,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eebg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,sarbanes 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 and ,mr4     
,veasey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
establish a program to provide financial
 assistance for projects relating to the
 modernization of the electric grid1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the #bast    
,century ,power ,grid ,act4  #b4 ,grant 
program for grid modernization projects 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,energy shall establish a program to    
provide financial assistance to eligible
 partnerships to carry out projects     
related to the modernization of the     
electric grid1 including--  7#a7        
projects for the deployment of          
technologies to improve monitoring of1  
advanced controls for1 and prediction of

 performance of1 a distribution system2 
and  7#b7 projects related to           
transmission system planning and        
operation4  7b7 ,eligible projects      
,projects for which an eligible         
partnership may receive financial       
assistance under subsection 7a7--  7#a7 
shall be designed to improve the        
resiliency1 performance1 or efficiency  
of the electric grid1 while ensuring the
 continued provision of safe1 secure1   
reliable1 and affordable power2  7#b7   
may be designed to deploy a new product 
or technology that could be used by     
customers of an electric utility2 and   
7#c7 shall demonstrate-- 7,a7 secure    
integration and management of energy    
resources1 including through distributed
 energy generation1 combined heat and   
power1 microgrids1 energy storage1      
electric vehicles1 energy efficiency1   
demand response1 or controllable loads2 
or  7,b7 secure integration and         
interoperability of communications and  
information technologies related to the 

electric grid4  7c7 ,cybersecurity plan 
,each project carried out with financial
 assistance provided under subsection   
7a7 shall include the development of a  
cybersecurity plan written in accordance
 with guidelines developed by the       
,secretary of ,energy4  7d7 ,privacy    
effects analysis ,each project carried  
out with financial assistance provided  
under subsection 7a7 shall include a    
privacy effects analysis that evaluates 
the project in accordance with the      
,voluntary ,code of ,conduct of the     
,department of ,energy1 commonly known  
as the ,data,guard ,energy ,data        
,privacy ,program1 or the most recent   
revisions to the privacy program of the 
,department4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,eligible partnership ,the
 term eligible partnership means a      
partnership consisting of two or more   
entities1 which--  7,a7 may include--   
7i7 any institution of higher education2
  7ii7 a ,national ,laboratory2  7iii7 a
 ,state or a local government or other  

public body created by or pursuant to   
,state law2  7iv7 an ,indian ,tribe2    
7v7 a ,federal power marketing          
administration2 or  7vi7 an entity that 
develops and provides technology2 and   
7,b7 shall include at least one of any  
of--  7i7 an electric utility2  7ii7 a  
,regional ,transmission ,organization2  
or  7iii7 an ,independent ,system       
,operator4  7#b7 ,electric utility ,the 
term electric utility has the meaning   
given that term in section #c7bb7 of the
 ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#gif7bb771 except that such term does   
not include an entity described in      
subparagraph 7,b7 of such section4  7#c7
 ,federal power marketing administration
 ,the term ,federal power marketing     
administration means the ,bonneville    
,power ,administration1 the             
,southeastern ,power ,administration1   
the ,southwestern ,power                
,administration1 or the ,western ,area  
,power ,administration4  7#d7           
,independent ,system ,operator2         

,regional ,transmission ,organization   
,the terms ,independent ,system         
,operator and ,regional ,transmission   
,organization have the meanings given   
those terms in section #c of the        
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#gif74  7#e7 ,institution of higher     
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
that term in section #aja7;a7 of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774  7f7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of ,energy to carry out this 
section #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjba through #bjbe1 to remain    
available until expended4