SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Appliance Efficiency 
Sec. 101. Energy standards for home appliances. 
Sec. 102. Electric motor efficiency standards. 
Sec. 103. Residential boilers. 
Sec. 104. Regional variations in heating or cooling standards. 
Sec. 105. Procedure for prescribing new or amended standards. 
Sec. 106. Expediting Appliance Standards Rulemakings. 
Sec. 107. Correction of large air conditioner rule issuance constraint. 
Sec. 108. Definition of energy conservation standard. 
Sec. 109. Improving schedule for standards updating and clarifying State au-
thority. 
Sec. 110. Updating appliance test procedures. 
Sec. 111. Furnace fan standard process. 
Sec. 112. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 113. Energy efficient standby power devices. 
Sec. 114. External power supply efficiency standards. 
Sec. 115. Standby mode. 
Subtitle B—Lighting Efficiency 
Sec. 121. Efficient light bulbs. 
Sec. 122. Incandescent reflector lamps. 
Sec. 123. Use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs. 
Subtitle C—Residential Building Efficiency 
Sec. 131. Encouraging stronger building codes. 
Sec. 132. Energy code improvements applicable to manufactured housing. 
Sec. 133. Baseline building designs. 
Sec. 134. Reauthorization of weatherization assistance program. 
Subtitle D—Commercial and Federal Building Efficiency 
Sec. 141. Definitions. 
Sec. 142. High-performance green buildings. 
Sec. 143. Zero-energy commercial buildings initiative. 
Sec. 144. Public outreach. 
Sec. 145. Budget and life-cycle costing and contracting. 
Sec. 146. Incentives. 
Sec. 147. Federal procurement. 
Sec. 148. Use of energy and water efficiency measures in Federal buildings. 
Sec. 149. Demonstration project. 
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Sec. 150. Energy efficiency for data center buildings. 
Sec. 151. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 152. Study and report on use of power management software. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Energy Efficiency 
Sec. 161. Industrial energy efficiency. 
Subtitle F—Energy Efficiency of Public Institutions 
Sec. 171. Short title. 
Sec. 172. Findings. 
Sec. 173. Definitions. 
Sec. 174. Technical Assistance Program. 
Sec. 175. Revolving Fund. 
Sec. 176. Reauthorization of State energy programs. 
Subtitle G—Energy Savings Performance Contracting 
Sec. 181. Definition of energy savings. 
Sec. 182. Financing flexibility. 
Sec. 183. Authority to enter into contracts; reports. 
Sec. 184. Permanent reauthorization. 
Sec. 185. Training Federal contracting officers to negotiate energy efficiency 
contracts. 
Sec. 186. Promoting long-term energy savings performance contracts and 
verifying savings. 
Subtitle H—Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency Financing 
Sec. 189. Advisory committee. 
Subtitle I—Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program 
Sec. 191. Definitions. 
Sec. 192. Establishment of program. 
Sec. 193. Allocations. 
Sec. 194. Eligible activities. 
Sec. 195. Requirements. 
Sec. 196. Review and evaluation. 
Sec. 197. Technical Assistance and Education Program. 
Sec. 198. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle J—Green Buildings Retrofit Loan Guarantees 
Sec. 199. Green buildings retrofit loan guarantees. 
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TITLE I—PROMOTING ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY 
Subtitle A—Appliance Efficiency 
SEC. 101. 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: 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD.—Sec-
tion 321(6)(A) (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or, in the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘and, 
in the case of residential clotheswashers, residential 
dishwashers,’’. 
