I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5470 
To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms 
and surveillance system components from the application of certain en-
ergy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2010 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To exclude an external power supply for certain security 
or life safety alarms and surveillance system components 
from the application of certain energy efficiency stand-
ards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EXTER-
NAL POWER SUPPLIES. 
Section 325(u)(3) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(E)’’; and 
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(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 SYS-
TEMS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION
OF
SECURITY
OR 
LIFE
SAFETY
ALARM
OR
SURVEILLANCE 
SYSTEM.—In this subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘se-
curity or life safety alarm or surveil-
lance system’ means equipment de-
signed and marketed to perform any 
of the following functions (on a con-
tinuous basis): 
‘‘(aa) 
Monitor, 
detect, 
record, or provide notification of 
intrusion or access to real prop-
erty or physical assets or notifi-
cation of threats to life safety. 
‘‘(bb) Deter or control ac-
cess to real property or physical 
assets, or prevent the unauthor-
ized removal of physical assets. 
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‘‘(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 ‘se-
curity or life safety alarm or surveil-
lance system’ does not include any 
product with a principal function 
other than life safety, security, or sur-
veillance that— 
‘‘(aa) is designed and mar-
keted with a built-in alarm or 
theft-deterrent feature; or 
‘‘(bb) does not operate nec-
essarily and continuously in ac-
tive mode. 
‘‘(ii) NONAPPLICATION
OF
NO-LOAD 
MODE
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
No-Load 
Mode energy efficiency standards estab-
lished by this paragraph shall not apply to 
an external power supply manufactured be-
fore July 1, 2017, that— 
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‘‘(I) is an AC-to-AC external 
power supply; 
‘‘(II) has a nameplate output of 
20 watts or more; 
‘‘(III) is certified to the Sec-
retary as being designed to be con-
nected to a security or life safety 
alarm or surveillance system compo-
nent; and 
‘‘(IV) on establishment within 
the External Power Supply Inter-
national Efficiency Marking Protocol, 
as referenced in the ‘Energy Star Pro-
gram Requirements for Single Voltage 
External Ac–Dc and Ac–Ac Power 
Supplies’, published by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, of a distin-
guishing 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 con-
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fidential business information, the 
submission of unit shipment data on 
an annual basis; and 
‘‘(II) restrict the eligibility of ex-
ternal power supplies for the exemp-
tion provided under this subparagraph 
on a finding that a substantial num-
ber of the external power supplies are 
being marketed to or installed in ap-
plications other than security or life 
safety alarm or surveillance systems.’’. 
Æ 
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