ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

SEC. 8005. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17381 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 1310 (as added by section 8003 of this Act) the following: “SEC. 1311. [42 U.S.C. 17388] ADVISORY COMMITTEE “(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall designate an existing advisory committee to advise the Secretary on the authorization of research, development, and demonstration projects under sections 1304 and 1304A. “(b) Responsibility.—The Secretary shall annually solicit from the advisory committee— “(1) comments to identify grid modernization technology needs; “(2) an assessment of the progress of the research activities on grid modernization; and “(3) assistance in annually updating grid modernization technology roadmaps.” .