This bill addresses the global challenges faced by electrical grids, including aging infrastructure , increasing energy demands, climate risks, and escalating cyber threats. It recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies offer a transformative opportunity to modernize these grids through capabilities like predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and autonomous system restoration. The legislation aims to establish a comprehensive international strategy to advance the research, development, and deployment of AI-enabled technologies for the modernization and resilience of electrical grids worldwide. The strategy, to be developed and implemented by the Secretary of State in coordination with other federal agencies, will focus on several key measures. These include strengthening partnerships with allied countries and the private sector, accelerating the deployment of AI-enabled grid technologies to enhance reliability and cybersecurity, and promoting equitable access to advanced tools in vulnerable regions. The bill authorizes support for international research, pilot projects, and public-private partnerships, while also mandating annual reports to Congress on the strategy's progress and outcomes.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AI Energy Grid Modernization Strategy Act
USA119th CongressHR-7697| House
| Updated: 2/25/2026
This bill addresses the global challenges faced by electrical grids, including aging infrastructure , increasing energy demands, climate risks, and escalating cyber threats. It recognizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies offer a transformative opportunity to modernize these grids through capabilities like predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and autonomous system restoration. The legislation aims to establish a comprehensive international strategy to advance the research, development, and deployment of AI-enabled technologies for the modernization and resilience of electrical grids worldwide. The strategy, to be developed and implemented by the Secretary of State in coordination with other federal agencies, will focus on several key measures. These include strengthening partnerships with allied countries and the private sector, accelerating the deployment of AI-enabled grid technologies to enhance reliability and cybersecurity, and promoting equitable access to advanced tools in vulnerable regions. The bill authorizes support for international research, pilot projects, and public-private partnerships, while also mandating annual reports to Congress on the strategy's progress and outcomes.