[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9064 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9064

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the 
  Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy 
                storage for single residence structures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2024

    Mr. Frost (for himself and Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
   and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to provide financial assistance under sections 203, 205, and 404 of the 
  Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 5170c) and section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy 
                storage for single residence structures.

    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 ``Energy Storage for Resilient Homes 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FEMA HOME ENERGY STORAGE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall provide financial assistance under sections 
203, 205, and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 42 U.S.C. 5135, 42 U.S.C. 
5170c) and section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4104c) for home energy storage for single residence structures.
    (b) Cost Effectiveness.--In providing assistance under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall only provide assistance for projects that 
are determined to be cost effective for disaster resilience.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Energy storage system.--The term ``energy storage 
        system'' means any system, equipment, or technology that--
                    (A) is capable of absorbing or converting energy, 
                storing the energy for a period of time, and 
                dispatching the energy; and
                    (B) uses mechanical, electrochemical, thermal, 
                electrolysis, or other processes to convert and store 
                electric energy that was generated at an earlier time 
                for use at a later time.
            (2) Home energy storage.--The term ``home energy storage'' 
        means a fixed or portable energy storage system manufactured 
        and sold for use in single residence structures.
            (3) Single residence structures.--The term ``single 
        residence structures'' means--
                    (A) a residential single-family building in which 
                the total floor area devoted to non-residential uses is 
                less than 50 percent of the building's total floor 
                area;
                    (B) a single-family residential unit in a duplex, 
                fourplex, or other mutli-use building in which more 
                than 50 percent of the floor area is for single-family 
                residences; or
                    (C) a single-family residential unit within a 2 to 
                4 family building, other-residential building, 
                business, or non-residential building, in which 
                commercial uses within the unit are limited to less 
                than 50 percent of the unit's total floor area.
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