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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6779 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to reduce the 
vulnerability of the electric grid to physical attack, cyber attack, and 
other events, including by ensuring that large power transformers and 
other critical electric grid equipment are strategically located to ensure 
timely replacement of such equipment as may be necessary, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2022 
Mr. LAMB (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a program 
to reduce the vulnerability of the electric grid to physical 
attack, cyber attack, and other events, including by en-
suring that large power transformers and other critical 
electric grid equipment are strategically located to ensure 
timely replacement of such equipment as may be nec-
essary, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grid Resilience and 
Infrastructure Depot Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘GRID Act of 
2022’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMER RESERVE AND RESIL-
IENCE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to reduce the vulnerability of the electric grid 
to physical attack, cyber attack, electromagnetic pulse, 
geomagnetic disturbances, severe weather, climate change, 
and seismic events, including by— 
(1) ensuring that large power transformers, 
generator step-up transformers, power conversion 
equipment, and other critical electric grid equipment 
are strategically located to ensure timely replace-
ment of such equipment as may be necessary to re-
store electric grid function rapidly in the event of se-
vere damage to the electric grid due to physical at-
tack, cyber attack, electromagnetic pulse, geo-
magnetic disturbances, severe weather, climate 
change, or seismic events; and 
(2) establishing a coordinated plan to facilitate 
transportation of large power transformers, gener-
ator step-up transformers, power conversion equip-
ment, and other critical electric grid equipment. 
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(b) TRANSFORMER RESILIENCE.—In carrying out 
the program established under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) improve large power transformers, gener-
ator step-up transformers, power conversion equip-
ment, and other critical electric grid equipment by 
reducing their vulnerabilities; 
(2) develop, test, and deploy innovative equip-
ment designs that are more flexible and offer greater 
resiliency of electric grid functions; 
(3) coordinate with industry and manufacturers 
to standardize large power transformers, generator 
step-up transformers, power conversion equipment, 
and other critical electric grid equipment; 
(4) monitor and test large power transformers, 
generator step-up transformers, power conversion 
equipment, and other critical electric grid equipment 
that the Secretary determines may pose a risk to the 
bulk-power system or national security; and 
(5) facilitate the domestic manufacturing of 
large power transformers, generator step-up trans-
formers, power conversion equipment, and other crit-
ical electric grid equipment through the issuance of 
grants and loans, and through the provision of tech-
nical support. 
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