[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5057 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5057
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit exemptions for
external power supplies from certain efficiency standards, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``EPS Service Parts Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. EXEMPT SUPPLIES.
Section 325(u) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6295(u)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Exempt supplies.--
``(A) February 10, 2014, rule.--
``(i) In general.--An external power supply shall not
be subject to the final rule entitled `Energy Conservation
Program: Energy Conservation Standards for External Power
Supplies', published at 79 Fed. Reg. 7845 (February 10,
2014), if the external power supply--
``(I) is manufactured during the period beginning
on February 10, 2016, and ending on February 10, 2020;
``(II) is marked in accordance with the External
Power Supply International Efficiency Marking Protocol,
as in effect on February 10, 2016;
``(III) meets, where applicable, the standards
under paragraph (3)(A), and has been certified to the
Secretary as meeting International Efficiency Level IV
or higher of the External Power Supply International
Efficiency Marking Protocol, as in effect on February
10, 2016; and
``(IV) is made available by the manufacturer as a
service part or a spare part for an end-use product
that--
``(aa) constitutes the primary load; and
``(bb) was manufactured before February 10,
2016.
``(ii) Reporting.--The Secretary may require
manufacturers of products exempted pursuant to clause (i)
to report annual total units shipped as service and spare
parts that fall below International Efficiency Level VI.
``(iii) Limitation of exemption.--The Secretary may
issue a rule, after providing public notice and opportunity
for public comment, to limit the applicability of the
exemption established under clause (i) if the Secretary
determines that the exemption is resulting in a significant
reduction of the energy savings that would otherwise result
from the final rule described in such clause.
``(B) Amended standards.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary may exempt an external
power supply from any amended standard under this
subsection if the external power supply--
``(I) is manufactured within four years of the
compliance date of the amended standard;
``(II) complies with applicable marking
requirements adopted by the Secretary prior to the
amendment;
``(III) meets the standards that were in effect
prior to the amendment; and
``(IV) is made available by the manufacturer as a
service part or a spare part for an end-use product
that--
``(aa) constitutes the primary load; and
``(bb) was manufactured before the compliance
date of the amended standard.
``(ii) Reporting.--The Secretary may require
manufacturers of a product exempted pursuant to clause (i)
to report annual total units shipped as service and spare
parts that do not meet the amended standard.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.