Public Law 115–115: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–115—JAN. 12, 2018
131 STAT. 2280
Public Law
115–115
115th Congress
An Act
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes.

Jan. 12, 2018

[H.R. 518]

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

EPS Improvement Act of 2017.

42 USC 6201 note.
SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the “
EPS Improvement Act of 2017
”.
SEC. 2.

APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS TO CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.

(a)

Definition of External Power Supply.—

Section 321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(36)(A))
is amended
—
(1)
by
striking
the subparagraph designation and all that follows through “The term” and
inserting
the following:
“(A)

External power supply.—

“(i)

In general.—

The term”
; and
(2)
by
adding
at the end the following:
“(ii)

Exclusion.—

The term ‘
external power supply
’ does not include a power supply circuit, driver, or device that is designed exclusively to be connected to, and power—
“(I)
light-emitting diodes providing illumination;
“(II)
organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination; or
“(III)
ceiling fans using direct current motors.”
.
(b)

Standards for Lighting Power Supply Circuits.—

(1)

Definition.—

Section 340(2)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B))
is amended
by
striking
clause (v) and
inserting
the following:
“(v)
electric lights and lighting power supply circuits;”
.
(2)

Energy conservation standard for certain equipment.—

Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313)
is amended
by
adding
at the end the following:
“(g)

Lighting Power Supply Circuits.—

If the Secretary, acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as covered equipment solid state lighting power supply circuits, drivers, or devices described in section 321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe under this part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which 131 STAT. 2281 a test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation standard for such equipment.”
.
(c)

Technical Corrections.—

(1)
Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B))
is amended
by
striking
“(19)” and
inserting
“(20)”.
(2)
Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294)
is amended
by
striking
“(19)” each place it appears in each of subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and (b)(5) and
inserting
“(20)”.
(3)
Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l))
is amended
by
striking
“paragraph (19)” each place it appears and
inserting
“paragraph (20)”.
Approved January 12, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 518:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):

Jan. 23, considered and passed House.

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.

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