,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #g1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,mc,cormick 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1    
,mr4 ,curtis1 and ,mr4 ,hoeven7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act to reauthorize the ,rural and      
,municipal ,utility ,advanced           
,cybersecurity ,grant and ,technical    
,assistance ,program1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural and          
,municipal ,utility ,cybersecurity ,act4
  #b4 ,rural and ,municipal ,utility    
,advanced ,cybersecurity ,grant and     
,technical ,assistance ,program ,section
 #djabd of the ,infrastructure          
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahgbc7 is amended to read as 
follows3  #djabd4 ,rural and ,municipal 

,utility ,advanced ,cybersecurity ,grant
 and ,technical ,assistance ,program    
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,advanced cybersecurity technology ,the 
term advanced cybersecurity technology  
means any technology1 operational       
capability1 or service1 including       
computer hardware1 software1 or a       
related asset1 that enhances the        
security posture of electric utilities  
through improvements in the ability to  
protect against1 detect1 respond to1 or 
recover from a cybersecurity threat4    
7#b7 ,bulk-power system ,the term       
bulk-power system has the meaning given 
the term in section #bae7;a7 of the     
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hbdo7a774  7#c7 ,cybersecurity threat  
,the term cybersecurity threat has the  
meaning given the term in section #bbjj 
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fej74  7#d7 ,defense    
critical electric infrastructure ,the   
term defense critical electric          
infrastructure has the meaning given the

 term in section #bae;,a7a7 of the      
,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#hbdo-#a7;a774  7#e7 ,eligible entity   
,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a
 rural electric cooperative2  7,b7 an   
electric utility owned by a political   
subdivision of a ,state1 such as a      
municipally owned electric utility2     
7,c7 an electric utility owned by any   
agency1 authority1 corporation1 or      
instrumentality of #a or more political 
subdivisions of a ,state2  7,d7 a       
not-for-profit entity that is in a      
partnership with not fewer than #f      
entities described in subparagraph 7,a71
 7,b71 or 7,c72 and  7,e7 an            
investor-owned electric utility that    
sells less than #d1jjj1jjj megawatt     
hours of electricity per year4  7#f7    
,funding ,the term funding includes     
grants1 cooperative agreements1 and     
prizes4  7#g7 ,program ,the term        
,program means the ,rural and ,municipal
 ,utility ,advanced ,cybersecurity      
,grant and ,technical ,assistance       

,program established under subsection   
7b74  7b7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary
 shall maintain a program1 to be known  
as the ,rural and ,municipal ,utility   
,advanced ,cybersecurity ,grant and     
,technical ,assistance ,program1 to     
provide technical assistance and award  
funding to eligible entities to protect 
against1 detect1 respond to1 and recover
 from cybersecurity threats4  7c7       
,objectives ,the objectives of the      
,program shall be-- 7#a7 to deploy      
advanced cybersecurity technologies for 
electric utility systems2 and  7#b7 to  
increase the participation of eligible  
entities in cybersecurity threat        
information sharing programs4  7d7      
,awards  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying  
out the ,program1 the ,secretary-- 7,a7 
shall1 subject to the availability of   
appropriations1 provide technical       
assistance and award funding to eligible
 entities on a competitive or           
noncompetitive basis2  7,b7 shall       
develop criteria for providing that     

technical assistance and awarding that  
funding2  7,c7 may enter into agreements
 that can facilitate the objectives     
described in subsection 7c7 with        
eligible entities to provide technical  
assistance or award funding2 and  7,d7  
shall establish a process to ensure1 to 
the extent practicable1 that all        
eligible entities are informed about    
opportunities to receive technical      
assistance or funding4  7#b7 ,priority  
for funding and technical assistance ,in
 providing technical assistance and     
awarding funding under the ,program1 the
 ,secretary shall give priority to an   
eligible entity that1 as determined by  
the ,secretary-- 7,a7 has limited       
cybersecurity resources2  7,b7 owns     
assets critical to the reliability of   
the bulk-power system2 or  7,c7 owns or 
operates defense critical electric      
infrastructure4  7e7 ,protection of     
information ,information shared by or   
with the ,federal ,government or a      
,state1 ,tribal1 or local government    

under the ,program shall be deemed      
voluntarily shared information and      
exempt from disclosure under section    
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 
7commonly known as the ,freedom of      
,information ,act71 or any provision of 
any ,state1 ,tribal1 or local freedom of
 information law1 open government law1  
open meetings law1 open records law1    
sunshine law1 or similar law requiring  
the disclosure of information or        
records4  7f7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #bej1jjj1jjj for 
the period of fiscal years #bjbg through
 #bjca4  4