    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 113-263
    113th Congress

    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.

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    ``(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.''.

    Approved December 18, 2014.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5057:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-574 (Comm on Energy and Commerce).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):
    Sept. 10, 11, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 11, considered and passed Senate.