,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ab1     
#bjba,mr4 ,king 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    
conduct a study regarding codes and     
standards for use of energy storage     
systems across sectors and demonstrate  
certain second-life applications of     
electric vehicle batteries1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,study of codes and
 standards for use of energy storage    
systems across sectors  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall conduct a study of
 types and commercial applications of   
codes and standards applied to-- 7#a7   
stationary energy storage systems2  7#b7
 mobile energy storage systems2 and     
7#c7 energy storage systems that move   
between stationary and mobile           
applications1 such as electric vehicle  
batteries or batteries repurposed for   

new applications4  7b7 ,purposes ,the   
purposes of the study conducted under   
subsection 7a7 shall be-- 7#a7 to       
identify barriers1 foster collaboration1
 and increase conformity across sectors 
relating to-- 7,a7 use of emerging      
energy storage technologies2 and  7,b7  
use cases1 such as vehicle-to-grid      
integration2  7#b7 to identify all      
existing codes and standards that apply 
to energy storage systems2  7#c7 to     
identify codes and standards that       
require revision or enhancement2  7#d7  
to enhance the safe implementation of   
energy storage systems2 and  7#e7 to    
receive formal input from stakeholders  
regarding-- 7,a7 existing codes and     
standards2 and  7,b7 new or revised     
codes and standards4  7c7 ,consultation 
,in conducting the study under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with all relevant               
standards-developing organizations and  
other entities with expertise regarding 
energy storage system safety4  7d7      

,report ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a 
report describing the results of the    
study conducted under subsection 7a74   
#b4 ,demonstration of electric vehicle  
battery second-life applications for    
grid services ,section #cbja7;c7 of the 
,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#agbcb7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking the   
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
7,b7 by striking including at and       
inserting the following3 8including--   
7,a7 at  2 and  7,c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,b7 #a project to  
demonstrate second-life applications of 
electric vehicle batteries as aggregated
 energy storage installations to provide
 services to the electric grid1 in      
accordance with paragraph 7#c74  2  7#b7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and   
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71       
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     

7#c7 ,demonstration of electric vehicle 
battery second-life applications for    
grid services  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary shall enter into an agreement
 to carry out a project to demonstrate  
second-life applications of electric    
vehicle batteries as aggregated energy  
storage installations to provide        
services to the electric grid4  7,b7    
,purposes ,the purposes of the project  
under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be-- 7i7  
to demonstrate power safety and the     
reliability of the applications         
demonstrated under the program2  7ii7 to
 demonstrate the ability of electric    
vehicle batteries-- 7,i7 to provide     
ancillary services for grid stability   
and management2 and  7,,ii7 to reduce   
the peak loads of homes and businesses2 
7iii7 to extend the useful life of      
electric vehicle batteries and the      
components of electric vehicle batteries
 prior to the collection1 recycling1 and
 reprocessing of the batteries and      
components2 and  7iv7 to increase       

acceptance of1 and participation in1 the
 use of second-life applications of     
electric vehicle batteries by utilities4
  7,c7 ,priority ,in selecting a project
 to carry out under subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,secretary shall give priority to   
projects in which the demonstration of  
the applicable second-life applications 
is paired with #a or more facilities    
that could particularly benefit from    
increased resiliency and lower energy   
costs1 such as a multi-family affordable
 housing facility1 a senior care        
facility1 and a community health center4
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