that results in the disruption of services provided by 
the communications network. 
(6) COVERED EFFICIENCY PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘covered efficiency project’’ means, with respect to 
action taken by an eligible entity— 
(A) the purchase or upgrading of equip-
ment or technology, including an electrical or 
thermal monitoring system, that is dem-
onstrated to increase the energy efficiency of 
communications infrastructure; 
(B) the installation or upgrading of perma-
nent solar panels, wind turbines, combined heat 
and power technology, or other renewable en-
ergy generators that are used in communica-
tions infrastructure, or at a data center, pro-
vided, operated, or owned by the eligible entity; 
(C) entering into a partnership with an en-
ergy utility company to purchase land for re-
newable energy infrastructure, or to construct 
renewable energy infrastructure, that will be 
used to power a data center, an internet ex-
change point, or communications infrastructure 
provided, operated, or owned by the eligible en-
tity; 
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(D) the reduction of water consumption for 
cooling a data center, or operating other com-
munications infrastructure, provided, operated, 
or owned by the eligible entity, in an area that 
is likely to experience drought; 
(E) the study of ways to make a commu-
nications network provided, operated, or owned 
by the eligible entity, or communications infra-
structure provided, operated, or owned by the 
eligible entity, more energy and resource effi-
cient; 
(F) the study, including through pilot 
projects, of green technologies to make a com-
munications network provided, operated, or 
owned by the eligible entity more energy and re-
source efficient; or 
(G) any other type of project carried out 
by the eligible entity that the Assistant Sec-
retary determines will promote the adoption of 
energy efficient, renewable energy, and carbon- 
neutral technologies and practices with respect 
to communications networks, or communica-
tions infrastructure, provided, operated, or 
owned by the eligible entity. 
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(7) COVERED RESILIENCY PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘covered resiliency project’’ means, with respect to 
action taken by an eligible entity— 
(A) the construction of communications in-
frastructure to be provided, operated, or owned 
by the eligible entity in a location that is not 
vulnerable to projected severe effects with re-
spect to extreme weather, natural disasters, or 
climate change-related events, including sea- 
level rise, flooding, and increased risk of wild-
fire; 
(B) the relocation of communications in-
frastructure provided, operated, or owned by 
the eligible entity to a location that is less vul-
nerable to projected severe effects with respect 
to extreme weather, natural disasters, or cli-
mate change-related events, including sea-level 
rise, flooding, and increased risk of wildfire; 
(C) the reinforcement, hardening, or re-
placement of communications infrastructure 
provided, operated, or owned by the eligible en-
tity in a location that is increasingly vulnerable 
to projected severe effects with respect to ex-
treme weather, natural disasters, or climate 
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change-related events, including sea-level rise, 
flooding, and increased risk of wildfire; 
(D) the construction of a fortification, such 
as a sea wall or embankment, or the develop-
ment of green infrastructure solutions, such as 
wetlands or drainage ponds, to protect commu-
nications infrastructure provided, operated, or 
owned by the eligible entity from projected se-
vere effects with respect to extreme weather, 
natural disasters, or climate change-related 
events, including sea-level rise, flooding, and in-
creased risk of wildfire; 
(E) the undertaking of research with re-
spect to communications infrastructure pro-
vided, operated, or owned by the eligible entity 
to identify vulnerabilities of that infrastructure 
to climate change based on the best available 
data, analysis, and projections regarding that 
change, including sea-level rise projections, 100- 
year floodplain maps, and heat and temperature 
projections; 
(F) the undertaking of research (using the 
best available data, analysis and projections re-
garding tectonic science and structural engi-
neering) with respect to communications infra-
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structure provided, operated, or owned by the 
eligible entity to identify vulnerabilities, or the 
susceptibility, of that communications infra-
structure to damage caused by natural disas-
ters; 
(G) the purchase of renewable energy or 
low-emission backup generators, fuel cells, or 
batteries to maximize the likelihood that com-
munications infrastructure provided, operated, 
or owned by the eligible entity can continue op-
erating in the event of an electrical system out-
age, without regard to whether the eligible enti-
ty is required to provide such backup power 
with respect to that communications infrastruc-
ture; 
(H) the purchase of cooling equipment or 
insulation, or the development of green infra-
structure, to protect communications infrastruc-
ture provided, operated, or owned by the eligible 
entity from extreme heat events; 
(I) the piloting of technologies to make a 
communications network provided, operated, or 
owned by the eligible entity more resilient 
through energy efficient and low carbon emis-
sion measures; 
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(J) in order to facilitate faster detection 
of, or response to, a communications network 
outage with respect to a communications net-
work provided, operated, or owned by the eligi-
ble entity— 
(i) the training of employees of the el-
igible entity relating to such a detection or 
response; 
(ii) the conducting of communications 
network outage tests or simulations; 
(iii) the participation in communica-
tions network outage tests or simulations, 
including those administered by local, 
State, or Federal governmental entities; or 
(iv) the purchase of equipment or 
technology relating to such a detection or 
response, including communications infra-
structure (including deployable commu-
nications infrastructure) that can expedite 
the restoration of communications or tele-
communications services after such a com-
munications network outage; 
(K) the undertaking of research to develop 
technologies that can expedite the restoration of 
communications or telecommunications services 
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after an outage with respect to communications 
infrastructure provided, operated, or owned by 
the eligible entity; 
(L) the construction, purchase, relocation, 
reinforcement, or replacement of communica-
tions infrastructure provided, operated, or 
owned by the eligible entity in order to mini-
mize the risk of a communications network out-
age caused by an affirmative power shut-off by 
a utility; or 
(M) any other type of project carried out 
by the eligible entity that the Assistant Sec-
retary determines will increase the resiliency of 
a communications network or communications 
infrastructure provided, operated, or owned by 
the eligible entity with respect to— 
(i) severe weather; 
(ii) natural disasters; and 
(iii) climate change-related events, in-
cluding extreme weather events, droughts, 
coastal and inland flooding, sea level rise, 
increased storm surge, wildfires, mudslides, 
and extreme temperatures. 
(8) DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘data center’’ 
means a centralized location at which computing and 
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networking equipment is concentrated for the pur-
pose of collecting, storing, processing, distributing, 
or allowing access to large amounts of electronic 
data. 
(9) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any private or public entity, including a 
State, local, or Tribal government, that provides, op-
erates, or owns a communications network or com-
munications infrastructure. 
(10) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 
disaster’’ includes a natural event that is not related 
to climate change, including an earthquake, a tor-
nado, a hurricane, a volcanic eruption, a solar flare, 
a geomagnetic disturbance, and an electromagnetic 
pulse. 
(11) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration. 
SEC. 3. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNICATIONS 
NETWORK RESILIENCY AND ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assist-
ant Secretary shall establish a program in the NTIA 
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(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’) 
through which the Assistant Secretary, subject to 
the other provisions of this section, shall competi-
tively award grants and revolving loans to eligible 
entities to carry out covered efficiency projects and 
covered resiliency projects. 
(2) PRELIMINARY
RULEMAKING.—Before ac-
cepting applications for a grant or a revolving loan 
under the Program, the Assistant Secretary shall, 
under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
and after consultation with eligible entities and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, conduct a rule-
making to develop a process for— 
(A) identifying proprietary and confidential 
information contained in such an application; 
and 
(B) handling and protecting information 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible entity seeking a grant or a revolving loan 
under the Program shall submit to the Assistant 
Secretary an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Assist-
ant Secretary may require. 
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(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—An application 
submitted by an eligible entity under paragraph (1) 
shall contain, at a minimum, and to the extent appli-
cable— 
(A) with respect to a covered efficiency 
project— 
(i) an overview of the energy sourcing 
of the communications infrastructure or 
other equipment that is the subject of the 
project; and 
(ii) a description of how the grant or 
revolving loan sought by the eligible entity 
will improve the energy or resource effi-
ciency of the communications infrastruc-
ture or other equipment that is the subject 
of the project; and 
(B) with respect to a covered resiliency 
project— 
(i) a description of the current, as of 
the date on which the application is sub-
mitted, resiliency efforts of the eligible en-
tity with respect to the communications in-
frastructure or communications network 
that is the subject of the project; 
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(ii) a description of the specific vul-
nerability of, or threat of disruption to, the 
communications infrastructure or commu-
nications network that is the subject of the 
project; 
(iii) a description of how the grant or 
revolving loan sought by the eligible entity 
will improve the resiliency of the commu-
nications infrastructure or communications 
network that is the subject of the project; 
(iv) a statement that the project 
meets all applicable local, State, Tribal, 
and Federal zoning and environmental re-
quirements; and 
(v) a description of how the project 
will integrate with local or regional stra-
tegic planning efforts, if applicable. 
