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for Smart Grid applications. Other interested persons shall 
be able to access information not specific to any purchaser 
through the Internet. Information specific to any purchaser 
shall be provided solely to that purchaser.’’. 
(b) 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, each State regulatory authority (with respect to 
each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority) 
and each nonregulated utility shall commence the consideration 
referred to in section 111, or set a hearing date for consider-
ation, with respect to the standards established by paragraphs 
(17) through (18) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect 
to each electric utility for which it has ratemaking authority), 
and each nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the consid-
eration, and shall make the determination, referred to in section 
111 with respect to each standard established by paragraphs 
(17) through (18) of section 111(d).’’. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is 
amended by adding the following at the end: 
‘‘In the case of the standards established by paragraphs (16) 
through (19) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this sub-
section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the date of enactment of such paragraphs.’’. 
(3) PRIOR
STATE
ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and paragraphs (17) through (18)’’ 
before ‘‘of section 111(d)’’. 
SEC. 1308. STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE WIRE LAWS ON THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF COMBINED HEAT AND POWER FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
States and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a study 
of the laws (including regulations) affecting the siting of pri-
vately owned electric distribution wires on and across public 
rights-of-way. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
(A) an evaluation of— 
(i) the purposes of the laws; and 
(ii) the effect the laws have on the development 
of combined heat and power facilities; 
(B) a determination of whether a change in the laws 
would have any operating, reliability, cost, or other impacts 
on electric utilities and the customers of the electric utili-
ties; and 
(C) an assessment of— 
(i) whether privately owned electric distribution 
wires would result in duplicative facilities; and
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(ii) whether duplicative facilities are necessary or 
desirable. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1309. DOE STUDY OF SECURITY ATTRIBUTES OF SMART GRID 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) DOE STUDY.—The Secretary shall, within 18 months after 
the date of enactment 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 Nation’s electricity infra-
structure and operating capability. The report shall include but 
not be limited to specific recommendations on each of the following: 
(1) How smart grid systems can help in making the Nation’s 
electricity system less vulnerable to disruptions due to inten-
tional acts against the system. 
(2) How smart grid systems can help in restoring the 
integrity of the Nation’s electricity system subsequent to disrup-
tions. 
(3) How smart grid systems can facilitate nationwide, inter-
operable emergency communications and control of the Nation’s 
electricity system during times of localized, regional, or nation-
wide emergency. 
(4) What risks must be taken into account that smart 
grid systems may, if not carefully created and managed, create 
vulnerability to security threats of any sort, and how such 
risks may be mitigated. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult with other Fed-
eral agencies in the development of the report under this section, 
including but not limited to the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Electric Reli-
ability Organization certified by the Commission under section 
215(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o) as added by 
section 1211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
58; 119 Stat. 941). 
TITLE XIV—POOL AND SPA SAFETY 
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Virginia Graeme Baker Pool 
and Spa Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 1402. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Of injury-related deaths, drowning is the second leading 
cause of death in children aged 1 to 14 in the United States. 
(2) In 2004, 761 children aged 14 and under died as a 
result of unintentional drowning. 
(3) Adult supervision at all aquatic venues is a critical 
safety factor in preventing children from drowning. 
(4) Research studies show that the installation and proper 
use of barriers or fencing, as well as additional layers of protec-
tion, could substantially reduce the number of childhood resi-
dential swimming pool drownings and near drownings.
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SEC. 1403. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ASME/ANSI.—The term ‘‘ASME/ANSI’’ as applied to 
a safety standard means such a standard that is accredited 
by the American National Standards Institute and published 
by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 
(2) BARRIER.—The term ‘‘barrier’’ includes a natural or 
constructed topographical feature that prevents unpermitted 
access by children to a swimming pool, and, with respect to 
a hot tub, a lockable cover. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Con-
sumer Product Safety Commission. 
(4) MAIN DRAIN.—The term ‘‘main drain’’ means a sub-
merged suction outlet typically located at the bottom of a pool 
or spa to conduct water to a recirculating pump. 
