S. 226Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)Passed Senate

A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices 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.

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This bill modifies the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to carve out LED, OLED, and DC‑motor ceiling‑fan power supplies from the existing energy‑conservation rules that apply to external power supplies. By redefining what counts as an external power supply, it removes those items from current standards while giving the Energy Department the option to set new standards for them in the future. The changes affect manufacturers of lighting and ceiling‑fan power‑supply equipment.

Key Provisions

Changes the definition of “external power supply” so it no longer includes power‑supply circuits, drivers, or devices that are made only to power LEDs, OLEDs, or ceiling fans that use DC motors.
Lets the Energy Department’s Secretary create energy‑conservation standards for those LED/OLED and DC‑fan power supplies, but only after a test procedure is in place and at least one year has passed.
Makes technical corrections to the numbering of related sections in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

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October 25, 2017 • 2:57 PM

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

January 24, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 24, 2017

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

March 30, 2017

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-78.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 24, 2017

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.

May 24, 2017

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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6772-6773; text as passed Senate: CR S6772-6773)

October 24, 2017

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

October 25, 2017

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Received in the House.

October 25, 2017 • 12:04 PM

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Held at the desk.

October 25, 2017 • 2:57 PM

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What members said about S. 226 on the floor

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Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Oct 24, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 97, S. 226. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. I know…

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Engrossed in SenateIssued October 24, 2017

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 226

AN ACT

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.

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).

Passed the Senate October 24, 2017.

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