,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjag,mr4  
,mc,nerney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,latta7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy
 to initiate ! developm5t ( volunt>y    
model pa?ways = mod]niz+ ! electric     
grid1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,volunt>y  
model pa?ways  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (        
volunt>y model pa?ways  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
initiate ! developm5t ( volunt>y model  
pa?ways = mod]niz+ ! electric grid ?r\gh
 a collaborative1 public-private ef=t   
t--  7,a7 produces illu/rative policy   
pa?ways t c be adapt$ = ,/ate & regional
 applications by regulators &           
policymak]s2  7,b7 facilitates !        
mod]nization ( ! electric grid to a*ieve
 ! objectives describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 
7,c7 ensures a reliable1 resili5t1      
af=dable1 safe1 & secure electric sy/em2

 &  7,d7 ackn[l$ges & provides = diff]5t
 priorities1 electric sy/ems1 & rate    
/ructures across ,/ates & regions4  7#b7
 ,objectives ,! pa?ways e/abli%$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all facilitate a*ievem5t 
( ! foll[+ objectives3  7,a7 ,ne>       
real-"t situational aw>5ess ( ! electric
 sy/em4  7,b7 ,data visualization4  7,c7
 ,advanc$ monitor+ & control ( ! advanc$
 electric grid4  7,d7 ,enhanc$ c]ta9ty =
 private inve/m5t 9 ! electric sy/em4   
7,e7 ,increas$ innovation4  7,f7 ,great]
 consum] emp[]m5t4  7,g7 ,enhanc$ grid  
resili5ce1 reliability1 & robu/ness4    
7,h7 ,improv$--  7i7 integration (      
di/ribut$ en]gy res\rces2  7ii7         
int]op]ability ( ! electric sy/em2 &    
7iii7 pr$ictive model+ & capacity       
=eca/+4  7#c7 ,/e]+ committee ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a    
/e]+ committee to facilitate !          
developm5t ( ! pa?ways "u p>agraph 7#a71
 to be compos$ ( memb]s appo9t$ by !    
,secret>y1 consi/+ ( p]sons )           

appropriate exp]tise repres5t+ a div]se 
range ( int]e/s 9 ! public1 private1 &  
academic sectors1 includ+ repres5tatives
 (--  7,a7 ! ,sm>t ,grid ,task ,=ce     
e/abli%$ "u section #acjc ( ! ,en]gy    
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agchc72 &  7,b7 ! ,sm>t 
,grid ,advisory ,committee e/abli%$ "u  
section #acjc ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &  
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#agchc74  7b7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,!    
,secret>y may provide te*nical assi/ance
 to ,/ates1 ,indian tribes1 or units (  
local gov]nm5t to adopt "o or m elem5ts 
( ! pa?ways develop$ "u subsection      
7a77#a74  7c7 ,def9ition ( ,secret>y ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m ,secret>y means !    
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4