(4) 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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‘‘(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. 102. 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 C.F.R. 431), as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of the [short title]. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘general purpose electric motor 
(subtype II)’ means motors incorporating the design ele-
ments of a general purpose electric motor (subtype I) that 
are configured as one of the following: 
‘‘(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.—Section 342(b) of the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(b)) is amended 
by striking the text of paragraph (1) and inserting 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 compo-
nent of another piece of equipment) after the 36-month 
period beginning on the date of enactment of the [short 
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Boiler Type 
Minimum Annual Fuel 
Utilization Efficiency 
Design Requirements 
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-
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 
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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. 104. REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN HEATING OR COOLING 
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 
conditions. Any standards set for any such region shall 
achieve the maximum level of energy savings that are tech-
nically feasible and economically justified within that re-
gion. As a preliminary step to determining the economic 
justifiability of establishing any such regional standard, 
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the Secretary shall conduct a study involving stakeholders, 
including but not limited to a representative from the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology; representa-
tives of nongovernmental advocacy organizations; rep-
resentatives of product manufacturers, distributors, and 
installers; representatives of the gas and electric utility in-
dustries; and such other individuals as the Secretary may 
designate. Such study shall determine the potential bene-
fits and consequences of prescribing regional standards for 
heating and cooling products, and may, if favorable to 
such standards, constitute the evidence of economic justifi-
ability required under this Act. Regional boundaries shall 
follow State borders and only include contiguous States 
(except Alaska and Hawaii), except that on the request 
of a State, the Secretary may divide that State to include 
a part of that State in each of two regions. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary establishes regional standards, 
it shall be unlawful under section 332 to offer for sale 
at retail, sell at retail, or install noncomplying products 
except within the specified regions. 
‘‘(C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), no product 
manufactured to a regional standard established pursuant 
to subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in commerce 
without a prominent label affixed to the product which in-
cludes at the top of the label, in print of not less than 
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14-point type, the following: ‘It is a violation of Federal 
law for this product to be installed in any State outside 
the region shaded on the map printed on this label.’. 
Below this notice shall appear a map of the United States 
with clearly defined State boundaries and names, and with 
all States in which the product meets or exceeds the stand-
ard established pursuant to subparagraph (A) shaded in 
a color or a manner as to be easily visible without obscur-
ing the State boundaries and names. Below the map shall 
be printed on each label the following: ‘It is a violation 
of Federal law for this label to be removed, except by the 
owner and legal resident of any single-family home in 
which this product is installed.’. 
‘‘(ii) A product manufactured that meets or exceeds 
all regional standards established under this paragraph 
shall bear a prominent label affixed to the product which 
includes at the top of the label, in print of not less than 
14-point type the following: ‘This product has achieved an 
energy efficiency rating under Federal law allowing its in-
stallation in any State.’. 
‘‘(D) Manufacturers of space heating and air condi-
tioning equipment subject to regional standards estab-
lished under this paragraph shall obtain and retain 
records on the intended installation locations of the equip-
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ment sold, and shall make such records available to the 
Secretary on request.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 342(a) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10)(A) The Secretary may establish regional stand-
ards for space heating and air conditioning products sub-
ject to this subsection. For each space heating and air con-
ditioning product, the Secretary may establish a national 
minimum standard and two more stringent regional stand-
ards for regions determined to have significantly differing 
climatic conditions. Any standards set for any such region 
shall achieve the maximum level of energy savings that 
are technically feasible and economically justified within 
that region. Regional boundaries shall follow State borders 
and only include contiguous States (except Alaska and 
Hawaii), except that on the request of a State, the Sec-
retary may divide that State to include a part of that State 
in each of two regions. 
‘‘(B) If the Secretary establishes regional standards, 
it shall be unlawful under section 345 to offer for sale 
at retail, sell at retail, or install noncomplying products 
except within the specified regions. 
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‘‘(C) Manufacturers of space heating and air condi-
tioning equipment subject to regional standards estab-
lished under this paragraph shall obtain and retain 
records on the intended installation locations of the equip-
ment sold, and shall make such records available to the 
Secretary on request.’’. 
SEC. 105. PROCEDURE FOR PRESCRIBING NEW OR AMEND-
ED STANDARDS. 
Section 325(p) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(p)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively. 
SEC. 
106. 
EXPEDITING 
APPLIANCE 
STANDARDS 
RULEMAKINGS. 
