[113th Congress Public Law 263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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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. <<NOTE: Dec. 18, 2014 - [H.R. 5057]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: EPS Service
Parts Act of 2014. 42 USC 6201 note.>>
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) <<NOTE: Time period.>> 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) <<NOTE: Certification.>>
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. <<NOTE: Determination.>> --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) <<NOTE: Time period.>> is
manufactured within four years of the
compliance date of the amended standard;
``(II) <<NOTE: Compliance.>>
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.
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