Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act of 2020” or the “GRID Act of 2020”.
Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act of 2020
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to defense critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Pilot program on implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to defense critical electric infrastructure
In general— The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of each of the military departments, shall carry out a two-year pilot program under which the Secretary shall implement mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities assessed under section 215A of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1) at critical defense facilities and their associated defense critical electric infrastructure, after consultation with, and with the consent of, the owners of such infrastructure.
Selection of installations— The Secretary shall select at least three military installations at which to carry out the pilot program under this section. In selecting such installations, the Secretary shall—
ensure that at least one of the military installations selected is an installation of each of Armed Forces;
select installations that represent different challenges or severities with respect to electric infrastructure vulnerability;
select at least one critical defense facility within the service territory of a Power Marketing Administration; and
provide particular consideration for critical defense facilities and the associated defense critical electric infrastructure that use rural cooperatives or municipal entities for their electricity needs.
Comptroller General review—
In general— Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
conduct a review of the pilot program under this section; and
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the review.
Contents— The review required under this subsection shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the mitigating actions taken under the pilot program and the feasibility of expanding the implementation of such mitigating actions at other installations identified under section 215A(a)(4) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1(a)(4)).
Definitions— In this Act:
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
The term “defense critical electric infrastructure” has the meaning given such term under section 215A(a)(4) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1(a)(4)).
The term “mitigating action” means any energy resiliency solution applied that is consistent with an assessed strategy to reduce defense critical electric infrastructure vulnerabilities.
The term “critical defense facility” means a facility designated as a critical defense facility under section 215A(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1(c)).
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021, $25,000,000 to carry out the pilot program under this section. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation.
Sec. 3 Extension of critical defense facilities and defense critical electric infrastructure to include Hawaii, Alaska, and the Territories and addition of mitigation authority
Section 215A of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1) is amended—
in subsection (a)(4), by striking “of the 48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia” and inserting in its place “State”;
in subsection (c)—
by striking “identify and designate” and inserting “identify, designate, and mitigate vulnerabilities at”; and
by striking “the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia” and inserting in its place “any State”.