines. 
‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the testing require-
ments prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be based on existing 
test procedures used in industry.’’. 
(c) STANDARD SETTING AUTHORITY.—Section 325 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the 
requirements of subsection (o) are met, the Secretary may consider 
and prescribe energy conservation standards or energy use stand-
ards for electricity used for purposes of circulating air through 
duct work.’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ‘‘and labeled’’ 
after ‘‘designed’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8)(A) Each fluorescent lamp ballast (other than replacement 
ballasts or ballasts described in subparagraph (C))— 
‘‘(i)(I) manufactured on or after July 1, 2009; 
‘‘(II) sold by the manufacturer on or after October 1, 2009; 
or 
‘‘(III) incorporated into a luminaire by a luminaire manufac-
turer on or after July 1, 2010; and 
‘‘(ii) designed— 
‘‘(I) to operate at nominal input voltages of 120 or 
277 volts; 
‘‘(II) to operate with an input current frequency of 
60 Hertz; and 
‘‘(III) for use in connection with F34T12 lamps, F96T12/
ES lamps, or F96T12HO/ES lamps; 
shall have a power factor of 0.90 or greater and shall have 
a ballast efficacy factor of not less than the following:
‘‘Application for operation 
of
Ballast
input
voltage
Total
nominal
lamp
watts
Ballast
efficacy
factor
One F34T12 lamp 
120/277
2.61
Two F34T12 lamps 
120/277
1.35
Two F96T12/ES lamps 
120/277
120
0.77
Two F96T12HO/ES lamps 
120/277
190
0.42. 
‘‘(B) The standards described in subparagraph (A) shall apply 
to all ballasts covered by subparagraph (A)(ii) that are manufac-
tured on or after July 1, 2010, or sold by the manufacturer on 
or after October 1, 2010. 
‘‘(C) The standards described in subparagraph (A) do not apply 
to— 
‘‘(i) a ballast that is designed for dimming to 50 percent 
or less of the maximum output of the ballast; 
‘‘(ii) a ballast that is designed for use with 2 F96T12HO 
lamps at ambient temperatures of 20°F or less and for use 
in an outdoor sign; or 
‘‘(iii) a ballast that has a power factor of less than 0.90 
and is designed and labeled for use only in residential applica-
tions.’’; 
(3) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) The Secretary may set more than 1 energy conservation 
standard for products that serve more than 1 major function by 
setting 1 energy conservation standard for each major function.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) BATTERY CHARGER AND EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY ELECTRIC 
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.—(1)(A) Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall, after 
providing notice and an opportunity for comment, prescribe, by