,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,sessions7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland    
,security ,act of #bjjb to secure       
critical infrastructure against         
electromagnetic pulses1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,critical           
,infrastructure ,protection ,act or     
,,cipa 4  #b4 ,,emp planning1 research  
and development1 and protection and     
preparedness  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aba7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
section #b 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja71 by      
inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the      
following3  7#f;a7 ,,emp ,the term ,,emp
 means-- 7,a7 an electromagnetic pulse  
caused by intentional means1 including  
acts of terrorism2 and  7,b7 an         

electromagnetic pulse caused by solar   
storms or other naturally occurring     
phenomena4  2  7#b7 in title ,v 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #caa et seq471 by adding at   
the end the following3  #ebf4 ,national 
planning scenarios and education ,the   
,secretary1 acting through the          
,assistant ,secretary of the ,national  
,protection and ,programs ,directorate1 
shall-- 7#a7 include in national        
planning scenarios the threat of ,,emp  
events2 and  7#b7 conduct a campaign to 
proactively educate owners and operators
 of critical infrastructure1 emergency  
planners1 and emergency responders at   
all levels of government of the threat  
of ,,emp events4  2  7#c7 in title ,,iii
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 by adding 
at the end of the following3  #cah4     
,,emp research and development  7a7 ,in 
general ,in furtherance of domestic     
preparedness and response1 the          
,secretary1 acting through the ,under   
,secretary for ,science and ,technology1
 and in consultation with other relevant

 agencies and departments of the        
,federal ,government and relevant owners
 and operators of critical              
infrastructure1 shall conduct research  
and development to mitigate the         
consequences of ,,emp events4  7b7      
,scope ,the scope of the research and   
development under subsection 7a7 shall  
include the following3 7#a7 ,an         
objective scientific analysis of the    
risks to critical infrastructures from a
 range of ,,emp events4  7#b7           
,determination of the critical national 
security assets and vital civic         
utilities and infrastructures that are  
at risk from ,,emp events4  7#c7 ,an    
evaluation of emergency planning and    
response technologies that would address
 the findings and recommendations of    
experts1 including those of the         
,commission to ,assess the ,threat to   
the ,united ,states from                
,electromagnetic ,pulse ,attack4  7#d7  
,an analysis of technology options that 
are available to improve the resiliency 

of critical infrastructure to ,,emp4    
7#e7 ,the restoration and recovery      
capabilities of critical infrastructure 
under differing levels of damage and    
disruption from various ,,emp events4  2
 and  7#d7 in section #bja7;d7 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d771 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#bf7 7,a7 ,prepare 
and submit to the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate-- 7i7 a         
comprehensive plan to protect and       
prepare the critical infrastructure of  
the ,american homeland against ,,emp    
events1 including from acts of          
terrorism2 and  7ii7 biennial updates of
 such plan4  7,b7 ,the comprehensive    
plan shall-- 7i7 be based on findings of
 the research and development conducted 
under section #cah2  7ii7 be developed  
in consultation with the relevant       
,federal sector-specific agencies 7as   
defined under ,homeland ,security       

,presidential ,directive-#g7 for        
critical infrastructures2  7iii7 be     
developed in consultation with the      
relevant sector coordinating councils   
for critical infrastructures2 and  7iv7 
include a classified annex4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendments ,the table of      
contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act 
is amended-- 7#a7 by adding at the end  
of the items relating to title ,v the   
following3  ,sec4 #ebf4 ,national       
planning scenarios and education4  2    
and  7#b7 by adding at the end of the   
items relating to title ,,iii the       
following3  ,sec4 #cah4 ,,emp research  
and development4  4  7c7 ,deadline for  
initial plan ,the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall submit the    
comprehensive plan required under the   
amendment made by subsection 7a77#d7 by 
not later than one year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7d7     
,report ,the ,secretary shall submit a  
report to ,congress by not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         

enactment of this ,act describing the   
progress made in1 and an estimated date 
by which the ,department of ,homeland   
,security will have completed-- 7#a7    
including ,,emp 7as defined in the      
amendment made by subsection 7a77#a77   
threats in national planning scenarios2 
7#b7 research and development described 
in the amendment made by subsection     
7a77#c72  7#c7 development of the       
comprehensive plan required under the   
amendment made by subsection 7a77#d72   
and  7#d7 beginning a campaign to       
proactively educate emergency planners  
and emergency responders at all levels  
of government regarding the threat of   
,,emp events4