(2) energy efficiency projects and energy con-
servation programs; 
(3) studies and other activities that improve en-
ergy efficiency in low income rural and urban com-
munities; 
(4) planning and development assistance for in-
creasing the energy efficiency of buildings and facili-
ties; and 
(5) technical and financial assistance to local 
government and private entities on developing new 
renewable and distributed sources of power or com-
bined heat and power generation. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian tribe, band, nation, 
or other organized group or community, including any 
Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation 
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is 
recognized as eligible for the special programs and services 
provided by the United States to Indians because of their 
status as Indians. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purposes of this section there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Energy $20,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2008.
Subtitle C—Energy Efficient 
Products 
SEC. 131. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—The Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
the following after section 324: 
‘‘SEC. 324A. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM. 
‘‘There is established at the Department of Energy 
and the Environmental Protection Agency a voluntary 
program to identify and promote energy-efficient products 
and buildings in order to reduce energy consumption, im-
prove energy security, and reduce pollution through vol-
untary labeling of or other forms of communication about 
products and buildings that meet the highest energy effi-
ciency standards. Responsibilities under the program shall 
be divided between the Department of Energy and the En-
vironmental Protection Agency consistent with the terms 
of agreements between the 2 agencies. The Administrator 
and the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) promote Energy Star compliant tech-
nologies as the preferred technologies in the market-
place for achieving energy efficiency and to reduce 
pollution;
‘‘(2) work to enhance public awareness of the 
Energy Star label, including special outreach to 
small businesses; 
‘‘(3) preserve the integrity of the Energy Star 
label; 
‘‘(4) solicit comments from interested parties 
prior to establishing or revising an Energy Star 
product category, specification, or criterion (or effec-
tive dates for any of the foregoing); 
‘‘(5) upon adoption of a new or revised product 
category, specification, or criterion, provide reason-
able notice to interested parties of any changes (in-
cluding effective dates) in product categories, speci-
fications, or criteria along with an explanation of 
such changes and, where appropriate, responses to 
comments submitted by interested parties; and 
‘‘(6) provide appropriate lead time (which shall 
be 9 months, unless the Agency or Department de-
termines otherwise) prior to the effective date for a 
new or a significant revision to a product category, 
specification, or criterion, taking into account the 
timing requirements of the manufacturing, product 
marketing, and distribution process for the specific 
product addressed.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
324 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 324A. Energy Star program.’’.
SEC. 132. HVAC MAINTENANCE CONSUMER EDUCATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 337 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6307) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) HVAC MAINTENANCE.—For the purpose of en-
suring that installed air conditioning and heating systems 
operate at their maximum rated efficiency levels, the Sec-
retary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, carry out a program to educate 
homeowners and small business owners concerning the en-
ergy savings resulting from properly conducted mainte-
nance of air conditioning, heating, and ventilating sys-
tems. The Secretary shall carry out the program in a cost-
shared manner in cooperation with the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency and such other enti-
ties as the Secretary considers appropriate, including in-
dustry trade associations, industry members, and energy 
efficiency organizations. 
‘‘(d) SMALL BUSINESS EDUCATION
AND ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Administrator of the Small Business Admin-
istration, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, shall develop and coordinate a Government-wide pro-
gram, building on the existing Energy Star for Small 
Business Program, to assist small businesses to become 
more energy efficient, understand the cost savings obtain-
able through efficiencies, and identify financing options 
for energy efficiency upgrades. The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
make the program information available directly to small 
businesses and through other Federal agencies, including 
the Federal Emergency Management Program and the 
Department of Agriculture.’’. 
SEC. 133. ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR ADDI-
TIONAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 321 of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (30)(S), by striking the period 
and adding at the end the following: ‘‘but does not 
include any lamp specifically designed to be used for 
special purpose applications and that is unlikely to 
be used in general purpose applications such as 
those described in subparagraph (D), and also does 
not include any lamp not described in subparagraph 
(D) that is excluded by the Secretary, by rule, be-
cause the lamp is designed for special applications 
and is unlikely to be used in general purpose appli-
cations.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(32) The term ‘battery charger’ means a de-
vice that charges batteries for consumer products 
and includes battery chargers embedded in other 
consumer products. 
‘‘(33) The term ‘commercial refrigerators, 
freezers, and refrigerator-freezers’ means refrig-
erators, freezers, or refrigerator-freezers that—
‘‘(A) are not consumer products regulated 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) incorporate most components involved 
in the vapor-compression cycle and the refrig-
erated compartment in a single package. 
‘‘(34) The term ‘external power supply’ means 
an external power supply circuit that is used to con-
vert household electric current into either DC cur-
rent or lower-voltage AC current to operate a con-
sumer product. 
‘‘(35) The term ‘illuminated exit sign’ means a 
sign that—
‘‘(A) is designed to be permanently fixed in 
place to identify an exit; and
‘‘(B) consists of an electrically powered in-
tegral light source that illuminates the legend 
‘EXIT’ and any directional indicators and pro-
vides contrast between the legend, any direc-
tional indicators, and the background. 
