[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H.R. 5470 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5470

                      One Hundred Eleventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
             the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten


                                 An Act


 
To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety 
   alarms and surveillance system components from the application of 
    certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and 
                            Conservation Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.
    Section 325(u)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(D)'' and inserting 
    ``(E)''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(E) Nonapplication of no-load mode energy efficiency 
        standards to external power supplies for certain security or 
        life safety alarms or surveillance systems.--
                ``(i) Definition of security or life safety alarm or 
            surveillance system.--In this subparagraph:

                    ``(I) In general.--The term `security or life 
                safety alarm or surveillance system' means equipment 
                designed and marketed to perform any of the following 
                functions (on a continuous basis):

                        ``(aa) Monitor, detect, record, or provide 
                    notification of intrusion or access to real 
                    property or physical assets or notification of 
                    threats to life safety.
                        ``(bb) Deter or control access to real property 
                    or physical assets, or prevent the unauthorized 
                    removal of physical assets.
                        ``(cc) Monitor, detect, record, or provide 
                    notification of fire, gas, smoke, flooding, or 
                    other physical threats to real property, physical 
                    assets, or life safety.

                    ``(II) Exclusion.--The term `security or life 
                safety alarm or surveillance system' does not include 
                any product with a principal function other than life 
                safety, security, or surveillance that--

                        ``(aa) is designed and marketed with a built-in 
                    alarm or theft-deterrent feature; or
                        ``(bb) does not operate necessarily and 
                    continuously in active mode.
                ``(ii) Nonapplication of no-load mode requirements.--
            The No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards established by 
            this paragraph shall not apply to an external power supply 
            manufactured before July 1, 2017, that--

                    ``(I) is an AC-to-AC external power supply;
                    ``(II) has a nameplate output of 20 watts or more;
                    ``(III) is certified to the Secretary as being 
                designed to be connected to a security or life safety 
                alarm or surveillance system component; and
                    ``(IV) on establishment within the External Power 
                Supply International Efficiency Marking Protocol, as 
                referenced in the `Energy Star Program Requirements for 
                Single Voltage External Ac-Dc and Ac-Ac Power 
                Supplies', published by the Environmental Protection 
                Agency, of a distinguishing mark for products described 
                in this clause, is permanently marked with the 
                distinguishing mark.

                ``(iii) Administration.--In carrying out this 
            subparagraph, the Secretary shall--

                    ``(I) require, with appropriate safeguard for the 
                protection of confidential business information, the 
                submission of unit shipment data on an annual basis; 
                and
                    ``(II) restrict the eligibility of external power 
                supplies for the exemption provided under this 
                subparagraph on a finding that a substantial number of 
                the external power supplies are being marketed to or 
                installed in applications other than security or life 
                safety alarm or surveillance systems.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.