119-hr3638

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 Union Calendar No. 258
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3638

 [Report No. 119-304]

 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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 29, 2025

 Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce

 September 19, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Dunn of Florida and Mr. Wittman

 September 19, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 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;
        (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;
            (C) national security and energy security 
 considerations for strengthening, securing, and 
 expanding such supply chain;
            (D) barriers to expanding the capacity to--
            (i) manufacture 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; and
        (G) workforce challenges affecting such supply 
 chain;

    (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.
 Union Calendar No. 258

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 3638

 [Report No. 119-304]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 19, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
 and ordered to be printed