Public Law 115–78: To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.Public Law78Public Law 115–78131 Stat. 12562017-11-022017-11-02United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02115publicPUBLIC LAW 115–78—NOV. 2, 2017131 STAT. 1256Public Law115–78115th CongressAn ActTo provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.
Nov. 2, 2017
[S. 190]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act.
42 USC 6201 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act”.SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONAPPLICATION OF NO-LOAD MODE ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD TO CERTAIN SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARM OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.(a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii)) is amended—(1) by striking “2015” each place it appears and inserting “2021”; and(2) by striking “2017” and inserting “2023”.(b) Section 325(u)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E)) is amended—(1) in clause (ii), by striking “July 1, 2017,” and inserting “the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii)”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(iv) Treatment in rule.—In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate 131 STAT. 1257
product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii).”.ApprovedNovember 2, 2017.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 190 (H.R. 511):SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–76 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):