,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bchj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,ms4  
,hirono introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to      
e/abli% a grant program = ! trans=mation
 ( ! electric grid1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,next ,g5]ation ,electric ,sy/ems    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m      
eligible entity means a p>tn]%ip consi/+
 ( #b or m entities--  7,a7 #a or m (   
:i* %all be-- 7i7 an electric utility 7z
 def9$ 9 section #c7bb77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4                
#gif7bb77;,a7772  7ii7 a ,regional      
,transmission ,organization 7z def9$ 9  
section #c ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gif772 or  7iii7 an          
,indep5d5t ,sy/em ,op]ator 7z def9$ 9 t 
section72 &  7,b7 #a or m ( :i* may be--
  7i7 an in/itution ( high] education 7z

 def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja7;a7772  7ii7 a ,national          
,laboratory 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( !   
,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja772  7iii7 a ,/ate or   
local gov]nm5t or o!r public body creat$
 by or pursuant to ,/ate law2  7iv7 an  
,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! 
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77  
or tribal organization 7z def9$ 9       
section #cgfe ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code72  7v7 a ,f$]al p[] m>ket+       
adm9i/ration2  7vi7 an entity t develops
 & provides te*nology2 or  7vii7 an     
organization describ$ 9 section         
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf4  7#b7 ,f$]al p[] m>ket+        
adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,f$]al p[] m>ket+   
adm9i/ration means--  7,a7 ! ,bonneville
 ,p[] ,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 ! ,s\!a/]n   
,p[] ,adm9i/ration2  7,c7 ! ,s\?we/]n   
,p[] ,adm9i/ration2 &  7,d7 ! ,we/]n    
,area ,p[] ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7         

,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  #c4 ,grid          
mod]nization te*nology demon/ration     
projects  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 e/abli% a grant program "u :i* !       
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to eligible  
entities to c>ry out eligible projects  
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 relat+ to !   
mod]nization ( ! electric grid1         
includ+--  7#a7 projects = ! application
 ( te*nologies to improve obs]vability1 
/ability1 advanc$ controls1 & pr$iction 
( sy/em p]=mance on ! di/ribution sy/em2
 &  7#b7 projects relat+ to transmission
 sy/em int]connections4  7b7 ,eligible  
projects ,an eligible project ref]r$ to 
9 subsection 7a7 is a demon/ration      
project t--  7#a7 is design$ to improve 
! resili5cy1 p]=mance1 & effici5cy ( !  
future electric grid1 :ile ensur+ !     
cont9u$ provision ( safe1 secure1       
reliable1 & af=dable p[]2  7#b7         
demon/rates secure integration &        
managem5t ( #b or m en]gy res\rces1     
includ+ di/ribut$ en]gy g5]ation1 comb9$

 heat & p[]1 microgrids1 en]gy /orage1  
electric vehicles1 en]gy effici5cy1 dem&
 response1 intellig5t loads1 & :i* may  
include res\rces beh9d ! cu/om] met]2   
7#c7 demon/rates secure integration &   
int]op]ability ( communications &       
in=mation te*nologies relat+ to !       
electric grid2  7#d7 includes !         
developm5t ( a cyb]security plan writt5 
9 accordance ) guidel9es develop$ by !  
,secret>y2  7#e7 includes a privacy     
effects analysis t evaluates ! project 9
 accordance ) ! ,volunt>y ,code (       
,conduct ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1        
commonly kn[n z ! ,data,guard ,en]gy    
,data ,privacy ,program1 or ! mo/ rec5t 
revisions to ! privacy program ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2 &  7#f7 satisfies ! 
eligibility requirem5ts describ$ 9      
section #ede7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,security & 
,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#agaee7;a774  7c7 ,community outrea* ,an
 eligible project c>ri$ out us+ a grant 
aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 may include     
education & outrea* ) community-bas$    

organizations & o!r private sector      
entities to help in=m ! objectives ( !  
project & communicate ! results ( !     
project4  #d4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y #ej1jjj1jjj  
to c>ry out ?is ,act = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
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