(a) DIRECT FINAL RULE.—Section 325(p) of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(p)) is 
amended by adding a new paragraph (5) as follows: 
‘‘(5) If manufacturers of any type (or class) of 
covered products or covered equipment, States, and 
efficiency advocates, or persons determined by the 
Secretary to fully represent such parties, submit to 
the Secretary a joint recommendation of an energy 
or water conservation standard and the Secretary 
determines that the recommended standard complies 
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with subsection (o) or section 342(a)(6)(B), as appli-
cable, to that type (or class) of covered products or 
covered equipment to which the standard would 
apply, the Secretary may then issue a direct final 
rule including the standard recommended. If the 
Secretary determines that a direct final rule cannot 
be issued based on such a submitted joint rec-
ommendation, the Secretary shall publish a deter-
mination with an explanation as to why the joint 
recommendation does not comply with this para-
graph. For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘di-
rect final rule’ means a final rule published the same 
day with a parallel notice of proposed rulemaking 
that proposes a new or amended energy or water 
conservation standard that is identical to the stand-
ard set forth in the final rule. There shall be a 110- 
day period for public comment with respect to the 
direct final rule. Not later than 10 days after the ex-
piration of such 110-day period, the Secretary shall 
publish a notice responding to comments received 
with respect to the direct final rule. The Secretary 
shall withdraw a direct final rule promulgated pur-
suant to this paragraph within 120 days after publi-
cation in the Federal Register if the Secretary re-
ceives, with respect to the direct final rule, one or 
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more adverse public comments or any alternate joint 
recommendation and, based on the rulemaking 
record, the Secretary determines that such adverse 
comments or alternate joint recommendation may 
provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direct 
final rule under subsection (o), section 342(a)(6)(B), 
or any applicable law. In such a case, the Secretary 
shall then proceed with the parallel notice of pro-
posed rulemaking, and shall identify in a notice pub-
lished in the Federal Register the reasons for the 
withdrawal of the direct final rule. A direct final rule 
that is withdrawn in accordance with this paragraph 
shall not be considered final for purposes of sub-
section (o)(1) of this section. No person shall be 
found in violation of this part for noncompliance 
with a direct final rule that is withdrawn under this 
paragraph, if that person has complied with the ap-
plicable standard in effect under this part imme-
diately prior to issuance of that direct final rule.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345(b)(1) 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6316(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘section’’ the 
first time it appears ‘‘325(p)(5), section’’. 
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SEC. 107. CORRECTION OF LARGE AIR CONDITIONER RULE 
ISSUANCE CONSTRAINT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 340 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311) is amended by 
adding the following new paragraphs at the end: 
‘‘(22) The term ‘single package vertical air con-
ditioner’ means air-cooled commercial package air 
conditioning and heating equipment; factory assem-
bled as a single package having its major compo-
nents arranged vertically, which is an encased com-
bination of cooling and optional heating components, 
is intended for exterior mounting on, adjacent inte-
rior to, or through an outside wall; and is powered 
by a single- or three-phase current. It may contain 
separate indoor grille(s), outdoor louvers, various 
ventilation options, indoor free air discharge, duct-
work, well plenum, or sleeve. Heating components 
may include electrical resistance, steam, hot water, 
or gas, but may not include reverse cycle refrigera-
tion as a heating means. 
‘‘(23) The term ‘single package vertical heat 
pump’ means a single package vertical air condi-
tioner that utilizes reverse cycle refrigeration as its 
primary heat source, that may include secondary 
supplemental heating by means of electrical resist-
ance, steam, hot water, or gas.’’. 
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(b) STANDARDS.—Section 342(a) of the Energy Pol-
icy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by in-
serting after ‘‘heating equipment’’ in the first sen-
tence ‘‘, including single package vertical air condi-
tioners and single package vertical heat pumps,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘but before 
January 1, 2010,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 24, 1992’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the effective date of a 
standard’’ and inserting ‘‘January 10, 2010, or 
beginning on the effective date of the most re-
cent revision made under clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph,’’; and 
(C) by adding the following new clause at 
the end: 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary may only initiate a rulemaking 
under clause (ii) of this subparagraph for a particular 
product so long as any standard established under a pre-
vious rulemaking with respect to that product has become 
effective.’’; 
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(5) in each of paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), by 
inserting after ‘‘heating equipment’’ in the first sen-
tence ‘‘, excluding single package vertical air condi-
tioners and single package vertical heat pumps,’’; 
(6) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘manufactured on or after 
January 1, 2010’’; 
(B) in each of subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), by adding at the beginning ‘‘For equip-
ment manufactured on or after January 1, 
2010,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) For equipment manufactured on or after 
the later of January 1, 2008, or the date six months 
after enactment of this section, the minimum sea-
sonal energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled three-phase 
electric central air conditioners and central air con-
ditioning heat pumps less than 65,000 Btu per hour 
(cooling capacity), split systems, shall be 13.0. 
‘‘(E) For equipment manufactured on or after 
the later of January 1, 2008, or the date six months 
after enactment of this section, minimum seasonal 
energy efficiency ratio of air-cooled three-phase elec-
tric central air conditioners and central air condi-
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‘‘(B) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical air conditioners less than 
65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), three-phase, 
shall be 9.0. 
‘‘(C) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical air conditioners at or above 
65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) but less than 
135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), shall be 
8.9. 
‘‘(D) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical air conditioners at or above 
135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) but less 
than 240,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity), shall 
be 8.6. 
‘‘(E) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical heat pumps less than 65,000 
Btu per hour (cooling capacity), single-phase, shall 
be 9.0; and the minimum coefficient of performance 
in the heating mode shall be 3.0. 
‘‘(F) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical heat pumps less than 65,000 
Btu per hour (cooling capacity), three-phase, shall 
be 9.0; and the minimum coefficient of performance 
in the heating mode shall be 3.0. 
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‘‘(G) The minimum energy efficiency ratio of 
single package vertical heat pumps at or above 
65,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity) but less than 
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. 
‘‘(11) 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. 108. 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.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘energy con-
servation standard’ means 1 or more perform-
ance standards that— 
‘‘(i) for covered products (excluding 
clothes washers, dishwashers, showerheads, 
faucets, water closets, and urinals), pre-
scribe a minimum level of energy efficiency 
or a maximum quantity of energy use, de-
termined in accordance with test proce-
dures prescribed under section 323; 
‘‘(ii) for showerheads, faucets, water 
closets, and urinals, prescribe a minimum 
level of water efficiency or a maximum 
quantity of water use, determined in ac-
cordance with test procedures prescribed 
under section 323; and 
‘‘(iii) for clothes washers and dish-
washers— 
‘‘(I) prescribe a minimum level of 
energy efficiency or a maximum quan-
tity of energy use, determined in ac-
cordance with test procedures pre-
scribed under section 323; and 
‘‘(II) may include a minimum 
level of water efficiency or a maximum 
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quantity of water use, determined in 
accordance with those test procedures. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘energy con-
servation standard’ includes— 
‘‘(i) 1 or more design requirements, if 
the requirements were established— 
‘‘(I) on or before the date of en-
actment of this subclause; or 
‘‘(II) as part of a consensus 
agreement under section 325(hh); and 
‘‘(ii) any other requirements that the 
Secretary may prescribe under section 
325(r). 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘energy con-
servation standard’ does not include a perform-
ance standard for a component of a finished 
covered product, unless regulation of the com-
ponent is authorized or established pursuant to 
this title.’’. 
SEC. 109. IMPROVING SCHEDULE FOR STANDARDS UPDAT-
ING AND CLARIFYING STATE AUTHORITY. 
(a) CONSUMER APPLIANCES.—Section 325(m) of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(m) FURTHER RULEMAKING.—(1) Not later than 6 
years after issuance of any final rule establishing or 
amending a standard, as required for a product under this 
part, the Secretary shall publish either— 
‘‘(A) a notice of the Secretary’s determination 
that standards for that product do not need to be 
amended, based on the criteria in subsection (n)(2); 
or 
‘‘(B) a notice of proposed rulemaking including 
new proposed standards based on the criteria in sub-
section (o) and the procedures in subsection (p). 
In either case, the Secretary shall also publish a notice 
stating that the Department’s analysis is publicly avail-
able, and provide opportunity for written comment. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 2 years after a notice is issued 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall publish a 
final rule amending the standard for the product. Not 
later than 3 years after a determination under paragraph 
(1)(A), the Secretary shall make a new determination and 
publication under paragraph (1)(A) or (B). 
