[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 45 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3116-S3119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
  S. 598. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to 
improve appliance standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, today I join with my colleague and the 
ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
Senator Murkowski, in introducing S. 598, which is entitled the 
``Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009.''
  This legislation would enhance our economic and energy security, it 
would save consumers money, and it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
by strengthening two Federal programs that have a 20-year record of 
success; that is, the Department of Energy's Appliance Standards 
Program and the joint DOE and EPA Energy Star Program.
  The Department of Energy's standards program establishes minimum 
energy efficiency standards for 35 products and phases out the 
manufacture and sale of the least efficient models for those products. 
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, ACEEE, estimates 
that national electricity use by 2020 will be nearly 16 percent less 
than it would have been without this standards program, which we have 
had in law now for many years.
  The Energy Star Program is a voluntary program that promotes the 
development and sale of highly efficient appliances through labeling 
and marketing. Among its success stories is the dramatic increase in 
refrigerator efficiency and cost savings. The annual operating cost for 
Energy Star-qualified refrigerators has dropped from $243 in the 1970s 
to $46 today. The Department of Energy estimates that in 2006, Energy 
Star saved almost 5 percent of the Nation's electricity demand, helped 
avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 25 million automobiles, 
and saved consumers more than $14 billion.
  Notwithstanding this record of success, further increases in the 
efficiency of appliances remains one of the most cost-effective 
strategies we can pursue to enhance our economic and energy security.
  The bill I am introducing, along with Senator Murkowski, would expand 
the Department of Energy's program by establishing programs for 
affordable light fixtures and table and floor lamps. These products are 
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throughout the Nation's homes and businesses, and improving their 
efficiency can have enormous benefits. ACEEE estimates that annual 
savings would build up to about 4 billion kilowatt hours by 2020, 750 
megawatts in peak-demand savings, and about $4 billion of savings to 
consumers for purchases through the year 2030.
  The bill would further strengthen the standards program by allowing 
stakeholders to directly petition the Department of Energy to update 
its test procedures and standards and reduce bureaucratic delays. The 
bill would strengthen the Energy Star Program by adopting several 
recommendations made by the EPA inspector general and Consumer Reports, 
such as improving monitoring and enforcement of Energy Star compliance.
  Last month, President Obama recognized the value and potential of the 
standards program to meet the Nation's economic and energy challenges. 
He noted that standards:

       will avoid the use of tremendous amounts of energy; over 
     the next 30 years, the savings will approximate the total 
     amount of energy produced over a 2-year period by all of the 
     coal-fired power plants in the Nation.

  This bill is a good foundation on which to expand our energy 
efficiency efforts. It should be part of any comprehensive national 
energy legislation. I look forward to working with energy efficiency 
advocates, with industry, my Senate colleagues, and the administration 
to achieve the full potential for these programs and the full benefits 
of energy efficiency.
  We will be holding a hearing, as you know, Madam President, on this 
bill this Thursday, March 19. I hope we will be able to include this 
legislation as part of a more comprehensive energy bill when we are 
able to report such a bill out of the Senate Energy and Natural 
Resources Committee hopefully later this month.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
placed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 598

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Appliance 
     Standards Improvement Act of 2009''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Test procedure petition process.
Sec. 3. Energy Star program.
Sec. 4. Petition for amended standards.
Sec. 5. Portable light fixtures.
Sec. 6. GU-24 base lamps.
Sec. 7. Study of compliance with energy standards for appliances.
Sec. 8. Study of direct current electricity supply in certain 
              buildings.
Sec. 9. Motor market assessment and commercial awareness program.

     SEC. 2. TEST PROCEDURE PETITION PROCESS.

       (a) Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles.--Section 
     323(b)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``amend'' and 
     inserting ``publish in the Federal Register amended''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Petitions.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any covered product, any 
     person may petition the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking--

       ``(I) to prescribe a test procedure for the covered 
     product; or
       ``(II) to amend the test procedures applicable to the 
     covered product to more accurately or fully comply with 
     paragraph (3).

       ``(ii) Determination.--The Secretary shall--

       ``(I) not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of 
     the petition, publish the petition in the Federal Register; 
     and
       ``(II) not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of 
     the petition, grant or deny the petition.

