H.R. 3638

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3638 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3638

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 15, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

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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:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.