(5) SAFETY VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘safety 
vacuum release system’’ means a vacuum release system 
capable of providing vacuum release at a suction outlet caused 
by a high vacuum occurrence due to a suction outlet flow 
blockage. 
(6) SWIMMING POOL; SPA.—The term ‘‘swimming pool’’ or 
‘‘spa’’ means any outdoor or indoor structure intended for swim-
ming or recreational bathing, including in-ground and above- 
ground structures, and includes hot tubs, spas, portable spas, 
and non-portable wading pools. 
(7) UNBLOCKABLE DRAIN.—The term ‘‘unblockable drain’’ 
means a drain of any size and shape that a human body 
cannot sufficiently block to create a suction entrapment hazard. 
SEC. 1404. FEDERAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA DRAIN COVER 
STANDARD. 
(a) CONSUMER
PRODUCT
SAFETY
RULE.—The requirements 
described in subsection (b) shall be treated as a consumer product 
safety rule issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
under the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). 
(b) DRAIN COVER STANDARD.—Effective 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this title, each swimming pool or spa drain cover 
manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United 
States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of 
the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor 
standard regulating such swimming pool or drain cover. 
(c) PUBLIC POOLS.— 
(1) REQUIRED EQUIPMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this title— 
(i) each public pool and spa in the United States 
shall be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or sys-
tems that comply with the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 
performance standard, or any successor standard; and 
(ii) each public pool and spa in the United States 
with a single main drain other than an unblockable 
drain shall be equipped, at a minimum, with 1 or 
more of the following devices or systems designed to 
prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (B): 
(I) SAFETY VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM.—A safety 
vacuum release system which ceases operation of
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the pump, reverses the circulation flow, or other-
wise provides a vacuum release at a suction outlet 
when a blockage is detected, that has been tested 
by an independent third party and found to con-
form to ASME/ANSI standard A112.19.17 or 
ASTM standard F2387. 
(II) SUCTION-LIMITING VENT SYSTEM.—A suc-
tion-limiting vent system with a tamper-resistant 
atmospheric opening. 
(III) GRAVITY
DRAINAGE
SYSTEM.—A gravity 
drainage system that utilizes a collector tank. 
(IV) AUTOMATIC PUMP SHUT-OFF SYSTEM.—An 
automatic pump shut-off system. 
(V) DRAIN DISABLEMENT.—A device or system 
that disables the drain. 
(VI) OTHER
SYSTEMS.—Any other system 
determined by the Commission to be equally effec-
tive as, or better than, the systems described in 
subclauses (I) through (V) of this clause at pre-
venting or eliminating the risk of injury or death 
associated with pool drainage systems. 
(B) APPLICABLE
STANDARDS.—Any device or system 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall meet the require-
ments of any ASME/ANSI or ASTM performance standard 
if there is such a standard for such a device or system, 
or any applicable consumer product safety standard. 
(2) PUBLIC POOL AND SPA DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘public pool and spa’’ means a swimming pool or 
spa that is— 
(A) open to the public generally, whether for a fee 
or free of charge; 
(B) open exclusively to— 
(i) members of an organization and their guests; 
(ii) residents of a multi-unit apartment building, 
apartment complex, residential real estate develop-
ment, or other multi-family residential area (other than 
a municipality, township, or other local government 
jurisdiction); or 
(iii) patrons of a hotel or other public accommoda-
tions facility; or 
(C) operated by the Federal Government (or by a 
concessionaire on behalf of the Federal Government) for 
the benefit of members of the Armed Forces and their 
dependents or employees of any department or agency and 
their dependents. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Violation of paragraph (1) shall be 
considered to be a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)) and may also be 
enforced under section 17 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2066). 
SEC. 1405. STATE SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
authorized by subsection (e), the Commission shall establish a grant 
program to provide assistance to eligible States. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under the program, 
a State shall—