[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5240 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5240
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2018
Mr. McNerney (for himself and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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, 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. 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--
(1) priorities, policies, procedures, and actions for
enhancing the physical security and cybersecurity of
electricity distribution systems to address threats to, and
vulnerabilities of, such electricity distribution systems; and
(2) implementation of such priorities, policies,
procedures, and actions, including an estimate of potential
costs and benefits of such implementation, including any
public-private cost-sharing opportunities.
(b) 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. 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.
(b) Indices.--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, as often as appropriate and feasible,
update the following:
(1) The System Average Interruption Duration Index.
(2) The System Average Interruption Frequency Index.
(3) The Customer Average Interruption Duration Index.
(c) Survey.--The Administrator of the Energy Information
Administration shall collect information on electricity interruption
costs, if available, from a representative sample of owners of electric
grid assets through a biennial survey.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In the Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) 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).
(2) 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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