java 获取est时间_jmeter将日期从EST转换为UTC(jmeter convert date from EST to UTC)

I am working with dates that are on an API response. Date coming from API are in EST. I need to convert the EST (technically EDT) date to UTC and then compare with dates from another API response whose values are in UTC format

I am trying to do this with Javascript in JMeter. I have a "BSF PostProcessor" as a child of my "HTTP Request" sampler.

My input: endDate=2014-01-31T23:59:59

I tried a few options but none of them get me the value I am expecting. They all come back on my debug sampler as..

myNewDate=Invalid Date

dt1=Invalid Date

vars.put("myendDate", vars.get("endDate"));

var dt = new Date('myendDate');

vars.put("dt1", dt.toUTCString());

var myDate = new Date('${endDate}');

vars.put("myNewDate", myDate.toUTCString());

var myDate = new Date('${endDate}');

myDate.toISOString();

vars.put("myDate1", myDate);

I think my BSF PostProcessor with Javascript as Language is having trouble creating the Date object.

Any inputs please?