‘‘(36)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘distribution transformer’ means a 
transformer that—
‘‘(i) has an input voltage of 34.5 kilovolts 
or less; 
‘‘(ii) has an output voltage of 600 volts or 
less; and 
‘‘(iii) is rated for operation at a frequency 
of 60 Hertz. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘distribution transformer’ does 
not include—
‘‘(i) transformers with multiple voltage 
taps, with the highest voltage tap equaling at 
least 20 percent more than the lowest voltage 
tap; 
‘‘(ii) transformers, such as those commonly 
known as drive transformers, rectifier trans-
formers, 
auto-transformers, 
Uninterruptible 
Power System transformers, impedance trans-
formers, regulating transformers, sealed and
nonventilating 
transformers, 
machine 
tool 
transformers, welding transformers, grounding 
transformers, or testing transformers, that are 
designed to be used in a special purpose appli-
cation and are unlikely to be used in general 
purpose applications; or 
‘‘(iii) any transformer not listed in clause 
(ii) that is excluded by the Secretary by rule be-
cause—
‘‘(I) the transformer is designed for a 
special application; 
‘‘(II) the transformer is unlikely to be 
used in general purpose applications; and 
‘‘(III) the application of standards to 
the transformer would not result in signifi-
cant energy savings. 
‘‘(37) The term ‘low-voltage dry-type distribu-
tion transformer’ means a distribution transformer 
that—
‘‘(A) has an input voltage of 600 volts or 
less; 
‘‘(B) is air-cooled; and 
‘‘(C) does not use oil as a coolant. 
‘‘(38) The term ‘standby mode’ means the low-
est power consumption mode that—
‘‘(A) cannot be switched off or influenced 
by the user; and 
‘‘(B) may persist for an indefinite time 
when an appliance is connected to the main 
electricity supply and used in accordance with 
the manufacturer’s instructions, 
as defined on an individual product basis by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(39) The term ‘torchiere’ means a portable 
electric lamp with a reflector bowl that directs light 
upward so as to give indirect illumination. 
‘‘(40) The term ‘traffic signal module’ means a 
standard 8-inch (200mm) or 12-inch (300mm) traf-
fic signal indication, consisting of a light source, a 
lens, and all other parts necessary for operation, 
that communicates movement messages to drivers 
through red, amber, and green colors. 
‘‘(41) The term ‘transformer’ means a device 
consisting of 2 or more coils of insulated wire that 
transfers alternating current by electromagnetic in-
duction from 1 coil to another to change the original 
voltage or current value. 
‘‘(42) The term ‘unit heater’ means a self-con-
tained fan-type heater designed to be installed with-
in the heated space, except that such term does not 
include a warm air furnace. 
‘‘(43) The term ‘ceiling fan’ means a non-port-
able device that is suspended from a ceiling for cir-
culating air via the rotation of fan blades. 
‘‘(44) The term ‘ceiling fan light kit’ means 
equipment designed to provide light from a ceiling 
fan which 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 at-
tached to the ceiling fan, but may be included 
inside the ceiling fan package at the time of 
sale or sold separately for subsequent attach-
ment to the fan.’’. 
(b) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 323 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293) is amend-
ed—
(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) 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’ pre-
scribed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Associa-
tion (NEMA TP 2–1998). The Secretary may review and 
revise this test procedure. For purposes of section 346(a), 
this test procedure shall be deemed to be testing require-
ments prescribed by the Secretary under section 346(a)(1) 
for distribution transformers for which the Secretary 
makes a determination that energy conservation standards 
would be technologically feasible and economically justi-
fied, and would result in significant energy savings. 
‘‘(11) Test procedures for traffic signal modules shall 
be based on the test method used under the Energy Star 
program of the Environmental Protection Agency for traf-
fic signal modules, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this paragraph. 
‘‘(12) Test procedures for medium base compact fluo-
rescent lamps shall be based on the test methods used 
under the August 9, 2001, version of the Energy Star pro-
gram of the Environmental Protection Agency and De-
partment of Energy for compact fluorescent lamps. Cov-
ered products shall meet all test requirements for regu-
lated parameters in section 325(bb). However, covered 
products may be marketed prior to completion of lamp life 
and lumen maintenance at 40 percent of rated life testing 
provided manufacturers document engineering predictions 
and analysis that support expected attainment of lumen 
maintenance at 40 percent rated life and lamp life time. 
‘‘(13) The Secretary shall, not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, prescribe 
testing requirements for ceiling fans and ceiling fan light 
kits.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL
CONSUMER
AND
COMMERCIAL 
PRODUCTS.—The Secretary shall, not later than 24 
months after the date of enactment of this subsection, pre-
scribe testing requirements for suspended ceiling fans, re-
frigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines, 
and commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-
freezers. Such testing requirements shall be based on ex-
isting test procedures used in industry to the extent prac-
tical and reasonable. In the case of suspended ceiling fans, 
such test procedures shall include efficiency at both max-
imum output and at an output no more than 50 percent 
of the maximum output.’’.
