,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eebg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,s>banes 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 & ,mr4 ,veasey7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy to e/abli% a program to provide  
f9ancial assi/ance = projects relat+ to 
! mod]nization ( ! electric grid1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,p[] ,grid
 ,act4  #b4 ,grant program = grid       
mod]nization projects  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all e/abli% a       
program to provide f9ancial assi/ance to
 eligible p>tn]%ips to c>ry out projects
 relat$ to ! mod]nization ( ! electric  
grid1 includ+--  7#a7 projects = !      
deploym5t ( te*nologies to improve      
monitor+ (1 advanc$ controls =1 &       
pr$iction ( p]=mance (1 a di/ribution   
sy/em2 &  7#b7 projects relat$ to       
transmission sy/em plann+ & op]ation4   

7b7 ,eligible projects ,projects = :i*  
an eligible p>tn]%ip may receive        
f9ancial assi/ance "u subsection 7a7--  
7#a7 %all be design$ to improve !       
resili5cy1 p]=mance1 or effici5cy ( !   
electric grid1 :ile ensur+ ! cont9u$    
provision ( safe1 secure1 reliable1 &   
af=dable p[]2  7#b7 may be design$ to   
deploy a new product or te*nology t c\ld
 be us$ by cu/om]s ( an electric        
utility2 &  7#c7 %all demon/rate-- 7,a7 
secure integration & managem5t ( en]gy  
res\rces1 includ+ ?r\gh di/ribut$ en]gy 
g5]ation1 comb9$ heat & p[]1 microgrids1
 en]gy /orage1 electric vehicles1 en]gy 
effici5cy1 dem& response1 or            
controllable loads2 or  7,b7 secure     
integration & int]op]ability (          
communications & in=mation te*nologies  
relat$ to ! electric grid4  7c7         
,cyb]security plan ,ea* project c>ri$   
out ) f9ancial assi/ance provid$ "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include ! developm5t
 ( a cyb]security plan writt5 9         
accordance ) guidel9es develop$ by !    

,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7d7 ,privacy       
effects analysis ,ea* project c>ri$ out 
) f9ancial assi/ance provid$ "u         
subsection 7a7 %all include a privacy   
effects analysis t evaluates ! project 9
 accordance ) ! ,volunt>y ,code (       
,conduct ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1        
commonly kn[n z ! ,data,guard ,en]gy    
,data ,privacy ,program1 or ! mo/ rec5t 
revisions to ! privacy program ( !      
,dep>tm5t4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,eligible p>tn]%ip ,! t]m 
eligible p>tn]%ip means a p>tn]%ip      
consi/+ ( two or m entities1 :i*--  7,a7
 may include-- 7i7 any in/itution (     
high] education2  7ii7 a ,national      
,laboratory2  7iii7 a ,/ate or a local  
gov]nm5t or o!r public body creat$ by or
 pursuant to ,/ate law2  7iv7 an ,indian
 ,tribe2  7v7 a ,f$]al p[] m>ket+       
adm9i/ration2 or  7vi7 an entity t      
develops & provides te*nology2 &  7,b7  
%all include at lea/ "o ( any (--  7i7  
an electric utility2  7ii7 a ,regional  
,transmission ,organization2 or  7iii7  

an ,indep5d5t ,sy/em ,op]ator4  7#b7    
,electric utility ,! t]m electric       
utility has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #c7bb7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #gif7bb771 except t su* t]m   
does n include an entity describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( su* section4  7#c7   
,f$]al p[] m>ket+ adm9i/ration ,! t]m   
,f$]al p[] m>ket+ adm9i/ration means !  
,bonneville ,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 !       
,s\!a/]n ,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,s\?we/]n
 ,p[] ,adm9i/ration1 or ! ,we/]n ,area  
,p[] ,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,indep5d5t    
,sy/em ,op]ator2 ,regional ,transmission
 ,organization ,! t]ms ,indep5d5t ,sy/em
 ,op]ator & ,regional ,transmission     
,organization h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 
section #c ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#e7 ,in/itution (    
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9
 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      

,secret>y ( ,en]gy to c>ry out ?is      
section #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4