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42 U.S.C. 6314: Test procedures

Created in 1978 by Public Law 94-163. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6311, 42 U.S.C. 6313, 42 U.S.C. 6315.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–210, §10(a)(2), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 110–140, §302(b). See 2007 Amendment note below. (American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–210, §10(c)(2), substituted "Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute" for "Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute" wherever appearing. (American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act) Law text · (a), (7)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–140, §302(b), as amended by Pub. L. 112–210, §10(a)(2), inserted subsec. heading, added par. (1), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "The Secretary may conduct an evaluation of a class of covered equipment and may prescribe test procedures for such class … (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §312(c), added par. (9). (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (a)

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(f)(1)(A), inserted "very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment," after "large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment,". (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (a), (B)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(f)(1)(B), added pars. (6) to (8). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §136(f)(2), inserted "very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, automatic commercial ice makers, commercial clothes washers," after "large commercial package air conditioning a… (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (d)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(b)(1)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "If the Secretary has conducted an evaluation of a class of covered equipment under section 6313 of this title, he may prescribe test procedures for such class in accordance with the… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(b)(1)(B), added pars. (4) and (5). · (a), (5)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(f)(2), redesignated subsec. (d), relating to reevaluations, as (c). · (c), (d)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §122(b)(2), inserted "(or, in the case of small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged … · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418 substituted "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for "National Bureau of Standards". · (e)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.