,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #g1 #bjbj,mr4 
,o',hall]an 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mull97   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act 
( #aiib to reau?orize programs to assi/ 
cons5t+ ,indian ,tribes 9 meet+ en]gy   
education1 plann+1 & managem5t ne$s1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,tribal ,p[] ,act4 
#b4 ,indian en]gy  7a7 ,def9ition (     
,indian l& ,section #bfja7b7 ( ! ,en]gy 
,policy ,act ( #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#ceja7b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph
 7,b77iii71 by /rik+ &2  7#b7 9         
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ l&4 & ins]t+ 
l&2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 subp>agraph3  7,d7 any l& 9 a c5sus    

tract 9 :i* ! majority ( ! resid5ts are 
,natives 7z def9$ 9 section #c7;b7 ( !  
,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlem5t ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7;b7774  4  7b7     
,r$uction ( co/ %>e ,section            
#bfjb7;b77#e7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( 
#aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cejb7;b77#e77 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+         
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ,! ,director may     
r$uce any applicable co/ %>e requir$ (  
an ,indian tribe 9 ord] to receive a    
grant "u ?is subsection to n less ?an   
#aj p]c5t if ! ,indian tribe meets      
crit]ia develop$ by ! ,director1 includ+
 f9ancial ne$4  4  7c7 ,au?orization    
,section #bfjb7;b77#g7 ( ! ,en]gy       
,policy ,act ( #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#cejb7;b77#g77 is am5d$ by /rik+        
#bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjjf   
?r\gh #bjaf & ins]t+ #cj1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  #c4    
,report on electricity access &         
reliability  7a7 ,assessm5t ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,en]gy %all1 9 consultation ) ,tribal
 gov]nm5ts1 ! ,nor? ,am]ican            

,electricity ,reliability ,corporation1 
& ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory           
,commission1 conduct an assessm5t ( !   
/atus ( access to electricity by        
resid5ts on ,indian l&1 & ! reliability 
( electric s]vice available to resid5ts 
on ,indian l&1 z comp>$ to ! /atus (    
access to & reliability ( electricity )9
 neighbor+ ,/ates or )9 ! ,/ate 9 :i*   
,indian l& is locat$4  7b7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report on ! results ( ! assessm5t       
conduct$ "u subsection 7a71 :i* %all    
include--  7#a7 a description (         
g5]ation1 transmission1 & di/ribution   
assets available to provide electricity 
to ,tribal communities2  7#b7 p]c5tage (
 h\seholds resid+ 9 ,tribal communities 
or on ,indian l& t d n h access to      
electricity2  7#c7 ! pot5tial (         

di/ribut$ en]gy res\rces to provide     
electricity to resid5ts ( ,tribal       
communities or h\seholds resid+ on      
,indian l&2  7#d7 ! pot5tial = tribally 
own$ utilities or electric utility      
assets to p>ticipate 9 or b5efit f      
regional electricity m>kets2  7#e7 a    
description ( ! b>ri]s to provid+ access
 to electric s]vice to h\seholds resid+ 
9 ,tribal communities or on ,indian l&2 
&  7#f7 recomm5dations to improve access
 to & reliability ( electric s]vice =   
resid5ts ( ,tribal communities or       
h\seholds resid+ on ,indian l&4