‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
technical assistance to eligible entities for the commer-
cial application of technologies to improve the resil-
ience of the electric grid and commercial application 
of technologies to help entities develop plans for pre-
venting and recovering from various power outage 
scenarios at the local, regional, and State level. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.—The 
commercial application technical assistance program 
established in paragraph (1) shall include assistance 
to eligible entities for— 
‘‘(A) the commercial application of tech-
nologies developed from the grant program estab-
lished in subsection (b), including cooperative 
utilities and utilities owned by a political sub-
division of a State, such as municipally-owned 
electric utilities; 
‘‘(B) 
the 
development 
of 
methods 
to 
strengthen or otherwise mitigate adverse impacts 
on electric grid infrastructure against natural 
hazards; 
‘‘(C) the use of Department data and mod-
eling tools for various purposes; 
‘‘(D) a resource assessment and analysis of 
future demand and distribution requirements, 
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including development of advanced grid architec-
tures and risk analysis; and 
‘‘(E) the development of tools and tech-
nologies to coordinate data across relevant enti-
ties to promote resilience and wildfire prevention 
in the planning, design, construction, operation, 
and maintenance of transmission infrastructure; 
‘‘(F) analysis to predict the likelihood of ex-
treme weather events to inform the planning, de-
sign, construction, operation, and maintenance 
of transmission infrastructure in consultation 
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration; and 
‘‘(G) the commercial application of relevant 
technologies, such as distributed energy resources, 
microgrids, or other energy technologies, to estab-
lish backup power for users or facilities affected 
by emergency power shutoffs. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The entities eligible 
to receive technical assistance for commercial applica-
tion of technologies under this section include— 
‘‘(A) representatives of all sectors of the elec-
tric power industry, including electric utilities, 
trade organizations, and transmission and dis-
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tribution system organizations, owners, and op-
erators; 
‘‘(B) State and local governments and regu-
latory authorities, including public utility com-
missions; 
‘‘(C) tribal and Alaska Native governmental 
entities; 
‘‘(D) partnerships among entities under 
subparagraphs (A) through (C); 
‘‘(E) regional partnerships; and 
‘‘(F) any other entities the Secretary deems 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
authorize the Secretary to require any entity to adopt 
any model, tool, technology, plan, analysis, or assess-
ment. 
‘‘SEC. 1312. BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS 
FOR ENERGY SECTOR CYBERSECURITY RE-
SEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with appropriate Federal agencies, the Electricity Subsector 
Coordinating Council, standards development organiza-
tions, State, tribal, local, and territorial governments, the 
private sector, public utility commissions, and other rel-
evant stakeholders, shall coordinate the development of guid-
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ance documents for research, development, and demonstra-
tion activities to improve the cybersecurity capabilities of 
the energy sector through participating agencies. As part 
of these activities, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) facilitate stakeholder involvement to up-
date— 
‘‘(A) the Roadmap to Achieve Energy Deliv-
ery Systems Cybersecurity; 
‘‘(B) the Cybersecurity Procurement Lan-
guage for Energy Delivery Systems, including 
developing guidance for— 
‘‘(i) contracting with third parties to 
conduct vulnerability testing for informa-
tion systems used across the energy produc-
tion, delivery, storage, and end use systems; 
‘‘(ii) contracting with third parties 
that utilize transient devices to access infor-
mation systems; and 
‘‘(iii) managing supply chain risks; 
and 
‘‘(C) the Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity 
Capability Maturity Model, including the devel-
opment of metrics to measure changes in 
cybersecurity readiness; and 
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‘‘(2) develop voluntary guidance to improve dig-
ital forensic analysis capabilities, including— 
‘‘(A) developing standardized terminology 
and monitoring processes; and 
‘‘(B) utilizing human factors research to de-
velop more effective procedures for logging inci-
dent events; and 
‘‘(3) work with the National Science Foundation, 
Department of Homeland Security, and stakeholders 
to develop a mechanism to anonymize, aggregate, and 
share the testing results from cybersecurity test beds 
to facilitate technology improvements by public and 
private sector researchers. 
‘‘(b) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary, in collabora-
tion with the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology and other appropriate Federal agen-
cies, shall convene relevant stakeholders and facilitate the 
development of— 
‘‘(1) consensus-based best practices to improve 
cybersecurity for— 
‘‘(A) emerging energy technologies; 
‘‘(B) distributed generation and storage 
technologies, and other distributed energy re-
sources; 
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