,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,nerney 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,latta7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for certain programs
 and developments in the ,department of 
,energy concerning the cybersecurity and
 vulnerabilities of1 and physical       
threats to1 the electric grid1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,enhancing     
,grid ,security through ,public-,private
 ,partnerships ,act4  #b4 ,program to   
promote and advance physical security   
and cybersecurity of electric utilities 
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,energy1 in consultation with ,state    
regulatory authorities1 industry        
stakeholders1 the ,electric ,reliability
 ,organization1 and other ,federal      
agencies the ,secretary determines      
appropriate1 shall carry out a program  

to--  7#a7 develop1 and provide for     
voluntary implementation of1 maturity   
models1 self-assessments1 and auditing  
methods for assessing the physical      
security and cybersecurity of electric  
utilities2  7#b7 provide training to    
electric utilities to address and       
mitigate cybersecurity supply chain     
management risks2  7#c7 increase        
opportunities for sharing best practices
 and data collection within the electric
 sector2  7#d7 assist with cybersecurity
 training for electric utilities2  7#e7 
advance the cybersecurity of third-party
 vendors that work in partnerships with 
electric utilities2 and  7#f7 provide   
technical assistance for electric       
utilities subject to the program4  7b7  
,scope ,in carrying out the program     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,energy shall--  7#a7 take into         
consideration different sizes of        
electric utilities and the regions that 
such electric utilities serve2  7#b7    
prioritize electric utilities with fewer

 available resources due to size or     
region2 and  7#c7 to the extent         
practicable1 utilize and leverage       
existing ,department of ,energy         
programs4  7c7 ,protection of           
information ,information provided to1 or
 collected by1 the ,federal ,government 
pursuant to this section-- 7#a7 shall be
 exempt from disclosure under section   
#eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 shall not be   
made available by any ,federal1 ,state1 
political subdivision or tribal         
authority pursuant to any ,federal1     
,state1 political subdivision1 or tribal
 law requiring public disclosure of     
information or records4  #c4 ,report on 
cybersecurity and distribution systems  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,energy1 in consultation with ,state    
regulatory authorities1 industry        
stakeholders1 and other ,federal        
agencies the ,secretary determines      
appropriate1 shall submit to ,congress a
 report that assesses--  7#a7           

priorities1 policies1 procedures1 and   
actions for enhancing the physical      
security and cybersecurity of           
electricity distribution systems to     
address threats to1 and vulnerabilities 
of1 such electricity distribution       
systems2 and  7#b7 implementation of    
such priorities1 policies1 procedures1  
and actions1 including an estimate of   
potential costs and benefits of such    
implementation1 including any           
public-private cost-sharing             
opportunities4  7b7 ,protection of      
information ,information provided to1 or
 collected by1 the ,federal ,government 
pursuant to this section-- 7#a7 shall be
 exempt from disclosure under section   
#eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 shall not be   
made available by any ,federal1 ,state1 
political subdivision or tribal         
authority pursuant to any ,federal1     
,state1 political subdivision1 or tribal
 law requiring public disclosure of     
information or records4  #d4            

,electricity interruption information   
7a7 ,interruption cost estimate         
calculator ,the ,secretary of ,energy1  
in consultation with the ,federal       
,energy ,regulatory ,commission1 ,state 
regulatory authorities1 industry        
stakeholders1 and other ,federal        
agencies the ,secretary determines      
appropriate1 shall update the           
,interruption ,cost ,estimate           
,calculator1 as often as appropriate and
 feasible1 but not less than once every 
#b years4  7b7 ,indices ,the ,secretary 
of ,energy1 in consultation with the    
,federal ,energy ,regulatory            
,commission1 ,state regulatory          
authorities1 industry stakeholders1 and 
other ,federal agencies the ,secretary  
determines appropriate1 shall1 as often 
as appropriate and feasible1 update the 
following3  7#a7 ,the ,system ,average  
,interruption ,duration ,index4  7#b7   
,the ,system ,average ,interruption     
,frequency ,index4  7#c7 ,the ,customer 
,average ,interruption ,duration ,index4

  7c7 ,survey ,the ,administrator of the
 ,energy ,information ,administration   
shall collect information on electricity
 interruption costs1 if available1 from 
a representative sample of owners of    
electric grid assets through a biennial 
survey4  #e4 ,definitions ,in the ,act1 
the following definitions apply3 7#a7   
,electric reliability organization ,the 
term ,electric ,reliability             
,organization has the meaning given such
 term in section #bae7;a77#b7 of the    
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hbdo7a77#b774  7#b7 ,electric utility  
,the term electric utility has the      
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #gif74  7#c7 ,state regulatory         
authority ,the term ,state regulatory   
authority has the meaning given such    
term in section #c of the ,federal      
,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gif74