,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ag1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,balderson introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ,federal          
departments or agencies to implement    
certain definitions for the terms       
affordable1 reliable1 and clean energy1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,affordable1 ,reliable1 ,clean ,energy  
,security ,act of #bjbe4  #b4           
,definitions ,for purposes of this ,act3
 7#a7 ,affordable ,the term affordable  
with respect to energy means a low cost 
method of producing electricity1        
factoring in the full system cost of    
each generation source4  7#b7 ,reliable 
,the term reliable with respect to      
energy means a source of electricity    
that-- 7,a7 except as required during a 
period of routine maintenance or        
repairs1 has an ,effective ,load        

,carrying ,capability of #fj percent or 
greater2  7,b7 is not subject to        
intermittent availability2 and  7,c7 is 
not subject to routine weather that     
impacts energy production4  7#c7 ,clean 
,the term clean with respect to energy  
means any energy generated using-- 7,a7 
an energy source listed in section      
#bjc7;b7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of 
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeheb7;b772  7,b7 
a nuclear reactor2 or  7,c7 the         
combustion of hydrocarbons1 in          
accordance with the national ambient air
 quality standards under title ,i of the
 ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja1 
et seq471 including any such energy that
 is generated using natural gas4  #c4   
,directing certain ,federal departments 
and agencies to incorporate definitions 
of affordable1 reliable1 and clean      
energy  7a7 ,identification report ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,energy1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of the ,interior and

 the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency1     
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
identifies regulations1 grants1         
guidance1 and policies within their     
respective departments or agencies      
relating to affordable energy1 reliable 
energy1 and clean energy4  7b7          
,identification report publication ,the 
,secretary of ,energy1 the ,secretary of
 the ,interior1 and the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency shall publish the report        
required by subsection 7a7 on the       
respective public websites of the       
,department of ,energy1 the ,department 
of the ,interior1 and the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency4  7c7 ,definition  
adoption ,not later than #ij days after 
the report required by subsection 7a7 is
 submitted to ,congress1 the ,secretary 
of ,energy1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 and the ,administrator of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency     
shall update all regulations1 grants1   

guidance1 and policies of their         
respective department or agency relating
 to affordable energy1 reliable energy1 
and clean energy to incorporate the     
definitions in section #b of this ,act4 
7d7 ,incorporation report ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,energy1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 and the ,administrator of the
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency     
shall each submit a report to ,congress 
that identifies the manner and extent to
 which each department or agency has    
incorporated the definitions in this    
,act relating to affordable energy1     
reliable energy1 and clean energy into  
their respective department or agency   
regulations1 grants1 guidance1 and      
policies4  7e7 ,incorporation report    
publication ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 and the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   
,protection ,agency shall publish the   
reports required by subsection 7d7 on   

the respective public websites of the   
,department of ,energy1 the ,department 
of the ,interior1 and the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency4