ments or any part thereof were improperly des-
ignated or not designated as protected electric secu-
rity information. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) BULK-POWER
SYSTEM; ELECTRIC
RELI-
ABILITY
ORGANIZATION; REGIONAL
ENTITY.—The 
terms ‘bulk-power system’, ‘Electric Reliability Or-
ganization’, and ‘regional entity’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 215. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION
FACILITIES.—The term 
‘distribution facilities’ means facilities used in the 
local distribution of electric energy. 
‘‘(3) ELECTROMAGNETIC
PULSE.—The term 
‘electromagnetic pulse’ means one or more pulses of 
electromagnetic energy emitted by a device capable 
of disabling, disrupting, or destroying electronic 
equipment by means of such a pulse. 
‘‘(4) GRID SECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘grid 
security threat’ means a substantial likelihood of— 
‘‘(A)(i) a malicious act using electronic 
communication or an electromagnetic pulse that 
could disrupt the operation of those electronic 
devices or communications networks, including 
hardware, software, and data, that are essential 
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to the security or reliability of the bulk-power 
system; and 
‘‘(ii) disruption of the operation of such 
devices or networks, with significant adverse ef-
fects on the security or reliability of the bulk- 
power system, as a result of such act or event; 
or 
‘‘(B)(i) a direct physical attack on, or in-
tentional interference with, the bulk-power sys-
tem; and 
‘‘(ii) significant adverse effects on the se-
curity or reliability of the bulk-power system as 
a result of such physical attack or interference. 
‘‘(5) GRID
SECURITY
VULNERABILITY.—The 
term ‘grid security vulnerability’ means a weakness 
in the bulk-power system that, in the event of— 
‘‘(A) a malicious act using electronic com-
munication or an electromagnetic pulse, would 
pose a substantial risk of disruption to the op-
eration of those electronic devices or commu-
nications networks, including hardware, soft-
ware, data, and facilities, that are essential to 
the security or reliability of the bulk-power sys-
tem; or 
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‘‘(B) a direct physical attack, or inten-
tional interference with, the bulk-power system, 
would pose a substantial risk of significant ad-
verse effects on the security or reliability of the 
bulk-power system. 
‘‘(6) PROTECTED ELECTRIC SECURITY INFOR-
MATION.—The term ‘protected electric security in-
formation’— 
‘‘(A) means information generated by or 
provided to the Commission, other than classi-
fied national security information, that is des-
ignated as protected electric security informa-
tion by the Commission under subsection 
(a)(2)— 
‘‘(i) that specifically discusses or iden-
tifies grid security threats, grid security 
vulnerabilities, or plans, procedures, or 
measures to address such threats or 
vulnerabilities; and 
‘‘(ii) the unauthorized disclosure of 
which could be used in a malicious manner 
to impair, attack, or interfere with the se-
curity or reliability of the bulk-power sys-
tem or distribution facilities; and 
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‘‘(B) includes data, modeling, or represen-
tations related to grid security that could be 
used to generate information described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(7) SECURITY.—The definition of ‘security’ in 
section 3(16) shall not apply to the provisions in this 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) JURISDICTION.—Section 201(b)(2) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(b)(2)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘215A,’’ after ‘‘215,’’ each place it 
appears. 
(2) PUBLIC
UTILITY.—Section 201(e) of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824(e)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘215A,’’ after ‘‘215,’’. 
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