[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5616 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5616

To provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs 
    unless the Comptroller General makes certain specific findings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2008

    Mrs. Bachmann (for herself, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. 
 Blackburn, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Goode, Mr. Feeney, 
Mrs. Drake, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
 Mr. Shadegg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the repeal of the phase out of incandescent light bulbs 
    unless the Comptroller General makes certain specific findings.

    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 ``Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--Effective 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, sections 321 and 322, and the items in the table of contents 
relating thereto, of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
are repealed, unless the Comptroller General has before that time 
transmitted to the Congress a report containing all of the findings 
described in section 3(a).
    (b) Reversion.--If a repeal occurs under subsection (a), the 
amendments made by sections 321 and 322 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 are hereby repealed, and the laws amended thereby 
shall read as if those amendments had not been enacted.

SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.

    (a) Findings.--A report referred to in section 2(a) is a report 
that finds that--
            (1) consumers will obtain a net savings, in terms of 
        dollars spent on the combination of monthly electric bills and 
        expenses for new light fixtures to accommodate the use of the 
        light bulbs required by the amendments described in section 
        2(a), compared to dollars spent before the enactment of those 
        amendments;
            (2) the phase-out required by those amendments will reduce 
        overall carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent in the United 
        States by the year 2025; and
            (3) such phase-out will not pose any health risks, 
        including risks associated with mercury containment in certain 
        light bulbs, to consumers or the general public, including 
        health risks with respect to hospitals, schools, day care 
        centers, mental health facilities, and nursing homes.
    (b) Projections.--The report shall include monthly and yearly 
projections of expenses described in subsection (a)(1) over the period 
of January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2017.
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