H. R. 5470 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms 

and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EXTERNAL POWER 

SUPPLIES. 

Section 325(u)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting 

‘‘(E)’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(E) NONAPPLICATION OF NO-LOAD MODE ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS TO EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES FOR CERTAIN SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARMS OR SURVEILLANCE

SYSTEMS.— 

‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARM

OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.—In this subparagraph: 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘security or life 

safety alarm or surveillance system’ means equipment designed and marketed to perform any of 

the following functions (on a continuous basis): 

‘‘(aa) Monitor, detect, record, or provide 

notification of intrusion or access to real property or physical assets or notification of threats 

to life safety. 

‘‘(bb) Deter or control access to real property or physical assets, or prevent the 

unauthorized removal of physical assets. 

‘‘(cc) Monitor, detect, record, or provide 

notification of fire, gas, smoke, flooding, or 

other physical threats to real property, physical assets, or life safety. 

‘‘(II) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘security or life 

safety alarm or surveillance system’ does not 

include any product with a principal function other 

than life safety, security, or surveillance that— 

‘‘(aa) is designed and marketed with a 

built-in alarm or theft-deterrent feature; or 

‘‘(bb) does not operate necessarily and 

continuously in active mode. 
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‘‘(ii) NONAPPLICATION OF NO-LOAD MODE REQUIREMENTS.—The No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards established by this paragraph shall not apply 

to an external power supply manufactured before July 

1, 2017, that— 

‘‘(I) is an AC-to-AC external power supply; 

‘‘(II) has a nameplate output of 20 watts or 

more; 

‘‘(III) is certified to the Secretary as being 

designed to be connected to a security or life safety 

alarm or surveillance system component; and 

‘‘(IV) on establishment within the External 

Power Supply International Efficiency Marking 

Protocol, as referenced in the ‘Energy Star Program Requirements for Single Voltage External 

Ac–Dc and Ac–Ac Power Supplies’, published by 

the Environmental Protection Agency, of a distinguishing mark for products described in this 

clause, is permanently marked with the distinguishing mark. 

‘‘(iii) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this 

subparagraph, the Secretary shall— 

‘‘(I) require, with appropriate safeguard for the 

protection of confidential business information, the 

submission of unit shipment data on an annual 

basis; and 

‘‘(II) restrict the eligibility of external power 

supplies for the exemption provided under this 

subparagraph on a finding that a substantial 

number of the external power supplies are being 

marketed to or installed in applications other than 

security or life safety alarm or surveillance systems.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.