SMART GRID REGIONAL DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE.

SEC. 8001. SMART GRID REGIONAL DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE. Section 1304 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17384) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting “research, development, and demonstration” before “program”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) In general.—The Secretary shall establish a smart grid regional demonstration initiative (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Initiative’) composed of demonstration projects focused on cost-effective, advanced technologies for use in power grid sensing, communications, analysis, power flow control, visualization, distribution automation, industrial control systems, dynamic line rating systems, grid redesign, and the integration of distributed energy resources.” ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking “and” at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (iii) by inserting at the end the following: “(F) to encourage the commercial application of advanced distribution automation technologies that exert intelligent control over electrical grid functions at the distribution level to improve system resilience.” .