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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 83"
bill: "113-hr-83"
heading: "Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015"
from: "rh"
from_label: "Reported in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/113/hr/83/changes/eh"
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# H.R. 83 — what changed

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 — 1 section amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Section 1 Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development

- (a) Definitions— In this section:
  - (1) Comprehensive energy plan— The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes”, approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492).
  - (2) Energy action plan— The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d).
  - (3) Freely Associated States— The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
  - (4) Insular areas— The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
  - (5) Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
  - (6) Team— The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).
- (b) Establishment— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts—
  - (1) to develop <del>an </del>energy action <del>plan </del><ins>plans </ins>addressing the <ins>immediate, near-term, and long-term </ins>energy <ins>and environmental </ins>needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and
  - (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing <del>such </del><ins>an energy action </ins>plan.
- (c) Participation of regional utility organizations— In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.
- (d) Energy action <del>plan—</del><ins>plans—</ins> In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action <del>plan </del><ins>plans </ins>shall include—
  - (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—
    - (A) <del>reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels;</del><ins>promote access to affordable, reliable energy;</ins>
    - (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy <del>sources; </del><ins>resources; </ins>and
    - (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;
  - (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
  - (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and
  - (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.
- (e) Reports to Secretary— Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action <del>plan.</del><ins>plans.</ins>
- (f) Annual reports to Congress— Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
- (g) <ins>Funding—</ins> <ins>No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.</ins>