,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,pompeo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,enyart1
 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers1 and ,mr4    
,kline7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
properly define and distinguish between 
decorative hearth products and vented   
hearth heaters4  #a4 ,vented hearth     
heaters and decorative hearth products  
,section #cba of the ,energy ,policy and
 ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#fbia7 is amended by inserting at the   
end the following3  7#fg7 ,vented hearth
 heater ,the term vented hearth heater  
means a vented gas fireplace1 vented    
fireplace insert1 or vented stove--     
7,a7 for which any ,,afue               
representation1 or representation with  
respect to ,p4#d efficiencies required  
for products sold in ,canada1 is made in
 any manufacturer advertising or        
literature2  7,b7 that is certified to  

the ,,ansi ,z#ba4hh standard or         
identified in any manufacturer          
literature or advertising as a          
heater-rated product2 or  7,c7 that is  
equipped by the manufacturer with a     
thermostatic control4  7#fh7 ,decorative
 hearth product ,the term decorative    
hearth product means a vented gas       
fireplace1 vented fireplace insert1     
vented stove1 or vented gas log set     
that--  7,a7 is not certified to the    
,,ansi ,z#ba4hh standard and1 in the    
case of a vented gas fireplace1 vented  
fireplace insert1 or vented stove1 is   
certified to the ,,ansi ,z#ba4ej        
standard2  7,b7 is sold without a       
thermostat and with a warranty provision
 expressly voiding all manufacturer     
warranties in the event the product is  
used with a thermostat2 and  7,c7       
contains no energy efficiency           
representations other than ,p4#d        
efficiencies required for products sold 
in ,canada4  ,decorative hearth products
 shall not be considered direct heating 

equipment for purposes of this part4 ,a 
vented gas fireplace1 vented fireplace  
insert1 vented stove1 or vented gas log 
set that is not a decorative hearth     
product shall be considered direct      
heating equipment for purposes of this  
part4  4