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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7257 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to 
include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience 
of local distribution systems in State energy security plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2026 
Mr. LATTA (for himself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require 
States to include supporting the physical security, cyber-
security, and resilience of local distribution systems in 
State energy security plans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Community 
Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act’’ or the ‘‘SECURE Grid 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE SECURITY OF LOCAL DIS-
TRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN STATE ENERGY SE-
CURITY PLANS. 
Section 366 of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6326) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LOCAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.—The term 
‘local distribution system’ means any energy infra-
structure owned and operated by an electric utility 
at a voltage of 100 kilovolts or less.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, and 
suppliers of equipment for the generation, trans-
mission, and distribution of electricity to,’’ after 
‘‘owners and operators of’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) address potential hazards to each energy 
sector or system, including— 
‘‘(A) physical threats and vulnerabilities, 
including— 
‘‘(i) 
weather-related 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities; 
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‘‘(ii) physical attacks on local distribu-
tion systems and the bulk-power system; 
and 
‘‘(iii) supply chain risks for equipment 
for the generation, transmission, and dis-
tribution of electricity; and 
‘‘(B) 
cybersecurity 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities, 
including 
threats 
to, 
and 
vulnerabilities of, local distribution systems that 
may impact the bulk-power system;’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to en-
hance reliability and end-use resilience, including 
methods of responding to, mitigating, and recovering 
from potential hazards described in paragraph (3); 
and’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
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‘‘(B) supplying equipment for the genera-
tion and transmission of electricity; and’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A State is not eligible’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION REQUIRED.—A State is not 
eligible’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by redesignating 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) STATE
DETERMINATION.—A submission 
under paragraph (1) is not required to be approved 
by the Secretary.’’; 
(6) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘, local dis-
tribution system,’’ after ‘‘electric utility’’; and 
(7) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2030’’. 
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