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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4444 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply 

circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, 

light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 

Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina (for herself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. POMPEO, 

Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. DENT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude 

power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to 

be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from 

energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EPS Improvement Act 

5 of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND2 ARDS TO CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUP3 PLIES. 

4 (a) DEFINITION OF EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 

5 Section 321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(36)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the subparagraph designation 

8 and all that follows through ‘‘The term’’ and insert9 ing the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘external 

14 power supply’ does not include a power 

15 supply circuit, driver, or device that is de16 signed exclusively to be connected to, and 

17 power— 

18 ‘‘(I) light-emitting diodes pro19 viding illumination; 

20 ‘‘(II) organic light-emitting di21 odes providing illumination; or 

22 ‘‘(III) ceiling fans using direct 

23 current motors.’’. 

24 (b) STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIR25 CUITS.— 


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1 (1) DEFINITION.—Section 340(2)(B) of the 

2 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 6311(2)(B)) is amended by striking clause (v) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(v) electric lights and lighting power 

6 supply circuits;’’. 

7 (2) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD FOR

8 CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Section 342 of the Energy 

9 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(g) LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.—If the 

12 Secretary, acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as 

13 covered equipment solid state lighting power supply cir14 cuits, drivers, or devices described in section 

15 321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe under this 

16 part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which a 

17 test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation 

18 standard for such equipment.’’. 

19 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 

20 (1) Section 321(6)(B) of the Energy Policy and 

21 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)) is amend22 ed by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 

23 (2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Con24 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by strik25 ing ‘‘(19)’’ each place it appears in each of subVerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 Feb 04, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4444.IH H4444

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1 sections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and (b)(5) and in2 serting ‘‘(20)’’. 

3 (3) Section 325(l) of the Energy Policy and 

4 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘paragraph (19)’’ each place it appears and 

6 inserting ‘‘paragraph (20)’’. 

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