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42 U.S.C. 6315: Labeling

Created in 1978 by Public Law 94-163. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2007Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

2005Energy Policy Act of 2005

1992Pub. L. 102-486

1978Pub. L. 94-163added it

42 U.S.C. 6315Labeling

(a)Prescription by Secretary

(b)Disclosure of energy efficiency of articles of covered equipment

(c)Inclusion of requirements

(d)Labeling rules applicable to electric motors

(e)Labeling rules for air conditioning and heating equipment

(f)Consultation with Federal Trade Commission

(g)Publication in Federal Register; presentment of oral and written data, views, and arguments of interested persons

(h)Restrictions on Secretary's authority to promulgate rules

(i)Tests for accuracy of information contained on labels

(j)Products completed prior to effective date of rules

(k)Labeling authority under Federal Trade Commission Act

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This Congress

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

How it got here

2007

Pub. L. 110–140 inserted "walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers," after "commercial clothes washers," in two places in introductory provisions. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (e)

2005

Pub. L. 109–58 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 and heating equip… (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (e)

1992

Pub. L. 102–486, §122(c)(1), substituted "shall prescribe" for "may prescribe". · (a)
Pub. L. 102–486, §122(c)(2), substituted "shall include" for "may include". · (c)
Pub. L. 102–486, §122(c)(3), (4), added subsecs. (d) and (e) and redesignated former subsecs. (d) to (i) as (f) to (k), respectively. · (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k)

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.