       ``(iii) Basis.--The Secretary shall grant a petition if the 
     Secretary finds that the petition contains evidence that, 
     assuming no other evidence was considered, provides an 
     adequate basis for determining that an amended test method 
     would more accurately or fully comply with paragraph (3).
       ``(iv) Effect on other requirements.--The granting of a 
     petition by the Secretary under this subparagraph shall 
     create no presumption with respect to the determination of 
     the Secretary that the proposed test procedure meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (3).
       ``(v) Rulemaking.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on 
     the date of granting a petition, the Secretary shall publish 
     an amended test method or a determination not to amend the 
     test method.
       ``(II) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the period 
     described in subclause (I) for 1 additional year.
       ``(III) Direct final rule.--The Secretary may adopt a 
     consensus test procedure in accordance with the direct final 
     rule procedure established under section 325(p)(4).''.

       (b) Certain Industrial Equipment.--Section 343 of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6314) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Amendment and petition process.--
       ``(A) In general.--At least once every 7 years, the 
     Secretary shall review test procedures for all covered 
     equipment and--
       ``(i) publish in the Federal Register amended test 
     procedures with respect to any covered equipment, if the 
     Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more 
     accurately or fully comply with paragraphs (2) and (3); or
       ``(ii) publish notice in the Federal Register of any 
     determination not to amend a test procedure.
       ``(B) Petitions.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any class or category of 
     covered equipment, any person may petition the Secretary to 
     conduct a rulemaking--

       ``(I) to prescribe a test procedure for the covered 
     equipment; or
       ``(II) to amend the test procedures applicable to the 
     covered equipment to more accurately or fully comply with 
     paragraphs (2) and (3).

       ``(ii) Determination.--The Secretary shall--

       ``(I) not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of 
     the petition, publish the petition in the Federal Register; 
     and
       ``(II) not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of 
     the petition, grant or deny the petition.

       ``(iii) Basis.--The Secretary shall grant a petition if the 
     Secretary finds that the petition contains evidence that, 
     assuming no other evidence was considered, provides an 
     adequate basis for determining that an amended test method 
     would more accurately promote energy or water use efficiency.
       ``(iv) Effect on other requirements.--The granting of a 
     petition by the Secretary under this paragraph shall create 
     no presumption with respect to the determination of the 
     Secretary that the proposed test procedure meets the 
     requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(v) Rulemaking.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on 
     the date of granting a petition, the Secretary shall publish 
     an amended test method or a determination not to amend the 
     test method.
       ``(II) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the period 
     described in subclause (I) for 1 additional year.
       ``(III) Direct final rule.--The Secretary may adopt a 
     consensus test procedure in accordance with the direct final 
     rule procedure established under section 325(p).'';

       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 3. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.

       (a) Division of Responsibilities.--Section 324A(b) of the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Responsibilities'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Responsibilities''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary and the 
     Administrator shall update the agreements described in 
     paragraph (1), including agreements on provisions that 
     provide--
       ``(A) a clear delineation of the roles and responsibilities 
     of each agency that is based on the resources and areas of 
     expertise of each agency;
       ``(B) a formal process for high-level decisionmaking that 
     allows each agency to make specific programmatic decisions 
     based on the program approaches of each agency;
       ``(C) a facilitated annual planning meeting that 
     establishes strategic priorities and goals for the coming 
     year;
       ``(D) a prescribed course of action to work through 
     differences and disagreements;
       ``(E) a facilitated biannual program review conducted by a 
     third-party that--
       ``(i) incorporates an assessment of program progress, 
     partner acceptance, the achievement of program goals, and 
     future strategic planning; and
       ``(ii) is evaluated by the Council on Environmental 
     Quality, which shall appraise the findings in the review and 
     work with the agencies to resolve any negative findings; and
       ``(F) a sunset date for the new agreement and a timetable 
     for establishing future agreements based on priorities at 
     that time.''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 324A(c) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), 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)(A) review each product category--
       ``(i) at least once every 3 years; or
       ``(ii) when market share for an Energy Star product 
     category reaches 35 percent;
       ``(B) based on the review--
       ``(i) update and publish the Energy Star product criteria 
     for the category; or

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       ``(ii) publish a finding that no update is justified with 
     the explanation for the finding; and
       ``(C) during the initial review for each product category, 
     establish an alternative market share to trigger subsequent 
     reviews, based on product-specific technology and market 
     attributes;
       ``(9) require a demonstration of compliance with the Energy 
     Star criteria by qualified products, except that--
       ``(A) the demonstration shall be conducted in accordance 
     with appropriate methods determined for each product type by 
     the Secretary or the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (as appropriate), including--
       ``(i) third-party verification;
       ``(ii) third-party certification;
       ``(iii) purchase and testing of products from the market; 
     or
       ``(iv) other verified testing and compliance approaches; 
     and
       ``(B) the Secretary or Administrator may exempt specific 
     types of products from the requirements of this subparagraph 
     if the Secretary or Administrator finds that--
       ``(i) the benefits to the Energy Star program of verifying 
     product performance are substantially exceeded by the 
     burdens; or
       ``(ii) there are no benefits to the Energy Star program; 
     and
       ``(10) develop and publish standardized building energy 
     audit methods.''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 324A of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
       ``(1) to the Department of Energy $25,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year; and
       ``(2) to the Environmental Protection Agency $100,000,000 
     for each fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 4. PETITION FOR AMENDED STANDARDS.

