To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Electric Supply Chain Act
.
Sec. 2. Assessment and report on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity
(a) Assessment
In carrying out the requirements of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), the Secretary shall, for purposes of monitoring the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity and in consultation with relevant stakeholders, prepare periodic assessments on such supply chain that—
(1)
include information on—
(A)
efforts and opportunities to strengthen, secure, and expand such supply chain, including with respect to overcoming obstacles to broader deployment of advanced transmission technologies, including advanced conductors and other technologies that can be installed to increase the transfer capacity, efficiency, affordability, reliability, or resiliency of transmission infrastructure;
(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 or can support advanced transmission technologies, including advanced conductors and other technologies that can be installed to increase the transfer capacity, efficiency, affordability, reliability, or resiliency of transmission infrastructure;
(C)
national security and energy security considerations for strengthening, securing, and expanding such supply chain, including efforts of any foreign entity of concern to exploit supply chain disruptions for the purposes of undermining United States leadership in artificial intelligence development;
(D)
barriers to expanding the capacity to—
(i)
manufacture, deliver, and install components for or related to generating or transmitting electricity in the United States; and
(ii)
process critical materials in the United States;
(E)
domestic policies that deter or otherwise inhibit greater investment into such 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;
(G)
workforce challenges affecting such supply chain;
(H)
any vulnerabilities from the employment of any non-United States citizen at a facility located in the United States that generates or transmits electricity; and
(I)
opportunities to expand participation in the workforce supporting such supply chain by veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses, including any barriers to entry in such workforce and opportunities for enhanced Federal coordination;
(2)
identify emerging issues in such supply chain; and
(3)
include recommendations to—
(A)
address any emerging issues identified under paragraph (2); and
(B)
secure and expand such supply chain.
(b) Report
Not later than one 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 prepared under subsection (a).
(c) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of Congress
The term appropriate committees of Congress
means—
(A)
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
(B)
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
(2) Critical material
The term critical material
has the meaning given such 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 such term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (42 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
(4) Electric utility
The term electric utility
has the meaning given such 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 such term in section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)).
(6) Relevant stakeholder
The term relevant stakeholder
—
(A)
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; and
(B)
includes an electric utility, an electric grid component manufacturer, a person who constructs an electric generating facility, an electric power system cybersecurity expert, the Electric Reliability Organization, a ratepayer advocacy stakeholder, and any other related private sector stakeholder.
(7) Secretary
The term Secretary
means the Secretary of Energy.