,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #beh #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfch
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cjd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#bi1 #bjbe,mr4 ,latta introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,september #ai1 #bjbe;,additional       
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,dunn of ,florida and    
,mr4 ,wittman  ,september #ai1          
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,energy to prepare periodic assessments 
and submit reports on the supply chain  
for the generation and transmission of  
electricity1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,electric ,supply ,chain ,act4  
#b4 ,assessment and report on the supply
 chain for the generation and           
transmission of electricity  7a7        
,assessment ,in carrying out the        
requirements of the ,department of      

,energy ,organization ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 the ,secretary
 shall1 for purposes of monitoring the  
supply chain for the generation and     
transmission of electricity and in      
consultation with relevant stakeholders1
 prepare periodic assessments on such   
supply chain that-- 7#a7 include        
information on-- 7,a7 efforts and       
opportunities to strengthen1 secure1 and
 expand such supply chain2  7,b7 any    
trends1 risks1 and vulnerabilities in   
the supply1 demand1 and availability of 
components for or related to generating 
or transmitting electricity1 including  
components that are necessary for the   
construction or deployment of facilities
 that generate or transmit electricity2 
7,c7 national security and energy       
security considerations for             
strengthening1 securing1 and expanding  
such supply chain2  7,d7 barriers to    
expanding the capacity to-- 7i7         
manufacture components for or related to
 generating or transmitting electricity 

in the ,united ,states2 and  7ii7       
process critical materials in the       
,united ,states2  7,e7 domestic policies
 that deter or otherwise inhibit greater
 investment into such supply chain2     
7,f7 the effects of any reliance of the 
,united ,states on any foreign entity of
 concern for-- 7i7 components for or    
related to generating or transmitting   
electricity2 and  7ii7 the exploration1 
development1 or production of critical  
materials necessary for manufacturing   
such components2 and  7,g7 workforce    
challenges affecting such supply chain2 
7#b7 identify emerging issues in such   
supply chain2 and  7#c7 include         
recommendations to-- 7,a7 address any   
emerging issues identified under        
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 secure and    
expand such supply chain4  7b7 ,report  
,not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 and          
periodically thereafter1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report on the 

most recent assessment prepared under   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate4  7#b7        
,critical material ,the term critical   
material has the meaning given such term
 in section #gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy    
,act of #bjbj 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774
  7#c7 ,electric ,reliability           
,organization ,the term ,electric       
,reliability ,organization has the      
meaning given such term in section      
#bae7;a7 of the ,federal ,power ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  7#d7         
,electric utility ,the term electric    
utility has the meaning given such term 
in section #c of the ,federal ,power    
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#e7        
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    

foreign entity of concern has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#djbjg7;a7 of the ,infrastructure       
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahgda7;a774  7#f7 ,relevant  
stakeholder ,the term relevant          
stakeholder-- 7,a7 means a stakeholder  
that is involved in-- 7i7 the           
generation1 storage1 transmission1 or   
distribution of electricity2 or  7ii7   
the supply chain for such generation1   
storage1 transmission1 or distribution2 
and  7,b7 includes an electric utility1 
an electric grid component manufacturer1
 a person who constructs an electric    
generating facility1 an electric power  
system cybersecurity expert1 the        
,electric ,reliability ,organization1 a 
ratepayer advocacy stakeholder1 and any 
other related private sector            
stakeholder4  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,energy4  ,september #ai1               
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  

,union and ordered to be printed