,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa 7legislative 
day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o
 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mull97 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy ) ! au?ority to ent] 
into contracts & coop]ative agreem5ts to
 improve ! security & resili5ce ( def5se
 critical electric infra/ructure & r$uce
 ! vuln]ability ( critical def5se       
facilities to ! disruption ( ! supply ( 
en]gy to ^? facilities1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,gu>antee+ ,resili5t       
,in/allations = ,def5se ,act ( #bjbd or 
! ,,grid ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def5se     
critical en]gy infra/ructure security   
,section #bae;,a ( ! ,f$]al ,p[] ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo-#a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph     
7#d71 by /rik+ ( ! #dh contigu\s ,/ates 
or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & ins]t+      

,/ate2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#h7
 z p>agraph 7#i72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#g7 ! foll[+3  7#h7          
,resili5ce ,! t]m resili5ce has ! mean+ 
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #acjd;,a7j7 ( !    
,en]gy ,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act (   
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agchd;a7j774  2   
7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 9 ! matt] prec$+ 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ! #dh contigu\s 
,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & ins]t+
 any ,/ate2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7g7 ,au?ority ,to address      
vuln]abilities ,! ,secret>y may1 to !   
ext5t t funds are made available = su*  
purposes 9 advance 9 appropriations     
,acts1 ent] into contracts or coop]ative
 agreem5ts ) ext]nal provid]s ( en]gy-- 
7#a7 to improve ! security & resili5ce (
 def5se critical electric infra/ructure2
 &  7#b7 to r$uce ! vuln]ability (      
critical def5se facilities designat$ "u 
subsection 7c7 to ! disruption ( !      
supply ( en]gy to ^? facilities4  4