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42 U.S.C. 8259b: Federal procurement of energy efficient products

Created in 2005 by Public Law 95-619. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 15841, 42 U.S.C. 17061.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Energy (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–140, §525(a)(1), inserted "in a product category covered by the Energy Star program or the Federal Energy Management Program for designated products" after "energy consuming product" in introductory provisions. (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §525(a)(2), in second sentence, inserted "list in their catalogues, represent as available, and" after "shall" and substituted "in which the head of the agency" for "where the agency". (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–140, §524, added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f). (Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007) Law text · (e), (f)

    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.