5057) is a bill that would exempt certain external power supplies from complying with standards set forth in a final rule published by the United States Department of Energy in February 2014.

[1] The United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce describes the bill as a bill that "provides regulatory relief by making a simple technical correction to the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act to exempt certain power supply (EPS) service and spare parts from federal efficiency standards.

[6] The stated purpose of the act is “to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.”.

5057 would exempt certain external power supplies from complying with standards set forth in a final rule published in February 2014.

Based on information from DOE, we estimate that any costs incurred by the agency to carry out the bill’s provisions would total less than $500,000 annually and would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

[1] The EPS Service Parts Act of 2014 is a bill that was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on July 10, 2014 by Rep. Cory Gardner (R, CO-4).