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have been established under section 342(d)(1) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as the section applies under part A 
on the date of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) Any State standard issued before the date of enactment 
of this subsection shall not be preempted until the standards estab-
lished under section 342(d)(1) take effect. 
‘‘(B) In applying section 327 to the equipment under subpara-
graph (A), paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply. 
‘‘(2)(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), section 327 shall 
apply to automatic commercial ice makers for which standards 
have been established under section 342(d)(2) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as the section applies under part A 
on the date of publication of the final rule by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) Any State standard issued before the date of publication 
of the final rule by the Secretary shall not be preempted until 
the standards established under section 342(d)(2) take effect. 
‘‘(B) In applying section 327 in accordance with subparagraph 
(A), paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply. 
‘‘(3)(A) If the Secretary does not issue a final rule for a specific 
type of automatic commercial ice maker within the time frame 
specified in section 342(d), subsections (b) and (c) of section 327 
shall no longer apply to the specific type of automatic commercial 
ice maker for the period beginning on the day after the scheduled 
date for a final rule and ending on the date on which the Secretary 
publishes a final rule covering the specific type of automatic 
commercial ice maker. 
‘‘(B) Any State standard issued before the publication of the 
final rule shall not be preempted until the standards established 
in the final rule take effect. 
‘‘(4)(A) The Secretary shall monitor whether manufacturers are 
reducing harvest rates below tested values for the purpose of 
bringing non-complying equipment into compliance. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary finds that there has been a substantial 
amount of manipulation with respect to harvest rates under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take steps to minimize the 
manipulation, such as requiring harvest rates to be within 5 percent 
of tested values. 
‘‘(g)(1)(A) If the Secretary does not issue a final rule for commer-
cial clothes washers within the timeframe specified in section 
342(e)(2), subsections (b) and (c) of section 327 shall not apply 
to commercial clothes washers for the period beginning on the 
day after the scheduled date for a final rule and ending on the 
date on which the Secretary publishes a final rule covering commer-
cial clothes washers. 
‘‘(B) Any State or local standard issued before the date on 
which the Secretary publishes a final rule shall not be preempted 
until the standards established under section 342(e)(2) take effect. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall undertake an educational program 
to inform owners of laundromats, multifamily housing, and other 
sites where commercial clothes washers are located about the new 
standard, including impacts on washer purchase costs and options 
for recovering those costs through coin collection.’’. 
SEC. 137. ENERGY LABELING. 
(a) RULEMAKING ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSUMER PRODUCT 
LABELING.—Section 324(a)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation
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Act (42 U.S.C. 6294(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F)(i) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this subparagraph, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking 
to consider— 
‘‘(I) the effectiveness of the consumer products labeling 
program in assisting consumers in making purchasing decisions 
and improving energy efficiency; and 
‘‘(II) changes to the labeling rules (including categorical 
labeling) that would improve the effectiveness of consumer 
product labels. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph, the Commission shall complete the rulemaking 
initiated under clause (i). 
‘‘(G)(i) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this subparagraph, the Commission shall issue by rule, in accord-
ance with this section, labeling requirements for the electricity 
used by ceiling fans to circulate air in a room. 
‘‘(ii) The rule issued under clause (i) shall apply to products 
manufactured after the later of— 
‘‘(I) January 1, 2009; or 
‘‘(II) the date that is 60 days after the final rule is issued.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING ON LABELING FOR ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS.—
Section 324(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6294(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5)(A) For covered products described in subsections (u) 
through (ff) of section 325, after a test procedure has been prescribed 
under section 323, the Secretary or the Commission, as appropriate, 
may prescribe, by rule, under this section labeling requirements 
for the products. 
‘‘(B) In the case of products to which TP–1 standards under 
section 325(y) apply, labeling requirements shall be based on the 
‘Standard for the Labeling of Distribution Transformer Efficiency’ 
prescribed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association 
(NEMA TP–3) as in effect on the date of enactment of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(C) In the case of dehumidifiers covered under section 325(dd), 
the Commission shall not require an ‘Energy Guide’ label.’’. 
SEC. 138. INTERMITTENT ESCALATOR STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General Services shall 
conduct a study on the advantages and disadvantages of employing 
intermittent escalators in the United States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Such study shall include an analysis of— 
(1) the energy end-cost savings derived from the use of 
intermittent escalators; 
(2) the cost savings derived from reduced maintenance 
requirements; and 
(3) such other issues as the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘inter-
mittent escalator’’ means an escalator that remains in a stationary