I 
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 illumina-
tion 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 re-
ferred 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 or-
ganic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from 
energy conservation standards for external power sup-
plies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘EPS Improvement Act 
of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND-
ARDS TO CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUP-
PLIES. 
(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 insert-
ing 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 de-
signed exclusively to be connected to, and 
power— 
‘‘(I) light-emitting diodes pro-
viding illumination; 
‘‘(II) organic light-emitting di-
odes providing illumination; or 
‘‘(III) ceiling fans using direct 
current motors.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY CIR-
CUITS.— 
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(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 cir-
cuits, 
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 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 amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
(2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(19)’’ each place it appears in each of sub-
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sections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), and (b)(5) and in-
serting ‘‘(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)’’. 
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