To exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.

SA 3168. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr.
McConnell, and Mr. Donnelly) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the modernization
of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. APPLICATION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS TO
CERTAIN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.

(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 inserting 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
designed exclusively to be connected to, and power--

``(I) light-emitting diodes providing illumination;
``(II) organic light-emitting diodes providing
illumination; or
``(III) ceiling fans using direct current motors.''.

(b) Standards for Lighting Power Supply Circuits.--
(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 a covered
equipment solid state lighting power supply circuits,
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 amended by striking ``(19)''
and inserting ``(20)''.
(2) Section 324 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(42 U.S.C. 6294) is amended by striking ``(19)'' each place
it appears in each of subsections (a)(3), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3),
and (b)(5) and inserting ``(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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