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‘‘(C) ACCESS.—Purchasers shall be able to 
access their own information at any time 
through the internet and on other means of 
communication elected by that utility for Smart 
Grid applications. Other interested persons 
shall be able to access information not specific 
to any purchaser through the Internet. Infor-
mation specific to any purchaser shall be pro-
vided solely to that purchaser.’’. 
(b) RECONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS.— 
Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing at the end thereof: 
‘‘(g) RECONSIDERATION
OF PRIOR TIME-OF-DAY 
AND COMMUNICATION STANDARDS.—Not later than 1 
year after the enactment of this subsection, each State 
regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregu-
lated utility shall commence a reconsideration under sec-
tion 111, or set a hearing date for reconsideration, with 
respect to the standards established by paragraphs (3) 
and (14) of section 111(d) to take into account Smart 
Grid technologies. Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, each State regulatory 
authority (with respect to each electric utility for which
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it has ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated elec-
tric utility, shall complete the reconsideration, and shall 
make the determination, referred to in section 111 with 
respect to the standards established by paragraphs (3) 
and (14) of section 111(d).’’. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding the following 
at the end thereof: 
‘‘(6)(A) Not later than 1 year after the enactment 
of this paragraph, but not less than 3 years after the con-
clusion of any prior review of such standards, each State 
regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority) and each nonregu-
lated utility shall commence the consideration referred to 
in section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, 
with respect to the standards established by paragraphs 
(16) through (18) of section 111(d). Not later than 6 
months after the promulgation of rules by the Commission 
on Grid Modernization under section 9116(b) of the Smart 
Grid Facilitation Act of 2007, each State regulatory au-
thority (with respect to each electric utility for which it 
has ratemaking authority) and each nonregulated utility 
shall commence the consideration referred to in section
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111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect 
to the standard established by paragraph (19) of section 
111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of the this paragraph, but not less 
than 4 years after the conclusion of any prior review 
of such standard, each State regulatory authority 
(with respect to each electric utility for which it has 
ratemaking authority), and each nonregulated elec-
tric utility, shall complete the consideration, and 
shall make the determination, referred to in section 
111 with respect to each standard established by 
paragraphs (16) through (18) of section 111(d). Not 
later than 18 months after the promulgation of rules 
by the Commission on Grid Modernization under 
section 9116(b) of the Smart Grid Facilitation Act 
of 2007 each State regulatory authority (with re-
spect to each electric utility for which it has rate-
making authority), and each nonregulated electric 
utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall 
make the determination, referred to in section 111 
with respect to each standard established by para-
graph (19) of section 111(d).’’. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 
such Act is amended by adding the following at the
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end: ‘‘In the case of the standards established by 
paragraphs (16) through (19) of section 111(d), the 
reference contained in this subsection to the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the date of enactment of such para-
graphs.’’. 
(3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of 
such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘and paragraphs 
(16) through (18)’’ before ‘‘of section 111(d)’’. 
SEC. 9118. DOE STUDY OF SECURITY ATTRIBUTES OF 
SMART GRID SYSTEMS. 
(a) DOE STUDY.—The Secretary of Energy shall, 
within 6 months after the Grid Modernization Commission 
completes its first biennial assessment and report under 
section 9113 of this Act, submit a report to Congress that 
provides a quantitative assessment and determination of 
the existing and potential impacts of the deployment of 
Smart Grid systems on improving the security of the Na-
tion’s electricity infrastructure and operating capability. 
The report shall include but not be limited to specific rec-
ommendations on each of the following: 
(1) How smart grid systems can help in making 
the Nation’s electricity system less vulnerable to dis-
ruptions due to intentional acts against the system.
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(2) How smart grid systems can help in restor-
ing the integrity of the Nation’s electricity system 
subsequent to disruptions. 
(3) How smart grid systems can facilitate emer-
gency communications and control of the Nation’s 
electricity system during times of localized or nation-
wide emergency. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with other Federal agencies in the development of the re-
port under this section, including but not limited to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission and the Electric Reliability Organiza-
tion certified by the Commission under section 215(c) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 o) as added by 
section 1211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 941) 
(c) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall fund demonstra-
tion projects for the purpose of demonstrating the findings 
of the report under this section. Not more than 
$10,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated for such 
projects. 
PART 2—DEMAND RESPONSE 
SEC. 9121. ELECTRICITY SECTOR DEMAND RESPONSE. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF NECPA.—Title V of the Na-
tional Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8201
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and following) is amended by adding the following new 
part at the end thereof: 
‘‘PART 5—PEAK DEMAND REDUCTION 
‘‘SEC. 571. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) SECRETARY.—As used in this part, the term 
‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL AGENCY.—As used in this part, the 
term ‘Federal agency’ has the same meaning as provided 
by section 551 of this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 572. FEDERAL ELECTRICITY PEAK DEMAND REDUC-
TION STANDARD. 
‘‘(a) 2008 AGENCY ANNUAL ENERGY PLAN.—Each 
Federal agency shall prepare, and include in its annual 
report under section 548(a) of this Act, each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A determination of the agency’s aggregate 
electricity demand during the system peak hours for 
the utilities providing electricity service to its facili-
ties during 2006 and 2007. 
‘‘(2) A forecast for each year through 2018 of 
the projected growth in such peak demand in light 
of projected growth of facilities, staff, activities, elec-
tric intensity of activities, and other relevant factors. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL ELECTRICITY PEAK DEMAND REDUC-
TION STANDARD.—