,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s1 to1 ^u reque/1 provide      
tempor>y assi/ance to ,/ates to help    
/abilize ! electric grid1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,electric ,grid   
,/abilization ,act4  #b4 ,tempor>y      
,f$]al assi/ance to /abilize ! electric 
grid  7a7 ,provision ( tempor>y         
assi/ance ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft]     
receiv+ a reque/ f an affect$ ,/ate =   
assi/ance 9 /abiliz+ ! electric grid 9  
su* ,/ate1 includ+ = assi/ance )        
address+ an electricity outage or       
electricity g5]ation %ortage1 !         
,secret>y may provide assi/ance to su*  
,/ate z ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y & 
appropriate to /abilize ! electric grid 

9 su* ,/ate1 includ+ by provid+ te*nical
 assi/ance1 tempor>y electricity        
g5]ation1 provision ( equipm5t1 or any  
o!r relevant assi/ance4  7b7 ,duration  
,! ,secret>y %all provide assi/ance to  
an affect$ ,/ate "u subsection 7a7 until
 su* "t z ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) !
 ,/ate1 det]m9es t ! electric grid 9 !  
,/ate is /abiliz$4  7c7 ,reports ,dur+  
any p]iod 9 :i* assi/ance is be+ provid$
 to an affect$ ,/ate "u subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,/ate &  
any applicable entity 9 ! ,/ate t is    
responsible = electricity g5]ation1     
transmission1 or di/ribution1 %all at   
lea/ mon?ly submit to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1
 & ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works ( ! ,s5ate1 a report on-- 7#a7  
electricity g5]ation levels 9 ! ,/ate2  
7#b7 progress 9 /abiliz+ ! electric grid
 9 ! ,/ate2  7#c7 additional res\rces1  
includ+ appropriations1 ne$$ to /abilize

 ! electric grid 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7#d7 a   
timel9e to complete ! "w to /abilize !  
electric grid 9 ! ,/ate4  7d7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,affect$ ,/ate ,! t]m affect$ ,/ate     
means a ,/ate 9 :i* !re is an           
electricity g5]ation %ortage1 or a      
failure ( equipm5t = ! g5]ation1        
transmission1 or di/ribution (          
electricity1 t has result$ 9 a          
disruption ( ! electric grid )9 ! ,/ate4
  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s4  7#c7 ,/abilize ,! t]m
 /abilize means1 ) respect to an        
electric grid1 to make ! electric grid  
resili5t to disruptions caus$ by an     
electricity g5]ation %ortage or a       
failure ( equipm5t = ! g5]ation1        
transmission1 or di/ribution (          
electricity4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 !   
,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana       

,isl&s1 ! ,m>%all ,isl&s1 & ! ,f$]at$   
,/ates ( ,micronesia4  7e7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section    
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