(c) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In selecting projects 
for which funding will be provided under the Program, the 
Assistant Secretary shall give priority to— 
(1) covered efficiency projects that— 
(A) will be carried out in, or primarily ben-
efit, areas in which— 
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(i) the median household income is 
below 150 percent of the Federal poverty 
level; or 
(ii) a majority of the residents are 
members of a racial or ethnic minority 
group; 
(B) have the greatest demonstrated impact 
on energy efficiency; or 
(C) demonstrate the greatest overall pro-
jected reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; 
and 
(2) covered resiliency projects that— 
(A) will be carried out in, or primarily ben-
efit, areas— 
(i) in which the median household in-
come is below 150 percent of the Federal 
poverty level; 
(ii) in which a majority of the resi-
dents are members of a racial or ethnic mi-
nority group; 
(iii) in which rural features or sparse 
populations limit other investments with 
respect to the resiliency of communications 
networks; or 
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(iv) that are highly vulnerable to 
events relating to severe weather, natural 
disasters, or climate change-related events, 
as determined by the Assistant Secretary 
after— 
(I) consulting with the Adminis-
trators of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, and the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, using the best data avail-
able to those officials; and 
(II) obtaining input from opera-
tors of communications networks re-
garding the types of events that are 
most or least impactful to those com-
munications networks; or 
(B) utilize green infrastructure or renew-
able energy solutions, including by piloting new 
green solutions that will affirmatively increase 
the resiliency of communications infrastructure 
or communications networks provided, operated, 
or owned by the eligible entity. 
(d) CONDITIONS ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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(1) COVERED EFFICIENCY PROJECT.—An eligi-
ble entity to which funding is made available under 
the Program with respect to a covered efficiency 
project shall, to the extent applicable— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the eligible entity receives the funding, 
and annually thereafter until the completion of 
the covered efficiency project, submit to the As-
sistant Secretary a report that describes, for 
the year covered by the report, the electrical 
consumption, by source, of the communications 
infrastructure or other property that is the sub-
ject of the project, which shall identify the per-
centage of that consumption that comes from 
fossil fuels and from renewable energy sources; 
and 
(B) complete a clean energy review— 
(i) the components of which shall be 
established by the Secretary of Energy, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency— 
(I) through rulemaking under 
section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
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(II) after developing a process, in 
consultation 
with 
eligible 
entities, 
for— 
(aa) identifying proprietary 
and confidential information con-
tained in such a review; and 
(bb) handling and protecting 
information described in item 
(aa); and 
(ii) which shall include— 
(I) the energy consumption pat-
terns of the eligible entity; and 
(II) the steps taken by the eligi-
ble entity, or the steps that the eligi-
ble entity will take, to achieve a goal 
of net-zero carbon emissions with re-
spect to the communications infra-
structure, and communications net-
works, provided, operated, or owned 
by the eligible entity. 
