,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #a1 #bjbj,ms4  
,ros5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hoev57 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% 
a volunt>y ,cyb] ,s5se program to te/ ! 
cyb]security ( products & te*nologies   
int5d$ = use 9 ! bulk-p[] sy/em1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,cyb] ,s5se ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,cyb] ,s5se program  7a7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,bulk-p[] sy/em ,! t]m bulk-p[] sy/em   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section        
#bae7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo7a774  7#b7 ,critical    
electric infra/ructure ,! t]m critical  
electric infra/ructure has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #bae;,a7a7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,p[] ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo-#a7;a774 
7#c7 ,program ,! t]m program means !    
volunt>y ,cyb] ,s5se program e/abli%$ "u

 subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4   
7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 9         
coord9ation ) ! heads ( o!r relevant    
,f$]al ag5cies1 %all e/abli% a volunt>y 
,cyb] ,s5se program to te/ !            
cyb]security ( products & te*nologies   
int5d$ = use 9 ! bulk-p[] sy/em4  7c7   
,program requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out       
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 
e/abli% a te/+ process "u ! program to  
te/ ! cyb]security ( products &         
te*nologies int5d$ = use 9 ! bulk-p[]   
sy/em1 includ+ products relat+ to       
indu/rial control sy/ems & op]ational   
te*nologies1 su* z sup]visory control & 
data acquisition sy/ems2  7#b7 =        
products & te*nologies te/$ "u !        
program1 e/abli% & ma9ta9 cyb]security  
vuln]ability report+ processes & a      
relat$ database2  7#c7 provide te*nical 
assi/ance to electric utilities1 product
 manufactur]s1 & o!r electricity sector 
/akehold]s to develop solutions to      
mitigate id5tifi$ cyb]security          

vuln]abilities 9 products & te*nologies 
te/$ "u ! program2  7#d7 bi5nially      
review products & te*nologies te/$ "u ! 
program = cyb]security vuln]abilities & 
provide analysis ) respect to h[ ^?     
products & te*nologies respond to &     
mitigate cyb] ?reats2  7#e7 develop     
guidance t is in=m$ by analysis & te/+  
results "u ! program = electric         
utilities = ! procurem5t ( products &   
te*nologies2  7#f7 provide reasonable   
notice to1 & solicit comm5ts f1 ! public
 prior to e/abli%+ or revis+ ! te/+     
process "u ! program2  7#g7 ov]see !    
te/+ ( products & te*nologies "u !      
program2 &  7#h7 consid] inc5tives to   
enc\rage ! use ( analysis & results (   
te/+ "u ! program 9 ! design ( products 
& te*nologies = use 9 ! bulk-p[] sy/em4 
7d7 ,disclosure ( in=mation ,any        
cyb]security vuln]ability report$       
pursuant to a process e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7c77#b71 ! disclosure ( :i* !
 ,secret>y reasonably =esees w\ld cause 
h>m to critical electric infra/ructure1 

%all be consid]$ to be critical electric
 infra/ructure in=mation = purposes (   
section #bae;,a7d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo-#a7;d774  7e7      
,f$]al gov]nm5t liability ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section au?orizes ! comm5cem5t ( an     
action aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) respect  
to ! te/+ ( a product or te*nology "u ! 
program4