,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ab1 #bjag,mr4
 ,soto introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to ma9ta9 a database 
( in=mation on electricity outages1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,p[] ,outage = ,wea!r  
,em]g5cy ,repair ,act or ! ,,p[] ,act4  
#b4 ,electricity outage database  7a7   
,database ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy %all ma9ta9 a database (       
in=mation on electricity outages t--    
7#a7 is publicly accessible2 &  7#b7    
includes--  7,a7 = ea* su* outage-- 7i7 
! specific cause ( ! outage1 includ+    
type ( wea!r ev5t or natural disa/] &   
/r5g? ( su* wea!r ev5t or natural       
disa/]1 if applicable2 &  7ii7 ! impact 
( ! outage1 includ+ duration & numb] (  
electric consum]s affect$1 & megawatts  
lo/1 because ( ! int]ruption 9 electric 

s]vice2 &  7,b7 in=mation t is          
categoriz$-- 7i7 by type & size (       
utility2  7ii7 by impact ( ! outages2   
7iii7 by cause ( ! outages2 or  7iv7 9  
any o!r mann] t ! ,secret>y det]m9es w  
make su* in=mation available & useful 9 
! mitigation ( future electricity       
outages4  7b7 ,collection ( data ,!     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all promulgate a    
rule to require ea* electric utility to 
report to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration1 in=mation on  
electricity outages ( ! electric utility
 = outages t int]rupt electric s]vice   
result+ 9 a loss ( m ?an #cjj megawatts 
or affect+ at lea/ #ej1jjj electric     
consum]s4