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 124 STAT. 4051 PUBLIC LAW 111–360—JAN. 4, 2011 Public Law 111–360 111th Congress An Act To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy effi- ciency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR CLASS A EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES. Section 325(u)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E)’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) NONAPPLICATION OF NO-LOAD MODE ENERGY EFFI- CIENCY STANDARDS TO EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES FOR CER- TAIN SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARMS OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.— ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF SECURITY OR LIFE SAFETY ALARM OR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.—In this subparagraph: ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘security or life safety alarm or surveillance system’ means equip- ment designed and marketed to perform any of the following functions (on a continuous basis): ‘‘(aa) Monitor, detect, record, or provide notification of intrusion or access to real prop- erty or physical assets or notification of threats to life safety. ‘‘(bb) Deter or control access to real prop- erty or physical assets, or prevent the unauthorized removal of physical assets. ‘‘(cc) Monitor, detect, record, or provide notification of fire, gas, smoke, flooding, or other physical threats to real property, phys- ical assets, or life safety. ‘‘(II) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘security or life safety alarm or surveillance system’ does not include any product with a principal function other than life safety, security, or surveillance that— ‘‘(aa) is designed and marketed with a built-in alarm or theft-deterrent feature; or ‘‘(bb) does not operate necessarily and continuously in active mode. Jan. 4, 2011 [H.R. 5470]