,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bi1    
#bjbc,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,risch1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and   
,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,energy ,policy and           
,conservation ,act to modify standards  
for water heaters1 furnaces1 boilers1   
and kitchen cooktops1 ranges1 and ovens1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,natural ,gas ,appliances ,standards    
,act of #bjbc or the ,natural ,,gas ,act
 of #bjbc4  #b4 ,rule requirements for  
water heaters ,section #cbe7;e7 of the  
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbie7;e77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#g7  
,requirements  7,a7 ,rulemaking process 
,for any rule relating to water heaters 
under this section that is finalized    

after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7   
require as part of the rulemaking       
process the performance of a full fuel  
cycle analysis for energy efficiency    
standards and a full fuel cycle energy  
descriptor1 as described in a letter    
report of the ,national ,academies      
entitled ,review of ,site               
7,point-of-,use7 and ,full-,fuel-,cycle 
,measurement ,approaches to             
,,doe_/,,eere ,building ,appliance      
,energy-,efficiency ,standards and dated
 #bjji2 and  7ii7 certify that the rule 
is not likely to result in a significant
 shift from gas water heaters to        
electric water heaters with respect to  
residential construction1 commercial    
construction1 or water heater           
replacement4  7,b7 ,rules ,any rule     
relating to water heaters under this    
section that is finalized after the date
 of enactment of this paragraph-- 7i7   
shall not apply to small major household
 appliance manufacturers 7as defined in 

section #aba4bja of title #ac1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations772 and  7ii7 shall require  
the results of the analysis and         
resulting energy descriptor described in
 subparagraph 7,a77i7 to be prominently 
disclosed on any label that-- 7,i7 is   
required by the ,federal ,trade         
,commission to provide energy efficiency
 information of the water heater2 and   
7,,ii7 is visible to consumers at the   
point of sale4  4  #c4 ,rule            
requirements for furnaces and boilers   
,section #cbe7;f7 of the ,energy ,policy
 and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbie7;f77 is amended-- 7a7 in paragraph
 7#a77;,b7-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by     
adding and at the end after the         
semicolon2  7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by     
striking and at the end and inserting a 
period2 and  7#c7 by striking clause    
7iii72 and  7b7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#e7 ,requirements  7,a7   
,rulemaking process ,for any rule       
relating to furnaces or boilers under   

this section that is finalized after the
 date of enactment of this paragraph1   
the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 require as   
part of the rulemaking process the      
performance of a full fuel cycle        
analysis for energy efficiency standards
 and a full fuel cycle energy           
descriptor1 as described in a letter    
report of the ,national ,academies      
entitled ,review of ,site               
7,point-of-,use7 and ,full-,fuel-,cycle 
,measurement ,approaches to             
,,doe_/,,eere ,building ,appliance      
,energy-,efficiency ,standards and dated
 #bjji2 and  7ii7 certify that the rule 
is not likely to result in a significant
 shift from gas furnaces or boilers to  
electric furnaces or boilers with       
respect to residential construction1    
commercial construction1 or furnace or  
boiler replacement4  7,b7 ,rules ,any   
rule relating to furnaces or boilers    
under this section that is finalized    
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph-- 7i7 shall not apply to small

 major household appliance manufacturers
 7as defined in section #aba4bja of     
title #ac1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor              
regulations772 and  7ii7 shall require  
the results of the analysis and         
resulting energy descriptor described in
 subparagraph 7,a77i7 to be prominently 
disclosed on any label that-- 7,i7 is   
required by the ,federal ,trade         
,commission to provide energy efficiency
 information of the water heater2 and   
7,,ii7 is visible to consumers at the   
point of sale4  4  #d4 ,rule            
requirements for cooktops1 ranges1 and  
ovens ,section #cbe7;h7 of the ,energy  
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fbie7;h77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,requirements  7,a7 ,rulemaking process 
,for any rule relating to kitchen       
cooktops1 ranges1 and ovens under this  
section that is finalized after the date
 of enactment of this paragraph1 the    
,secretary shall-- 7i7 require as part  

of the rulemaking process the           
performance of a full fuel cycle        
analysis for energy efficiency standards
 and a full fuel cycle energy           
descriptor1 as described in a letter    
report of the ,national ,academies      
entitled ,review of ,site               
7,point-of-,use7 and ,full-,fuel-,cycle 
,measurement ,approaches to             
,,doe_/,,eere ,building ,appliance      
,energy-,efficiency ,standards and dated
 #bjji2 and  7ii7 certify that the rule 
is not likely to result in a significant
 shift from gas kitchen cooktops1       
ranges1 and ovens to electric kitchen   
cooktops1 ranges1 and ovens with respect
 to residential construction1 commercial
 construction1 or cooktop1 range1 and   
oven replacement4  7,b7 ,rules ,any rule
 relating to kitchen cooktops1 ranges1  
and ovens under this section that is    
finalized after the date of enactment of
 this paragraph-- 7i7 shall not limit   
the features and functionality available
 on residential gas kitchen cooktops1   

ranges1 and ovens1 including-- 7,i7     
quick-to-boil times2  7,,ii7 the number 
and size of burners1 including burners  
designed for simmering and high input   
rate burners2 and  7,,iii7 the design of
 grates1 including continuous grates2   
7ii7 shall not apply to small major     
household appliance manufacturers 7as   
defined in section #aba4bja of title    
#ac1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
successor regulations772 and  7iii7     
shall require the results of the        
analysis and resulting energy descriptor
 described in subparagraph 7,a77i7 to be
 prominently disclosed on any label     
that-- 7,i7 is required by the ,federal 
,trade ,commission to provide energy    
efficiency information of the kitchen   
cooktop1 range1 or oven2 and  7,,ii7 is 
visible to consumers at the point of    
sale4  4