,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,guthrie 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,schakowsky7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy ,policy   
and ,conservation ,act to make technical
 corrections to the energy conservation 
standard for ceiling fans1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,ceiling ,fan       
,improvement ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,modifications to the ceiling fan energy
 conservation standard  7a7 ,in general 
,section #cbe7;ff77#f7 of the ,energy   
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbie7;ff77#f77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
7i7 ,large-diameter ceiling fans        
manufactured on or after ,january #ba1  
#bjbj1 shall-- 7,i7 not be required to  
meet minimum ceiling fan efficiency in  
terms of ratio of the total airflow to  

the total power consumption as described
 in the final rule titled ,energy       
,conservation ,program3 ,energy         
,conservation ,standards for ,ceiling   
,fans 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #fhbf 7,january  
#ai1 #bjag772 and  7,,ii7 have a ,,cfei 
greater than or equal to-- 7aa7 #a4jj at
 high speed2 and  7bb7 #a4ca at #dj     
percent speed or the nearest speed that 
is not less than #dj percent speed4     
7ii7 ,for purposes of this subparagraph1
 the term ,,cfei means the ,fan ,energy 
,index for large-diameter ceiling fans1 
calculated in accordance with           
,,ansi_/,,amca ,standard #bjh-ah titled 
,calculation of the ,fan ,energy ,index1
 with the following modifications3  7,i7
 ,using an ,airflow ,constant 7,q#j7 of 
#bf1ejj cubic feet per minute4  7,,ii7  
,using a ,pressure ,constant 7,p#j7 of  
#j4jjbg inches water gauge4  7,,iii7    
,using a ,fan ,efficiency ,constant 7#j7
 of #db percent4  4  7b7 ,revision ,for 
purposes of section #cbe7m7 of the      
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbie7m771 the standard  
established in section                  
#cbe7;ff77#f77;,c7 of such ,act 7as     
added by subsection 7a7 of this section7
 shall be treated as if such standard   
was issued on ,january #ai1 #bjag4