       Section 325(n) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6295(n)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Notice of decision.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of receiving a petition, the Secretary shall publish 
     in the Federal Register a notice of, and explanation for, the 
     decision of the Secretary to grant or deny the petition.
       ``(4) New or amended standards.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of granting a petition for new or amended 
     standards, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register--
       ``(A) a final rule that contains the new or amended 
     standards; or
       ``(B) a determination that no new or amended standards are 
     necessary.''.

     SEC. 5. PORTABLE LIGHT FIXTURES.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 321 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(67) Art work light fixture.--The term `art work light 
     fixture' means a light fixture designed only to be mounted 
     directly to an art work and for the purpose of illuminating 
     that art work.
       ``(68) LED light engine.--The term `LED light engine' or 
     `LED light engine with integral heat sink' means a subsystem 
     of an LED light fixture that--
       ``(A) includes 1 or more LED components, including--
       ``(i) an LED driver power source with electrical and 
     mechanical interfaces; and
       ``(ii) an integral heat sink to provide thermal 
     dissipation; and
       ``(B) may be designed to accept additional components that 
     provide aesthetic, optical, and environmental control.
       ``(69) LED light fixture.--The term `LED light fixture' 
     means a complete lighting unit consisting of--
       ``(A) an LED light source with 1 or more LED lamps or LED 
     light engines; and
       ``(B) parts--
       ``(i) to distribute the light;
       ``(ii) to position and protect the light source; and
       ``(iii) to connect the light source to electrical power.
       ``(70) Light fixture.--The term `light fixture' means a 
     product designed to provide light that includes--
       ``(A) at least 1 lamp socket; and
       ``(B) parts--
       ``(i) to distribute the light;
       ``(ii) position and protect 1 or more lamps; and
       ``(iii) to connect 1 or more lamps to a power supply.
       ``(71) Portable light fixture.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `portable light fixture' means 
     a light fixture that has a flexible cord and an attachment 
     plug for connection to a nominal 120-volt circuit that--
       ``(i) allows the user to relocate the product without any 
     rewiring; and
       ``(ii) typically can be controlled with a switch located on 
     the product or the power cord of the product.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `portable light fixture' does 
     not include--
       ``(i) direct plug-in night lights, sun or heat lamps, 
     medical or dental lights, portable electric hand lamps, signs 
     or commercial advertising displays, photographic lamps, 
     germicidal lamps, or light fixtures for marine use or for use 
     in hazardous locations (as those terms are defined in ANSI/
     NFPA 70 of the National Electrical Code); or
       ``(ii) decorative lighting strings, decorative lighting 
     outfits, or electric candles or candelabra without lamp 
     shades that are covered by Underwriter Laboratories (UL) 
     standard 588, `Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products'.''.
       (b) Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Section 322(a) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (20) as paragraph (21); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
       ``(20) Portable light fixtures.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 325(l) of the Energy 
     Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (19)'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ``paragraph (21)''.
       (c) Test Procedures.--Section 323(b) of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(19) LED fixtures and led light engines.--Test procedures 
     for LED fixtures and LED light engines shall be based on 
