,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,ms4  
,leg] ,f]n&ez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ca/51    
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 & ,ms4 ,ross7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to develop wea!r
 tools = electricity sy/em plann+ &     
op]ational model+1 exp& rese>* on       
extreme wea!r ev5t sc5>ios = en]gy      
utility companies & regulators1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wea!r-,safe ,en]gy ,act ( 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,wea!r-,safe  
,en]gy ,plat=m & support = electricity  
sy/em plann+ & op]ational model+  7a7   
,initial report on meteorological &     
extreme wea!r ev5t data ,n lat] ?an #f  
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
appropriate congressional committees a  
report conta9+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a summ>y 
( curr5t ef=ts 9 f$]ally fund$ rese>* & 
developm5t c5t]s to develop ! use (     

meteorological1 hydrological1 & extreme 
wea!r ev5t data = en]gy sy/em model+4   
7#b7 ,a description ( ! specific actions
 t ! ,secret>y %all take to c>ry out    
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,wea!r-,safe ,en]gy
 ,plat=m digital tool  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all develop & ma9ta9 an      
op5-access digital tool1 to be kn[n z ! 
,wea!r-,safe ,en]gy ,plat=m 79 ?is      
section1 ref]r$ to z ! ,plat=m71 to     
provide high-resolution data (          
meteorological & hydrological v>iables  
suitable = electricity sy/em plann+ &   
op]ational models4  7#b7 ,availability (
 ,plat=m ,! ,secret>y %all make         
available ! ,plat=m n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4 
7#c7 ,cont5ts ( ,plat=m ,! ,plat=m %all 
include ! foll[+1 ) respect to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates3 7,a7 ,meteorological &          
hydrological v>iables d]iv$ f           
/ate-(-!-sci5ce atmosph]ic models us$ 9 
int]national model int]comp>ison        
projects1 regional =eca/+ datasets1 &   
reanalysis data1 z det]m9$ appropriate  

by ! ,secret>y1 at spatiotemporal       
resolutions suitable = electricity sy/em
 plann+ & op]ational model+4  7,b7      
,in=mation t ma9ta9s spatiotemporal     
correlation ( ! meteorological &        
hydrological v>iables to ensure a       
reali/ic & reliable repres5tation (     
conditions t may contribute to cascad+  
failures ( electricity sy/ems4  7,c7    
,hi/orical data & projections (         
meteorological & hydrological v>iables  
across %ort-1 m$ium-1 & long-t]m        
timel9es1 develop$ us+ me?ods t ensure  
consi/5cy ) /&>d practices = evaluat+   
electricity sy/em plann+ & op]ational   
decisions4  7,d7 ,suffici5t in=mation to
 provide = ensemble model sc5>ios t     
support n>rative- or /orytell+-bas$     
approa*es to model+ curr5t & future     
conditions & effects on electricity     
sy/ems4  7,e7 ,up-to-date in=mation     
provid$ by ongo+ relevant rese>*        
projects4  7#d7 ,/akehold] input ,!     
,secret>y %all include input f          
/akehold]s det]m9$ appropriate by !     

,secret>y1 includ+ utility companies1   
municipalities1 indep5d5t sy/em         
op]ators1 regional transmission         
op]ators1 ,f$]al & ,/ate regulators1 &  
academic exp]ts1 to ensure ! ,plat=m    
meets ! data ne$s ( su* /akehold]s 9 !  
en]gy model+ activities ( ! /akehold]s4 
7#e7 ,fit-=-purpose data /rategy ,!     
,secret>y %all develop & implem5t a     
/rategy to c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7      
,evaluate :e!r ! data 9 ! ,plat=m are   
appropriate = specific electricity sy/em
 plann+ & op]ation applications4  7,b7  
,ensure t ea* dataset 9 ! ,plat=m       
includes1 or is accompani$ by1 cle> &   
/&>diz$ metadata t includes in=mation on
 be/-practice use cases su* z tr5d      
detection1 unc]ta9ty analysis1 & ! /udy 
( extreme ev5t int5sification4  7,c7    
,e/abli% & implem5t proc$ures to        
regul>ly review & update datasets & !   
metadata ( ! datasets to acc\nt = &     
reflect advances 9 sci5ce & ! evolv+    
ne$s ( /akehold]s4  7c7 ,rese>* & model+
 into extreme wea!r ev5t sc5>ios  7#a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all take su*     
actions1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !     
,secret>y1 to support rese>* projects to
 enhance ! und]/&+ & model+ ( ! *anges  
to extreme wea!r ev5ts t affect ! plann+
 & op]ations ( electricity sy/ems4  7#b7
 ,grants = increas$ rese>* ,! ,secret>y 
%all make funds available1 ?r\gh grants 
made on a competitive basis1 contracts1 
& coop]ative agreem5ts1 to f$]ally fund$
 rese>* & developm5t c5t]s1 in/itutions 
( high] education1 & o!r eligible       
indep5d5t rese>* in/itutions 7z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y7 to c>ry out ! rese>*    
projects & model+ ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph  
7#a74  7#c7 ,integration ( rese>* f9d+s 
into ! ,plat=m ,! ,secret>y %all        
integrate into ! ,plat=m su* f9d+s f !  
rese>* projects & model+ ref]r$ to 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 to assi/ en]gy utility    
companies & regulators ) respect to     
plann+ =1 & respond+ to1 *anges 9       
extreme wea!r ev5ts4  7d7 ,te*nical     
assi/ance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
%all provide tra9+ res\rces & te*nical  

