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Union Calendar No. 359 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 83 

[Report No. 113–483] 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, 

policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular 

areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through 

the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported 

fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 

SABLAN, and Ms. BORDALLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JUNE 19, 2014 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team 

of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the 

energy needs of the insular areas of the United States 

and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous cleanenergy resources, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. INSULAR AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED 

4 STATES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term 

7 ‘‘comprehensive energy plan’’ means a comprehen8 sive energy plan prepared and updated under sub9 sections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled 

10 ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for certain in11 sular areas of the United States, and for other pur12 poses’’, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 

13 1492). 

14 (2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy 

15 action plan’’ means the plan required by subsection 

16 (d). 

17 (3) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

18 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Federated 

19 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 

20 Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 

21 (4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ 

22 means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

23 Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of 

24 Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 


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1 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 (6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team 

4 established by the Secretary under subsection (b). 

5 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es7 tablish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— 

8 (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing 

9 the energy needs of each of the insular areas and 

10 Freely Associated States; and 

11 (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Free12 ly Associated States in implementing such plan. 

13 (c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANI14 ZATIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall 

15 consider including regional utility organizations. 

16 (d) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—In accordance with sub17 section (b), the energy action plan shall include— 

18 (1) recommendations, based on the comprehen19 sive energy plan where applicable, to— 

20 (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on 

21 imported fossil fuels; 

22 (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel en23 ergy sources; and 

24 (C) improve performance of energy infra25 structure and overall energy efficiency; 


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1 (2) a schedule for implementation of such rec2 ommendations and identification and prioritization 

3 of specific projects; 

4 (3) a financial and engineering plan for imple5 menting and sustaining projects; and 

6 (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 

7 implementation. 

8 (e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 

9 after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 

10 and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec11 retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 

12 charge and in implementing the energy action plan. 

13 (f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

14 than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re15 ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 

16 (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit17 tees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. 

18 SECTION 1. INSULAR AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED 

19 STATES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term 

22 ‘‘comprehensive energy plan’’ means a comprehensive 

23 energy plan prepared and updated under subsections 

24 (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 

25 to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas 


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1 of the United States, and for other purposes’’, ap2 proved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492). 

3 (2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy 

4 action plan’’ means the plan required by subsection 

5 (d). 

6 (3) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

7 ‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Federated 

8 States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is9 lands, and the Republic of Palau. 

10 (4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ 

11 means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 

12 Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of 

13 Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 

14 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team es17 tablished by the Secretary under subsection (b). 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab20 lish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— 

21 (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the 

22 immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and en23 vironmental needs of each of the insular areas and 

24 Freely Associated States; and 


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1 (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 

2 Associated States in implementing an energy action 

3 plan. 

4 (c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANIZA5 TIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall con6 sider including regional utility organizations. 

7 (d) ENERGY ACTION PLANS.—In accordance with sub8 section (b), the energy action plans shall include— 

9 (1) recommendations, based on the comprehen10 sive energy plan where applicable, to— 

11 (A) promote access to affordable, reliable en12 ergy; 

13 (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel en14 ergy resources; and 

15 (C) improve performance of energy infra16 structure and overall energy efficiency; 

17 (2) a schedule for implementation of such rec18 ommendations and identification and prioritization 

19 of specific projects; 

20 (3) a financial and engineering plan for imple21 menting and sustaining projects; and 

22 (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 

23 implementation. 

24 (e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 

25 after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 


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1 and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec2 retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 

3 charge and in implementing the energy action plans. 

4 (f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

5 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a 

6 report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Sec7 retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con8 gress a summary of the report of the team. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 

Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, 

policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs 

of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely 

Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous cleanenergy resources, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 359 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 83 

[Report No. 113–483] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble 

ergy resources, and for other purposes. fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-enaimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil States through the development of action plans of the United States and the Freely Associated to address the energy needs of the insular areas a team of technical, policy, and financial experts 

JUNE 19, 2014 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Mar 15 2010 04:50 Jun 20, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H83.RH H83

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