‘‘(3) An amendment prescribed under this subsection 
shall apply to products manufactured after a date which 
is 3 years after publication of the final rule establishing 
a standard, except that a manufacturer shall not be re-
quired to apply new standards to a product with respect 
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to which other new standards have been required within 
the prior 6 years. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall promptly submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate— 
‘‘(A) a progress report every 180 days on com-
pliance with this section, including a specific plan to 
remedy any failures to comply with deadlines for ac-
tion set forth in this section; and 
‘‘(B) all required reports to the Court or to any 
party to the Consent Decree in State of New York 
v. Bodman, Consolidated Civil Actions No. 05 Civ. 
7807 and No. 05 Civ. 7808.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 342(a)(6) of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6313(a)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by amending the remainder of the para-
graph to read as follows: 
‘‘(6)(A) If ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 is 
amended with respect to any small, large, or very 
large commercial package air conditioning and heat-
ing equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, 
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quired to apply new standards to a product 
with respect to which other new standards have 
been required within the prior 6 years. 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary shall promptly submit 
to the House Committee on Energy and Com-
merce and to the Senate Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources a progress report every 
180 days on compliance with this paragraph, 
including a specific plan to remedy any failures 
to comply with deadlines for action set forth in 
this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 110. 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’’. 
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(b) INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT.—Section 343(a)(1) of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
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— 
‘‘(B) 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 
‘‘(C) shall publish notice in the Federal Reg-
ister of any determination not to amend a test pro-
cedure’’. 
SEC. 111. FURNACE FAN STANDARD PROCESS. 
Section 325(f)(3)(D) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘not later than July 1, 2013’’ after 
‘‘duct work’’. 
SEC. 112. 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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‘‘(ii) shall be packaged with lamps to fill all 
sockets.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by redesignating 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, of subparagraph (B); and 
(D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘327’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting 
‘‘324’’. 
SEC. 113. ENERGY EFFICIENT STANDBY POWER DEVICES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ 
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘agency’’ in-
cludes military departments, as the term is de-
fined in section 102 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
product’’ means a commercially available, off-the- 
shelf product that— 
(A)(i) uses external standby power devices; 
or 
(ii) contains an internal standby power 
function; and 
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(B) is included on the list compiled under 
subsection (d). 
(b) FEDERAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENT.—Subject 
to subsection (c), if an agency purchases an eligible prod-
uct, the agency shall purchase— 
(1) an eligible product that uses not more than 
1 watt in the standby power consuming mode of the 
eligible product; or 
(2) if an eligible product described in paragraph 
(1) is not available, the eligible product with the low-
est available standby power wattage in the standby 
power consuming mode of the eligible product. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The requirements of subsection (b) 
shall apply to a purchase by an agency only if— 
(1) the lower-wattage eligible product is— 
(A) lifecycle cost-effective; and 
(B) practicable; and 
(2) the utility and performance of the eligible 
product is not compromised by the lower wattage re-
quirement. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS.—The Secretary of Energy, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Ad-
ministrator of General Services, shall compile a list of 
cost-effective eligible products that shall be subject to the 
purchasing requirements of subsection (b). 
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SEC. 114. EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY EFFICIENCY STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) Section 321 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (36) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before 
the text and adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘class A external power 
supply’ means a device that— 
‘‘(i) is designed to convert line voltage 
AC input into lower voltage AC or DC out-
put; 
‘‘(ii) is able to convert to only one AC 
or DC output voltage at a time; 
‘‘(iii) is sold with, or intended to be 
used with, a separate end-use product that 
constitutes the primary load; 
‘‘(iv) is contained in a separate phys-
ical enclosure from the end-use product; 
‘‘(v) is connected to the end-use prod-
uct via a removable or hard-wired male/fe-
male electrical connection, cable, cord or 
other wiring; and 
‘‘(vi) has nameplate output power less 
than or equal to 250 watts. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘class A external power 
supply’ does not include any device that— 
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