,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbd,mr4  
,fro/ 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gonzlez-,coln7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = 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      
direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al        
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to provide   
f9ancial assi/ance "u sections #bjc1    
#bje1 & #djd ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d      
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eacc1 #db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eace1 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 & section
 #acff ( ! ,national ,flood ,insurance  
,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c7 =  
home en]gy /orage = s+le resid5ce       
/ructures4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,/orage =        
,resili5t ,homes ,act4  #b4 ,,fema home 

en]gy /orage program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy %all provide f9ancial 
assi/ance "u sections #bjc1 #bje1 & #djd
 ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &
 ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #eacc1 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #eace1 #db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagj;c7 & section #acff ( !  
,national ,flood ,insurance ,act ( #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dajd;c7 = home en]gy   
/orage = s+le resid5ce /ructures4  7b7  
,co/ effectiv5ess ,9 provid+ assi/ance  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all  
only provide assi/ance = projects t are 
det]m9$ to be co/ effective = disa/]    
resili5ce4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,en]gy /orage sy/em ,! t]m
 en]gy /orage sy/em means any sy/em1    
equipm5t1 or te*nology t-- 7,a7 is      
capable ( absorb+ or conv]t+ en]gy1 /or+
 ! en]gy = a p]iod ( "t1 & dispat*+ !   
en]gy2 &  7,b7 uses me*anical1          
electro*emical1 !rmal1 electrolysis1 or 
o!r processes to conv]t & /ore electric 
en]gy t 0 g5]at$ at an e>li] "t = use at

 a lat] "t4  7#b7 ,home en]gy /orage ,! 
t]m home en]gy /orage means a fix$ or   
portable en]gy /orage sy/em manufactur$ 
& sold = use 9 s+le resid5ce /ructures4 
7#c7 ,s+le resid5ce /ructures ,! t]m    
s+le resid5ce /ructures means-- 7,a7 a  
resid5tial s+le-family build+ 9 :i* !   
total floor area devot$ to              
non-resid5tial uses is less ?an #ej     
p]c5t ( ! build+'s total floor area2    
7,b7 a s+le-family resid5tial unit 9 a  
duplex1 f\rplex1 or o!r mutli-use build+
 9 :i* m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! floor area is
 = s+le-family resid5ces2 or  7,c7 a    
s+le-family resid5tial unit )9 a #b to  
#d family build+1 o!r-resid5tial build+1
 bus9ess1 or non-resid5tial build+1 9   
:i* comm]cial uses )9 ! unit are limit$ 
to less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! unit's total  
floor area4