A bill to promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4610 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4610 To promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2026 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific, and for other purposes. 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 ``Pacific Promotion of Workable Energy Resources Act'' or the ``Pacific POWER Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Direct use.--The term ``direct use'' has the meaning given the term in section 616A of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17195a(b)). (3) Geothermal partners.--The term ``geothermal partners'' means the United States allies and partners selected pursuant to section 6. (4) Next-generation geothermal.--The term ``next-generation geothermal'' means a geothermal power production technology that has the potential to greatly expand the scale and geographical range of geothermal power production, including-- (A) enhanced geothermal systems, as defined in section 612 of the Energy I