     Illuminating Engineering Society of North America test 
     procedure LM-79, Approved Method for Electrical and 
     Photometric Testing of Solid-State Lighting Devices.''.
       (d) Standards.--Section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (ii) as subsection (kk); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (hh) the following:
       ``(ii) Portable Light Fixtures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     portable light fixtures manufactured on or after January 1, 
     2012, shall meet 1 or more of the following requirements:
       ``(A) Be a fluorescent light fixture that meets the 
     requirements of the Energy Star Program for Residential Light 
     Fixtures, Version 4.2.
       ``(B) Be equipped with only 1 or more GU-24 line-voltage 
     sockets and not be rated for use with incandescent lamps of 
     any type, as defined in ANSI standards.
       ``(C) Be an LED light fixture or a light fixture with an 
     LED light engine and comply with the following minimum 
     requirements:
       ``(i) Minimum light output: 200 lumens (initial).
       ``(ii) Minimum LED light engine efficacy: 40 lumens/watt 
     installed in fixtures that meet the minimum light fixture 
     efficacy of 29 lumens/watt or, alternatively, a minimum LED 
     light engine efficacy of 60 lumens/watt for fixtures that do 
     not meet the minimum light fixture efficacy of 29 lumens/
     watt.
       ``(iii) All portable fixtures shall have a minimum LED 
     light fixture efficacy of 29 lumens/watt and a minimum LED 
     light engine efficacy of 60 lumens/watt by January 1, 2016.
       ``(iv) Color Correlated Temperature (CCT): 2700K through 
     4200K.
       ``(v) Minimum Color Rendering Index (CRI): 75.
       ``(vi) Power factor equal to or greater than 0.70.
       ``(vii) Portable luminaries that have internal power 
     supplies shall have zero standby power when the luminaire is 
     turned off.
       ``(viii) LED light sources shall deliver at least 70 
     percent of initial lumens for at least 25,000 hours.
       ``(D)(i) Be equipped with an ANSI-designated E12, E17, or 
     E26 screw-based socket and be prepackaged and sold together 
     with 1 screw-based compact fluorescent lamp or screw-based 
     LED lamp for each screw-based socket on the portable light 
     fixture.
       ``(ii) The compact fluorescent or LED lamps prepackaged 
     with the light fixture shall be fully compatible with any 
     light fixture controls incorporated into the light fixture 
     (for example, light fixtures with dimmers shall be packed 
     with dimmable lamps).
       ``(iii) Compact fluorescent lamps prepackaged with light 
     fixtures shall meet the requirements of the Energy Star 
     Program for CFLs Version 4.0.
       ``(iv) Screw-based LED lamps shall comply with the minimum 
     requirements described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(E) Be equipped with 1 or more single-ended, non-screw 
     based halogen lamp sockets (line or low voltage), a dimmer 
     control or high-low control, and be rated for a maximum of 
     100 watts.
       ``(2) Review.--
       ``(A) Review.--The Secretary shall review the criteria and 
     standards established under paragraph (1) to determine if 
     revised standards are technologically feasible and 
     economically justified.
       ``(B) Components.--The review shall include consideration 
     of whether--
       ``(i) a separate compliance procedure is still needed for 
     halogen fixtures described in subparagraph (E) and, if 
     necessary, what an appropriate standard for halogen fixtures 
     shall be;
       ``(ii) the specific technical criteria described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D)(iii) should be modified; and
       ``(iii) certain fixtures should be exempted from the light 
     fixture efficacy standard as of January 1, 2016, because the 
     fixtures are primarily decorative in nature (as defined by 
     the Secretary) and, even if exempted, are likely to be sold 
     in limited quantities.
       ``(C) Timing.--
       ``(i) Determination.--Not later than January 1, 2014, the 
     Secretary shall publish amended standards, or a determination 
     that

