#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cfj  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,energy to establish a    
voluntary ,cyber ,sense program to test 
the cybersecurity of products and       
technologies intended for use in the    
bulk-power system1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cyber ,sense ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,cyber ,sense  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of ,energy1 in  
coordination with relevant ,federal     
agencies1 shall establish a voluntary   
,cyber ,sense program to test the       
cybersecurity of products and           
technologies intended for use in the    
bulk-power system1 as defined in section
 #bae7;a7 of the ,federal ,power ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  7b7 ,program 
requirements ,in carrying out subsection
 7a71 the ,secretary of ,energy shall-- 
7#a7 establish a testing process under  
the ,cyber ,sense program to test the   
cybersecurity of products and           
technologies intended for use in the    

bulk-power system1 including products   
relating to industrial control systems  
and operational technologies1 such as   
supervisory control and data acquisition
 systems2  7#b7 for products and        
technologies tested under the ,cyber    
,sense program1 establish and maintain  
cybersecurity vulnerability reporting   
processes and a related database2  7#c7 
provide technical assistance to electric
 utilities1 product manufacturers1 and  
other electricity sector stakeholders to
 develop solutions to mitigate          
identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities
 in products and technologies tested    
under the ,cyber ,sense program2  7#d7  
biennially review products and          
technologies tested under the ,cyber    
,sense program for cybersecurity        
vulnerabilities and provide analysis    
with respect to how such products and   
technologies respond to and mitigate    
cyber threats2  7#e7 develop guidance1  
that is informed by analysis and testing
 results under the ,cyber ,sense        

program1 for electric utilities for     
procurement of products and             
technologies2  7#f7 provide reasonable  
notice to the public1 and solicit       
comments from the public1 prior to      
establishing or revising the testing    
process under the ,cyber ,sense program2
  7#g7 oversee testing of products and  
technologies under the ,cyber ,sense    
program2 and  7#h7 consider incentives  
to encourage the use of analysis and    
results of testing under the ,cyber     
,sense program in the design of products
 and technologies for use in the        
bulk-power system4  7c7 ,disclosure of  
information ,any cybersecurity          
vulnerability reported pursuant to a    
process established under subsection    
7b77#b71 the disclosure of which the    
,secretary of ,energy reasonably        
foresees would cause harm to critical   
electric infrastructure 7as defined in  
section #bae;,a of the ,federal ,power  
,act71 shall be deemed to be critical   
electric infrastructure information for 

purposes of section #bae;,a7d7 of the   
,federal ,power ,act4  7d7 ,federal     
,government liability ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to authorize 
the commencement of an action against   
the ,united ,states ,government with    
respect to the testing of a product or  
technology under the ,cyber ,sense      
program4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,september #bi1        
#bjbj4;,clerk4