Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Bill: 115-hr-511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-12
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer affairs

Crimes against property

Department of Energy

Energy efficiency and conservation

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Fires

Floods and storm protection
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-12
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 require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.</p> <p>Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023. </p>

action_date: 2017-01-23
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.</p> <p>Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

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 standard to certain security or life safety alarm or surveillance systems (a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2021 ; and (2) by striking 2017 and inserting 2023 . (b) 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 July 1, 2017, and inserting the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Treatment in rule In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii). .

Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana ) 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, and for other purposes.

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 standard to certain security or life safety alarm or surveillance systems (a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2021 ; and (2) by striking 2017 and inserting 2023 . (b) 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 July 1, 2017, and inserting the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Treatment in rule In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii). .

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT 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, and for other purposes.

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 standard to certain security or life safety alarm or surveillance systems (a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2021 ; and (2) by striking 2017 and inserting 2023 . (b) 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 July 1, 2017, and inserting the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Treatment in rule In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii). .

Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk