,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bh1 #bjag ,mr4  
,flake 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,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 !  
,en]gy ,/orage ,goals & ,demon/ration   
,projects ,act4  #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 
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 =
 ! program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c7 t 
support ! conduct ( 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$-- 7i7  
to demon/rate t grid-scale en]gy /orage 
te*nologies c be comm]cially deploy$2   
7ii7 to be deploy$ at an in/all$ en]gy  
capital co/ ( less ?an #ajj p] k,wh2    
7iii7 to h a m9imum ( #a full *>ge &    
dis*>ge cycle p] day2 &  7iv7 to h a    
lifetime ( at lea/ #e1jjj cycles (      
dis*>ge at full output4  4