(c) NEW STANDARDS.—Section 325 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) BATTERY CHARGER AND EXTERNAL POWER 
SUPPLY ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL RULEMAKING.—(A) The Secretary 
shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, prescribe by notice and comment, 
definitions and test procedures for the power use of 
battery chargers and external power supplies. In es-
tablishing these test procedures, the Secretary shall 
consider, among other factors, existing definitions 
and test procedures used for measuring energy con-
sumption in standby mode and other modes and as-
sess the current and projected future market for 
battery chargers and external power supplies. This 
assessment shall include estimates of the significance 
of potential energy savings from technical improve-
ments to these products and suggested product 
classes for standards. Prior to the end of this time 
period, the Secretary shall hold a scoping workshop 
to discuss and receive comments on plans for devel-
oping energy conservation standards for energy use 
for these products.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall, within 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, issue a 
final rule that determines whether energy conserva-
tion standards shall be issued for battery chargers 
and external power supplies or classes thereof. For 
each product class, any such standards shall be set 
at the lowest level of energy use that—
‘‘(i) meets the criteria and procedures of 
subsections (o), (p), (q), (r), (s), and (t); and 
‘‘(ii) will result in significant overall an-
nual energy savings, considering both standby 
mode and other operating modes. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
OF
STANDBY
ENERGY
USE
IN 
COVERED PRODUCTS.—In determining pursuant to 
section 323 whether test procedures and energy con-
servation standards pursuant to this section should 
be revised, the Secretary shall consider, for covered 
products that are major sources of standby mode en-
ergy consumption, whether to incorporate standby 
mode into such test procedures and energy conserva-
tion standards, taking into account, among other 
relevant factors, standby mode power consumption 
compared to overall product energy consumption. 
‘‘(3) RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall not 
propose a standard under this section unless the
Secretary has issued applicable test procedures for 
each product pursuant to section 323. 
‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any standard issued 
under this subsection shall be applicable to products 
manufactured or imported 3 years after the date of 
issuance. 
‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary 
and the Administrator shall collaborate and develop 
programs, including programs pursuant to section 
324A (relating to Energy Star Programs) and other 
voluntary industry agreements or codes of conduct, 
that are designed to reduce standby mode energy 
use. 
‘‘(v) SUSPENDED CEILING FANS, VENDING MA-
CHINES, AND COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, 
AND REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS.—The Secretary shall not 
later than 36 months after the date on which testing re-
quirements are prescribed by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 323(f), prescribe, by rule, energy conservation 
standards for suspended ceiling fans, refrigerated bottled 
or canned beverage vending machines, and commercial re-
frigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. In estab-
lishing standards under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall use the criteria and procedures contained in sub-
sections (o) and (p). Any standard prescribed under this
subsection shall apply to products manufactured 3 years 
after the date of publication of a final rule establishing 
such standard. 
‘‘(w) ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGNS.—Illuminated exit 
signs manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall 
meet the Version 2.0 Energy Star Program performance 
requirements for illuminated exit signs prescribed by the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(x) TORCHIERES.—Torchieres manufactured on or 
after January 1, 2006—
‘‘(1) shall consume not more than 190 watts of 
power; and 
‘‘(2) shall not be capable of operating with 
lamps that total more than 190 watts. 
‘‘(y) LOW
VOLTAGE
DRY-TYPE
DISTRIBUTION 
TRANSFORMERS.—The efficiency of low voltage dry-type 
distribution transformers manufactured on or after Janu-
ary 1, 2006, shall be the Class I Efficiency Levels for dis-
tribution transformers specified in Table 4–2 of the ‘Guide 
for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Trans-
formers’ published by the National Electrical Manufactur-
ers Association (NEMA TP–1–2002). 
‘‘(z) TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODULES.—Traffic signal 
modules manufactured on or after January 1, 2006, shall 
meet the performance requirements used under the En-
ergy Star program of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy for traffic signals, as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and shall be installed with compatible, 
electrically connected signal control interface devices and 
conflict monitoring systems. 
‘‘(aa) UNIT HEATERS.—Unit heaters manufactured 
on or after the date that is 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection shall be equipped with an intermit-
tent ignition device and shall have either power venting 
or an automatic flue damper. 
‘‘(bb) MEDIUM
BASE
COMPACT
FLUORESCENT 
LAMPS.—Bare lamp and covered lamp (no reflector) me-
dium base compact fluorescent lamps manufactured on or 
after January 1, 2006, shall meet the following require-
ments prescribed by the August 9, 2001, version of the 
Energy Star Program Requirements for Compact Fluores-
cent Lamps, Energy Star Eligibility Criteria, Energy-Effi-
ciency Specification issued by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and Department of Energy: minimum initial 
efficacy; lumen maintenance at 1000 hours; lumen mainte-
nance at 40 percent of rated life; rapid cycle stress test; 
and lamp life. The Secretary may, by rule, establish re-
quirements for color quality (CRI); power factor; oper-
ating frequency; and maximum allowable start time based 
on the requirements prescribed by the August 9, 2001,