,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #efc #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gcje ,report ,no4 #aai-fdf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #b1 #bjbf,ms4 ,castor of ,florida 7for herself and ,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,may #ab1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #b1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act to reauthorize the ,department of ,energy's ,energy ,sector ,operational ,support for ,cyberresilience ,program to provide operational support for energy sector cybersecurity and resilience4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,threat ,analysis ,center ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,energy ,sector ,operational ,support for ,cyberresilience ,program ,section #djabe7;c7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahgbd7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,f71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting before subparagraph 7,b71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7,a7 to strengthen the collective defense1 response1 and resilience of the ,united ,states energy sector-- 7i7 by enhancing collaboration between the government and the energy sector to analyze threats to the energy sector and to deny1 disrupt1 and mitigate operational impacts to energy systems-- 7,i7 by exchanging information at the classified and unclassified level1 collectively analyzing potential and realized threats1 and providing recommendations to mitigate these threats that benefit the broader energy sector2 and 7,,ii7 by increasing operational collaboration through establishing the technical infrastructure necessary to house1 access1 and perform advanced analytics and experimentation to enable analysis1 discovery1 alerts1 and collaboration activities of intelligence-driven and intelligence-informed technical data and knowledge1 threat information and to share actionable insights and threat mitigation2 7ii7 by advancing the collective understanding of national security risks and vulnerabilities associated with the energy sector that may be exploited by adversaries2 and 7iii7 by increasing the energy sector's understanding of threat actor tactics1 techniques1 procedures1 indicators of compromise1 capabilities1 and activities that present risks to the energy sector2 2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 as so redesignated1 by striking sector2 and inserting sector2 and2 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,e71 as so redesignated1 by striking 2 and and inserting 42 and 7,e7 by striking subparagraph 7,f71 as so redesignated2 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#g72 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,energy ,threat ,analysis ,center ,the ,secretary may carry out any activity of the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a7 through an ,energy ,threat ,analysis ,center1 which may be established at one or more physical locations4 7#c7 ,no right or benefit 7,a7 ,secretarial authority ,the provision of assistance or information under the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a7 to a governmental or private entity shall be at the sole and unreviewable discretion of the ,secretary4 7,b7 ,provision of assistance or information ,the provision of assistance or information under the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a7 to a governmental or private entity shall not create a right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 for any other governmental or private entity to similar assistance or information4 7#d7 ,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a7 shall not be considered an advisory committee under chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,exemption from disclosure ,information shared by or with the ,federal ,government or a ,state1 ,tribal1 or local government under the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any ,state1 ,tribal1 or local provision of law requiring disclosure of information or records2 and 7,b7 withheld1 without discretion1 from the public under section #eeb7;b77#c77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any ,state1 ,tribal1 or local provision of law requiring disclosure of information or records4 7#f7 ,transaction authority 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to any other authority granted to the ,secretary under any other provision of law1 the ,secretary is authorized to enter into and perform contracts1 cooperative agreements1 grants1 and other transactions with public agencies1 private organizations1 and persons to carry out the program developed and carried out under paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,minimizing delays ,the ,secretary may establish and utilize pre-approved national security contracting mechanisms1 model partnership agreements1 and expedited review procedures for purposes of entering into transactions under subparagraph 7,a74 2 and 7#d7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated1 by striking #bjbb through #bjbf and inserting #bjbg through #bjca4 ,may #ab1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed