HR 438
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 438
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide further
requirements for the Energy Star program, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 25, 2011
Mr. WEINER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide further
requirements for the Energy Star program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Energy Star Improvements Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. ENERGY STAR STANDARDS.
(a) Energy Star- Section 324A(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking `and' after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a
semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(8) in establishing and revising an Energy Star product category, specification,
or criterion, require inclusion of developmental products planned for sale
within 2 years in the testing or evaluation of products proposed for purposes
of such establishment or revision;
`(9) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
establish and implement a ratings system for products identified as Energy
Star products pursuant to this section to provide consumers with the most
helpful information on the relative energy efficiency of those products,
unless the Administrator and the Secretary communicate to Congress that
establishing such a system would diminish the value of the Energy Star brand
to consumers;
`(10)(A) review the Energy Star product criteria for the 10 products in
each product category with the greatest energy consumption at least once
every 3 years; and
`(B) based on the review, update and publish the Energy Star product criteria
for each such category, as necessary;
`(11) before permitting a product to be identified as an Energy Star product,
require the manufacturer of such product to prove the compliance of the
product with Energy Star product criteria through testing at an independent
laboratory certified for such purpose by the Secretary; and
`(12) periodically verify, at the expense of the manufacturer of the product,
compliance with Energy Star product criteria by products identified as Energy
Star products pursuant to this section, including through--
`(A) purchase and testing of products from the market; or
`(B) other appropriate testing and compliance approaches.'.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out the amendments made by this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2011 and for each fiscal year thereafter.
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