,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fabi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure1 = 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 require !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to develop a         
,national ,electric ,vehicle            
,bidirectional ,*>g+ ,roadmap1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,bidirectional ,electric   
,vehicle ,*>g+ ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4       
,national ,electric ,vehicle            
,bidirectional ,*>g+ ,roadmap  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all develop
 a ,national ,electric ,vehicle         
,bidirectional ,*>g+ ,roadmap t         
includes-- 7#a7 a timel9e & /rategy =   
increas+ ! developm5t & use (           

bidirectional *>g+2  7#b7 a li/ (       
/rategies & ob/acles to increas+ !      
developm5t & use ( bidirectional *>g+2  
7#c7 key actions = ,congress to consid] 
tak+ ) respect to bidirectional *>g+    
matt]s2 &  7#d7 co/ e/imates = increas+ 
! developm5t & use ( bidirectional *>g+1
 includ+ a co/ e/imate = su* an increase
 if su* an increase 7 to be done at a   
pace t is sl[1 mod]ate1 or fa/4  7b7    
,publication ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all submit to !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & make         
available to ! public1 includ+ on !     
public website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 !
 ,national ,electric ,vehicle           
,bidirectional ,*>g+ ,roadmap develop$  
"u subsection 7a74  #c4 ,te*nical /&>ds 
& requirem5t = bidirectional *>g+  7a7  
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy %all issue regulations-- 7#a7  
e/abli%+ te*nical /&>ds = manufactur]s (

 electric vehicles to /&>dize           
bidirectional *>g+ te*nology2 &  7#b7   
requir+ t all new electric vehicles     
manufactur$ beg9n+ 9 model ye> #bjbi &  
!reaft] be capable ( bidirectional *>g+1
 includ+ electric vehicles t are        
light-duty motor vehicles & s*ool buses1
 except z exempt$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es          
appropriate4  7b7 ,civil p5alties  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,a p]son t violates a          
regulation issu$ "u ?is section is      
liable to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = a 
civil p5alty ( n m ?an #ba1jjj = ea*    
violation4 ,a sep>ate violation occurs =
 ea* electric vehicle or item ( electric
 vehicle equipm5t & = ea* failure or    
refusal to all[ or p]=m an act requir$  
by ?is section & ! regulations !reund]4 
,! maximum p5alty "u ?is subsection = a 
relat$ s]ies ( violations is            
#aje1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,compromise  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy may        
compromise ! am\nt ( a civil p5alty     
impos$ "u ?is section4  7,b7 ,relevant  

,factors 9 ,det]m9+ ,am\nt ( ,p5alty or 
,compromise ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( a civil
 p5alty or compromise "u ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all consid] !       
nature1 circum/ances1 ext5t1 & gravity (
 ! violation4 ,su* det]m9ation %all     
include1 z appropriate-- 7i7 ! nature ( 
! defect or noncompliance2  7ii7 k by ! 
p]son *>g$ ( its obligations "u ?is     
section2  7iii7 ! numb] ( electric      
vehicles or items ( electric vehicle    
equipm5t di/ribut$ ) ! defect or        
noncompliance2  7iv7 actions tak5 by !  
p]son *>g$ to id5tify1 inve/igate1 or   
mitigate ! condition2  7v7 !            
appropriat5ess ( su* p5alty 9 relation  
to ! size ( ! bus9ess ( ! p]son *>g$1   
includ+ ! pot5tial = undue adv]se       
economic impacts2  7vi7 :e!r ! p]son has
 be5 assess$ civil p5alties "u ?is      
section dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #e ye>s2 &     
7vii7 o!r appropriate factors4  #d4     
,disa/] recov]y plans ,! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy %all
 issue su* regulations z are necess>y to

 require t haz>d mitigation plans       
submitt$ by ,/ates or local gov]nm5ts "u
 section #cbb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d     
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eafe7 incorporate  
bidirectional *>g+ capabilities4  #e4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,bidirectional *>g+ ,! t]m bidirectional
 *>g+ means1 ) respect to an electric   
vehicle1 t ! electric vehicle c receive 
en]gy f electric vehicle supply equipm5t
 & provide en]gy to an ext]nal load :5 x
 is pair$ ) simil>ly capable electric   
vehicle supply equipm5t4  7#b7 ,electric
 vehicle ,! t]m electric vehicle means a
 vehicle design$ to op]ate exclusively  
on electricity /or$ 9 a re*>geable      
batt]y1 multiple batt]ies1 or batt]y    
pack4