,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ad1 #bjbb,mr4  
,cr[ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 & ,mr4    
,bacon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy ) ! au?ority to ent] 
into contracts & coop]ative agreem5ts to
 improve ! resili5ce ( def5se critical  
electric infra/ructure & r$uce !        
vuln]ability ( critical def5se          
facilities to ! disruption ( ! supply ( 
electric en]gy to ^? facilities4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,gu>antee+ ,resili5t ,in/allations =    
,def5se ,act or ! ,,grid ,act4  #b4     
,def5se critical electric infra/ructure 
security ,section #bae;,a ( ! ,f$]al    
,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo-#a7 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9  
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ( ! #dh         
contigu\s ,/ates or ! ,di/rict (        
,columbia & ins]t+ ,/ate2  7,b7 by      
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#h7 z p>agraph     

7#i72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#g7 ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,resili5ce ,! t]m  
resili5ce has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #acjd;,a7j7 ( ! ,en]gy          
,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act ( #bjjg    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agchd;a7j774  2  7#b7 9 
subsection 7c71 9 ! matt] prec$+        
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ! #dh contigu\s 
,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & ins]t+
 any ,/ate2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7g7 ,au?ority ,to address      
vuln]abilities ,! ,secret>y may1 to !   
ext5t t funds are made available = su*  
purposes 9 advance 9 appropriations     
,acts1 ent] into contracts or coop]ative
 agreem5ts ) ext]nal provid]s ( electric
 en]gy-- 7#a7 to improve ! resili5ce (  
def5se critical electric infra/ructure2 
&  7#b7 to r$uce ! vuln]ability (       
critical def5se facilities designat$ "u 
subsection 7c7 to ! disruption ( !      
supply ( electric en]gy to ^?           
facilities4  4