Pub. L. 115-115 - EPS Improvement Act of 2017

115th Congress

Affects: 42 U.S.C. §§ 6291, 6294, 6295, 6311, 6313

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) Section 321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(36)(A)) is amended—

(a)(1) by striking the subparagraph designation and all that follows through “The term” and inserting the following:

(a)(1)“(A)“(i) The term”

(a)(1) ; and

(a)(2) by adding at the end the following:

(a)(2)“(ii) 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—

(a)(2)“(ii)“(I) light-emitting diodes providing illumination;

(a)(2)“(ii)“(II) organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination; or

(a)(2)“(ii)“(III) ceiling fans using direct current motors.”

(a)(2) .

(b)(1) 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:

(b)(1)“(v) electric lights and lighting power supply circuits;”

(b)(1) .

(b)(2) Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b)(2)“(g) 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 a test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation standard for such equipment.”

(b)(2) .

(c)(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)”.

(c)(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)”.

(c)(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)”.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 518:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):

Jan. 23, considered and passed House.

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.