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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9064 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

(42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 

of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for 

home energy storage for single residence structures. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2024 

Mr. FROST (for himself and Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide financial assistance under 

sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and 

section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 

1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for 

single residence structures. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Energy Storage for 

3 Resilient Homes Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FEMA HOME ENERGY STORAGE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

6 Emergency Management Agency shall provide financial 

7 assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert 

8 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and 

10 section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 

11 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for single resi12 dence structures. 

13 (b) COST EFFECTIVENESS.—In providing assistance 

14 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall only provide 

15 assistance for projects that are determined to be cost ef16 fective for disaster resilience. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘en19 ergy storage system’’ means any system, equipment, 

20 or technology that— 

21 (A) is capable of absorbing or converting 

22 energy, storing the energy for a period of time, 

23 and dispatching the energy; and 

24 (B) uses mechanical, electrochemical, ther25 mal, electrolysis, or other processes to convert 


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1 and store electric energy that was generated at 

2 an earlier time for use at a later time. 

3 (2) HOME ENERGY STORAGE.—The term 

4 ‘‘home energy storage’’ means a fixed or portable 

5 energy storage system manufactured and sold for 

6 use in single residence structures. 

7 (3) SINGLE RESIDENCE STRUCTURES.—The 

8 term ‘‘single residence structures’’ means— 

9 (A) a residential single-family building in 

10 which the total floor area devoted to non-resi11 dential uses is less than 50 percent of the build12 ing’s total floor area; 

13 (B) a single-family residential unit in a du14 plex, fourplex, or other mutli-use building in 

15 which more than 50 percent of the floor area is 

16 for single-family residences; or 

17 (C) a single-family residential unit within a 

18 2 to 4 family building, other-residential build19 ing, business, or non-residential building, in 

20 which commercial uses within the unit are lim21 ited to less than 50 percent of the unit’s total 

22 floor area. 

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