,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjag,mr4 
,mc,nerney 7for himself and ,mr4 ,latta7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
initiate the development of voluntary   
model pathways for modernizing the      
electric grid1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,voluntary model pathways  7a7      
,establishment of voluntary model       
pathways  7#a7 ,establishment ,not later
 than #ij days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall initiate the development of       
voluntary model pathways for modernizing
 the electric grid through a            
collaborative1 public-private effort    
that--  7,a7 produces illustrative      
policy pathways that can be adapted for 
,state and regional applications by     
regulators and policymakers2  7,b7      
facilitates the modernization of the    

electric grid to achieve the objectives 
described in paragraph 7#b72  7,c7      
ensures a reliable1 resilient1          
affordable1 safe1 and secure electric   
system2 and  7,d7 acknowledges and      
provides for different priorities1      
electric systems1 and rate structures   
across ,states and regions4  7#b7       
,objectives ,the pathways established   
under paragraph 7#a7 shall facilitate   
achievement of the following objectives3
  7,a7 ,near real-time situational      
awareness of the electric system4  7,b7 
,data visualization4  7,c7 ,advanced    
monitoring and control of the advanced  
electric grid4  7,d7 ,enhanced certainty
 for private investment in the electric 
system4  7,e7 ,increased innovation4    
7,f7 ,greater consumer empowerment4     
7,g7 ,enhanced grid resilience1         
reliability1 and robustness4  7,h7      
,improved--  7i7 integration of         
distributed energy resources2  7ii7     
interoperability of the electric system2
 and  7iii7 predictive modeling and     

capacity forecasting4  7#c7 ,steering   
committee ,not later than #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall establish a steering  
committee to facilitate the development 
of the pathways under paragraph 7#a71 to
 be composed of members appointed by the
 ,secretary1 consisting of persons with 
appropriate expertise representing a    
diverse range of interests in the       
public1 private1 and academic sectors1  
including representatives of--  7,a7 the
 ,smart ,grid ,task ,force established  
under section #acjc of the ,energy      
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agchc72 and  7,b7 
the ,smart ,grid ,advisory ,committee   
established under section #acjc of the  
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agchc74  7b7  
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
may provide technical assistance to     
,states1 ,indian tribes1 or units of    
local government to adopt one or more   
elements of the pathways developed under

 subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,definition of
 ,secretary ,in this section1 the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4