[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 511 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 511


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2017

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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.

    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 ``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 product class 
                        or may extend the nonapplication under clause 
                        (ii).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.