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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5758
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
AN ACT
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make
technical corrections to the energy conservation standard
for ceiling fans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ceiling Fan Improve-
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ment Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE CEILING FAN ENERGY
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CONSERVATION STANDARD.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 325(ff)(6) of the Energy
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Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)(6)) is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(C)(i) Large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on
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or after January 21, 2020, shall—
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‘‘(I) not be required to meet minimum ceiling
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fan efficiency in terms of ratio of the total airflow
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to the total power consumption as described in the
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final rule titled ‘Energy Conservation Program: En-
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ergy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans’ (82
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Fed. Reg. 6826 (January 19, 2017)); and
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‘‘(II) have a CFEI greater than or equal to—
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‘‘(aa) 1.00 at high speed; and
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‘‘(bb) 1.31 at 40 percent speed or the
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nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent
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speed.
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‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
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‘CFEI’ means the Fan Energy Index for large-diameter
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ceiling fans, calculated in accordance with ANSI/AMCA
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Standard 208–18 titled ‘Calculation of the Fan Energy
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Index’, with the following modifications:
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‘‘(I) Using an Airflow Constant (Q0) of 26,500
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cubic feet per minute.
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‘‘(II) Using a Pressure Constant (P0) of 0.0027
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inches water gauge.
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‘‘(III) Using a Fan Efficiency Constant (η0) of
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42 percent.’’.
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(b) REVISION.—For purposes of section 325(m) of
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the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
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6295(m)),
the
standard
established
in
section
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325(ff)(6)(C) of such Act (as added by subsection (a) of
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this section) shall be treated as if such standard was
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issued on January 19, 2017.
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Passed the House of Representatives December 9,
2020.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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