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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9064 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for 
home energy storage for single residence structures. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2024 
Mr. FROST (for himself and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to provide financial assistance under 
sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and 
section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for 
single residence structures. 
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 ‘‘Energy Storage for 
Resilient Homes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEMA HOME ENERGY STORAGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall provide financial 
assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and 
section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for single resi-
dence structures. 
(b) COST EFFECTIVENESS.—In providing assistance 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall only provide 
assistance for projects that are determined to be cost ef-
fective for disaster resilience. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘en-
ergy storage system’’ means any system, equipment, 
or technology that— 
(A) is capable of absorbing or converting 
energy, storing the energy for a period of time, 
and dispatching the energy; and 
(B) uses mechanical, electrochemical, ther-
mal, electrolysis, or other processes to convert 
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and store electric energy that was generated at 
an earlier time for use at a later time. 
(2) 
HOME
ENERGY
STORAGE.—The 
term 
‘‘home energy storage’’ means a fixed or portable 
energy storage system manufactured and sold for 
use in single residence structures. 
(3) SINGLE
RESIDENCE
STRUCTURES.—The 
term ‘‘single residence structures’’ means— 
(A) a residential single-family building in 
which the total floor area devoted to non-resi-
dential uses is less than 50 percent of the build-
ing’s total floor area; 
(B) a single-family residential unit in a du-
plex, fourplex, or other mutli-use building in 
which more than 50 percent of the floor area is 
for single-family residences; or 
(C) a single-family residential unit within a 
2 to 4 family building, other-residential build-
ing, business, or non-residential building, in 
which commercial uses within the unit are lim-
ited to less than 50 percent of the unit’s total 
floor area. 
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