,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh      
7legislative day1 ,june #bg71 #bjai ,mr4
 ,king 7for himself and ,ms4 ,mc,sally7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
demonstration initiative focused on the 
development of long-duration energy     
storage technologies1 including a joint 
program to be established in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,joint ,long-,term ,storage ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of 
this ,act are-- 7#a7 to facilitate the  
development of long-duration energy     
storage technologies2  7#b7 to increase 
the commercial viability of             
long-duration energy storage            
technologies2 and  7#c7 to increase the 

energy resilience and energy security   
and national security of the ,united    
,states through the use of long-duration
 energy storage technologies4  #c4      
,long-duration energy storage           
demonstration initiative  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,director of ,,arpa-,e ,the term        
,director of ,,arpa-,e means the        
,secretary of ,energy1 acting through   
the ,director of the ,advanced ,research
 ,projects ,agency--,energy4  7#b7      
,director of ,,estcp ,the term ,director
 of ,,estcp means the ,secretary of     
,defense1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,environmental ,security         
,technology ,certification ,program of  
the ,department of ,defense4  7#c7      
,directors ,the term ,directors means   
the ,director of ,,arpa-,e and the      
,director of ,,estcp1 acting jointly4   
7#d7 ,initiative ,the term ,initiative  
means the demonstration initiative      
established under subsection 7b74  7#e7 
,joint ,program ,the term ,joint        

,program means the joint program        
established under subsection 7f74  7b7  
,establishment ,not later than #bjj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,director of ,,arpa-,e shall  
establish a demonstration initiative    
composed of demonstration projects      
focused on the development of           
long-duration energy storage            
technologies4  7c7 ,goals ,the goals of 
the ,initiative shall be-- 7#a7 to      
demonstrate the potential benefits of   
long-duration energy storage to--  7,a7 
the resilience of the electricity grid1 
including the security of critical      
infrastructure2 and  7,b7 efficient use 
of the electricity grid through--  7i7  
peak load reduction2 or  7ii7 avoided   
investments in traditional grid         
infrastructure2  7#b7 to increase the   
commercial viability of long-duration   
energy storage technologies2  7#c7 7,a7 
to identify the range of services that  
long-duration energy storage            
technologies can provide to the         

electricity grid2 and  7,b7 to the      
maximum extent practicable1 to quantify 
the value of those services2  7#d7 to   
investigate challenges to the greater   
deployment of long-duration energy      
storage technologies2  7#e7 to identify 
and develop a range of technology types2
 and  7#f7 to improve the integration of
 energy storage and the grid4  7d7      
,selection of projects ,to the maximum  
extent practicable1 in selecting        
demonstration projects to participate in
 the ,initiative1 the ,director of      
,,arpa-,e shall--  7#a7 ensure a range  
of technology types2  7#b7 ensure       
regional diversity among projects1      
including appropriate representation of 
rural areas2  7#c7 consider microgrid1  
islanded1 or off-grid applications2 and 
7#d7 ensure that any project selected is
 designed to achieve #a or more of the  
goals described in subsection 7c74  7e7 
,cooperation with electric utilities ,a 
demonstration project selected to       
participate in the ,initiative may be   

carried out in cooperation with the     
electric utility that owns the grid     
facilities in the electricity control   
area in which the demonstration project 
is carried out4  7f7 ,joint program     
7#a7 ,establishment ,as part of the     
,initiative1 the ,director of ,,arpa-,e1
 in consultation with the ,director of  
,,estcp1 shall establish within the     
,department of ,energy a joint program  
to carry out projects--  7,a7 to        
demonstrate promising long-duration     
energy storage technologies at different
 scales2 and  7,b7 to help new1         
innovative long-duration energy storage 
technologies become commercially viable4
  7#b7 ,memorandum of understanding ,not
 later than #bjj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 ,,arpa-,e shall enter into a memorandum
 of understanding with the ,director of 
,,estcp to jointly administer the ,joint
 ,program4  7#c7 ,infrastructure ,in    
carrying out the ,joint ,program1 the   
,directors shall-- 7,a7 use existing    

test-bed infrastructure at--  7i7       
,department of ,energy facilities2 and  
7ii7 ,department of ,defense            
installations2 and  7,b7 develop new    
infrastructure for identified projects1 
if appropriate4  7#d7 ,goals and metrics
 ,the ,directors shall develop goals and
 metrics for technological progress     
under the ,joint ,program consistent    
with energy resilience and energy       
security policies4  7#e7 ,selection of  
projects  7,a7 ,in general ,to the      
maximum extent practicable1 in selecting
 projects to participate in the ,joint  
,program1 the ,directors shall--  7i7   
ensure that projects are carried out    
under conditions that represent a       
variety of environments with different  
physical conditions and market          
constraints2 and  7ii7 ensure an        
appropriate balance of-- 7,i7 larger1   
higher-cost projects2 and  7,,ii7       
smaller1 lower-cost projects4  7,b7     
,priority ,in carrying out the ,joint   
,program1 the ,directors shall give     

priority to demonstration projects      
that--  7i7 make available to the public
 key engineering and field data that    
will accelerate deployment of           
long-duration energy storage            
technologies2 and  7ii7 will be carried 
out in the field4  7#f7 ,states and     
private sector entities ,in carrying out
 the ,joint ,program1 the ,directors    
shall encourage--  7,a7 ,states to      
become laboratories of innovation in the
 development of long-duration energy    
storage technologies2 and  7,b7         
collaboration between participants in   
the ,joint ,program1 ,states1 and other 
appropriate private sector entities4    
7g7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out the ,initiative-- 7#a7    
#bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2  7#b7
 #dj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and 
7#c7 #fj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal     
years #bjbb through #bjbd4  #d4         
,authorization of appropriations for the
 ,,days program of the ,advanced        

,research ,projects ,agency--,energy    
,section #ejab7o7 of the ,america       
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#afech7o77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by redesignating 
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 as      
clauses 7i7 through 7v71 respectively1  
and indenting appropriately2  7,b7 by   
striking the paragraph designation and  
heading and all that follows through    
paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i7 7as so             
redesignated7 and inserting the         
following3  7#b7 ,authorization of      
appropriations  7,a7 ,in general        
,subject to paragraph 7#d7  2 and  7,c7 
by inserting after clause 7v7 7as so    
redesignated7 the following3  7,b7      
,,days program ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out the        
,duration ,addition to electricit,y     
,storage program 7also known as the     
,,days program7 of ,,arpa-,e #fj1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbj through 
#bjbd4  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71  

in the matter preceding subparagraph    
7,a71 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and    
inserting paragraph 7#b77;,a74