,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjae ,mrs4 
,ellmers of ,north ,carolina 7for       
herself and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,federal ,trade ,commission to consider 
including ,smart ,grid capability on    
,energy ,guide labels for products4  #a4
 ,inclusion of ,smart ,grid capability  
on ,energy ,guide labels ,section       
#cbd7;a77#b7 of the ,energy ,policy and 
,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#fbid7;a77#b77 is amended by adding the 
following at the end3  7,j7  7i7 ,not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this subparagraph1 the     
,commission shall initiate a rulemaking 
to consider making a special note in a  
prominent manner on any ,energy ,guide  
label for any product that includes     
,smart ,grid capability that--  7,i7    
,smart ,grid capability is a feature of 

that product2  7,,ii7 the use and value 
of that feature depend on the ,smart    
,grid capability of the utility system  
in which the product is installed and   
the active utilization of that feature  
by the customer2 and  7,,iii7 on a      
utility system with ,smart ,grid        
capability1 the use of the product's    
,smart ,grid capability could reduce the
 customer's cost of the product's annual
 operation by an estimated dollar amount
 range representing the result of       
incremental energy and electricity cost 
savings that would result from the      
customer taking full advantage of such  
,smart ,grid capability4  7ii7 ,not     
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this subparagraph1 the     
,commission shall complete the          
rulemaking initiated under clause 7i74  
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