131 STAT. 2280 PUBLIC LAW 115–115—JAN. 12, 2018 

Public Law 115–115 

115th Congress 

An Act 

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. 

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 Improvement Act of 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS TO 

CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES. 

(a) DEFINITION OF EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.—Section 

321(36)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

6291(36)(A)) is amended— 

(1) by striking the subparagraph designation and all that 

follows through ‘‘The term’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘external power supply’ 

does not include a power supply circuit, driver, or 

device that is designed exclusively to be connected 

to, and power— 

‘‘(I) light-emitting diodes providing illumination; 

‘‘(II) organic light-emitting diodes providing 

illumination; or 

‘‘(III) ceiling fans using direct current motors.’’. 

(b) STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.— 

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

and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)) is amended by 

striking clause (v) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(v) electric lights and lighting power supply circuits;’’. 

(2) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARD FOR CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Section 342 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

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

acting pursuant to section 341(b), includes as covered equipment 

solid state lighting power supply circuits, drivers, or devices 

described in section 321(36)(A)(ii), the Secretary may prescribe 

under this part, not earlier than 1 year after the date on which 

EPS 

Improvement Act 

of 2017. 

42 USC 6201 

note. 

Jan. 12, 2018 

[H.R. 518] 

PUBLIC LAW 115–115—JAN. 12, 2018 131 STAT. 2281 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 518: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 

Jan. 23, considered and passed House. 

Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate. 

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a test procedure has been prescribed, an energy conservation 

standard for such equipment.’’. 

(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 

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

Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 

(2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ each place 

it appears in each of subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and 

(b)(5) and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 

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

Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 

(19)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (20)’’. 

Approved January 12, 2018.