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(q) The terms ‘‘interconnection,’’ ‘‘interconnection facilities,’’ and ‘‘point of interconnection’’ refer to facilities and equipment that physically and electrically connect generation resources or electrical load to the electric grid for the purpose of the delivery of electricity, for which grid operators have granted all appropriate approvals required for those facilities and equipment to operate.

(r) The term ‘‘lab-security measures’’ refers to steps to detect, prevent, or mitigate physical, cyber, or other threats to the operation of a data center, to the integrity of information or other assets stored within it, or of unauthorized access to such information or assets.

(s) The term ‘‘leading-edge logic semiconductors’’ refers to semiconductors produced at high volumes using extreme ultraviolet lithography tools as defined by the CHIPS Incentives Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, 2023–NIST–CHIPS–CFF–01.

(t) The term ‘‘model weight’’ means a numerical parameter within an AI model that helps determine the model’s outputs in response to inputs.

(u) The term ‘‘new source review’’ refers to the permitting program with this name in 40 C.F.R. parts 51 or 52.

(v) The term ‘‘non-Federal parties’’ refers to private-sector entities that enter into a contract with the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy pursuant to section 4(g) of this order.

(w) The term ‘‘priority geothermal zone’’ refers to lands with high potential for the development of geothermal power generation resources, as designated by the Secretary of the Interior, including pursuant to section 4(c) of this order.

(x) The term ‘‘project labor agreement’’ means a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of a construction project.

(y) The term ‘‘surplus interconnection service’’ has the same meaning as set forth in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 845.

(z) The terms ‘‘transmission facilities’’ and ‘‘transmission infrastructure’’ mean equipment or structures, including transmission lines and related facilities, used for the purpose of delivering electricity.

(aa) The term ‘‘transmission organization’’ refers to a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator.

(bb) The term ‘‘transmission provider’’ means an entity that manages or operates transmission facilities for the delivery of electric energy used primarily by the public and that is not a transmission organization.

(cc) The term ‘‘waters of the United States’’ has the same meaning as set forth in 33 C.F.R. 328.3(a).

Sec. 4. Establishing Federal Sites for AI Infrastructure. (a) By February 28, 2025, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall, if possible, each identify a minimum of 3 sites on Federal land managed by their respective agencies that may be suitable for the agencies to lease to non-Federal entities for the construction and operation of a frontier AI data center, as well as for the construction and operation of clean energy facilities to serve the data center, by the end of 2027. In identifying these sites, each Secretary shall, as feasible and appropriate, seek to prioritize sites that possess the following characteristics, as consistent with the objective of fully permitting and approving work to construct a frontier AI data center at each site by the end of 2025:

(i) inclusion of sufficient terrain with appropriate land gradients, soil durability, and other topographical characteristics for frontier AI data centers;

(ii) minimized adverse effects from AI infrastructure development or operation on local communities’ health, wellbeing, and resource access; natural