,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ijai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbf,mr4  
,roy introduced the following bill2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
report to ,congress on the use of       
electric energy and water by certain    
data centers1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,public ,oversight of ,water and
 ,energy ,reporting ,act or the ,,power 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that the construction and operation of  
data centers should not come at the     
sacrifice of our nation's water         
resources or valuable farm and          
ranchland1 and the ,federal ,government 
should make sure it is not subsidizing  
data centers that would not be viable   
otherwise4  #c4 ,reports on use of      
electric energy and water by certain    
data centers ,not later than the date   
that is #b years after the date of      

enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,energy   
shall1 in consultation with the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 submit to ,congress
 a report on the use of electric energy 
and water by covered data centers during
 the applicable report period1 which    
shall include information on-- 7#a7 the 
amount of water used by each covered    
data center that is provided by a public
 water system during the applicable     
report period1 including--  7,a7 for a  
covered data center that recycles and   
reuses the water provided by a public   
water system1 the amount of water so    
provided during the applicable report   
period2 and  7,b7 for a covered data    
center that is continuously provided    
water by a public water system1 the     
average amount of water so provided each
 day during the applicable report       
period2  7#b7 the number of covered data
 centers with respect to which the      
covered data center generates all of the

 electric energy used by that covered   
data center2  7#c7 the number of covered
 data centers that are electric         
consumers2 and  7#d7 the costs          
associated with the connection of any   
covered data center to the bulk-power   
system during the applicable report     
period and who paid such costs4  #d4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,bulk-power system ,the term bulk-power 
system has the meaning given such term  
in section #bae7;a7 of the ,federal     
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774   
7#b7 ,covered data center ,the term     
covered data center--  7,a7 means any   
qualifying project under ,executive     
,order #adcah 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #ceche2  
relating to accelerating ,federal       
permitting of data center               
infrastructure72 and  7,b7 does not     
include any such qualifying project that
 is owned1 operated1 or maintained by a 
covered agency 7as such term is defined 
in section #hcd7;a77#b7 of the ,carl    
,levin and ,howard ,p4 #8,buck' ,mc,keon

 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjae 7#dd ,u4,s4,c4  
#cfja note7a77#b7774  7#c7 ,electric    
consumer ,the term electric consumer has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#c of the ,public ,utility ,regulatory  
,policies ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bfjb74  7#d7 ,public water system ,the 
term public water system has the meaning
 given such term in section             
#adja7d77;,a7 of the ,safe ,drinking    
,water ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjj;f7#d77;,a774  7#e7 ,report period  
,the term report period means-- 7,a7 for
 an initial report submitted under      
section #c1 the period of time beginning
 on the date of enactment of this ,act  
and ending on the date 7prior to        
submission of the initial report7 that  
the ,secretary of ,energy determines to 
be appropriate2 and  7,b7 for any       
subsequent report submitted under       
section #c1 a #cfe-;day period ending on
 the date that the ,secretary of ,energy
 determines to be appropriate4