,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjae,mr4   
,johnson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,homel&         
,security ,act ( #bjjb to secure        
critical infra/ructure aga9/            
electromagnetic ?reats1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,critical ,infra/ructure   
,protection ,act ( #bjae or ,,cipa4  #b4
 ,,emp plann+1 rese>* & developm5t1 &   
protection & prep>$ness  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 section #b 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja7-- 7,a7
 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#g7 ?r\gh     
7#ah7 z p>agraphs 7#h7 ?r\gh 7#ai71     
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,,em ?reat
 ,! t]m ,,em ?reat means an             
electromagnetic pulse caus$ by--  7,a7 a

 nucle> device or nonnucle> device1     
includ+ su* a pulse caus$ by an act (   
t]rorism2 or  7,b7 a geomagnetic        
di/urbance caus$ by sol> /orms or o!r   
naturally occurr+ ph5om5a4  2  7#b7 9   
section #bja7;d7 7#f ,u4,s4,c4          
#aba7;d771 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3   
7#bf7 7,a7 ,prep>e & submit to !        
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7i7 a        
recomm5d$ /rategy to protect & prep>e ! 
critical infra/ructure ( ! ,am]ican     
homel& aga9/ ,,em ?reats1 includ+ f acts
 ( t]rorism2 &  7ii7 n less frequ5tly   
?an e #b ye>s1 updates ( ! recomm5d$    
/rategy4  7,b7 ,! recomm5d$ /rategy "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all--  7i7 be bas$ on 
f9d+s ( ! rese>* & developm5t conduct$  
"u section #cah2  7ii7 be develop$ 9    
consultation ) ! relevant ,f$]al        
sector-specific ag5cies 7z def9$ "u     
,homel& ,security ,presid5tial          
,directive #g7 = critical               

infra/ructures2  7iii7 be develop$ 9    
consultation ) ! relevant sector        
coord9at+ c\ncils = critical            
infra/ructures2 &  7iv7 be submitt$ 9   
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y may1
 if appropriate1 incorporate ! recomm5d$
 /rategy into a broad] recomm5dation    
develop$ by ! ,dep>tm5t to help protect 
& prep>e critical infra/ructure f       
t]rorism & o!r ?reats if1 z incorporat$1
 ! recomm5d$ /rategy complies )         
subp>agraph 7,b74  2  7#c7 9 title ,,iii
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq471 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #cah4 ,,em ?reat      
rese>* & developm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9    
fur!rance ( dome/ic prep>$ness &        
response1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u 
,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology1 & 9   
consultation ) o!r relevant executive   
ag5cies & relevant own]s & op]ators (   
critical infra/ructure1 %all1 to ! ext5t
 practicable1 conduct rese>* &          
developm5t to mitigate ! consequ5ces (  
,,em ?reats4  7b7 ,scope ,! scope ( !   

rese>* & developm5t "u subsection 7a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an         
objective sci5tific analysis ( ! risks  
to critical infra/ructures f a range (  
,,em ?reats4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation ( !     
critical national security assets &     
vital civic utilities & infra/ructures t
 are at risk f ,,em ?reats4  7#c7 ,an   
evaluation ( em]g5cy plann+ & response  
te*nologies t w\ld address ! f9d+s &    
recomm5dations ( exp]ts1 includ+ ^? ( ! 
,commission to ,assess ! ,?reat to !    
,unit$ ,/ates f ,electromagnetic ,pulse 
,attack1 :i* %all include a review ( !  
feasibility (--  7,a7 rapidly isolat+ "o
 or m portions ( ! electrical grid f !  
ma9 electrical grid2 &  7,b7 tra9+      
utility & transmission op]ators to      
deactivate transmission l9es )9 seconds 
( an ev5t con/itut+ an ,,em ?reat4  7#d7
 ,an analysis ( te*nology options t are 
available to improve ! resili5cy (      
critical infra/ructure to ,,em ?reats1  
:i* %all include an analysis ( neutral  
curr5t block+ devices t may protect     

high-voltage transmission l9es4  7#e7 ,!
 re/oration & recov]y capabilities (    
critical infra/ructure "u diff]+ levels 
( damage & disruption f v>i\s ,,em      
?reats4  7#f7 ,an analysis ( !          
feasibility ( a real-"t al]t sy/em to   
in=m electric grid op]ators & o!r       
/akehold]s )9 milliseconds ( a          
high-altitude nucle> explosion4  2 &    
7#d7 9 title ,v 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa et   
seq471 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ebf4
 ,national plann+ frameworks & education
 ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u         
,secret>y = ! ,national ,protection &   
,programs ,directorate1 %all1 to ! ext5t
 practicable--  7#a7 include ,,em ?reats
 9 national plann+ frameworks2 &  7#b7  
conduct outrea* to educate own]s &      
op]ators ( critical infra/ructure1      
em]g5cy plann]s1 & em]g5cy response     
provid]s at all levels ( gov]nm5t reg>d+
 ,,em ?reats4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+
 am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,! table ( cont5ts 9    
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb is am5d$-- 7,a7 by ins]t+  

aft] ! item relat+ to section #cag !    
foll[+3  ,sec4 #cah4 ,,emp rese>* &     
developm5t4  2  &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] !
 item relat+ to section #ebe ! foll[+3  
,sec4 #ebf4 ,national plann+ frameworks 
& education4  4  7#b7 ,section #eja7ac7 
( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f  
,u4,s4,c4 #caa7ac77 is am5d$ by /rik+   
section #aja7aa77;,b7 & ins]t+ section  
#aja7ab77;,b74  7#c7 ,section #gab7;a7 (
 title #ad1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ section #b7af7 ( !       
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aja7af77 & ins]t+ section #b 
( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f  
,u4,s4,c4 #aja74  7c7 ,deadl9e = initial
 recomm5d$ /rategy ,n lat] ?an #a ye>   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
submit ! recomm5d$ /rategy requir$ "u   
p>agraph 7#bf7 ( section #bja7;d7 ( !   
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d771 z add$ by ?is ,act4
  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        

,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all      
submit to ,congress a report describ+ ! 
progress made 91 & an e/imat$ date by   
:i* ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security w h 
complet$--  7#a7 includ+ ,,em ?reats 7z 
def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,homel& ,security
 ,act ( #bjjb1 z am5d$ by ?is ,act7 9   
national plann+ frameworks2  7#b7 rese>*
 & developm5t describ$ 9 section #cah ( 
! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb1 z add$
 by ?is ,act2  7#c7 developm5t ( !      
recomm5d$ /rategy requir$ "u p>agraph   
7#bf7 ( section #bja7;d7 ( ! ,homel&    
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#aba7;d771 z add$ by ?is ,act2 &  7#d7  
beg9n+ to conduct outrea* to educate    
em]g5cy plann]s & em]g5cy response      
provid]s at all levels ( gov]nm5t reg>d+
 ,,em ?reat ev5ts4  #c4 ,no regulatory  
au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act1 includ+ !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 %all be      
con/ru$ to grant any regulatory         
au?ority4  #d4 ,no new au?orization (   
appropriations ,?is ,act1 includ+ !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 may be c>ri$ 

out only by us+ funds appropriat$ "u !  
au?ority ( o!r laws4