,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,knight 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4   
,takano1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,curbelo (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1
 ,mrs4 ,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,mc,nerney1 & ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,en]gy ,/orage ,competitiv5ess  
,act ( #bjjg to direct ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy to e/abli% new goals = !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy relat+ to en]gy      
/orage & to c>ry out c]ta9 demon/ration 
projects relat+ to en]gy /orage4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bett] ,en]gy ,/orage ,te*nology ,act ( 
#bjah or ! ,,be/ ,act ( #bjah4  #b4     
,goals ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy relat+ to 
en]gy /orage competitiv5ess ,! ,unit$   
,/ates ,en]gy ,/orage ,competitiv5ess   

,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agbca7 is  
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7d7 & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7d7 ,coord9ation2     
rese>* goals  7#a7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+
 out ! activities "u ?is section1 !     
,secret>y %all coord9ate ! activities   
)--  7,a7 appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies1   
includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation & 
! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission2
 &  7,b7 9 ord] to advance ! developm5t 
( comm]cially viable en]gy /orage       
sy/ems1 memb]s ( private indu/ry4  7#b7 
,rese>* goals ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7  
e/abli% subgoals = ! programs e/abli%$  
"u subsections 7c71 7f71 & 7g7 t support
 rese>* & developm5t necess>y =         
demon/ration projects "u subsection     
7i77#e72 &  7,b7 align specific         
activities c>ri$ out "u ! program       
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c7 ) priorities 
id5tifi$ ?r\gh direct consultations     
betwe5-- 7i7 ! ,dep>tm5t2  7ii7 national
 laboratories2  7iii7 traditional       
end-us]s1 su* z electric utilities2 &   
7iv7 pot5tial end-us]s ( new g5]ations (

 en]gy /orage sy/ems4  2 &  7#b7 9      
subsection 7i71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#e7 ,phase #b ( grid-scale    
en]gy /orage demon/ration projects  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1    
#bjbh1 z "p ( ! program e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y %all1 to !  
maximum ext5t practicable1 ent] into    
agreem5ts to c>ry out n few] ?an #c     
grid-scale en]gy /orage demon/ration    
projects4  7,b7 ,objectives ,ea*        
demon/ration project c>ri$ out "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be design$ to     
fur!r ! developm5t ( diff]5t te*nologies
 t ultimately c\ld--  7i7 demon/rate t  
grid-scale en]gy /orage te*nologies c be
 comm]cially deploy$2  7ii7 be deploy$  
at an in/all$ en]gy capital co/1 = !    
complete grid-integrat$ en]gy /orage    
sy/em1 ( less ?an #ajj p] k,wh2  7iii7 h
 a m9imum ( #a full deep *>ge & dis*>ge 
cycle p] day2  7iv7 h a m9imum /orage   
duration ( #d h\rs2 &  7v7 h a lifetime 
( at lea/ #bj ye>s or at lea/ #h1jjj    
cycles ( dis*>ge at full output4  7,c7  

,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #de1jjj1jjj  
to c>ry out ?is p>agraph1 to rema9      
available until exp5d$4  4