#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cfch  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to prep>e p]iodic    
assessm5ts & submit reports on ! supply 
*a9 = ! g5]ation & transmission (       
electricity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,electric ,supply ,*a9 ,act4  #b4       
,assessm5t & report on ! supply *a9 = ! 
g5]ation & transmission ( electricity   
7a7 ,assessm5t ,9 c>ry+ out !           
requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy      
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja 
et seq471 ! ,secret>y %all1 = purposes (
 monitor+ ! supply *a9 = ! g5]ation &   
transmission ( electricity & 9          
consultation ) relevant /akehold]s1     
prep>e p]iodic assessm5ts on su* supply 
*a9 t--  7#a7 include in=mation on--    
7,a7 ef=ts & opportunities to /r5g!n1   
secure1 & exp& su* supply *a91 includ+ )
 respect to ov]com+ ob/acles to broad]  
deploym5t ( advanc$ transmission        
te*nologies1 includ+ advanc$ conductors 
& o!r te*nologies t c be in/all$ to     

increase ! transf] capacity1 effici5cy1 
af=dability1 reliability1 or resili5cy (
 transmission infra/ructure2  7,b7 any  
tr5ds1 risks1 & vuln]abilities 9 !      
supply1 dem&1 & availability ( compon5ts
 = or relat$ to g5]at+ or transmitt+    
electricity1 includ+ compon5ts t are    
necess>y = ! con/ruction or deploym5t ( 
facilities t g5]ate or transmit         
electricity or c support advanc$        
transmission te*nologies1 includ+       
advanc$ conductors & o!r te*nologies t c
 be in/all$ to increase ! transf]       
capacity1 effici5cy1 af=dability1       
reliability1 or resili5cy ( transmission
 infra/ructure2  7,c7 national security 
& en]gy security consid]ations =        
/r5g!n+1 secur+1 & exp&+ su* supply *a91
 includ+ ef=ts ( any =eign entity (     
conc]n to exploit supply *a9 disruptions
 = ! purposes ( und]m9+ ,unit$ ,/ates   
lead]%ip 9 artificial intellig5ce       
developm5t2  7,d7 b>ri]s to exp&+ !     
capacity to-- 7i7 manufacture1 deliv]1 &
 in/all compon5ts = or relat$ to g5]at+ 

or transmitt+ electricity 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2 &  7ii7 process critical        
mat]ials 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,e7       
dome/ic policies t det] or o!rwise      
inhibit great] inve/m5t into su* supply 
*a92  7,f7 ! effects ( any reliance ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates on any =eign entity (     
conc]n =-- 7i7 compon5ts = or relat$ to 
g5]at+ or transmitt+ electricity2 &     
7ii7 ! exploration1 developm5t1 or      
production ( critical mat]ials necess>y 
= manufactur+ su* compon5ts2  7,g7      
work=ce *all5ges affect+ su* supply *a92
  7,h7 any vuln]abilities f ! employm5t 
( any non-,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 at a     
facility locat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t     
g5]ates or transmits electricity2 &     
7,i7 opportunities to exp& p>ticipation 
9 ! work=ce support+ su* supply *a9 by  
vet]ans1 transition+ s]vicememb]s1 &    
milit>y sp\ses1 includ+ any b>ri]s to   
entry 9 su* work=ce & opportunities =   
enhanc$ ,f$]al coord9ation2  7#b7       
id5tify em]g+ issues 9 su* supply *a92 &
  7#c7 include recomm5dations to--  7,a7

 address any em]g+ issues id5tifi$ "u   
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 secure & exp& su*
 supply *a94  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
& p]iodically !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report on ! mo/ rec5t       
assessm5t prep>$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7      
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural  
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,critical   
mat]ial ,! t]m critical mat]ial has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #gjjb7;a7 (
 ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4   
#afjf7;a774  7#c7 ,electric ,reliability
 ,organization ,! t]m ,electric         
,reliability ,organization has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bae7;a7 ( !     
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#hbdo7a774  7#d7 ,electric utility ,!   
t]m electric utility has ! mean+ giv5   

su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,f$]al ,p[]    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#e7 ,=eign 
entity ( conc]n ,! t]m =eign entity (   
conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9       
section #djbjg7;a7 ( ! ,infra/ructure   
,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahgda7;a774  7#f7 ,relevant /akehold]  
,! t]m relevant /akehold]--  7,a7 means 
a /akehold] t is involv$ 9-- 7i7 !      
g5]ation1 /orage1 transmission1 or      
di/ribution ( electricity2 or  7ii7 !   
supply *a9 = su* g5]ation1 /orage1      
transmission1 or di/ribution2 &  7,b7   
includes an electric utility1 an        
electric grid compon5t manufactur]1 a   
p]son :o con/ructs an electric g5]at+   
facility1 an electric p[] sy/em         
cyb]security exp]t1 ! ,electric         
,reliability ,organization1 a ratepay]  
advocacy /akehold]1 & any o!r relat$    
private sector /akehold]4  7#g7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives ,decemb] #aa1           
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