,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mrs4 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,portman7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy & ,cons]vation    
,act to p]mit exemptions = ext]nal p[]  
supplies f c]ta9 effici5cy /&>ds1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,eps ,s]vice ,p>ts
 ,act ( #bjad4  #b4  ,exempt supplies   
,section #cbe7u7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &   
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fbie7u77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#e7  ,exempt supplies  7,a7   
,febru>y #aj1 #bjad1 rule  7i7  ,9 g5]al
  ,an ext]nal p[] supply %all n be      
subject to ! f9al rule entitl$ ,en]gy   
,cons]vation ,program3 ,en]gy           
,cons]vation ,/&>ds = ,ext]nal ,p[]     
,supplies1 publi%$ at #gi ,f$4 ,reg4    
#ghde 7,febru>y #aj1 #bjad71 if !       
ext]nal p[] supply--  7,i7 is           

manufactur$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on      
,febru>y #aj1 #bjaf1 & end+ on ,febru>y 
#aj1 #bjbj2  7,,ii7 is m>k$ 9 accordance
 ) ! ,ext]nal ,p[] ,supply ,int]national
 ,effici5cy ,m>k+ ,protocol1 z 9 effect 
on ,febru>y #aj1 #bjaf2  7,,iii7 meets1 
:]e applicable1 ! /&>ds "u p>agraph     
7#c77;,a71 & has be5 c]tifi$ to !       
,secret>y z meet+ ,int]national         
,effici5cy ,level ,,iv or high] ( !     
,ext]nal ,p[] ,supply ,int]national     
,effici5cy ,m>k+ ,protocol1 z 9 effect  
on ,febru>y #aj1 #bjaf2 &  7,,iv7 is    
made available by ! manufactur] z a     
s]vice "p or a sp>e "p = an end-use     
product t--  7aa7 con/itutes ! prim>y   
load2 &  7bb7 0 manufactur$ be=e        
,febru>y #aj1 #bjaf4  7ii7  ,report+  ,!
 ,secret>y may require manufactur]s (   
products exempt$ pursuant to clause 7i7 
to report annual total units %ipp$ z    
s]vice & sp>e p>ts t are n ,int]national
 ,effici5cy ,level ,,vi or high]4  7iii7
  ,limitation ( exemption  ,! ,secret>y 
may issue a rule1 aft] provid+ public   

notice & opportunity = public comm5t1 to
 limit ! applicability ( ! exemption    
e/abli%$ "u clause 7i7 if ! ,secret>y   
det]m9es t ! exemption is result+ 9 a   
significant r$uction ( ! en]gy sav+s t  
w\ld o!rwise result f ! f9al rule       
describ$ 9 su* clause4  7,b7  ,am5d$    
/&>ds  7i7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,secret>y may  
exempt an ext]nal p[] supply f any am5d$
 /&>d "u ?is subsection if ! ext]nal p[]
 supply--  7,i7 is manufactur$ )9 f\r   
ye>s ( ! compliance date ( ! am5d$ /&>d2
  7,,ii7 complies ) applicable m>k+     
requirem5ts adopt$ by ! ,secret>y prior 
to ! am5dm5t2  7,,iii7 meets ! /&>ds t 7
 9 effect prior to ! am5dm5t2 &  7,,iv7 
is made available by ! manufactur] z a  
s]vice "p or a sp>e "p = an end-use     
product t--  7aa7 con/itutes ! prim>y   
load2 &  7bb7 0 manufactur$ be=e !      
compliance date ( ! am5d$ /&>d4  7ii7   
,report+  ,! ,secret>y may require      
manufactur]s ( a product exempt$        
pursuant to clause 7i7 to report annual 
total units %ipp$ z s]vice & sp>e p>ts t

 d n meet ! am5d$ /&>d4  4