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§15834 Report on Failure to Comply with Deadlines for New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER I — ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Part C — Energy Efficient Products › § 15834

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must report to Congress whenever a new or changed energy conservation or water-use standard was not issued by the deadlines in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The report must say why the deadline was missed and give a plan to issue the standard quickly. The first report was due no later than 6 months after August 8, 2005. Then every 6 months the Secretary must send progress updates to Congress until the new or changed standard is adopted.

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Title 42, §15834

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(a)Initial report
The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding each new or revised energy conservation or water use standard which the Secretary has failed to issue in conformance with the deadlines established in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act [42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.]. Such report shall state the reasons why the Secretary has failed to comply with the deadline for issuances of the new or revised standard and set forth the Secretary’s plan for expeditiously prescribing such new or revised standard. The Secretary’s initial report shall be submitted not later than 6 months following August 8, 2005, and subsequent reports shall be submitted whenever the Secretary determines that additional deadlines for issuance of new or revised standards have been missed.
(b)Implementation report
Every 6 months following the submission of a report under subsection (a) until the adoption of a new or revised standard described in such report, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress an implementation report describing the Secretary’s progress in implementing the Secretary’s plan or the issuance of the new or revised standard.

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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, which is classified principally to chapter 77 (§ 6201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables.

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42 U.S.C. § 15834

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110