,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bchj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,ms4 ,hirono introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish a grant program for the       
transformation of the electric grid1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,next    
,generation ,electric ,systems ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible
 entity means a partnership consisting  
of #b or more entities--  7,a7 #a or    
more of which shall be-- 7i7 an electric
 utility 7as defined in section         
#c7bb77;,a7 of the ,federal ,power ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif7bb77;,a7772  7ii7 a 
,regional ,transmission ,organization   
7as defined in section #c of the        
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#gif772 or  7iii7 an ,independent       

,system ,operator 7as defined in that   
section72 and  7,b7 #a or more of which 
may be--  7i7 an institution of higher  
education 7as defined in section        
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7772    
7ii7 a ,national ,laboratory 7as defined
 in section #b of the ,energy ,policy   
,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja772  
7iii7 a ,state or local government or   
other public body created by or pursuant
 to ,state law2  7iv7 an ,indian tribe  
7as defined in section #d of the ,indian
 ,self-,determination and ,education    
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 
or tribal organization 7as defined in   
section #cgfe of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code72  7v7 a ,federal power   
marketing administration2  7vi7 an      
entity that develops and provides       
technology2 or  7vii7 an organization   
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4     
7#b7 ,federal power marketing           
administration ,the term ,federal power 

marketing administration means--  7,a7  
the ,bonneville ,power ,administration2 
7,b7 the ,southeastern ,power           
,administration2  7,c7 the ,southwestern
 ,power ,administration2 and  7,d7 the  
,western ,area ,power ,administration4  
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,energy4  #c4   
,grid modernization technology          
demonstration projects  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall establish a grant 
program under which the ,secretary shall
 award grants to eligible entities to   
carry out eligible projects described in
 subsection 7b7 relating to the         
modernization of the electric grid1     
including--  7#a7 projects for the      
application of technologies to improve  
observability1 stability1 advanced      
controls1 and prediction of system      
performance on the distribution system2 
and  7#b7 projects relating to          
transmission system interconnections4   
7b7 ,eligible projects ,an eligible     
project referred to in subsection 7a7 is

 a demonstration project that--  7#a7 is
 designed to improve the resiliency1    
performance1 and efficiency of the      
future electric grid1 while ensuring the
 continued provision of safe1 secure1   
reliable1 and affordable power2  7#b7   
demonstrates secure integration and     
management of #b or more energy         
resources1 including distributed energy 
generation1 combined heat and power1    
microgrids1 energy storage1 electric    
vehicles1 energy efficiency1 demand     
response1 intelligent loads1 and which  
may include resources behind the        
customer meter2  7#c7 demonstrates      
secure integration and interoperability 
of communications and information       
technologies relating to the electric   
grid2  7#d7 includes the development of 
a cybersecurity plan written in         
accordance with guidelines developed by 
the ,secretary2  7#e7 includes a privacy
 effects analysis that evaluates the    
project in accordance with the          
,voluntary ,code of ,conduct of the     

,department of ,energy1 commonly known  
as the ,data,guard ,energy ,data        
,privacy ,program1 or the most recent   
revisions to the privacy program of the 
,department of ,energy2 and  7#f7       
satisfies the eligibility requirements  
described in section #ede7;a7 of the    
,energy ,security and ,independence ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaee7;a774   
7c7 ,community outreach ,an eligible    
project carried out using a grant       
awarded under subsection 7a7 may include
 education and outreach with            
community-based organizations and other 
private sector entities to help inform  
the objectives of the project and       
communicate the results of the project4 
#d4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,secretary #ej1jjj1jjj to carry  
out this ,act for each of fiscal years  
#bjbj through #bjbh4