,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,o',halleran 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,mullin7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy ,policy
 ,act of #aiib to reauthorize programs  
to assist consenting ,indian ,tribes in 
meeting energy education1 planning1 and 
management needs1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,tribal ,power ,act4
  #b4 ,indian energy  7a7 ,definition of
 ,indian land ,section #bfja7b7 of the  
,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #ceja7b77 is amended--  7#a7  
in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 by striking  

and2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by     
striking land4 and inserting land2 and2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following subparagraph3  7,d7 any land  
in a census tract in which the majority 
of the residents are ,natives 7as       
defined in section #c7;b7 of the ,alaska
 ,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7;b7774  4  7b7          
,reduction of cost share ,section       
#bfjb7;b77#e7 of the ,energy ,policy    
,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4            
#cejb7;b77#e77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following subparagraph3     
7,d7 ,the ,director may reduce any      
applicable cost share required of an    
,indian tribe in order to receive a     
grant under this subsection to not less 
than #aj percent if the ,indian tribe   
meets criteria developed by the         
,director1 including financial need4  4 
7c7 ,authorization ,section             
#bfjb7;b77#g7 of the ,energy ,policy    
,act of #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4            
#cejb7;b77#g77 is amended by striking   

#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjjf through #bjaf and inserting       
#cj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe4  #c4 ,report on    
electricity access and reliability  7a7 
,assessment ,the ,secretary of ,energy  
shall1 in consultation with ,tribal     
governments1 the ,north ,american       
,electricity ,reliability ,corporation1 
and the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory    
,commission1 conduct an assessment of   
the status of access to electricity by  
residents on ,indian land1 and the      
reliability of electric service         
available to residents on ,indian land1 
as compared to the status of access to  
and reliability of electricity within   
neighboring ,states or within the ,state
 in which ,indian land is located4  7b7 
,report ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,energy shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  

,resources of the ,senate a report on   
the results of the assessment conducted 
under subsection 7a71 which shall       
include--  7#a7 a description of        
generation1 transmission1 and           
distribution assets available to provide
 electricity to ,tribal communities2    
7#b7 percentage of households residing  
in ,tribal communities or on ,indian    
land that do not have access to         
electricity2  7#c7 the potential of     
distributed energy resources to provide 
electricity to residents of ,tribal     
communities or households residing on   
,indian land2  7#d7 the potential for   
tribally owned utilities or electric    
utility assets to participate in or     
benefit from regional electricity       
markets2  7#e7 a description of the     
barriers to providing access to electric
 service to households residing in      
,tribal communities or on ,indian land2 
and  7#f7 recommendations to improve    
access to and reliability of electric   
service for residents of ,tribal        

communities or households residing on   
,indian land4