,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bc1 #bjae ,mr4 
,ris* 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act to protect !    
bulk-p[] sy/em f cyb] security ?reats4  
#a4 ,cyb] security ?reats ,"p ,,ii ( !  
,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbd et 
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #bbd4 ,cyb] security ?reats    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,bulk-p[] sy/em ,! t]m bulk-p[] sy/em   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bae4  
7#b7 ,cyb] security ?reat ,! t]m cyb]   
security ?reat means ! imm95t dang] ( a 
malici\s act t disrupts1 attempts to    
disrupt1 or poses a significant risk (  
disrupt+ ! op]ation ( programmable      
electronic devices or communications    
networks 7includ+ h>dw>e1 s(tw>e1 &     
data7 ess5tial to ! reliable op]ation ( 
! bulk-p[] sy/em4  7#c7 ,electric       

,reliability ,organization ,! t]m       
,electric ,reliability ,organization has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bae4     
7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7b7 ,em]g5cy       
au?ority ( ,secret>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if 
! ,presid5t submits to ! ,secret>y a    
writt5 notice ( a det]m9ation by !      
,presid5t t imm$iate action is necess>y 
to protect ! bulk-p[] sy/em f a cyb]    
security ?reat1 ! ,secret>y may require1
 by ord] & ) or )\t notice1 any entity t
 owns1 controls1 or op]ates a bulk-p[]  
sy/em facility to take su* actions z !  
,secret>y det]m9es w be/ av]t or        
mitigate ! cyb] security ?reat4  7#b7   
,coord9ation ) ,canada & ,mexico ,9     
ex]cis+ ! au?ority pursuant to ?is      
subsection1 ! ,secret>y is enc\rag$ to  
consult & coord9ate ) ! appropriate     
(ficials 9 ,canada & ,mexico responsible
 = ! protection ( cyb] security ( !     
int]connect$ ,nor? ,am]ican electricity 
grid4  7#c7 ,consultation ,be=e ex]cis+ 
au?ority pursuant to ?is subsection1 to 

! maximum ext5t practicable1 tak+ into  
consid]ation ! nature ( an id5tifi$ cyb]
 security ?reat & ! urg5cy ( ne$ =      
action1 ! ,secret>y %all consult reg>d+ 
implem5tation ( actions t w effectively 
address ! cyb] security ?reat )--  7,a7 
any entities pot5tially subject to !    
cyb] security ?reat t own1 control1 or  
op]ate bulk-p[] sy/em facilities2  7,b7 
! ,electric ,reliability ,organization2 
7,c7 ! ,electricity ,sub-sector         
,coord9at+ ,c\ncil 7z def9$ 9 ! docum5t 
entitl$ ,homel& ,security ,presid5tial  
,directive #g3 ,critical ,infra/ructure 
,id5tification1 ,prioritization1 &      
,protection72 &  7,d7 (ficials ( o!r    
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 z           
appropriate4  7#d7 ,co/ recov]y  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,commission %all e/abli% a    
me*anism t p]mits own]s1 op]ators1 or   
us]s ( ! bulk-p[] sy/em to seek recov]y 
( prud5tly incurr$ co/s requir$ to      
implem5t actions ord]$ by ! ,secret>y "u
 ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,any
 rate or *>ge approv$ "u a me*anism     

e/abli%$ "u ?is p>agraph-- 7i7 %all be j
 & reasonable2 &  7ii7 %all n be unduly 
discrim9atory or pref]5tial4  7c7       
,duration ( em]g5cy ord]s ,an ord] issu$
 by ! ,secret>y pursuant to subsection  
7b7 %all rema9 9 effect = n long] ?an ! 
#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! effective    
date ( ! ord]1 unless1 dur+ t #cj       
day-p]iod1 ! ,secret>y--  7#a7 provides 
to int]e/$ p]sons an opportunity to     
submit writt5 data1 recomm5dations1 &   
argum5ts2 &  7#b7 affirms1 am5ds1 or    
repeals ! ord]1 subject to ! condition t
 an am5d$ ord] %all n exce$ a total     
duration ( #ij days4  4