(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall designate Na-
tional Laboratories with necessary expertise, or 
other qualified institutions, to conduct independent 
audits of scorecards published under subsection (a) 
on a periodic or as-needed basis to ensure the accu-
racy, completeness, and integrity of reported data, 
methodologies, and performance metrics. 
(2) INITIATION.—An audit under this sub-
section may be initiated— 
(A) at the discretion of the Secretary; 
(B) upon identification of material discrep-
ancies in reported metrics; 
(C) in response to concerns raised by a 
stakeholder advisory group convened under sec-
tion 5; or 
(D) as part of a randomized, rotating sam-
ple of reporting entities to support continuous 
oversight. 
(3) RESULTS.—The results of an audit con-
ducted under this subsection shall be made publicly 
available not later than 2 months after completion of 
the audit. 
(e) RULEMAKING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall issue a final rule to carry out this section. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUPPORT.—The 
Secretary shall provide technical assistance, subject- 
matter expertise, and access to relevant data and 
tools to the Commission in developing the rule re-
quired to be published under this subsection. 
(3) INCLUSIONS.—The Commission shall in-
clude in the rule issued under this section— 
(A) requirements to ensure timely and con-
sistent reporting, which may include require-
ments for data-sharing agreements, protocols 
for data access, and other mechanisms as nec-
essary to facilitate the completion of scorecards; 
(B) allowance for the use of proxies, esti-
mates, or approximations only— 
(i) where direct data are unavailable; 
and 
(ii) if the proxies, estimates, or ap-
proximations are based on the best avail-
able data, transparently documented, sub-
ject to Commission review and approval, 
and updated as improved data become 
available; and 
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(C) requirements that all reported metrics 
reflect a good-faith effort to provide accurate 
representations of transmission facility and sys-
tem performance, subject to Commission review 
and oversight. 
(4) REVISIONS.—In issuing any revisions to the 
rule under this section, the Commission shall ensure 
that— 
(A) such revisions are based on the out-
comes of any applicable technical conference 
held under section 5; 
(B) the period for public comment on such 
revisions is not less than 90 days; and 
(C) the final rule making such revisions is 
issued not later than 180 days after the close 
of such period for public comment. 
(f) ENFORCEMENT.—With respect to any Inde-
pendent System Operator, Regional Transmission Organi-
zation, or covered transmission owner subject to the re-
quirements of part II of the Federal Power Act that is 
required to publish a scorecard under subsection (a), a vio-
lation of a requirement of this section shall be considered 
a violation of a provision of such part II for purposes of 
section 316A of such Act (16 U.S.C. 825o–1). 
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(g) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually publish 
a report that compiles and analyzes scorecards submitted 
to the Secretary under subsection (a) and, for each met-
ric— 
(1) ranks the performance of reporting entities, 
grouped by market type and governance structure; 
and 
(2) explains the metric and describes any 
changes over time in the affordability, reliability, eq-
uity, or environmental performance of the trans-
mission system, as evidenced by changes in the in-
formation included by reporting entities in such 
scorecards with respect to the metric. 
(h) SCORECARD REVIEW.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years 
thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Com-
mission, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the im-
plementation of this section, including the administration 
of the section, data collection and coordination, reporting 
entity compliance, stakeholder engagement, and the effec-
tiveness of the information included in scorecards as a pol-
icy tool and issue a public report that includes— 
(1) an assessment and comparison of the 
changes over time in utility performance regarding 
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the metrics required to be included in the score-
cards; 
(2) evaluation of data quality, availability, 
methodologies, and verification practices relevant to 
the scorecards; and 
(3) findings and recommendations regarding 
the scorecards provided by the technical conferences 
held and stakeholder advisory group convened under 
section 5. 
SEC. 4. ACCESSIBILITY AND PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC-FACING SCORE-
CARD PORTAL.— 
(1) INITIATION.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in collaboration with the Commission and the 
Administrator, shall initiate the establishment of a 
public, searchable online portal housing scorecards 
and underlying data submitted to the Secretary 
under this Act. 
(2) PORTAL AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish and make available a pub-
lic, searchable online portal housing scorecards and 
underlying data submitted to the Secretary under 
this Act. 
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