,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,energy ,policy and           
,conservation ,act to permit exemptions 
for external power supplies from certain
 efficiency standards1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,eps ,service     
,parts ,act of #bjad4  #b4  ,exempt     
supplies  ,section #cbe7u7 of the       
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbie7u77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,exempt supplies  7,a7  ,february #aj1  
#bjad1 rule  7i7  ,in general  ,an      
external power supply shall not be      
subject to the final rule entitled      
,energy ,conservation ,program3 ,energy 
,conservation ,standards for ,external  

,power ,supplies1 published at #gi ,fed4
 ,reg4 #ghde 7,february #aj1 #bjad71 if 
the external power supply--  7,i7 is    
manufactured during the period beginning
 on ,february #aj1 #bjaf1 and ending on 
,february #aj1 #bjbj2  7,,ii7 is marked 
in accordance with the ,external ,power 
,supply ,international ,efficiency      
,marking ,protocol1 as in effect on     
,february #aj1 #bjaf2  7,,iii7 meets1   
where applicable1 the standards under   
paragraph 7#c77;,a71 and has been       
certified to the ,secretary as meeting  
,international ,efficiency ,level ,,iv  
or higher of the ,external ,power       
,supply ,international ,efficiency      
,marking ,protocol1 as in effect on     
,february #aj1 #bjaf2 and  7,,iv7 is    
made available by the manufacturer as a 
service part or a spare part for an     
end-use product that--  7aa7 constitutes
 the primary load2 and  7bb7 was        
manufactured before ,february #aj1      
#bjaf4  7ii7  ,reporting  ,the          
,secretary may require manufacturers of 

products exempted pursuant to clause 7i7
 to report annual total units shipped as
 service and spare parts that are not   
,international ,efficiency ,level ,,vi  
or higher4  7iii7  ,limitation of       
exemption  ,the ,secretary may issue a  
rule1 after providing public notice and 
opportunity for public comment1 to limit
 the applicability of the exemption     
established under clause 7i7 if the     
,secretary determines that the exemption
 is resulting in a significant reduction
 of the energy savings that would       
otherwise result from the final rule    
described in such clause4  7,b7         
,amended standards  7i7  ,in general    
,the ,secretary may exempt an external  
power supply from any amended standard  
under this subsection if the external   
power supply--  7,i7 is manufactured    
within four years of the compliance date
 of the amended standard2  7,,ii7       
complies with applicable marking        
requirements adopted by the ,secretary  
prior to the amendment2  7,,iii7 meets  

the standards that were in effect prior 
to the amendment2 and  7,,iv7 is made   
available by the manufacturer as a      
service part or a spare part for an     
end-use product that--  7aa7 constitutes
 the primary load2 and  7bb7 was        
manufactured before the compliance date 
of the amended standard4  7ii7          
,reporting  ,the ,secretary may require 
manufacturers of a product exempted     
pursuant to clause 7i7 to report annual 
total units shipped as service and spare
 parts that do not meet the amended     
standard4  4