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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6310. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10__. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR THE
GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term
“appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Critical material.—The term “critical material” has
the meaning given the term in section 7002(a) of the Energy
Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
(3) Electric reliability organization.—The term “Electric
Reliability Organization” has the meaning given the term in
section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
(4) Electric utility.—The term “electric utility” has
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
(5) Foreign entity of concern.—The term “foreign entity
of concern” has the meaning given the term in section
40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42
U.S.C. 18741(a)).
(6) Generation and transmission supply chain.—
(A) In general.—The term “generation and transmission
supply chain” means the supply chain for the generation and
transmission of electricity.
(B) Inclusions.—The term “generation and transmission
supply chain” includes components for or related to
generating or transmitting electricity, including—
(i) the manufacturing capacity and workforce necessary to
produce those components; and
(ii) the exploration, development, production, or
processing of the critical materials necessary to produce
those components.
(7) Relevant stakeholder.—
(A) In general.—The term “relevant stakeholder” means a
stakeholder that is involved in—
(i) the generation, storage, transmission, or distribution
of electricity; or
(ii) the supply chain for such generation, storage,
transmission, or distribution.
(B) Inclusions.—The term “relevant stakeholder”
includes—
(i) an electric utility;
(ii) an electric grid component manufacturer;
(iii) a person who constructs an electric generating
facility;
(iv) an electric power system cybersecurity expert;
(v) the Electric Reliability Organization;
(vi) a ratepayer advocacy stakeholder; and
(vii) any other related private sector stakeholder.
(8) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Assessment.—In carrying out the requirements of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.), the Secretary, in consultation with relevant
stakeholders, shall conduct periodic assessments of the
generation and transmission supply chain for purposes of
monitoring the generation and transmission supply chain.
(c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the most recent assessment conducted
under subsection (b).
(d) Requirements.—Each report under subsection (c) shall—
(1) include information on—
(A) efforts and opportunities to strengthen, secure, and
expand the generation and transmission supply chain;
(B) any trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in the supply,
demand, and availability of components for or related to
generating or transmitting electricity, including components
that are necessary for the construction or deployment of
facilities that generate or transmit electricity;
(C) national security and energy security considerations
for strengthening, securing, and expanding the generation and
transmission supply chain;
(D) barriers to expanding—
(i) the capacity to manufacture components for or related
to generating or transmitting electricity in the United
States; and
(ii) the capacity to process critical materials in the
United States;
(E) domestic policies that deter or otherwise inhibit
greater investment into the generation and transmission
supply chain;
(F) the effects of any reliance of the United States on any
foreign entity of concern for—
(i) components for or related to generating or transmitting
electricity; and
(ii) the exploration, development, or production of
critical materials necessary for manufacturing such
components; and
(G) workforce challenges affecting the generation and
transmission supply chain;
(2) identify emerging issues in the generation and
transmission supply chain; and
(3) include recommendations—
(A) to address any emerging issues identified under
paragraph (2); and
(B) to secure and expand the generation and transmission
supply chain.