,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aj1 #bjbf,ms4 
,k+-,h9ds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
specific allocation ( c]ta9 fund+ made  
available 9 accordance ) ! ,cov5ant to  
,e/abli% a ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s 9 ,political ,union ) !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,af=dable ,p[] = !      
,nor!rn ,m>ianas ,act4  #b4 ,allocation 
( m&atory fund+  7a7 ,allocations       
specifi$ ,( ! am\nts made available =   
capital improvem5t projects 9 accordance
 ) ! fund+ agreem5t 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 ent]$ into
 pursuant to section #gjb ( ! ,cov5ant  
to ,e/abli% a ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn  
,m>iana ,isl&s 9 ,political ,union ) !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4  
#ahja note71 = fiscal ye> #bjbg & ea*   
fiscal ye> !reaft] except z provid$ 9   

subsection 7d71 #ae1jjj1jjj %all be     
allocat$ = ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn   
,m>iana ,isl&s1 to be made available z  
foll[s3 7#a7 ,n m ?an #c1jjj1jjj1 to    
address immigration1 labor1 or law      
en=cem5t issues 9 ! ,commonweal? ( !    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7 ,= capital
 infra/ructure projects t mod]nize1     
replace1 repair1 rehabilitate1 h>d51    
exp&1 or o!rwise improve ! af=dability1 
reliability1 effici5cy1 resili5ce1 &    
/ability ( ! ,commonweal?'s electric    
en]gy g5]ation sy/em1 includ+ fuel1     
/orage1 transmission1 di/ribution1      
control1 communication1 & o!r           
infra/ructure necess>y to support1      
integrate1 op]ate1 or /abilize electric 
g5]ation res\rces4  7b7 ,prioritization 
,9 mak+ funds available pursuant to     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior--  7#a7 %all fir/ make funds   
available = ! purposes describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 ( t subsection be=e mak+  
any funds available = any ( ! purposes  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( t subsection2

 &  7#b7 ) respect to am\nts made       
available = a purpose describ$ 9 su*    
p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 %all give priority
 to projects reasonably expect$ to r$uce
 or /abilize electricity rates1 r$uce   
fuel or op]at+ co/s1 r$uce exposure to  
fuel price volatility1 improve g5]ation 
or sy/em effici5cy1 or r$uce ! frequ5cy1
 duration1 or economic co/ ( electric   
s]vice int]ruptions2  7,b7 %all ensure t
 su* projects are c>ri$ out by1 ?r\gh1  
or = ! b5efit ( ! ,commonweal?          
,utilities ,corporation or any successor
 public utility responsible = electric  
s]vice 9 ! ,commonweal?2 &  7,c7 not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 %all n require
 any local mat*+ or co/-%>+ requirem5t )
 respect to su* projects4  7c7          
,limitation ,except z provid$ 9         
subsection 7d71 no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be  
con/ru$ to alt] or affect--  7#a7 !     
total am\nt made available = capital    
improvem5t projects = any fiscal ye> =  
all insul> areas 9 accordance ) ! fund+ 
agreem5t ent]$ into pursuant to section 

#gjb ( ! ,cov5ant to ,e/abli% a         
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
9 ,political ,union ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( 
,am]ica 7z 9 effect on ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act72 or  7#b7 ! total  
am\nt o!rwise made available = all      
insul> areas pursuant to subsections 7b7
 & 7c7 ( section #d ( ,public ,law      
#id-bda 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjd7;b7 & 7c774
  7d7 ,t]m9ation ,! date describ$ 9 ?is 
subsection is ! date on :i* !re ent]s   
into effect a successor multi-ye> fund+ 
agreem5t to ! agreem5t ent]$ into 9     
#bjjd pursuant to section #gjb ( !      
,cov5ant to ,e/abli% a ,commonweal? ( ! 
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 9 ,political     
,union ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & z 9
 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4 ,beg9n+ ,octob] #a ( ! fir/ ye> = 
:i* su* successor multi-ye> fund+       
agreem5t takes effect1 f9ancial         
assi/ance to ! ,commonweal? %all be     
provid$ 9 accordance ) ! am\nts1        
purposes1 t]ms1 & conditions e/abli%$ by
 su* agreem5t & ! ,act ( ,congress      

approv+ or implem5t+ su* agreem5t4