H.R. 8053 · 117th Congress
GRID Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jason Crow
- Introduced
- 2022-06-14
- Latest action
- 2022-06-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Summary
Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act or the GRID Act
This bill gives the Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to address the vulnerability of critical defense facilities to electric energy supply disruptions. Specifically, DOE may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with external providers of electric energy to (1) improve the resilience of defense critical electric infrastructure, or (2) reduce such vulnerability.