,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #deg #aad? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #ahdf ,report ,no4   
#aad-bej ,,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  ,may #i1          
#bjaf,report$ by ,mr4 ,johnson1 ) an    
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,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  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,critical     
,infra/ructure ,protection ,act ( #bjaf 
or ! ,,cipa4  #b4 ,,emp & ,,gmd 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$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#i7 ?r\gh 7#ah7 z 
p>agraphs 7#aa7 ?r\gh 7#bj71            
respectively2  7,b7 by r$esignat+       
p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h7 z p>agraphs 7#h7 &
 7#i71 respectively2  7,c7 by ins]t+    
aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,!   
t]m ,,emp means an electromagnetic pulse
 caus$ by a nucle> device or nonnucle>  
device1 includ+ su* a pulse caus$ by an 
act ( t]rorism4  2 &  7,d7 by ins]t+    
aft] p>agraph 7#i71 z s r$esignat$1 !   

foll[+3  7#aj7 ,! t]m ,,gmd means a     
geomagnetic di/urbance caus$ by a sol>  
/orm or ano!r naturally occurr+         
ph5om5on4  2  7#b7 9 section #bja7;d7   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aba7;d771 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7#bf7 7,a7 ,to conduct an
 intellig5ce-bas$ review & comp>ison ( !
 risk & consequ5ce ( ?reats & haz>ds1   
includ+ ,,gmd & ,,emp1 fac+ critical    
infra/ructures1 & 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/ ?reats ( ,,emp & ,,gmd1    
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 #cai2  7ii7 be     
develop$ 9 consultation ) ! relevant    
,f$]al sector-specific ag5cies 7z def9$ 

"u ,presid5tial ,policy ,directive-#ba7 
= critical infra/ructures2  7iii7 be    
develop$ 9 consultation ) ! relevant    
sector coord9at+ c\ncils = critical     
infra/ructures2  7iv7 be in=m$1 to !    
ext5t practicable1 by ! f9d+s ( !       
intellig5ce-bas$ review & comp>ison ( ! 
risk & consequ5ce ( ?reats & haz>ds1    
includ+ ,,gmd & ,,emp1 fac+ critical    
infra/ructures conduct$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a72 &  7v7 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]rorism1 cyb] 
attacks1 & o!r ?reats & haz>ds 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  #cai4 ,,gmd
 & ,,emp mitigation 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 ( ?reats (   
,,emp & ,,gmd4  7b7 ,scope ,! scope ( ! 
rese>* & developm5t "u subsection 7a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an         
objective sci5tific analysis--  7,a7    
evaluat+ ! risks to critical            
infra/ructures f a range ( ?reats (     
,,emp & ,,gmd2 &  7,b7 :i* %all--  7i7  
be conduct$ 9 conjunction ) ! ,(fice (  
,intellig5ce & ,analysis2 &  7ii7       
include a review & comp>ison ( ! range (
 ?reats & haz>ds fac+ critical          
infra/ructure ( ! electric grid4  7#b7  
,det]m9ation ( ! critical utilities &   
national security assets &              
infra/ructures t are at risk f ?reats ( 
,,emp & ,,gmd4  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+ #a 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+ a ?reat ( ,,emp or ,,gmd4     
7#d7 ,an analysis ( te*nology options t 
are available to improve ! resili5cy (  
critical infra/ructure to ?reats ( ,,emp
 & ,,gmd1 :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 ?reats ( ,,emp & ,,gmd1 z in=m$ by
 ! objective sci5tific analysis conduct$
 "u p>agraph 7#a74  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  #ebg4
 ,national plann+ & education  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t     
practicable--  7#a7 develop an incid5t  
annex or simil> response & plann+       
/rategy t guides ! response to a major  
,,gmd or ,,emp ev5t2 &  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+ ?reats ( ,,emp 
& ,,gmd4  7b7 ,exi/+ annexes & plans ,! 
incid5t annex or response & plann+      
/rategy develop$ "u subsection 7a77#a7  
may be incorporat$ into exi/+ incid5t   
annexes or response plans4  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 
#cai4 ,,gmd & ,,emp mitigation rese>* & 
developm5t4  2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! 

item relat+ to section #ebe ! foll[+3   
,sec4 #ebf4 ,integrat$ ,public ,al]t &  
,w>n+ ,sy/em mod]nization4 ,sec4 #ebg4  
,national plann+ & education4  4  7#b7  
,section #eja7ac7 ( ! ,homel& ,security 
,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa7ac77 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ section #b7aa77;,b7 &    
ins]t+ section #b7ac77;,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$--  7#a7 includ+ ?reats ( ,,emp 
& ,,gmd 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section  
#b ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb1 z
 am5d$ by ?is ,act7 9 national plann+1 z
 describ$ 9 section #ebg ( ! ,homel&    
,security ,act ( #bjjb1 z add$ by ?is   
,act2  7#b7 rese>* & developm5t describ$
 9 section #cai ( ! ,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+ ?reats ( ,,emp & ,,gmd  
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  
,may #i1 #bjaf,report$ ) an am5dm5t