,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #eeij ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bi1 #bjbf,mr4 ,banks introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to submit a plan to identify1 prioritize1 and remediate the presence of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary in the electric grid of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,electric ,grid ,supply ,chain ,security ,act4 #b4 ,plan on remediation of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination with the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,northern ,command and the ,secretaries of the military departments and in consultation with the ,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to identify1 prioritize1 and remediate1 to the standards established under sections #cid1 #bhae1 and #bibj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the presence of covered equipment and covered computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary in the electric grid of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,elements ,the plan required under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an assessment of the risks to the national defense and security of the ,united ,states posed by covered equipment owned or controlled by a foreign adversary1 components1 systems1 and technologies related to such equipment1 and covered computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary1 including risks to-- 7,a7 military installations and defense critical electric infrastructure 7as defined in section #bae;,a of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbdo-#a772 7,b7 continuity of operations for critical missions of the ,department of ,defense2 and 7,c7 the reliability and resilience of the bulk-power system2 7#b7 criteria for prioritizing remediation actions based on risk to military operations1 including proximity to covered military installations and entities of the defense industrial base1 and the criticality of affected infrastructure2 7#c7 a remediation strategy1 coordinated with relevant ,state governments-- 7,a7 to remove1 replace1 or otherwise mitigate1 to the standards established under sections #bhae and #bibj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 covered equipment1 components1 systems1 and technologies related to such equipment1 and computational facilities2 7,b7 to incorporate secure and trusted alternatives to such equipment1 components1 systems1 technologies1 and facilities1 including weapons protection1 standard manufactured components1 and software2 and 7,c7 to minimize disruption to grid operations2 and 7#d7 such other information and plans as the ,secretary determines relevant4 7c7 ,form ,the plan required under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7d7 ,annual funding1 equipment1 and personnel requirements ,beginning in the fiscal year #bjbh budget cycle1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,northern ,command shall submit to the ,secretary and the congressional defense committees an annual budget estimating the funding required to execute the plan submitted under subsection 7a74 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,congressional defense committees ,the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,control ,the term control has the meaning given that term in section #hjj4bjh of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations4 7#c7 ,covered computational facility 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the term covered computational facility means a facility used to operate computing equipment in support of continuous1 automated computational operations4 7,b7 ,issuance of guidance 7i7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,northern ,command1 shall issue guidance to further define the term covered computational facility for purposes of this section4 7ii7 ,annual update ,not less frequently than annually1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,northern ,command1 shall1 as appropriate1 update guidance under clause 7i7 in response to technical developments1 legal1 regulatory1 and institutional barriers1 and newly identified threats and risks4 7#d7 ,covered equipment ,the term covered equipment means any equipment that-- 7,a7 is capable of connecting to the internet1 a local area network1 a wide area network1 or any other communications network1 whether through wired or wireless means1 regardless of ownership or operational control by the government or private industry2 7,b7 contains software1 firmware1 or hardware that is remotely updatable or remotely accessible2 7,c7 is otherwise susceptible to unauthorized access1 exploitation1 or manipulation through a network-connected vector1 including through embedded components1 supply chain vulnerabilities1 or third-party software dependencies2 and 7,d7 is directly connected to the grid1 the electric distribution system of a military installation or entity of the defense industrial base1 or connected to the grid through a transformer1 and can be accessed or communicated with via power line or other communication1 or that can be physically accessed4 7#e7 ,foreign adversary ,the term foreign adversary has the meaning given the term covered nation in section #dhgb7;f7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,defense4