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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 83 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 

Received 

AN ACT 

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 clean-energy 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 energy action plans addressing 

9 the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and 

10 environmental needs of each of the insular areas and 

11 Freely Associated States; and 

12 (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Free13 ly Associated States in implementing an energy ac14 tion plan. 

15 (c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANI16 ZATIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall 

17 consider including regional utility organizations. 

18 (d) ENERGY ACTION PLANS.—In accordance with 

19 subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— 

20 (1) recommendations, based on the comprehen21 sive energy plan where applicable, to— 

22 (A) promote access to affordable, reliable 

23 energy; 

24 (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel en25 ergy resources; and 


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1 (C) improve performance of energy infra2 structure and overall energy efficiency; 

3 (2) a schedule for implementation of such rec4 ommendations and identification and prioritization 

5 of specific projects; 

6 (3) a financial and engineering plan for imple7 menting and sustaining projects; and 

8 (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 

9 implementation. 

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

11 after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 

12 and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec13 retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 

14 charge and in implementing the energy action plans. 

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

16 than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary re17 ceives a report submitted by the team under subsection 

18 (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate commit19 tees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. 

20 (g) FUNDING.—No additional funds are authorized 

21 to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this 


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1 section, and this section shall be carried out using 

2 amounts otherwise available for such purpose. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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