,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,september #ah1 #bjad4  ,amendment3     
,that the bill from the ,house of       
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #hc7 entitled  
,an ,act to require the ,secretary of   
the ,interior to assemble a team of     
technical1 policy1 and financial experts
 to address the energy needs of the     
insular areas of the ,united ,states and
 the ,freely ,associated ,states through
 the development of energy action plans 
aimed at promoting access to affordable1
 reliable energy1 including increasing  
use of indigenous clean-energy          
resources1 and for other purposes41 do  
pass with the following ,strike all     
after the enacting clause and insert the
 following3 #a4 ,study of electric rates
 in the insular areas  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,comprehensive   
energy plan ,the term comprehensive     
energy plan means a comprehensive energy
 plan prepared and updated under        
subsections 7c7 and 7e7 of section #fjd 
of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to        

authorize appropriations for certain    
insular areas of the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes1 approved        
,december #bd1 #aihj 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4     
#adib74  7#b7 ,energy action plan ,the  
term energy action plan means the plan  
required by subsection 7d74  7#c7       
,freely associated states ,the term     
,freely ,associated ,states means the   
,federated ,states of ,micronesia1 the  
,republic of the ,marshall ,islands1 and
 the ,republic of ,palau4  7#d7 ,insular
 areas ,the term insular areas means    
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 ,puerto
 ,rico1 ,guam1 and the ,virgin ,islands4
  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#f7 ,team ,the term team means the team
 established by the ,secretary under    
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,establishment ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall1 within the ,empowering ,insular  
,communities activity1 establish a team 

of technical1 policy1 and financial     
experts-- 7#a7 to develop an energy     
action plan addressing the energy needs 
of each of the insular areas and ,freely
 ,associated ,states2 and  7#b7 to      
assist each of the insular areas and    
,freely ,associated ,states in          
implementing such plan4  7c7            
,participation of regional utility      
organizations ,in establishing the team1
 the ,secretary shall consider including
 regional utility organizations4  7d7   
,energy action plan ,in accordance with 
subsection 7b71 the energy action plan  
shall include-- 7#a7 recommendations1   
based on the comprehensive energy plan  
where applicable1 to-- 7,a7 reduce      
reliance and expenditures on fuel       
shipped to the insular areas and ,freely
 ,associated ,states from ports outside 
the ,united ,states2  7,b7 develop and  
utilize domestic fuel energy sources2   
and  7,c7 improve performance of energy 
infrastructure and overall energy       
efficiency2  7#b7 a schedule for        

implementation of such recommendations  
and identification and prioritization of
 specific projects2  7#c7 a financial   
and engineering plan for implementing   
and sustaining projects2 and  7#d7      
benchmarks for measuring progress toward
 implementation4  7e7 ,reports to       
secretary ,not later than #a year after 
the date on which the ,secretary        
establishes the team and annually       
thereafter1 the team shall submit to the
 ,secretary a report detailing progress 
made in fulfilling its charge and in    
implementing the energy action plan4    
7f7 ,annual reports to congress ,not    
later than #cj days after the date on   
which the ,secretary receives a report  
submitted by the team under subsection  
7e71 the ,secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
summary of the report of the team4  7g7 
,approval of ,secretary required ,the   
energy action plan shall not be         
implemented until the ,secretary        
approves the energy action plan4  #b4   

,amendments to the ,consolidated        
,natural ,resources ,act ,section #f of 
,public ,law #id-bda 7#ij ,stat4 #bfc2  
#abb ,stat4 #hed7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a77#b71 by striking         
,december #ca1 #bjad1 except as provided
 in subsections 7b7 and 7d7 and         
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjai2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in the    
third sentence of paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking #8#8not to extend beyond       
,december #ca1 #bjad1 unless extended   
pursuant to paragraph #e of this        
subsection'' and inserting #8ending on  
,december #ca1 #bjai'2  7,b7 by striking
 paragraph 7#e72 and  7,c7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as         
paragraph 7#e74  ,secretary