,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 
to make certain strategic energy        
infrastructure projects eligible for    
certain loan guarantees1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,capitalizing on    
,american ,storage ,potential ,act4  #b4
 ,strategic energy infrastructure       
projects ,section #agjc of the ,energy  
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afeac7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by       
striking in subsection 7d77 and         
inserting described in subsection 7d7   
and strategic energy infrastructure     
meeting the criteria described in       
subsection 7f772 and  7,b7 by adding at 

the end the following3  7#aa7 ,strategic
 energy infrastructure meeting the      
criteria described in subsection 7f74  2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7f7 ,strategic ,energy      
,infrastructure projects ,the ,secretary
 may make guarantees under this section 
for any strategic energy infrastructure 
project that is a regional project--    
7#a7 that supports a more effective     
energy market performance due to the    
scale of the project1 such as a project 
with the capacity to store and          
distribute greater than #ajj1jjj barrels
 per day of hydrocarbon feedstock with a
 minimum gross heating value of #a1gjj  
,btu per standard cubic foot2 and  7#b7 
with the potential to significantly     
contribute to the economic resilience of
 the region in which the project is     
located4  4