,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dadh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #e1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,reed 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    
complete and publish a study and develop
 a plan relating to the ability of the  
electric system to meet the electricity 
demand of new electric vehicle charging 
infrastructure1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,electric ,vehicle ,grid        
,readiness1 ,improvement1 and           
,development ,act or the ,,ev ,,grid    
,act4  #b4 ,study and plan relating to  
the ability of the electric system to   
meet the electricity demand of new      
electric vehicle charging infrastructure
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,electric vehicle charging         
infrastructure ,the term electric       
vehicle charging infrastructure means   

the charging infrastructure necessary to
 support light-duty1 medium-duty1 and   
heavy-duty on-road electric vehicles1   
including charging infrastructure that  
is located at a workplace1 recreational 
destination1 vehicle corridor1 home1 or 
depot4  7#b7 ,president's greenhouse gas
 reduction target ,the term ,president's
 greenhouse gas reduction target means  
the target1 established by the          
,president1 of reducing greenhouse gas  
pollution by #ej to #eb percent from    
#bjje levels by #bjcj4  7#c7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7#d7 ,study ,the
 term ,study means the study completed  
and published under subsection 7b77#a74 
7b7 ,study  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall complete1 and publish on the      
website of the ,department of ,energy1 a
 study that assesses the ability of the 
electric system to meet the electricity 
demand of electric vehicle charging     

infrastructure that is installed on or  
after that date of enactment4  7#b7     
,requirements ,the ,study shall-- 7,a7  
include an estimate of-- 7i7 the growth 
in the use of electric vehicles that is 
necessary to meet the ,president's      
greenhouse gas reduction target2  7ii7  
the additional electric generation1     
transmission1 and distribution capacity 
that will need to be added to the       
electric system to meet the electricity 
demand of electric vehicle charging     
infrastructure that is installed on or  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act2 and  7iii7 how the electricity    
demand described in clause 7ii7 will    
vary by-- 7,i7 geography2  7,,ii7       
population density2  7,,iii7            
vehicle-grid interaction scenario2 and  
7,,iv7 time of day at which the electric
 vehicle charging infrastructure is     
used2 and  7,b7 identify geographic     
areas in which greater investment in the
 electric system is necessary to meet   
the electricity demand of electric      

vehicle charging infrastructure         
installed on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act in those         
geographic areas4  7c7 ,plan and        
recommendations ,not later than #ij days
 after the date on which the ,study is  
published under subsection 7b77#a71 the 
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,building a ,better ,grid ,initiative of
 the ,office of ,electricity and the    
,vehicle ,technologies ,office of the   
,office of ,energy ,efficiency and      
,renewable ,energy1 shall-- 7#a7 develop
 a plan1 based on the ,study1 for how   
the ,department of ,energy may assist   
the electric system with meeting the    
increase in the demand for electricity  
estimated in the ,study2 and  7#b7      
provide to ,congress recommendations for
 legislation that would support the     
,department of ,energy in assisting the 
electric system as described in         
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    

carry out this section #d1jjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjbc4