,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fabi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,brownley introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
develop a ,national ,electric ,vehicle  
,bidirectional ,charging ,roadmap1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,bidirectional ,electric ,vehicle       
,charging ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,national 
,electric ,vehicle ,bidirectional       
,charging ,roadmap  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,energy shall develop a  
,national ,electric ,vehicle            
,bidirectional ,charging ,roadmap that  

includes-- 7#a7 a timeline and strategy 
for increasing the development and use  
of bidirectional charging2  7#b7 a list 
of strategies and obstacles to          
increasing the development and use of   
bidirectional charging2  7#c7 key       
actions for ,congress to consider taking
 with respect to bidirectional charging 
matters2 and  7#d7 cost estimates for   
increasing the development and use of   
bidirectional charging1 including a cost
 estimate for such an increase if such  
an increase were to be done at a pace   
that is slow1 moderate1 or fast4  7b7   
,publication ,not later than #ab months 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives1 and make available to 
the public1 including on the public     
website of the ,department of ,energy1  
the ,national ,electric ,vehicle        
,bidirectional ,charging ,roadmap       
developed under subsection 7a74  #c4    

,technical standards and requirement for
 bidirectional charging  7a7            
,regulations ,not later than #b years   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
issue regulations-- 7#a7 establishing   
technical standards for manufacturers of
 electric vehicles to standardize       
bidirectional charging technology2 and  
7#b7 requiring that all new electric    
vehicles manufactured beginning in model
 year #bjbi and thereafter be capable of
 bidirectional charging1 including      
electric vehicles that are light-duty   
motor vehicles and school buses1 except 
as exempted by the ,secretary of        
,energy1 as the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7b7 ,civil penalties  7#a7
 ,in general ,a person that violates a  
regulation issued under this section is 
liable to the ,united ,states           
,government for a civil penalty of not  
more than #ba1jjj for each violation4 ,a
 separate violation occurs for each     
electric vehicle or item of electric    

vehicle equipment and for each failure  
or refusal to allow or perform an act   
required by this section and the        
regulations thereunder4 ,the maximum    
penalty under this subsection for a     
related series of violations is         
#aje1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,compromise  7,a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy  
may compromise the amount of a civil    
penalty imposed under this section4     
7,b7 ,relevant ,factors in ,determining 
,amount of ,penalty or ,compromise ,in  
determining the amount of a civil       
penalty or compromise under this        
section1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall
 consider the nature1 circumstances1    
extent1 and gravity of the violation4   
,such determination shall include1 as   
appropriate-- 7i7 the nature of the     
defect or noncompliance2  7ii7 knowledge
 by the person charged of its           
obligations under this section2  7iii7  
the number of electric vehicles or items
 of electric vehicle equipment          
distributed with the defect or          

noncompliance2  7iv7 actions taken by   
the person charged to identify1         
investigate1 or mitigate the condition2 
7v7 the appropriateness of such penalty 
in relation to the size of the business 
of the person charged1 including the    
potential for undue adverse economic    
impacts2  7vi7 whether the person has   
been assessed civil penalties under this
 section during the most recent #e      
years2 and  7vii7 other appropriate     
factors4  #d4 ,disaster recovery plans  
,the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
issue such regulations as are necessary 
to require that hazard mitigation plans 
submitted by ,states or local           
governments under section #cbb of the   
,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief 
and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eafe7 incorporate            
bidirectional charging capabilities4    
#e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,bidirectional charging ,the term       
bidirectional charging means1 with      

respect to an electric vehicle1 that the
 electric vehicle can receive energy    
from electric vehicle supply equipment  
and provide energy to an external load  
when it is paired with similarly capable
 electric vehicle supply equipment4     
7#b7 ,electric vehicle ,the term        
electric vehicle means a vehicle        
designed to operate exclusively on      
electricity stored in a rechargeable    
battery1 multiple batteries1 or battery 
pack4