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42 U.S.C. § 6304 — Prohibited acts
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**(a) In general** It shall be unlawful—
(1) for any manufacturer or private labeler to distribute in commerce any new covered product to which a rule under [section 6294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294&num=0&edition=prelim) applies, unless such covered product is labeled in accordance with such rule;
(2) for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler to remove from any new covered product or render illegible any label required to be provided with such product under a rule under [section 6294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) for any manufacturer to fail to permit access to, or copying of, records required to be supplied under this part, or fail to make reports or provide other information required to be supplied under this part;
(4) for any person to fail to comply with an applicable requirement of section 6296(a), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(5) of this title;
(5) for any manufacturer or private labeler to distribute in commerce any new covered product which is not in conformity with an applicable energy conservation standard established in or prescribed under this part, except to the extent that the new covered product is covered by a regional standard that is more stringent than the base national standard;
(6) for any manufacturer or private labeler to knowingly sell a product to a distributor, contractor, or dealer with knowledge that the entity routinely violates any regional standard applicable to the product;
(7) for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler to distribute in commerce an adapter that—
(A) is designed to allow an incandescent lamp that does not have a medium
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**(a) In general** It shall be unlawful—
(1) for any manufacturer or private labeler to distribute in commerce any new covered product to which a rule under [section 6294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294&num=0&edition=prelim) applies, unless such covered product is labeled in accordance with such rule;
(2) for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler to remove from any new covered product or render illegible any label required to be provided with such product under a rule under [section 6294 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6294&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) for any manufacturer to fail to permit access to, or copying of, records required to be supplied under this part, or fail to make reports or provide other information required to be supplied under this part;
(4) for any person to fail to comply with an applicable requirement of section 6296(a), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(5) of this title;
(5) for any manufacturer or private labeler to distribute in commerce any new covered product which is not in conformity with an applicable energy conservation standard established in or prescribed under this part, except to the extent that the new covered product is covered by a regional standard that is more stringent than the base national standard;
(6) for any manufacturer or private labeler to knowingly sell a product to a distributor, contractor, or dealer with knowledge that the entity routinely violates any regional standard applicable to the product;
(7) for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler to distribute in commerce an adapter that—
(A) is designed to allow an incandescent lamp that does not have a medium screw base to be installed into a fixture or lampholder with a medium screw base socket; and
(B) is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least partially within 110 and 130 volts; or
(8) for any person—
(A) to activate an activation lock for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that such water heater is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program;
(B) to distribute an activation key for a grid-enabled water heater with knowledge that such activation key will be used to activate a grid-enabled water heater that is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program;
(C) to otherwise enable a grid-enabled water heater to operate at its designed specification and capabilities with knowledge that such water heater is not used as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program; or
(D) to knowingly remove or render illegible the label of a grid-enabled water heater described in [section 6295(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6295/e/6/A/ii/V&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) “New covered product” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “new covered product” means a covered product the title of which has not passed to a purchaser who buys such product for purposes other than (1) reselling such product, or (2) leasing such product for a period in excess of one year.
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**(a) In general** To the maximum extent practicable, the Architect of the Capitol shall include energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures in the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
**(b) Report** Not later than 6 months after December 19, 2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a report on the energy efficiency and conservation measures, greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and other appropriate environmental measures included in the Capitol Complex Master Plan pursuant to subsection (a).
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**(a) In general** The following consumer products, excluding those consumer products designed solely for use in recreational vehicles and other mobile equipment, are covered products:
(1) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity, excluding—
(A) any type designed to be used without doors; and
(B) any type which does not include a compressor and condenser unit as an integral part of the cabinet assembly.
(2) Room air conditioners.
(3) Central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps.
(4) Water heaters.
(5) Furnaces.
(6) Dishwashers.
(7) Clothes washers.
(8) Clothes dryers.
(9) Direct heating equipment.
(10) Kitchen ranges and ovens.
(11) Pool heaters.
(12) Television sets.
(13) Fluorescent lamp ballasts.
(14) General service fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps.
(15) Showerheads, except safety shower showerheads.
(16) Faucets.
(17) Water closets.
(18) Urinals.
(19) Metal halide lamp fixtures.
(20) Any other type of consumer product which the Secretary classifies as a covered product under subsection (b).
**(b) Special classification of consumer product**
(1) The Secretary may classify a type of consumer product as a covered product if he determines that—
(A) classifying products of such type as covered products is necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter, and
(B) average annual per-household energy use by products of such type is likely to exceed 100 kilowatt-hours (or its Btu equivalent) per year.
(2) For purposes of this subsection:
(A) The term “average annual per-household energy use with respect to a type of product” means the estimated aggregate annual energy use (in kil
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6304
(6) For purposes of applying the preceding pro-
visions of this subsection in the case of the as-
sessment of a penalty by the Commission for a
violation of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 6302
of this title, references in such provisions to
‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Department of Energy’’ shall
be considered to be references to the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 333, Dec. 22, 1975, 89
Stat. 929; Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, §§ 423, 425(e),
title VI, § 691(b)(2), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3262,
3266, 3288; Pub. L. 100–12, § 11(b)(6), Mar. 17, 1987,
101 Stat. 125; Pub. L. 114–11, title II, § 201(3), Apr.
30, 2015, 129 Stat. 189.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–11 substituted ‘‘para-
graph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 6302(a)’’ for ‘‘section
6302(a)(5)’’ and ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of
section 6302(a)’’ for ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of section
6302(a)’’.
1987—Pub. L. 100–12 inserted headings for subsecs. (a)
to (d).
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–619, §§ 425(e)(1), 691(b)(2),
substituted ‘‘Secretary’’ for ‘‘Administrator’’, meaning
Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration,
wherever appearing, and ‘‘subsection (c)’’ for ‘‘sub-
section (b)’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–619, § 425(e)(2), substituted
‘‘section 6293(c) of this title’’ for ‘‘section 6293(d)(2) of
this title’’ and inserted provision making an exception
from the unfair or deceptive act or practice rule.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–619, § 423, added subsec. (d).
§ 6304. Injunctive enforcement
The United States district courts shall have
jurisdiction to restrain (1) any violation of sec-
tion 6302 of this title and (2) any person from
distributing in commerce any covered
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