,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bifb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,keating1 
,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of          
,california1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4       
,andrews1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4        
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,wilson of
 ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4     
,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,franks of
 ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1    
,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 and ,mr4   
,o',rourke7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for independent     
research of the future resilience and   
reliability of the ,nation's electric   
power transmission and distribution     
system1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,saving ,more ,american ,resources  
,today ,grid ,study ,act of #bjac or the
 ,,smart ,grid ,study ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,national ,research ,council study  
on the resilience and reliability of the
 ,nation's power grid  7a7 ,independent 
study ,not later than #fj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and 
the heads of other departments and      
agencies1 as necessary1 shall enter into
 an agreement with the ,national        
,research ,council to conduct research  
of the future resilience and reliability
 of the ,nation's electric power        
transmission and distribution system4   
,the research under this subsection     
shall be known as the ,saving ,more     
,american ,resources ,today ,study or   
the ,,smart ,study4 ,in conducting such 
research1 the ,national ,research       
,council shall--  7#a7 research the     
options for improving the ,nation's     
ability to expand and strengthen the    
capabilities of the ,nation's power     

grid1 including estimation of the cost1 
time scale for implementation1 and      
identification of the scale and scope of
 any potential significant health and   
environmental impacts2  7#b7 consider   
the forces affecting the grid1 including
 technical1 economic1 regulatory1       
environmental1 and geopolitical factors1
 and how such forces are likely to      
affect--  7,a7 the efficiency1 control1 
reliability and robustness of operation2
  7,b7 the ability of the grid to       
recover from disruptions1 including     
natural disasters and terrorist attacks2
  7,c7 the ability of the grid to       
incorporate greater reliance on         
distributed and intermittent power      
generation and electricity storage2     
7,d7 the ability of the grid to adapt to
 changing patterns of demand for        
electricity2 and  7,e7 the economic and 
regulatory factors affecting the        
evolution of the grid2  7#c7 review     
,federal1 ,state1 industry1 and academic
 research and development programs and  

identify technological options that     
could improve the future grid2  7#d7    
review the implications of increased    
reliance on digital information and     
control of the power grid for improving 
reliability1 resilience1 and congestion 
and for potentially increasing          
vulnerability to cyber attack2  7#e7    
review regulatory1 industry1 and        
institutional factors and programs      
affecting the future of the grid2  7#f7 
research the costs and benefits1 as well
 as the strengths and weaknesses1 of the
 options identified under paragraph 7#a7
 to address the emerging forces         
described in paragraph 7#b7 that are    
shaping the grid2  7#g7 identify the    
barriers to realizing the options       
identified and suggest strategies for   
overcoming those barriers including     
suggested actions1 priorities1          
incentives1 and possible legislative and
 executive actions2 and  7#h7 research  
the ability of the grid to integrate    
existing and future infrastructure1     

including utilities1 telecommunications 
lines1 highways1 and other critical     
infrastructure4  7b7 ,cooperation and   
access to information and personnel ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure that the       
,national ,research ,council receives   
full and timely cooperation1 including  
full access to information and          
personnel1 from the ,department of      
,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,energy1 including the management and   
operating components of the             
,departments1 and other ,federal        
departments and agencies1 as necessary1 
for the purposes of conducting the study
 described in subsection 7a74  7c7      
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ah months from the date on which  
the ,secretary enters into the agreement
 with the ,national ,research ,council  
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,national ,research ,council shall      
submit to the ,secretary and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     

,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report containing the findings of the   
research required by that subsection4   
7#b7 ,form of report ,the report under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7d7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security #b1ajj1jjj to carry 
out this section4