[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3638 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3638
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and
submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission
of electricity, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electric Supply Chain Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR THE GENERATION
AND TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY.
(a) Assessment.--In carrying out the requirements of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), the Secretary
shall, for purposes of monitoring the supply chain for the generation
and transmission of electricity and in consultation with relevant
stakeholders, prepare periodic assessments on such supply chain that--
(1) include information on--
(A) efforts and opportunities to strengthen,
secure, and expand such supply chain, including with
respect to overcoming obstacles to broader deployment
of advanced transmission technologies, including
advanced conductors and other technologies that can be
installed to increase the transfer capacity,
efficiency, affordability, reliability, or resiliency
of transmission infrastructure;
(B) any trends, risks, and vulnerabilities in the
supply, demand, and availability of components for or
related to generating or transmitting electricity,
including components that are necessary for the
construction or deployment of facilities that generate
or transmit electricity or can support advanced
transmission technologies, including advanced
conductors and other technologies that can be installed
to increase the transfer capacity, efficiency,
affordability, reliability, or resiliency of
transmission infrastructure;
(C) national security and energy security
considerations for strengthening, securing, and
expanding such supply chain, including efforts of any
foreign entity of concern to exploit supply chain
disruptions for the purposes of undermining United
States leadership in artificial intelligence
development;
(D) barriers to expanding the capacity to--
(i) manufacture, deliver, and install
components for or related to generating or
transmitting electricity in the United States;
and
(ii) process critical materials in the
United States;
(E) domestic policies that deter or otherwise
inhibit greater investment into such supply chain;
(F) the effects of any reliance of the United
States on any foreign entity of concern for--
(i) components for or related to generating
or transmitting electricity; and
(ii) the exploration, development, or
production of critical materials necessary for
manufacturing such components;
(G) workforce challenges affecting such supply
chain;
(H) any vulnerabilities from the employment of any
non-United States citizen at a facility located in the
United States that generates or transmits electricity;
and
(I) opportunities to expand participation in the
workforce supporting such supply chain by veterans,
transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses,
including any barriers to entry in such workforce and
opportunities for enhanced Federal coordination;
(2) identify emerging issues in such supply chain; and
(3) include recommendations to--
(A) address any emerging issues identified under
paragraph (2); and
(B) secure and expand such supply chain.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the most recent
assessment prepared under subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate.
(2) Critical material.--The term ``critical material'' has
the meaning given such term in section 7002(a) of the Energy
Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
(3) Electric reliability organization.--The term ``Electric
Reliability Organization'' has the meaning given such term in
section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (42 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
(4) Electric utility.--The term ``electric utility'' has
the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
(5) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity
of concern'' has the meaning given such term in section
40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42
U.S.C. 18741(a)).
(6) Relevant stakeholder.--The term ``relevant
stakeholder''--
(A) means a stakeholder that is involved in--
(i) the generation, storage, transmission,
or distribution of electricity; or
(ii) the supply chain for such generation,
storage, transmission, or distribution; and
(B) includes an electric utility, an electric grid
component manufacturer, a person who constructs an
electric generating facility, an electric power system
cybersecurity expert, the Electric Reliability
Organization, a ratepayer advocacy stakeholder, and any
other related private sector stakeholder.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3638
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and
submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission
of electricity, and for other purposes.