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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. 9013. 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. 9014. 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 output; 
‘‘(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 con-
stitutes the primary load; 
‘‘(iv) is contained in a separate physical 
enclosure from the end-use product; 
‘‘(v) is connected to the end-use product 
via a removable or hard-wired male/female elec-
trical 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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‘‘(i) requires Federal Food and Drug 
Administration listing and approval as a 
medical device, as described under section 
513 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
of 1938; or 
‘‘(ii) powers the charger of a detach-
able battery pack or charges the battery of 
a product that is fully or primarily motor 
operated. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘active mode’ means the 
mode of operation when an external power sup-
ply is connected to the main electricity supply 
and the output is connected to a load. 
‘‘(E) The term ‘no-load mode’ means the 
mode of operation when an external power sup-
ply is connected to the main electricity supply 
and the output is not connected to a load.’’ 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(52) The term ‘detachable battery’ means a 
battery that is contained in a separate enclosure 
from the product and is intended to be removed or 
disconnected from the product for recharging.’’. 
(b) Section 323 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6293) is amended in subsection (b) 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(17) Test procedures for class A external 
power supplies shall be based upon the U.S. Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency’s ‘Test Method for 
Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Single-Voltage 
External AC–DC and AC–AC Power Supplies’, Au-
gust 11, 2004, provided that the test voltage speci-
fied in section 4(d) of such test method shall be only 
115 volts, 60 Hz.’’. 
(c) Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended in subsection (u) 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EX-
TERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.— 
‘‘(A) Class A external power supplies man-
ufactured on or after July 1, 2008 (or the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, if later) shall 
meet the following standards: 
‘‘Active Mode 
‘‘Nameplate Output 
Required Efficiency 
(decimal equivalent of a per-
centage) 
Less than 1 watt 
0.5 times the Nameplate Output 
From 1 watt to not more than 51 
watts 
The sum of 0.09 times the Natural 
Logarithm of the Nameplate Output 
and 0.5 
Greater than 51 watts 
0.85 
‘‘No-Load Mode 
‘‘Nameplate Output 
Maximum Consumption 
Not more than 250 watts 
0.5 watts 
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‘‘(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (A), any 
class A external power supply manufactured on 
or after July 1, 2008, and before July 1, 2015, 
and made available by the manufacturer as a 
service part or a spare part for an end-use 
product— 
‘‘(i) that constitutes the primary load; 
and 
‘‘(ii) was manufactured before July 1, 
2008, 
shall not be subject to the requirements of 
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Any class A external power supply 
manufactured on or after July 1, 2008 (or the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, if later) 
shall be clearly and permanently marked in ac-
cordance with the External Power Supply Inter-
national Efficiency Marking Protocol, as ref-
erenced in the ‘Energy Star Program Require-
ments for Single Voltage External AC-DC and 
AC-AC Power Supplies, version 1.1’ published 
by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(D)(i) Not later than July 1, 2011 the 
Secretary shall publish a final rule to determine 
whether the standards established under para-
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graph (A) should be amended. Such rule shall 
provide that any amended standard shall apply 
to products manufactured on or after July 1, 
2013. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than July 1, 2015 the Sec-
retary shall publish a final rule to determine 
whether the standards established under para-
graph (A) should be amended. Such rule shall 
provide that any amended standard shall apply 
to products manufactured on or after July 1, 
2017. 
‘‘(7) An energy conservation standard for exter-
nal power supplies shall not constitute an energy 
conservation standard for the separate end-use prod-
uct to which it is connected.’’. 
SEC. 9015. STANDBY MODE. 
Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (u)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and 
(4); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5), and 
paragraphs (6) and (7) (as added by this Act) 
as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(ii) STANDBY MODE ENERGY USE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Unless the Secretary 
determines otherwise pursuant to subparagraph 
(B), the definitions in this subsection, for the 
purpose of this subsection, shall apply: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘active mode’ means the 
condition in which an energy using product 
is connected to a mains power source, has 
been activated, and provides one or more 
main functions. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘off mode’ means the 
condition in which an energy using product 
is connected to a mains power source and 
is not providing any standby or active 
mode function. 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘standby mode’ means 
the condition in which an energy using 
product is connected to a mains power 
source and offers one or more of the fol-
lowing user oriented or protective func-
tions: 
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‘‘(I) To facilitate the activation 
or deactivation of other functions (in-
cluding active mode) by remote switch 
(including remote control), internal 
sensor, or timer. 
‘‘(II) Continuous functions, in-
cluding information or status displays 
(including clocks) or sensor-based 
functions. 
‘‘(B) AMENDED
DEFINITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may, by rule, amend the definitions 
under subparagraph (A), taking into consider-
ation the most current versions of Standards 
62301 and 62087 of the International Electro-
technical Commission. 
‘‘(2) TEST PROCEDURES.—(A) Test procedures 
for all covered products shall be amended pursuant 
to section 323 to include standby mode and off mode 
energy consumption, taking into consideration the 
most current versions of Standards 62301 and 
62087 of the International Electrotechnical Commis-
sion, with such energy consumption integrated into 
the overall energy efficiency, energy consumption, or 
other energy descriptor for each covered product, 
unless the Secretary determines that— 
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‘‘(i) the current test procedures for a cov-
ered product already fully account for and in-
corporate its standby mode and off mode energy 
consumption; or 
‘‘(ii) such an integrated test procedure is 
technically infeasible for a particular covered 
product, whereupon the Secretary shall promul-
gate a separate standby mode and off mode en-
ergy use test procedure for such product, if 
technically feasible. 
‘‘(B) The test procedure amendments required 
by subparagraph (A) shall be prescribed in a final 
rule no later than the following dates: 
‘‘(i) December 31, 2008, for battery char-
gers and external power supplies. 
‘‘(ii) March 31, 2009, for clothes dryers, 
room air conditioners, and fluorescent lamp bal-
lasts. 
‘‘(iii) June 30, 2009, for residential clothes 
washers. 
‘‘(iv) September 30, 2009, for residential 
furnaces and boilers. 
‘‘(v) March 31, 2010, for residential water 
heaters, direct heating equipment, and pool 
heaters. 
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‘‘(vi) March 31, 2011, for residential dish-
washers, ranges and ovens, microwave ovens, 
and dehumidifiers. 
‘‘(C) The test procedure amendments adopted 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall not be used to 
determine compliance with product standards estab-
lished prior to the adoption of such amended test 
procedures. 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION INTO STANDARD.—Based 
on the test procedures required under paragraph 
(2), any final rule establishing or revising a standard 
for a covered product, adopted after July 1, 2010, 
shall incorporate standby mode and off mode energy 
use into a single amended or new standard, pursu-
ant to subsection (o), where feasible. Where not fea-
sible, the Secretary shall promulgate within such 
final rule a separate standard for standby mode and 
off mode energy consumption, if justified under sub-
section (o).’’. 
SEC. 9016. BATTERY CHARGERS. 
Section 325(u) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(E)(i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(E)(i)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘battery chargers and’’ 
each place it appears; and 
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