,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aghe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,latta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 & ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy 
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act to provide =
 ! recognition ( volunt>y v]ification   
programs = air condition+1 furnace1     
boil]1 heat pump1 & wat] heat] products4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,volunt>y ,v]ification ,program ,act
 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,volunt>y v]ification    
programs = air condition+1 furnace1     
boil]1 heat pump1 & wat] heat] products 
,section #cbf7;b7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &  
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#fbif7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#f7 ,volunt>y v]ification     
programs = air condition+1 furnace1     
boil]1 heat pump1 & wat] heat] products 
7,a7 ,reliance on volunt>y v]ification  
programs ,= ! purpose ( v]ify+          
compliance ) en]gy cons]vation /&>ds &  

,en]gy ,/> specifications e/abli%$ "u   
sections #cbd;,a1 #cbe1 & #cdb = cov]$  
products describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#c71     
7#d71 7#e71 7#i71 & 7#aa7 ( section     
#cbb7;a7 & cov]$ equipm5t describ$ 9    
subp>agraphs 7,b71 7,c71 7,d71 7,f71    
7,i71 7,j71 & 7,k7 ( section #cdj7a71 ! 
,secret>y & ,adm9i/rator ( !            
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 79 ?is 
p>agraph ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator7    
%all--  7i7 rely on volunt>y v]ification
 programs t are recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y
 or ! ,adm9i/rator accord+ to crit]ia t 
h cons5sus support e/abli%$ ?r\gh a     
negotiat$ rulemak+2 &  7ii7 n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,volunt>y ,v]ification ,program ,act (  
#bjae1 initiate a negotiat$ rulemak+    
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 to e/abli% crit]ia
 = a*iev+ recognition by ! ,secret>y or 
! ,adm9i/rator z an approv$ volunt>y    
v]ification program1 :i* at a m9imum    
%all ensure t volunt>y v]ification      
programs--  7,i7 are nationally         
recogniz$2  7,,ii7 ma9ta9 a publicly    

available li/ ( all v]ifi$ products &   
equipm5t2  7,,iii7 require ! *ang+ ( !  
p]=mance rat+ or removal ( ! product or 
equipm5t f ! program if te/+ det]m9es t 
! p]=mance rat+ does n meet ! levels !  
manufactur] has v]ifi$ to ! ,secret>y or
 ! ,adm9i/rator2  7,,iv7 require !      
qualification ( new p>ticipants 9 !     
program ?r\gh te/+ & production ( te/   
reports2  7,v7 all[ = *all5ge te/+ (    
products & equipm5t )9 ! scope ( !      
program2  7,,vi7 require program        
p>ticipants to v]ify ! p]=mance rat+ (  
all cov]$ products & equipm5t )9 ! scope
 ( ! volunt>y v]ification program2      
7,,vii7 provide to ! ,secret>y or !     
,adm9i/rator-- 7aa7 prompt notification 
:5 program te/+ results 9-- 7,,aa7 !    
r]at+ ( ! p]=mance rat+ ( a product or  
equipm5t2 or 7,,bb7 ! deli/+ ( a product
 or equipm5t2 &  7bb7 te/ reports1 on ! 
reque/ ( ! ,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator1 
= ,en]gy ,/> compliant products1 :i*    
%all be treat$ z confid5tial bus9ess    
in=mation z provid$ = "u section        

#eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,fre$om (      
,in=mation ,act72 &  7,,viii7 meet any  
additional requirem5ts or /&>ds t !     
,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli%
 consi/5t ) ?is clause4  7,b7           
,adm9i/ration  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,nei!r !    
,secret>y nor ! ,adm9i/rator %all       
require-- 7,i7 manufactur]s to          
p>ticipate 9 a volunt>y v]ification     
program describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 or 
7,,ii7 p>ticipat+ manufactur]s to       
provide in=mation t c be obta9$ ?r\gh a 
volunt>y v]ification program describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,li/ ( cov]$    
products ,! ,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator 
may ma9ta9 a publicly available li/ (   
cov]$ products & equipm5t v]ifi$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7 t di/+ui%es betwe5--   
7,i7 cov]$ products & equipm5t v]ifi$ by
 a program describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 
&  7,,ii7 products n v]ifi$ by a program
 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7iii7    
,p]iodic v]ification te/+ ,! ,secret>y &
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all n subject a        

manufactur] t p>ticipates 9 a volunt>y  
v]ification program describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a71 & t is 9 compliance ) 
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 7,i7 ?r\gh         
7,,viii71 to additional p]iodic         
v]ification te/+ to v]ify ! accuracy ( !
 p]=mance rat+ ( ! product or equipm5t1 
if ! volunt>y v]ification program       
subjects cov]$ products to p]iodic      
v]ification te/+ & provides te/ results 
to ! ,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator on     
reque/4  7iv7 ,effect on o!r au?ority   
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph limits ! au?ority (
 ! ,secret>y or ! ,adm9i/rator to en=ce 
compliance ) any law4  4