mation and to prohibit the unauthorized disclo-
sure of such protected information. 
‘‘(B) SHARING
OF
PROTECTED
INFORMA-
TION.—The regulations promulgated and orders 
issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall pro-
vide standards for and facilitate the appropriate 
sharing of protected information with, between, 
and by Federal, State, local, and tribal authori-
ties, the Electric Reliability Organization, re-
gional entities, and owners, operators, and users 
of the bulk-power system in the United States 
and of defense critical electric infrastructure. In 
promulgating such regulations and issuing such 
orders, the Commission shall take account of the 
role of State commissions in reviewing the pru-
dence and cost of investments within their re-
spective jurisdictions. The Commission shall con-
sult with appropriate Canadian and Mexican 
authorities to develop protocols for the sharing of 
protected information with, between, and by ap-
propriate Canadian and Mexican authorities 
and owners, operators, and users of the bulk- 
power system outside the United States. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION
TO
CON-
GRESS.—Nothing in this section shall permit or au-
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thorize the withholding of information from Congress, 
any committee or subcommittee thereof, or the Comp-
troller General. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE OF NON-PROTECTED INFORMA-
TION.—In implementing this section, the Commission 
shall protect from disclosure only the minimum 
amount of information necessary to protect the reli-
ability of the bulk-power system and of defense crit-
ical electric infrastructure. The Commission shall seg-
regate protected information within documents and 
electronic communications, wherever feasible, to facili-
tate disclosure of information that is not designated 
as protected information. 
‘‘(5) DURATION OF DESIGNATION.—Information 
may not be designated as protected information for 
longer than 5 years, unless specifically redesignated 
by the Commission. 
‘‘(6) REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION.—The Commis-
sion may remove the designation of protected infor-
mation, in whole or in part, from a document or elec-
tronic communication if the unauthorized disclosure 
of such information could no longer be used to impair 
the reliability of the bulk-power system or of defense 
critical electric infrastructure. 
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‘‘(7) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATIONS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (f) of this section or section 
313, a person or entity may seek judicial review of 
a determination by the Commission concerning the 
designation of protected information under this sub-
section exclusively in the district court of the United 
States in the district in which the complainant re-
sides, or has his principal place of business, or in the 
District of Columbia. In such a case the court shall 
determine the matter de novo, and may examine the 
contents of documents or electronic communications 
designated as protected information in camera to de-
termine whether such documents or any part thereof 
were improperly designated as protected information. 
The burden is on the Commission to sustain its des-
ignation. 
‘‘(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The Commission shall act ex-
peditiously to resolve all applications for rehearing of or-
ders issued pursuant to this section that are filed under sec-
tion 313(a). Any party seeking judicial review pursuant to 
section 313 of an order issued under this section may obtain 
such review only in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit. 
‘‘(g) PROVISION
OF ASSISTANCE
TO INDUSTRY
IN 
MEETING GRID SECURITY PROTECTION NEEDS.— 
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