Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Bill: 114-hr-6214
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise energy conservation standards for devices operating in standby mode. Current law exempts the external power supplies of security or life safety systems from those standards until July 1, 2017. This bill makes permanent the exemption.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6214 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Pompeo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act . 2. Extension of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems Section 325(u)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking manufactured before July 1, 2017, ; and (2) in clause (iii)— (A) by striking and at the end of subclause (I); (B) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (III) determine, no later than July 1, 2019, if a no-load standard for these products should be prescribed. .