‘‘(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
‘‘(11) SECURITY.—The definition of ‘security’ in 
section 3(16) shall not apply to the provisions in this 
section. 
‘‘(b) EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS GRID SECURITY 
THREATS.—Whenever the President issues and pro-
vides to the Commission (either directly or through 
the Secretary) a written directive or determination 
identifying an imminent grid security threat, the 
Commission may, with or without notice, hearing, or 
report, issue such orders for emergency measures as 
are necessary in its judgment to protect the reliability 
of the bulk-power system or of defense critical electric 
infrastructure against such threat. As soon as prac-
ticable but not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Commission shall, after 
notice and opportunity for comment, establish rules of 
procedure that ensure that such authority can be exer-
cised expeditiously. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
CONGRESS.—Whenever 
the President issues and provides to the Commission 
(either directly or through the Secretary) a written 
directive or determination under paragraph (1), the 
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President (or the Secretary, as the case may be) shall 
promptly notify congressional committees of relevant 
jurisdiction, including the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate, of the contents of, and justification for, such 
directive or determination. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—Before issuing an order 
for emergency measures under paragraph (1), the 
Commission shall, to the extent practicable in light of 
the nature of the grid security threat and the urgency 
of the need for such emergency measures, consult with 
appropriate governmental authorities in Canada and 
Mexico, entities described in paragraph (4), the Sec-
retary, and other appropriate Federal agencies re-
garding implementation of such emergency measures. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An order for emergency 
measures under this subsection may apply to— 
‘‘(A) the Electric Reliability Organization; 
‘‘(B) a regional entity; or 
‘‘(C) any owner, user, or operator of the 
bulk-power system or of defense critical electric 
infrastructure within the United States. 
‘‘(5) DISCONTINUANCE.—The Commission shall 
issue an order discontinuing any emergency measures 
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ordered under this subsection, effective not later than 
30 days after the earliest of the following: 
‘‘(A) The date upon which the President 
issues and provides to the Commission (either di-
rectly or through the Secretary) a written direc-
tive or determination that the grid security 
threat identified under paragraph (1) no longer 
exists. 
‘‘(B) The date upon which the Commission 
issues a written determination that the emer-
gency measures are no longer needed to address 
the grid security threat identified under para-
graph (1), including by means of Commission 
approval of a reliability standard under section 
215 that the Commission determines adequately 
addresses such threat. 
‘‘(C) The date that is 1 year after the 
issuance of an order under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(6) COST RECOVERY.—If the Commission deter-
mines that owners, operators, or users of the bulk- 
power system or of defense critical electric infrastruc-
ture have incurred substantial costs to comply with 
an order under this subsection and that such costs 
were prudently incurred and cannot reasonably be re-
covered through regulated rates or market prices for 
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