Public Law 115-115 · H.R. 518 · Became law

EPS Improvement Act of 2017

Official title: “To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 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 from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes.”

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