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H.R. 5057 · 113th Congress

EPS Service Parts Act of 2014

Law · 113-263 · Dec 18, 2014
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  1. House Introduced Jul 10, 2014
  2. House Passed Sep 11, 2014
  3. Senate Passed Dec 11, 2014
  4. President To the President Dec 13, 2014
  5. President Signed Dec 18, 2014
  6. Law Dec 18, 2014

EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt external power supplies (EPS) for four years from energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy in 2014.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 18, 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 11, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exempt external power supplies (EPS) for four years from energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy in 2014. (EPS convert household electric current into direct current or lower-voltage alternating current to operate a consumer product such as a laptop computer or smart phone.) Applies this exemption to EPS service parts or spare parts manufactured during the period from February 10, 2016, through February 10, 2020, for end-use products that were manufactured before February 10, 2016.

Requires such EPS parts to meet: (1) efficiency standards under the Act that were in effect prior to the issuance of the standards established in 2014, and (2) labeling and certification requirements under the External Power Supply International Efficiency Marking Protocol. Establishes reporting requirements for exempted EPS products.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: EPS Service Parts Act of 2014

Latest action (Dec 18, 2014): Became Public Law No: 113-263.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 10, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jul 10, 2014
  2. House Passed Sep 11, 2014
  3. Senate Passed Dec 11, 2014
  4. President To the President Dec 13, 2014
  5. President Signed Dec 18, 2014
  6. Law Dec 18, 2014

No recorded floor vote found.