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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9670 
To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
to, upon request, provide temporary assistance to States to help stabilize 
the electric grid, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers, to, upon request, provide temporary 
assistance to States to help stabilize the electric grid, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Electric 
Grid Stabilization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE 
THE ELECTRIC GRID. 
(a) PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE.—Not 
later than 10 days after receiving a request from an af-
fected State for assistance in stabilizing the electric grid 
in such State, including for assistance with addressing an 
electricity outage or electricity generation shortage, the 
Secretary may provide assistance to such State as the Sec-
retary determines necessary and appropriate to stabilize 
the electric grid in such State, including by providing tech-
nical assistance, temporary electricity generation, provi-
sion of equipment, or any other relevant assistance. 
(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall provide assist-
ance to an affected State under subsection (a) until such 
time as the Secretary, in coordination with the State, de-
termines that the electric grid in the State is stabilized. 
(c) REPORTS.—During any period in which assist-
ance is being provided to an affected State under sub-
section (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the State 
and any applicable entity in the State that is responsible 
for electricity generation, transmission, or distribution, 
shall at least monthly submit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate, a report on— 
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(1) electricity generation levels in the State; 
(2) progress in stabilizing the electric grid in 
the State; 
(3) additional resources, including appropria-
tions, needed to stabilize the electric grid in the 
State; and 
(4) a timeline to complete the work to stabilize 
the electric grid in the State. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
STATE.—The term ‘‘affected 
State’’ means a State in which there is an electricity 
generation shortage, or a failure of equipment for 
the generation, transmission, or distribution of elec-
tricity, that has resulted in a disruption of the elec-
tric grid within the State. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
of Engineers. 
(3) STABILIZE.—The term ‘‘stabilize’’ means, 
with respect to an electric grid, to make the electric 
grid resilient to disruptions caused by an electricity 
generation shortage or a failure of equipment for the 
generation, transmission, or distribution of elec-
tricity. 
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated 
States of Micronesia. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000. 
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