assi/ance to utility companies1 grid    
op]ators1 municipalities1 ,/ate         
regulators1 & o!r int]e/$ /akehold]s4   
7#b7 ,goals ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,(f] work%ops1 tra9+ sessions1 &       
di/ribute educational mat]ials to       
/akehold]s to improve und]/&+ ( h[      
meteorological & hydrological v>iables &
 extreme wea!r ev5ts affect electricity 
sy/em plann+ & op]ations4  7,b7 ,provide
 te*nical assi/ance ) respect to !      
foll[+3 7i7 ,utiliz+ ! tools & res\rces 
available ?r\gh ! ,plat=m4  7ii7        
,integrat+ sc5>io data into electricity 
sy/em plann+ & op]ational models4  7,c7 
,facilitate collaboration & ! ex*ange ( 
k among /akehold]s to id5tify be/       
practices = electricity sy/em plann+ &  
op]ations ) respect to *anges 9         
meteorological & hydrological v>iables &
 *anges 9 extreme wea!r ev5ts4  7e7     
,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #e    
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 & on a p]iodic basis !reaft] n 

less frequ5tly ?an e #c ye>s1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a report       
conta9+ descriptions ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!
 funds us$ to c>ry out ?is section1     
includ+ grants made pursuant to         
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,! outcomes a*iev$
 ?r\gh su* grants4  7#c7 ,! developm5t &
 deploym5t ( ! ,plat=m4  7#d7 ,!        
advancem5ts 9 ! rese>* c>ri$ out        
pursuant to subsection 7b74  7#e7 ,!    
ext5t to :i* utility companies1 grid    
op]ators1 & ,f$]al & ,/ate regulators h 
utiliz$ ! ,plat=m4  7#f7 ,! activities &
 effects ( ! tra9+ res\rces & te*nical  
assi/ance provid$ "u subsection 7d74    
7f7 ,implem5tation ,! ,secret>y %all    
c>ry out-- 7#a7 subsections 7a7 & 7c7   
?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,electricity ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 9 consultation ) su*
 ag5cy heads z det]m9$ appropriate by ! 
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 subsections 7b7 & 7d7
 ?r\gh rese>* & developm5t c5t]s fund$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional

 committees ,! t]m appropriate          
congressional committees means ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,!  
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,ensemble   
model ,! t]m ensemble model means a     
collection ( multiple simulations us$ to
 e/imate unc]ta9ty 9 projections (      
meteorological ph5om5a1 includ+ extreme 
wea!r ev5ts1 t provides a range (       
possible outcomes ) respect to su*      
ph5om5a4  7#c7 ,extreme wea!r ev5t ,!   
t]m extreme wea!r ev5t means sev]e &    
abnormal e>? sy/em ph5om5a t c          
significantly affect ! op]ations (      
electricity sy/ems1 includ+ hurricanes1 
coa/al or inl& flood+1 wildfires1       
sn[pack or p]mafro/ ?aw1 & extreme      
dr\ghts4  7#d7 ,in/itution ( high]      
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#e7    
,meteorological & hydrological v>iables 

,! t]m meteorological & hydrological    
v>iables includes temp]ature1 humidity1 
w9d spe$1 sol> radiation1 precipitation1
 /reamfl[1 & o!r atmosph]ic &           
wat]-relat$ measurem5ts4  7#f7          
,op5-access digital tool ,! t]m         
op5-access digital tool means a         
computational res\rce1 includ+ s(tw>e1  
datasets1 & model+ frameworks1 t is     
design$ to support en]gy sy/em resili5ce
 plann+ & op]ational decision-mak+ t is 
publicly available )\t re/rictions to   
access1 use1 or di/ribution4  7#g7      
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#h7               
,spatiotemporal correlation ,! t]m      
spatiotemporal correlation means !      
/ati/ical relation%ip betwe5 v>iables   
across bo? space & "t t ensures         
consi/5cy 9 model+ ! effect ( extreme   
wea!r ev5ts on en]gy sy/ems4  7#i7      
,spatiotemporal resolution ,! t]m       
spatiotemporal resolution means ! level 
( detail 9 :i* data elem5ts are         
repres5t$ across space & "t t is        

appropriate = en]gy sy/em model+ &      
analysis4  7#aj7 ,/ate-(-!-sci5ce ,! t]m
 /ate-(-!-sci5ce means ! mo/ advanc$ &  
validat$ k1 me?ods1 or te*nologies      
available 9 sci5tific rese>* &          
applications relat$ to meteorology1     
hydrology1 extreme wea!r ev5ts1 & en]gy 
sy/em model+4  7#aa7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,!   
t]m ,unit$ ,/ates means ea* ( ! sev]al  
,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 & ! t]ritories & possessions 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4