,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lieu 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,ms4   
,plaskett1 & ,mr4 ,moylan7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition
 to ! ,committees on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & 
,te*nology1 & ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to    
e/abli% a r5ewable en]gy grant program =
 t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,r5ewable ,en]gy = ,u4,s4  
,t]ritories ,act4  #b4 ,r5ewable en]gy  
grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture    
%all e/abli% a r5ewable en]gy program 79
 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! program7 "u  
:i* ! ,secret>y may aw>d grants to cov]$

 entities to facilitate projects1 9     
t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 describ$ 9
 subsection 7c74  7b7 ,applications ,to 
be eligible = a grant "u ! program1 a   
cov]$ entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
an application at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7c7 ,grant uses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a cov]$ entity receiv+ a grant "u !   
program may use grant funds = a project1
 9 a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates--  7,a7 
to develop or con/ruct a r5ewable en]gy 
sy/em2  7,b7 to c>ry out an activity to 
increase en]gy effici5cy2  7,c7 to      
develop or con/ruct an en]gy /orage     
sy/em or device =-- 7i7 a sy/em develop$
 or con/ruct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 or   
7ii7 an activity c>ri$ out "u           
subp>agraph 7,b72  7,d7 to develop or   
con/ruct--  7i7 a sm>t grid2 or  7ii7 a 
microgrid2 or  7,e7 to tra9 resid5ts ( !
 t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to develop1 
con/ruct1 ma9ta91 or op]ate a r5ewable  
en]gy sy/em4  7#b7 ,limitation ,a cov]$ 
entity receiv+ a grant "u ! program may 

n use grant funds to develop or con/ruct
 a facility t g5]ates electricity us+   
en]gy d]iv$ f--  7,a7 fossil fuels2 or  
7,b7 nucle> p[]4  7d7 ,te*nical         
assi/ance ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all    
ensure t ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy national    
laboratories (f] to provide te*nical    
assi/ance to ea* cov]$ entity c>ry+ out 
a project assi/$ ) a grant "u ! program4
  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 e/abli%m5t ( ! program1 & on an annual 
basis !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ,congress a report conta9+--  7#a7 an
 e/imate ( ! am\nt ( funds disburs$ "u !
 program2  7#b7 an e/imate ( ! en]gy    
cons]vation a*iev$ z a result ( !       
program2  7#c7 a description ( *all5ges 
enc\nt]$ 9 implem5t+ projects describ$ 9
 subsection 7c77#a72 &  7#d7            
recomm5dations z to additional          
legislative measures to increase ! use (
 r5ewable en]gy 9 t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 z appropriate4  7f7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   

may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4
  #c4 ,,gao /udy & report  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
7#a7 ,/udy & report ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all--  7,a7 conduct a /udy reg>d+      
r5ewable en]gy & en]gy effici5cy 9      
t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7   
submit to ,congress a report conta9+--  
7i7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy2 &  7ii7 relat$    
recomm5dations4  7#b7 ,compon5ts ,! /udy
 conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all consid]1
 9 relation ea* t]ritory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! pot5tial-- 7,a7 to modify     
exi/+ electric p[] sy/ems to use        
r5ewable en]gy s\rces2  7,b7 to exp& !  
use ( microgrids2 &  7,c7 to improve    
en]gy resili5cy4  7b7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #a1ejj1jjj to c>ry out ?is  
section4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 !
 foll[+ def9itions apply3  7#a7 ,cov]$  
entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means a      
n-=-pr(it organization det]m9$ eligible 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture = purposes

 ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy   
national laboratories ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy national laboratories has ! same
 mean+ z ! t]m ,national ,laboratory "u 
section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (    
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  7#c7     
,microgrid ,! t]m microgrid means an    
electric sy/em-- 7,a7 t s]ves ! local   
community ) a p[] g5]ation & di/ribution
 sy/em2 &  7,b7 t has ! ability-- 7i7 to
 disconnect f a traditional electric    
grid2 &  7ii7 to op]ate autonom\sly :5  
disconnect$4  7#d7 ,r5ewable en]gy2     
r5ewable en]gy sy/em ,! t]ms r5ewable   
en]gy & r5ewable en]gy sy/em h ! mean+s 
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ijja ( ! ,f>m   
,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act (     
#bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #haja74  7#e7 ,sm>t 
grid ,! t]m sm>t grid means an          
intellig5t electric grid t uses digital 
communications te*nology1 in=mation     
sy/ems1 & automation to1 :ile ma9ta9+   
high sy/em reliability-- 7,a7 detect &  
react to local *anges 9 usage2  7,b7    
improve sy/em op]at+ effici5cy2 &  7,c7 

r$uce sp5d+ co/s4  7#f7 ,t]ritory ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m t]ritory ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates means ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to   
,rico1 ,guam1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !            
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4