(2) COVERED RESILIENCY PROJECT.—An eligi-
ble entity to which funding is made available under 
the Program with respect to a covered resiliency 
project shall, to the extent applicable— 
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(A) beginning not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the eligible entity receives the 
funding, register and participate in the Disaster 
Information Reporting System operated by the 
Commission, including by subsequently report-
ing, during times of emergency, the operational 
status of communications infrastructure oper-
ated by the eligible entity; 
(B) not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the eligible entity receives the funding, 
and annually thereafter until the completion of 
the covered resiliency project, submit to the 
Commission a report that, to the extent applica-
ble, contains, with respect to communications 
infrastructure provided, operated, or owned by 
the eligible entity— 
(i) the number, duration, and fre-
quency of communications network outages 
experienced as a result of an outage with 
respect to, or other failure of, that infra-
structure within a certain time period, as 
determined by the Commission; 
(ii) the specific cause of each commu-
nications network outage described in 
clause (i); 
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(iii) the number of consumers affected 
by each communications network outage 
described in clause (i); 
(iv) the extent to which first respond-
ers were affected by each communications 
network outage described in clause (i); 
(v) the total number of communica-
tions network outages annually experienced 
with respect to that infrastructure that are 
attributable to severe weather, natural dis-
asters, and climate change-related events 
and the number of consumers affected by 
those outages; 
(vi) the extent of any reduction of 
communications 
network 
performance 
caused by a communications network out-
age with respect to that infrastructure; 
(vii) the amount of time between the 
start of each communications network out-
age with respect to that infrastructure and 
detection of the outage; 
(viii) the amount of time between the 
detection of each communications network 
outage with respect to that infrastructure 
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and the initiation of any response to miti-
gate the effects of the outage; 
(ix) the amount of time required to 
fully restore services after a communica-
tions network outage with respect to that 
infrastructure; and 
(x) any other information that the 
Commission determines is necessary to 
achieve the objectives described in section 
4(a)(2); and 
(C) complete a communications resiliency 
review— 
(i) the components of which shall be 
established by the Commission, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary— 
(I) through rulemaking under 
section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
(II) after developing a process, in 
consultation 
with 
eligible 
entities, 
for— 
(aa) identifying proprietary 
and confidential information con-
tained in such a review; and 
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(bb) handling and protecting 
information described in item 
(aa); and 
(ii) which shall include, to the extent 
applicable— 
(I) the analysis of the eligible en-
tity with respect to the vulnerabilities 
of communications infrastructure pro-
vided, operated, or owned by the eligi-
ble entity with respect to severe 
weather, natural disasters, and cli-
mate change-related events; 
(II) a description of steps taken 
by the eligible entity, or steps that the 
eligible entity will take, to address the 
vulnerabilities described in subclause 
(I); and 
(III) the number of projected po-
tential users of the communications 
network or communications infra-
structure provided, operated, or owned 
by the eligible entity that may be af-
fected by the vulnerabilities described 
in subclause (I). 
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(e) CONSULTATION WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES.—In 
establishing and carrying out the Program, the Assistant 
Secretary may consult and coordinate, as needed, with the 
Commission, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and the head of any other Federal 
agency with relevant subject matter expertise. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; MINIMUM 
EXPENDITURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated 
to 
the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
$5,000,000,000 to carry out the Program, which 
shall remain available until expended. 
(2) MINIMUM EXPENDITURES; ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Of the amounts made available to carry out 
the Program, the Assistant Secretary shall— 
(A) use not less than 25 percent to provide 
assistance to eligible entities to carry out cov-
ered efficiency projects; 
(B) use not less than 25 percent to provide 
assistance to eligible entities to carry out cov-
ered resiliency projects; and 
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(C) set aside not more than 2 percent to 
cover costs relating to administration, research, 
training, and staff, including— 
(i) the detailing of employees from 
other Federal agencies; and 
(ii) the appointment of experts in the 
fields of infrastructure resiliency, climate 
science, clean energy, and energy effi-
ciency. 
SEC. 4. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK. 
(a) 
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK
RESILIENCY 
FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, shall issue rules under 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to estab-
lish a communications network resiliency framework 
to promote resiliency with respect to communications 
networks and communications infrastructure. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the frame-
work established under paragraph (1) shall be the 
following: 
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(A) To minimize the number of commu-
nications network outages. 
(B) To minimize the length of communica-
tions network outages. 
(C) To minimize the number of consumers 
affected by communications network outages. 
(D) To mitigate the reduction in commu-
nications network performance caused by com-
munications network outages. 
(E) To encourage the adoption of equip-
ment, policies, and procedures to prepare for 
communications network outages. 
(F) To promote the detection of, and re-
sponse to, communications network outages in 
a timely manner. 
(G) To anticipate and prepare for long- 
term disruptions to communications networks 
that are caused by severe weather, natural dis-
asters, or climate change. 
(H) To support and address the commu-
nications needs of first responders involved in 
detecting, managing, and responding to— 
(i) severe weather events, natural dis-
asters, and climate change-related events; 
and 
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(ii) communications network outages 
caused by the events described in clause 
(i). 
(3) COMMISSION DISCRETION.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Commission may, after providing 
public notice and an opportunity to comment, estab-
lish minimum performance criteria or target goals 
with respect to the resiliency of communications net-
works and communications infrastructure. 
