,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bifb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjac ,mr4 
,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4      
,lance1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,&rews1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1
 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4   
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4
 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,franks ( 
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4  
,pet]s ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,o',r\rke7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide = indep5d5t rese>* (
 ! future resili5ce & reliability ( !   
,nation's electric p[] transmission &   
di/ribution sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,sav+ ,m ,am]ican ,res\rces ,today    
,grid ,/udy ,act ( #bjac or ! ,,sm>t    
,grid ,/udy ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,national

 ,rese>* ,c\ncil /udy on ! resili5ce &  
reliability ( ! ,nation's p[] grid  7a7 
,indep5d5t /udy ,n lat] ?an #fj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 & ! heads
 ( o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 z necess>y1 
%all ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national
 ,rese>* ,c\ncil to conduct rese>* ( !  
future resili5ce & reliability ( !      
,nation's electric p[] transmission &   
di/ribution sy/em4 ,! rese>* "u ?is     
subsection %all be kn[n z ! ,sav+ ,m    
,am]ican ,res\rces ,today ,/udy or !    
,,sm>t ,/udy4 ,9 conduct+ su* rese>*1 ! 
,national ,rese>* ,c\ncil %all--  7#a7  
rese>* ! options = improv+ ! ,nation's  
ability to exp& & /r5g!n ! capabilities 
( ! ,nation's p[] grid1 includ+         
e/imation ( ! co/1 "t scale =           
implem5tation1 & id5tification ( ! scale
 & scope ( any pot5tial significant     
heal? & environm5tal impacts2  7#b7     
consid] ! =ces affect+ ! grid1 includ+  
te*nical1 economic1 regulatory1         
environm5tal1 & geopolitical factors1 & 

h[ su* =ces are likely to affect--  7,a7
 ! effici5cy1 control1 reliability &    
robu/ness ( op]ation2  7,b7 ! ability ( 
! grid to recov] f disruptions1 includ+ 
natural disa/]s & t]rori/ attacks2  7,c7
 ! ability ( ! grid to incorporate      
great] reliance on di/ribut$ &          
int]mitt5t p[] g5]ation & electricity   
/orage2  7,d7 ! ability ( ! grid to     
adapt to *ang+ patt]ns ( dem& =         
electricity2 &  7,e7 ! economic &       
regulatory factors affect+ ! evolution (
 ! grid2  7#c7 review ,f$]al1 ,/ate1    
indu/ry1 & academic rese>* & developm5t 
programs & id5tify te*nological options 
t c\ld improve ! future grid2  7#d7     
review ! implications ( increas$        
reliance on digital in=mation & control 
( ! p[] grid = improv+ reliability1     
resili5ce1 & conge/ion & = pot5tially   
increas+ vuln]ability to cyb] attack2   
7#e7 review regulatory1 indu/ry1 &      
in/itutional factors & programs affect+ 
! future ( ! grid2  7#f7 rese>* ! co/s &
 b5efits1 z well z ! /r5g?s &           

weaknesses1 ( ! options id5tifi$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 to address ! em]g+ =ces   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 t are %ap+ !   
grid2  7#g7 id5tify ! b>ri]s to realiz+ 
! options id5tifi$ & sugge/ /rategies = 
ov]com+ ^? b>ri]s includ+ sugge/$       
actions1 priorities1 inc5tives1 &       
possible legislative & executive        
actions2 &  7#h7 rese>* ! ability ( !   
grid to integrate exi/+ & future        
infra/ructure1 includ+ utilities1       
telecommunications l9es1 highways1 & o!r
 critical infra/ructure4  7b7           
,coop]ation & access to in=mation &     
p]sonnel ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t !   
,national ,rese>* ,c\ncil receives full 
& timely coop]ation1 includ+ full access
 to in=mation & p]sonnel1 f ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,homel& ,security1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy1 includ+ ! managem5t & op]at+    
compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5ts1 & o!r ,f$]al  
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 z necess>y1 = !    
purposes ( conduct+ ! /udy describ$ 9   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s f ! date on 

:i* ! ,secret>y ent]s into ! agreem5t ) 
! ,national ,rese>* ,c\ncil describ$ 9  
subsection 7a71 ! ,national ,rese>*     
,c\ncil %all submit to ! ,secret>y & !  
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report conta9+ !  
f9d+s ( ! rese>* requir$ by t           
subsection4  7#b7 ,=m ( report ,! report
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9    
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7d7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security #b1ajj1jjj to c>ry out ?is    
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