I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5057 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to permit exemptions 
for external power supplies from certain efficiency standards, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2014 
Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. TONKO) 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 permit 
exemptions for external power supplies from certain effi-
ciency standards, 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 Service Parts 
Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPT SUPPLIES. 
Section 325(u) of the Energy Policy and Conserva-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) EXEMPT SUPPLIES.— 
‘‘(A) FEBRUARY 10, 2014, RULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An external power 
supply shall not be subject to the final rule 
entitled ‘Energy Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation Standards for Exter-
nal Power Supplies’, published at 79 Fed. 
Reg. 7845 (February 10, 2014), if the ex-
ternal power supply— 
‘‘(I) is manufactured during the 
period beginning on February 10, 
2016, and ending on February 10, 
2020; 
‘‘(II) is marked in accordance 
with the External Power Supply 
International Efficiency Marking Pro-
tocol, as in effect on February 10, 
2016; 
‘‘(III) meets, where applicable, 
the 
standards 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(A), and has been certified to the 
Secretary as meeting International 
Efficiency Level IV or higher of the 
External Power Supply International 
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Efficiency Marking Protocol, as in ef-
fect on February 10, 2016; and 
‘‘(IV) is made available by the 
manufacturer as a service part or a 
spare part for an end-use product 
that— 
‘‘(aa) constitutes the pri-
mary load; and 
‘‘(bb) was manufactured be-
fore February 10, 2016. 
‘‘(ii) 
REPORTING.—The 
Secretary 
may require manufacturers of products ex-
empted pursuant to clause (i) to report an-
nual total units shipped as service and 
spare parts that are not International Effi-
ciency Level VI or higher. 
‘‘(iii) LIMITATION OF EXEMPTION.— 
The Secretary may issue a rule, after pro-
viding public notice and opportunity for 
public comment, to limit the applicability 
of the exemption established under clause 
(i) if the Secretary determines that the ex-
emption is resulting in a significant reduc-
tion of the energy savings that would oth-
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erwise result from the final rule described 
in such clause. 
‘‘(B) AMENDED STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may exempt an external power supply from 
any amended standard under this sub-
section if the external power supply— 
‘‘(I) is manufactured within four 
years of the compliance date of the 
amended standard; 
‘‘(II) complies with applicable 
marking requirements adopted by the 
Secretary prior to the amendment; 
‘‘(III) meets the standards that 
were in effect prior to the amendment; 
and 
‘‘(IV) is made available by the 
manufacturer as a service part or a 
spare part for an end-use product 
that— 
‘‘(aa) constitutes the pri-
mary load; and 
‘‘(bb) was manufactured be-
fore the compliance date of the 
amended standard. 
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‘‘(ii) 
REPORTING.—The 
Secretary 
may require manufacturers of a product 
exempted pursuant to clause (i) to report 
annual total units shipped as service and 
spare parts that do not meet the amended 
standard.’’. 
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