SEC. 3. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY AND DISTRIBUTION 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy, in con-
sultation with State regulatory authorities, industry stake-
holders, and other Federal agencies the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate, shall submit to Congress a report that 
assesses— 
(1) priorities, policies, procedures, and actions 
for enhancing the physical security and cybersecurity 
of electricity distribution systems to address threats 
to, and vulnerabilities of, such electricity distribution 
systems; and 
(2) implementation of such priorities, policies, 
procedures, and actions, including an estimate of po-
tential costs and benefits of such implementation, in-
cluding any public-private cost-sharing opportunities. 
(b) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—Information pro-
vided to, or collected by, the Federal Government pursuant 
to this section— 
(1) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) shall not be made available by any Federal, 
State, political subdivision or tribal authority pursu-
ant to any Federal, State, political subdivision, or 
tribal law requiring public disclosure of information 
or records. 
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SEC. 4. ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTION INFORMATION. 
(a) INTERRUPTION COST ESTIMATE CALCULATOR.— 
The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, State regulatory authori-
ties, industry stakeholders, and other Federal agencies the 
Secretary determines appropriate, shall update the Inter-
ruption Cost Estimate Calculator, as often as appropriate 
and feasible, but not less than once every 2 years. 
(b) INDICES.—The Secretary of Energy, in consulta-
tion with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
State regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, and 
other Federal agencies the Secretary determines appro-
priate, shall, as often as appropriate and feasible, update 
the following: 
(1) The System Average Interruption Duration 
Index. 
(2) The System Average Interruption Frequency 
Index. 
(3) The Customer Average Interruption Duration 
Index. 
(c) SURVEY.—The Administrator of the Energy Infor-
mation Administration shall collect information on elec-
tricity interruption costs, if available, from a representative 
sample of owners of electric grid assets through a biennial 
survey. 
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SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In the Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ELECTRIC RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Electric Reliability Organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 215(a)(2) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)(2)). 
(2) ELECTRIC UTILITY.—The term ‘‘electric util-
ity’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796). 
(3) STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘State regulatory authority’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 796). 
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Union Calendar No. 615 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5240 
[Report No. 115–795] 
A BILL 
To provide for certain programs and developments 
in the Department of Energy concerning the cy-
bersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical 
threats to, the electric grid, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 28, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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