,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #af1 
#bjbe,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
prepare periodic assessments and submit 
reports on the supply chain for the     
generation and transmission of          
electricity1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,electric ,supply ,chain ,act4  
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the 
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7#b7 ,critical       
material ,the term critical material has
 the meaning given the term in section  

#gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#c7        
,electric ,reliability ,organization    
,the term ,electric ,reliability        
,organization has the meaning given the 
term in section #bae7;a7 of the ,federal
 ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  
7#d7 ,electric utility ,the term        
electric utility has the meaning given  
the term in section #c of the ,federal  
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74  7#e7 
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    
foreign entity of concern has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#djbjg7;a7 of the ,infrastructure       
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahgda7;a774  7#f7 ,generation
 and transmission supply chain  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the term generation and       
transmission supply chain means the     
supply chain for the generation and     
transmission of electricity4  7,b7      
,inclusions ,the term generation and    
transmission supply chain includes      
components for or related to generating 

or transmitting electricity1 including--
 7i7 the manufacturing capacity and     
workforce necessary to produce those    
components2 and  7ii7 the exploration1  
development1 production1 or processing  
of the critical materials necessary to  
produce those components4  7#g7         
,relevant stakeholder  7,a7 ,in general 
,the term relevant stakeholder means a  
stakeholder that is involved in-- 7i7   
the generation1 storage1 transmission1  
or distribution of electricity2 or  7ii7
 the supply chain for such generation1  
storage1 transmission1 or distribution4 
7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term relevant     
stakeholder includes-- 7i7 an electric  
utility2  7ii7 an electric grid         
component manufacturer2  7iii7 a person 
who constructs an electric generating   
facility2  7iv7 an electric power system
 cybersecurity expert2  7v7 the         
,electric ,reliability ,organization2   
7vi7 a ratepayer advocacy stakeholder2  
and  7vii7 any other related private    
sector stakeholder4  7#h7 ,secretary    

,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  #c4 ,assessment 
and report on the supply chain for the  
generation and transmission of          
electricity  7a7 ,assessment ,in        
carrying out the requirements of the    
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja et seq471 the 
,secretary1 in consultation with        
relevant stakeholders1 shall conduct    
periodic assessments of the generation  
and transmission supply chain for       
purposes of monitoring the generation   
and transmission supply chain4  7b7     
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
periodically thereafter1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report on the 
most recent assessment conducted under  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,requirements ,each
 report under subsection 7b7 shall--    
7#a7 include information on-- 7,a7      
efforts and opportunities to strengthen1
 secure1 and expand the generation and  

transmission supply chain2  7,b7 any    
trends1 risks1 and vulnerabilities in   
the supply1 demand1 and availability of 
components for or related to generating 
or transmitting electricity1 including  
components that are necessary for the   
construction or deployment of facilities
 that generate or transmit electricity2 
7,c7 national security and energy       
security considerations for             
strengthening1 securing1 and expanding  
the generation and transmission supply  
chain2  7,d7 barriers to expanding-- 7i7
 the capacity to manufacture components 
for or related to generating or         
transmitting electricity in the ,united 
,states2 and  7ii7 the capacity to      
process critical materials in the       
,united ,states2  7,e7 domestic policies
 that deter or otherwise inhibit greater
 investment into the generation and     
transmission supply chain2  7,f7 the    
effects of any reliance of the ,united  
,states on any foreign entity of concern
 for-- 7i7 components for or related to 

generating or transmitting electricity2 
and  7ii7 the exploration1 development1 
or production of critical materials     
necessary for manufacturing such        
components2 and  7,g7 workforce         
challenges affecting the generation and 
transmission supply chain2  7#b7        
identify emerging issues in the         
generation and transmission supply      
chain2 and  7#c7 include                
recommendations-- 7,a7 to address any   
emerging issues identified under        
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 to secure and 
expand the generation and transmission  
supply chain4