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     no amended standards are justified, under this subsection.
       ``(ii) Standards.--Any standards under this subsection take 
     effect on January 1, 2016.
       ``(3) Art work light fixtures.--Art work light fixtures 
     manufactured on or after January 1, 2012, shall--
       ``(A) comply with paragraph (1); or
       ``(B)(i) contain only ANSI-designated E12 screw-based line-
     voltage sockets;
       ``(ii) have not more than 3 sockets;
       ``(iii) be controlled with an integral high/low switch;
       ``(iv) be rated for not more than 25 watts if fitted with 1 
     socket; and
       ``(v) be rated for not more than 15 watts per socket if 
     fitted with 2 or 3 sockets.
       ``(4) Exception from preemption.--Notwithstanding section 
     327, Federal preemption shall not apply to a regulation 
     concerning portable light fixtures adopted by the California 
     Energy Commission on or before January 1, 2014.''.

     SEC. 6. GU-24 BASE LAMPS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 321 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291) (as amended by section 
     5(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(72) GU-24.--The term `GU-24' '' means the designation of 
     a lamp socket, based on a coding system by the International 
     Electrotechnical Commission, under which--
       ``(A) `G' indicates a holder and socket type with 2 or more 
     projecting contacts, such as pins or posts;
       ``(B) `U' distinguishes between lamp and holder designs of 
     similar type that are not interchangeable due to electrical 
     or mechanical requirements; and
       ``(C) 24 indicates the distance in millimeters between the 
     electrical contact posts.
       ``(73) GU-24 adaptor.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `GU-24 Adaptor' means a 1-piece 
     device, pig-tail, wiring harness, or other such socket or 
     base attachment that--
       ``(i) connects to a GU-24 socket on 1 end and provides a 
     different type of socket or connection on the other end; and
       ``(ii) does not alter the voltage.
       ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `GU-24 Adaptor' does not include 
     a fluorescent ballast with a GU-24 base.
       ``(74) GU-24 base lamp.--`GU-24 base lamp' means a light 
     bulb designed to fit in a GU-24 socket.''.
       (b) Standards.--Section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) (as amended by section 
     5(d)) is amended by inserting after subsection (ii) the 
     following:
       ``(jj) GU-24 Base Lamps.--
       ``(1) In general.--A GU-24 base lamp shall not be an 
     incandescent lamp as defined by ANSI.
       ``(2) GU-24 adaptors.--GU-24 adaptors shall not adapt a GU-
     24 socket to any other line voltage socket.''.

     SEC. 7. STUDY OF COMPLIANCE WITH ENERGY STANDARDS FOR 
                   APPLIANCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a 
     study of the degree of compliance with energy standards for 
     appliances, including an investigation of compliance rates 
     and options for improving compliance, including enforcement.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 
     results of the study, including any recommendations.

     SEC. 8. STUDY OF DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN CERTAIN 
                   BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a 
     study--
       (1) of the costs and benefits (including significant energy 
     efficiency, power quality, and other power grid, safety, and 
     environmental benefits) of requiring high-quality, direct 
     current electricity supply in certain buildings; and
       (2) to determine, if the requirement described in paragraph 
     (1) is imposed, what the policy and role of the Federal 
     government should be in realizing those benefits.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the 
     results of the study, including any recommendations.

     SEC. 9. MOTOR MARKET ASSESSMENT AND COMMERCIAL AWARENESS 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) electric motor systems account for about half of the 
     electricity used in the United States;
       (2) electric motor energy use is determined by both the 
     efficiency of the motor and the system in which the motor 
     operates;
       (3) Federal Government research on motor end use and 
     efficiency opportunities is more than a decade old; and
       (4) the Census Bureau has discontinued collection of data 
     on motor and generator importation, manufacture, shipment, 
     and sales.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) Interested parties.--The term ``interested parties'' 
     includes--
       (A) trade associations;
       (B) motor manufacturers;
       (C) motor end users;
       (D) electric utilities; and
       (E) individuals and entities that conduct energy efficiency 
     programs.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy, in consultation with interested parties.
       (c) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment 
     of electric motors and the electric motor market in the 
     United States that shall--
       (1) include important subsectors of the industrial and 
     commercial electric motor market (as determined by the 
     Secretary), including--
       (A) the stock of motors and motor-driven equipment;
       (B) efficiency categories of the motor population; and
       (C) motor systems that use drives, servos, and other 
     control technologies;
       (2) characterize and estimate the opportunities for 
     improvement in the energy efficiency of motor systems by 
     market segment, including opportunities for--
       (A) expanded use of drives, servos, and other control 
     technologies;
       (B) expanded use of process control, pumps, compressors, 
     fans or blowers, and material handling components; and
       (C) substitution of existing motor designs with existing 
     and future advanced motor designs, including electronically 
     commutated permanent magnet, interior permanent magnet, and 
     switched reluctance motors; and
       (3) develop an updated profile of motor system purchase and 
     maintenance practices, including surveying the number of 
     companies that have motor purchase and repair specifications, 
     by company size, number of employees, and sales.
       (d) Recommendations; Update.--Based on the assessment 
     conducted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
       (1) develop--
       (A) recommendations to update the detailed motor profile on 
     a periodic basis;
       (B) methods to estimate the energy savings and market 
     penetration that is attributable to the Save Energy Now 
     Program of the Department; and
       (C) recommendations for the Director of the Census Bureau 
     on market surveys that should be undertaken in support of the 
     motor system activities of the Department; and
       (2) prepare an update to the Motor Master+ program of the 
     Department.
       (e) Program.--Based on the assessment, recommendations, and 
     update required under subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary 
     shall establish a proactive, national program targeted at 
     motor end-users and delivered in cooperation with interested 
     parties to increase awareness of --
       (1) the energy and cost-saving opportunities in commercial 
     and industrial facilities using higher efficiency electric 
     motors;
       (2) improvements in motor system procurement and management 
     procedures in the selection of higher efficiency electric 
     motors and motor-system components, including drives, 
     controls, and driven equipment; and
       (3) criteria for making decisions for new, replacement, or 
     repair motor and motor system components.
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