FEDERALLY-PROCURED APPLIANCES WITH STANDBY POWER.

SEC. 524. FEDERALLY-PROCURED APPLIANCES WITH STANDBY POWER. Section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:“(e) Federally-Procured Appliances With Standby Power.—“(1) Definition of eligible product.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible product’ means a commercially available, off-the-shelf product that—“(A)(i) uses external standby power devices; or“(ii) contains an internal standby power function; and“(B) is included on the list compiled under paragraph (4).“(2) Federal purchasing requirement.—Subject to paragraph (3), if an agency purchases an eligible product, the agency shall purchase—“(A) an eligible product that uses not more than 1 watt in the standby power consuming mode of the eligible product; or“(B) if an eligible product described in subparagraph (A) is not available, the eligible product with the lowest 121 STAT. 1663 available standby power wattage in the standby power consuming mode of the eligible product.“(3) Limitation.—The requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to a purchase by an agency only if—“(A) the lower-wattage eligible product is—“(i) lifecycle cost-effective; and“(ii) practicable; and“(B) the utility and performance of the eligible product is not compromised by the lower wattage requirement.“(4) Eligible products.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of General Services, shall compile a publicly accessible list of cost-effective eligible products that shall be subject to the purchasing requirements of paragraph (2).”.