(b) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) FCC RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(A) RESILIENCY MAPPING FEASIBILITY RE-
PORT.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall— 
(I) in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary and the Administra-
tors of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, and the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency, complete a study (and submit 
to Congress a report regarding) the 
feasibility of establishing and main-
taining a map that shows projected 
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risks to communications infrastruc-
ture as a result of events relating to 
severe weather, natural disasters, and 
climate change; and 
(II) include in the report re-
quired 
under 
subclause 
(I) 
rec-
ommendations regarding— 
(aa) which Federal agency, 
or combination of Federal agen-
cies, is best equipped to conduct 
the mapping described in that 
subclause; 
(bb) how the mapping de-
scribed in that subclause could— 
(AA) incorporate the 
information obtained from 
eligible entities under the 
program carried out under 
section 3; and 
(BB) 
be 
coordinated 
with, 
and 
connected 
to, 
other broadband mapping 
efforts of the Commission; 
and 
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(cc) how to protect and se-
cure any sensitive information re-
lating to, or stemming from, the 
mapping described in that sub-
clause. 
(ii) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Commission such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out clause (i). 
(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, in 
consultation with the Assistant Secretary, 
shall provide technical assistance and re-
sources to— 
(I) any public or private domestic 
entity seeking to understand, with re-
spect to a communications network 
(or communications infrastructure) 
provided, operated, or owned by that 
entity, the vulnerability or suscepti-
bility of the network or infrastructure 
with respect to severe weather, nat-
ural disasters, or climate change; and 
(II) any State or local govern-
ment seeking to understand the vul-
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nerability or susceptibility with re-
spect to severe weather, natural disas-
ters, or climate change of a commu-
nications network that— 
(aa) is located within the ju-
risdiction of that government; 
and 
(bb) is not operated by that 
government. 
(ii) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE.—In pro-
viding the technical assistance under clause 
(i), the Commission shall only provide 
technical assistance and resources related 
to mitigating vulnerabilities in a commu-
nications network (or communications in-
frastructure) and is not required to provide 
technical assistance or resources on sepa-
rate matters related to climate change. 
(C) NORS.—After providing public notice 
and an opportunity to comment, the Commis-
sion shall update the Network Outage Report-
ing System to include a broadband network out-
age as a required reporting incident. 
(2) NTIA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
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(A) ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY BEST PRAC-
TICES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with other Federal 
agencies (including the Commission, the 
Department of Energy, the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and the Federal En-
ergy Regulatory Commission), and after 
obtaining input from communications serv-
ice providers and other interested members 
of the public, shall make available on a 
publicly available website a list of best 
practices for public and private partners to 
operate energy efficient and carbon-neutral 
communications infrastructure. 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The list of best 
practices described in clause (i) may in-
clude— 
(I) suggested technical standards 
for improving energy efficiency with 
respect to the use and transmission of 
electronic data, including the imple-
mentation of more efficient compres-
sion and transmission algorithms and 
signal types; 
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(II) renewable energy sourcing 
guidelines; and 
(III) guidelines for internet serv-
ice providers to report to consumers 
the energy consumption of those con-
sumers alongside the data use of 
those consumers. 
(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary, in 
consultation with the Commission, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, and after providing 
public notice and an opportunity to comment, 
shall submit to Congress, and make available on 
a publicly available website, a report that, at a 
minimum— 
(i) contains data demonstrating, for 
the year covered by the report and the year 
preceding the year covered by the report— 
(I) the number of communica-
tions network outages that are attrib-
utable to severe weather, natural dis-
asters, and climate change-related 
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events (and the number of consumers 
affected by those communications net-
work outages); 
(II) any shifts in the energy con-
sumption patterns of communications 
networks and communications infra-
structure; and 
(III) any reduction in greenhouse 
gas emissions from communications 
networks and communications infra-
structure; and 
(ii) provides the most up-to-date pro-
jected risks to communications infrastruc-
ture because of severe weather, natural 
disasters, 
and 
climate 
change-related 
events. 
(3) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
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(A) indicates the projected growth of elec-
trical consumption by data centers in the 
United States; and 
(B) includes recommendations for imple-
menting energy efficiency standards for data 
centers that would— 
(i) limit the growth described in sub-
paragraph (A) to the greatest extent prac-
ticable without— 
(I) 
reducing 
the 
rate 
of 
broadband adoption and usage in the 
United States; or 
(II) limiting the development of 
new and improved technologies or 
services; and 
(ii) encourage the rapid adoption of 
renewable energy sources. 
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