113 HR 4856 IH: Energy Star Program Integrity Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-06-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2014 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Energy Star Program Integrity Act.

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No warranty

Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e)

No warranty

(1)

In General

Any disclosure relating to participation of a product in the Energy Star program shall not create an express or implied warranty or give rise to any private claims or rights of action under State or Federal law relating to the disqualification of that product from Energy Star if— (A)the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the Energy Star program; (B)the Administrator has approved corrective measures, including a determination of whether or not consumer compensation is appropriate; and (C)the responsible party has fully complied with all approved corrective measures. (2)

Construal

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the Administrator to modify any procedure or take any other action..