,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbd,mr4   
,wyd5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% a program to dissem9ate     
te*nical & o!r assi/ance to small &     
rural electric coop]atives to support   
exp&+ electric transmission capacity &  
h>d5+ electric transmission &           
di/ribution infra/ructure aga9/         
cyb]attacks & ?reats f natural haz>ds1 )
 a focus on ?reats f wildfire1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,grid ,resili5ce           
,improvem5t ?r\gh ,d$icat$ ,assi/ance   
,act or ! ,,grid ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4  
,grid ,assi/ance ,program ,subtitle ,a (
 title ,i ( division ,d ( !             
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgaa et seq47 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #djaad4     
,grid ,assi/ance ,program  7a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        

,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate gov]nm5t or !      
gov]nm5t ( any political subdivision ( a
 ,/ate2  7,b7 a f$]ally recogniz$       
,indian ,tribe2  7,c7 an in/itution (   
high] education2 &  7,d7 a n-=-pr(it    
organization4  7#b7 ,grid ,assi/ant ,!  
t]m ,grid ,assi/ant means an individual 
:o is tra9$ to provide & support1 on a  
pr(essional basis1 assi/ance 7includ+   
te*nical assi/ance7 & in=m$ decisionmak+
 9 ! plann+1 f9anc+1 & implem5tation (  
electric transmission capacity expansion
 or ! h>d5+ ( electric transmission or  
di/ribution infra/ructure1 includ+ )    
respect to #a or m ( ! foll[+3 7,a7     
,applicable ,f$]al fund+ opportunities &
 tax inc5tives4  7,b7 ,applicable ,/ate1
 local1 & utility-bas$ inc5tives1       
includ+1 z appropriate1 coord9at+ ) !   
,/ate en]gy (fice 9 t ,/ate4  7,c7      
,project f9anc+4  7,d7 ,grant writ+4    
7,e7 ,community-bas$ capacity build+1   
includ+ succession plann+4  7#c7        
,program ,! t]m ,program means ! ,grid  

,assi/ance ,program e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,grid ,deploym5t ,(fice4
  7#e7 ,/ate en]gy (fice ,! t]m ,/ate   
en]gy (fice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,/ate
 en]gy ag5cy 9 section #cia ( ! ,en]gy  
,policy & ,cons]vation ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #fcga74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,grid ,assi/ance ,program1 "u  
:i* ! ,secret>y %all provide grants to  
eligible entities = ! hir+1 tra9+1 &    
ret5tion by eligible entities ( #a or m 
,grid ,assi/ants4  7c7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,to be eligible to receive a grant
 "u ! ,program1 an eligible entity %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7#b7 ,t]m ,! t]m ( a grant provid$ "u ! 
,program %all be m ?an #c1 b n m ?an #f1
 ye>s1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be     
appropriate to a*ieve ! purposes ( ?is  
section4  7#c7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e 

( ! co/ ( c>ry+ out activities "u !     
grant %all be n m ?an #hj p]c5t4  7#d7  
,priority ,9 provid+ grants "u !        
,program1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority
 to an eligible entity-- 7,a7 !         
application "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( :i* is   
recomm5d$ by ! director ( ! relevant    
,/ate en]gy (fice2 or  7,b7 t s]ves a   
rural electric coop]ative or utility t--
 7i7 is own$ by a subdivision ( a ,/ate1
 su* z a municipal electric utility2 &  
7ii7 op]ates prim>ily 9 an area at high 
risk ( wildfires1 z det]m9$ us+ !       
wildfire ,national ,risk ,index ( !     
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7d7 
,grid ,assi/ants ,a ,grid ,assi/ant     
employ$ by an eligible entity us+ a     
grant provid$ "u ?is section-- 7#a7 %all
 (f] assi/ance & support describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#b7 to n few] ?an #b     
rural electric coop]atives or utilities 
own$ by a subdivision ( a ,/ate 7su* z  
municipal electric utilities7 s]v$ by1  
or 9 ! vic9ity (1 ! eligible entity2 &  
7#b7 may provide te*nical assi/ance to !

 eligible entity 9 apply+ = transmission
 capacity expansion & transmission &    
di/ribution resili5ce opportunities "u--
 7,a7 ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act2 &  7,b7 ,public ,law #aag-afi     
7commonly kn[n z ! #8,inflation         
,r$uction ,act ( #bjbb'7 7#acf ,/at4    
#ahah74  7e7 ,in=mation %>+  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all facilitate ! %>+
 among ,grid ,assi/ants ( in=mation     
relat+ to be/ practices4  7#b7          
,in=mation f o!r ag5cies ,! ,secret>y1 9
 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y (             
,transportation1 ! ,secret>y ( !        
,treasury1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 !     
,*ief ( ,eng9e]s1 & ! heads ( su* o!r   
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es to be appropriate1 %all make  
available to ,grid ,assi/ants in=mation 
relat+ to o!r ,f$]al inc5tives available
 to eligible entities = transmission    
capacity expansion & transmission &     
di/ribution resili5ce projects4  7f7    

,reports to ,congress ,n less frequ5tly 
?an annually1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ,congress a report describ+ !          
accompli%m5ts ( ! ,program1 includ+ )   
respect to-- 7#a7 additional            
transmission capacity add$ to ! grid or 
transmission or di/ribution             
infra/ructure h>d5$ us+ assi/ance       
provid$ pursuant to ! ,program2  7#b7   
monet>y sav+s to communities2 &  7#c7   
r$uctions 9 risks relat+ to-- 7,a7      
natural haz>ds1 includ+1 at a m9imum1   
wildfires2 &  7,b7 cyb]attacks4  7g7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
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