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,cuell> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,affairs1 = 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 promote !       
int]connection ( electric transmission  
facilities betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,mexico1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,mexico ,electricity ,ex*ange    
,act4  #b4 ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico        
,electricity ,ex*ange ,initiative  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all "w )
 ! appropriate repres5tatives ( !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,mexico1 to ! ext5t         
practicable1 to e/abli% a ,unit$        
,/ates-,mexico ,electricity ,ex*ange    
,initiative to promote ! int]connection 
( electric transmission facilities      

betwe5 ! s\!rn bord] ,/ates ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,mexico4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9  
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y      
%all-- 7#a7 conduct a /udy on !         
opportunities & ob/acles to cross-bord] 
trade ( electricity2  7#b7 /r5g!n       
electric grid resili5ce & reliability 9 
! bord] region2  7#c7 promote ! g5]ation
 & ex*ange ( electricity 9 ! bord]      
region2 &  7#d7 /r5g!n ! economic       
conditions 9 ! bord] region4  7c7       
,report+  7#a7 ,initial report ,n lat]  
?an #cfe days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & !         
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 a report conta9+ a plan to e/abli% !   
,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico ,electricity      
,ex*ange ,initiative4  7#b7 ,annual     
updates ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   

,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & !         
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 a report on ! implem5tation ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates-,mexico ,electricity ,ex*ange    
,initiative4  7d7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section n m 
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