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H.R. 5240 — what changed

Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Program to promote and advance physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities

(a)
changed 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;
(4)
assist with cybersecurity training for electric utilities;
(5)
advance the cybersecurity of third-party vendors that work in partnerships with electric utilities; and
(6)
provide technical assistance for electric utilities subject to the program.
(b)
Scope— In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall—
(1)
take into consideration different sizes of electric utilities and the regions that such electric utilities serve;
(2)
prioritize electric utilities with fewer available resources due to size or region; and
(3)
to the extent practicable, utilize and leverage existing Department of Energy programs.
(c)
Protection of information— Information provided to, or collected by, the Federal Government pursuant to this section—
(1)
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
(2)
shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision or tribal authority pursuant to any Federal, State, political subdivision, or tribal law requiring public disclosure of information or records.

Sec. 5 Definitions

In the Act, the following definitions apply:

(1)
added 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)
renumbered was (3) 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)
renumbered was (4) 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).