#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #hc  ,,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 purposes4  #a4 
,insular areas and ,freely ,associated  
,states energy development  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 the ,commonwealth of ,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  
shall establish a team of technical1    
policy1 and financial experts--  7#a7 to
 develop energy action plans addressing 
the immediate1 near-term1 and long-term 
energy and environmental 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 an  
energy action plan4  7c7 ,participation 
of regional utility organizations ,in   
establishing the team1 the ,secretary   
shall consider including regional       
utility organizations4  7d7 ,energy     
action plans ,in accordance with        
subsection 7b71 the energy action plans 
shall include--  7#a7 recommendations1  
based on the comprehensive energy plan  
where applicable1 to--  7,a7 promote    
access to affordable1 reliable energy2  
7,b7 develop indigenous1 nonfossil fuel 
energy resources2 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 plans4   
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 
,funding ,no additional funds are       
authorized to be appropriated for the   
purpose of carrying out this section1   
and this section shall be carried out   
using amounts otherwise available for   
such purpose4  ,passed the ,house of    
,representatives ,september #ae1        
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