,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4  
,subramanyam 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1
 & ,mrs4 ,f\%ee7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology to      
develop be/ practices = measur+ data    
c5t] en]gy use1 /udy data availability =
 ! purpose ( improv+ en]gy dem& =eca/+  
capabilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,data ,infra/ructure ,en]gy ,measurem5t 
& ,/&>ds ,act4  #b4 ,activities to      
support metrology ( data c5t] en]gy use 
7a7 ,be/ practices = measur+ data c5t]  
en]gy use ,! ,director ( ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 9      
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1    
%all c>ry out a measurem5t rese>*       
program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
program7 to in=m ! developm5t or        
improvem5t ( be/ practices1 def9itions1 

me?odologies1 proc$ures1 & te*nical     
/&>ds = ! measurem5t ( en]gy & wat] use 
by data c5t]s & ! workloads ( su* c5t]s1
 includ+ ! measurem5t ( en]gy & wat] use
 result+ f tra9+ & inf]5ce ( artificial 
intellig5ce models or o!r compute       
int5sive in=mation processes4  7b7      
,activities ,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 !   
,director %all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,conduct rese>* & te/+ to improve !     
accuracy1 efficacy1 timel9ess1 &        
reliability ( ! measurem5t ( en]gy &    
wat] use by data c5t]s & ! workloads (  
su* c5t]s4  7#b7 ,develop or id5tify be/
 practices1 guidel9es1 def9itions1      
me?odologies1 & proc$ures = measur+ &   
report+ en]gy & wat] use by data c5t]s &
 ! workloads ( su* c5t]s1 tak+ into     
consid]ation ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! type (   
workload & aggregate en]gy & wat] use by
 a giv5 data c5t]1 includ+ complex      
artificial intellig5ce workloads4  7,b7 
,temporal p[] consumption load pr(iles  
associat$ ) data c5t] en]gy use acc\nt+ 
= beh9d-!-met] g5]ation1 front-(-met]   

g5]ation1 & en]gy g5]ation n provid$ to 
! electric grid on a facility-level     
basis4  7,c7 ,v>y+ in=mation te*nology  
sy/em1 p[] *a91 & cool+ configurations1 
includ+ consid]ation ( s]v]s1 /orage1   
network1 p[] trans=mation1 di/ribution1 
& un9t]ruptible supply te*nologies4     
7,d7 ,temporal v>iations 9 electricity  
loads due to v>iations 9 workloads1     
te*nology configurations1 & data c5t]   
locations1 includ+ local climate &      
res\rce factors4  7#c7 ,/udy data ne$s =
 relevant rese>* & en]gy & wat] dem&    
=eca/+1 & relevant driv+ factors relat+ 
to su* ne$s1 includ+ an id5tification ( 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,exi/+ gaps 9 ! foll[+3 
7i7 ,data collection4  7ii7 ,data       
availability f public & non-public      
s\rces4  7iii7 ,rese>*] access4  7,b7   
,risks relat$ to ! gaps id5tifi$ 9      
clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii7 ( subp>agraph   
7,a71 includ+ ! reliability ( en]gy &   
wat] dem& =eca/s f diff]5t /akehold]    
p]spectives4  7#d7 ,support ! developm5t
 ( /&>diz$ metrics & data %>+ me*anisms 

t w\ld help provide in=mation to        
rese>*]s & relevant /akehold]s reg>d+   
data c5t] en]gy & wat] use 9 su* a way t
 promotes improv$ en]gy & wat] dem&     
=eca/+ capabilities4  7#e7 ,coord9ate ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to c>ry out !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,ensure applicable metrics 
& data are manag$1 /ew>d$1 & ar*iv$     
appropriately1 & 9 accordance ) ! be/   
practices describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74     
7,b7 ,promote full & op5 ex*ange ( su*  
metrics & data at ,f$]al & ,/ate levels1
 & ) academia1 indu/ry1 & o!r us]s1 z   
practicable & appropriate4  7#f7        
,coord9ate ) int]national p>tn]s1       
includ+ int]national /&>ds              
organizations1 to ma9ta9 global data    
c5t] en]gy measurem5t /&>ds4  7c7       
,/akehold] engagem5t ,9 c>ry+ out       
subsection 7b71 ! ,director %all seek to
 engage ) & conv5e repres5tatives (     
indu/ry1 academia1 nonpr(it             
organizations1 /&>ds developm5t         
organizations1 civil society gr\ps1 &   
appropriate ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies4 

7d7 ,brief+s ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & aga9 n  
lat] ?an two ye>s aft] su* date1 !      
,director %all brief ! ,committee on    
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural        
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate on ! program4  7e7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,director to c>ry out ?is section       
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg   
?r\gh #bjbi4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3  7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce  
,! t]m artificial intellig5ce has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ejjb ( !  
,national ,artificial ,intellig5ce      
,initiative ,act ( #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#idja74  7#b7 ,artificial intellig5ce   
model ,! t]m artificial intellig5ce     
model means a s(tw>e compon5t ( an      
in=mation sy/em t implem5ts artificial  
intellig5ce te*nology & uses            
computational1 /ati/ical1 or ma*9e-le>n+

 te*niques to produce outputs f a def9$ 
set ( inputs4  7#c7 ,beh9d-!-met]       
g5]ation ,! t]m beh9d-!-met] g5]ation   
means ! g5]ation or /orage ( en]gy1     
includ+ electricity & fuels consum$ 9   
backup & onsite g5]ation1 us+ a sy/em t 
op]ates on ! cu/om] side ( ! applicable 
utility met]4  7#d7 ,data c5t] ,! t]m   
data c5t] means any facility t prim>ily 
conta9s electronic equipm5t us$ to      
process1 /ore1 or transmit digital      
in=mation4  7#e7  ,director  ,! t]m     
,director means ! ,director ( !         
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7#f7  ,front-(-met]        
g5]ation  ,! t]m front-(-met] g5]ation  
means ! g5]ation ( en]gy at a facility  
directly connect$ to a grid ) ! prim>y  
purpose ( provid+ electricity to "o or m
 (fsite locations via su* grid or       
utility met]s ) :i* su* facility does n 
h an electrical connection4  7#g7       
,in=mation sy/em  ,! t]m in=mation sy/em
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section     
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