#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ehjc  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to assemble a    
team ( te*nical1 policy1 & f9ancial     
exp]ts to address ! en]gy ne$s ( !      
insul> areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !      
,freely ,associat$ ,/ates ?r\gh !       
developm5t ( en]gy action plans aim$ at 
promot+ access to af=dable1 reliable    
en]gy1 includ+ increas+ use ( indig5\s  
clean-en]gy res\rces1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,/udy ( electric rates 9 ! insul>   
areas  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,compreh5sive en]gy plan ,! t]m    
compreh5sive en]gy plan means a         
compreh5sive en]gy plan prep>$ & updat$ 
"u subsections 7c7 & 7e7 ( section #fjd 
( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to au?orize   
appropriations = c]ta9 insul> areas ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes1 approv$
 ,decemb] #bd1 #aihj 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4     
#adib74  7#b7 ,en]gy action plan ,! t]m 
en]gy action plan means ! plan requir$  
by subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,freely        
associat$ /ates ,! t]m ,freely          

,associat$ ,/ates means ! ,f$]at$ ,/ates
 ( ,micronesia1 ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all 
,isl&s1 & ! ,republic ( ,palau4  7#d7   
,insul> areas ,! t]m insul> areas means 
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,pu]to ,rico1   
,guam1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7#e7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  7#f7 ,team ,!  
t]m team means ! team e/abli%$ by !     
,secret>y "u subsection 7b74  7b7       
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all1 )9 ! ,emp[]+ ,insul>    
,communities activity1 e/abli% a team ( 
te*nical1 policy1 & f9ancial exp]ts--   
7#a7 to develop an en]gy action plan    
address+ ! en]gy ne$s ( ea* ( ! insul>  
areas & ,freely ,associat$ ,/ates2 &    
7#b7 to assi/ ea* ( ! insul> areas &    
,freely ,associat$ ,/ates 9 implem5t+   
su* plan4  7c7 ,p>ticipation ( regional 
utility organizations ,9 e/abli%+ !     
team1 ! ,secret>y %all consid] includ+  
regional utility organizations4  7d7    

,en]gy action plan ,9 accordance )      
subsection 7b71 ! en]gy action plan %all
 include--  7#a7 recomm5dations1 bas$ on
 ! compreh5sive en]gy plan :]e          
applicable1 to--  7,a7 r$uce reliance & 
exp5ditures on fuel %ipp$ to ! insul>   
areas & ,freely ,associat$ ,/ates f     
ports outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7    
develop & utilize dome/ic fuel en]gy    
s\rces2 &  7,c7 improve p]=mance ( en]gy
 infra/ructure & ov]all en]gy effici5cy2
  7#b7 a s*$ule = implem5tation ( su*   
recomm5dations & id5tification &        
prioritization ( specific projects2     
7#c7 a f9ancial & eng9e]+ plan =        
implem5t+ & su/a9+ projects2 &  7#d7    
b5*m>ks = measur+ progress t[>d         
implem5tation4  7e7 ,reports to secret>y
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !
 ,secret>y e/abli%es ! team & annually  
!reaft]1 ! team %all submit to !        
,secret>y a report detail+ progress made
 9 fulfill+ its *>ge & 9 implem5t+ !    
en]gy action plan4  7f7 ,annual reports 
to congress ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! 

date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives a      
report submitt$ by ! team "u subsection 
7e71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !       
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
summ>y ( ! report ( ! team4  7g7        
,approval ( secret>y requir$ ,! en]gy   
action plan %all n be implem5t$ until ! 
,secret>y approves ! en]gy action plan4 
#b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! consolidat$ natural  
res\rces act ,section #f ( ,public ,law 
#id-bda 7#ij ,/at4 #bfc2 #abb ,/at4     
#hed7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection     
7a77#b71 by /rik+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1  
except z provid$ 9 subsections 7b7 & 7d7
 & ins]t+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai2 &  7#b7 9
 subsection 7d7--  7,a7 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce 
( p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ n to ext5d    
beyond ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 unless      
ext5d$ pursuant to p>agraph #e ( ?is    
subsection & ins]t+ end+ on ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjai2  7,b7 by /rik+ p>agraph     
7#e72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#f7 z p>agraph 7#e74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives ,decemb] #aa1           
#bjad4;,cl]k4