Union Calendar No. 615
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–795]
To provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes.
March 9, 2018
Mr. McNerney (for himself and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
June 28, 2018
Additional sponsor: Ms. Rosen
June 28, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2018]
To provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act”.
SEC. 2. Program to promote and advance physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities.
(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with State regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, the Electric Reliability Organization, and other Federal agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, shall carry out a program to—
(1) develop, and provide for voluntary implementation of, maturity models, self-assessments, and auditing methods for assessing the physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities;
(2) provide training to electric utilities to address and mitigate cybersecurity supply chain management risks;
(3) increase opportunities for sharing best practices and data collection within the electric sector;
(b) Scope.—In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall—
SEC. 3. Report on cybersecurity and distribution systems.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with State regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, and other Federal agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to Congress a report that assesses—
SEC. 4. Electricity interruption information.
(a) Interruption cost estimate calculator.—The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, and other Federal agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, shall update the Interruption Cost Estimate Calculator, as often as appropriate and feasible, but not less than once every 2 years.
In the Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION.—The term “Electric Reliability Organization” has the meaning given such term in section 215(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(2)).
(2) ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term “electric utility” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
(3) STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The term “State regulatory authority” has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796).
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[Report No. 115–795] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the
cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the
electric grid, and for other purposes. | |||||
June 28, 2018 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed |