,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjaf,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,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 at the end the following3  7,j7  
,special notes on smart grid            
capabilities  7i7 ,initiation of        
rulemaking ,not later than #a year after
 the date of the 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
 and  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 customer4  7ii7 ,completion of      
rulemaking ,not later than #c years     
after the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph1 the ,commission shall     
complete the rulemaking initiated under 
clause 7i74  4