,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hedc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjbj,mr4 
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york    
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 grants 
to improve p[] l9es4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p[] ,l9e     
,resili5cy ,act4  #b4 ,p[] l9e          
improvem5t grant program  7a7           
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !        
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all e/abli% a       
program to provide grants to electric   
utilities to c>ry out eligible          
activities4  7b7 ,grants  7#a7          
,application ,to apply = a grant provid$
 "u ?is section1 an electric utility    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy may require4  7#b7 ,selection ,! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all provide grants  

"u ?is section-- 7,a7 on a competitive  
basis2 &  7,b7 to geographically div]se 
electric utilities4  7#c7 ,priority ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all prioritize      
provid+ a grant "u ?is section to an    
electric utility t sells electricity 9  
an area t has a hi/ory ( extreme wea!r  
ev5ts4  7c7 ,sunset ,! program e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on ! date
 t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,electric utility ,! t]m  
electric utility has ! mean+ giv5 su*   
t]m 9 section #c7bb7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[]    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif7bb774  7#b7    
,eligible activity  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m
 eligible activity means an activity t--
 7i7 is design$ to improve ! p]=mance or
 effici5cy ( a p[] l9e2  7ii7 makes a   
p[] l9e m resili5t to an extreme wea!r  
ev5t2 or  7iii7 o!rwise ensures t an    
end-us] has access to electricity dur+  
an extreme wea!r ev5t4  7,b7 ,includes  
,! t]m eligible activity includes-- 7i7 
bury+ a p[] l9e2  7ii7 h>d5+ a p[] l9e2 

&  7iii7 if bury+ a p[] l9e is n        
feasible1 provid+ a g5]ator to a        
h\sehold t is locat$ 9 a remote area4   
7#c7 ,extreme wea!r ev5t ,! t]m extreme 
wea!r ev5t means an hi/orically r>e or  
sev]e natural disa/]1 includ+ a heat    
wave1 dr\ght1 flood1 tornado1 &         
hurricane4  7#d7 ,p[] l9e ,! t]m p[] l9e
 includes di/ribution l9es &            
transmission l9es4