GRID Act of 2020

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to defense critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act of 2020 GRID Act of 2020 2. Pilot program on implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to defense critical electric infrastructure (a) In general The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of each of the military departments, shall carry out a two-year pilot program under which the Secretary shall implement mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities assessed under section 215A of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o–1 (b) Selection of installations The Secretary shall select at least three military installations at which to carry out the pilot program under this section. In selecting such installations, the Secretary shall— (1) ensure that at least one of the military installations selected is an installation of each of Armed Forces; (2) select installations that represent different challenges or severities with respect to electric infrastructure vulnerability; (3) select at least one critical defense facility within the service territory of a Power Marketing Administration; and (4) provide particular consideration for critical defense facilities and the associated defense critical electric infrastructure that use rural cooperatives or municipal entities for their electricity needs. (c) Comptroller General review (1) In general Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (A) conduct a review of the pilot program under this section; and (B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the review. (2) Contents The review required under this subsection shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the mitigating actions taken under the pilot program and the feasibility of expanding the implementation of such mitigating actions at other installations identified under section 215A(a)(4) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o–1(a)(4) (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) The term defense critical electric infrastructure 16 U.S.C. 824o–1(a)(4) (3) The term mitigating action (4) The term critical defense facility 16 U.S.C. 824o–1(c) (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021, $25,000,000 to carry out the pilot program under this section. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended without fiscal year limitation. 3. Extension of critical defense facilities and defense critical electric infrastructure to include Hawaii, Alaska, and the Territories and addition of mitigation authority Section 215A of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o–1 (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking of the 48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia State (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking identify and designate identify, designate, and mitigate vulnerabilities at (B) by striking the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia any State

Summary: Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act of 2020 or the GRID Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which DOE must implement mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities assessed at critical defense facilities and their associated defense critical electric infrastructure, after consultation with, and with the consent of, the owners of such infrastructure. DOE shall identify, designate, and mitigate vulnerabilities at facilities located in any state that are (1) critical to the defense of the United States, and (2) vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of electric energy provided to such facility by an external provider.