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Sec. 2 · H.R. 9777

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In this Act: (1) Covered entity The term covered entity means a private company, or other private entity, that— (A) owns, operates, or maintains a data center; or (B) has plans to own, operate, or maintain a data center within the next 5 years. (2) Data center The term data center means a data center, as defined in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)), with a power demand of 5 megawatts or more. (3) Existing data center The term existing data center means a data center that has begun operations as of the date of enactment of this Act. (4) New data center The term new data center means a data center or planned data center that is not yet operational as of the date of enactment of this Act.

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