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‘‘(8) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501); and 
‘‘(B) includes operational technology, infor-
mation technology, and communications. 
‘‘(9) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘na-
tional laboratory’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 15801). 
‘‘(10) SECURITY
VULNERABILITY.—The term 
‘security vulnerability’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501). 
‘‘(11) TRANSIENT DEVICES.—The term ‘tran-
sient devices’ means removable media, including 
floppy disks, compact disks, USB flash drives, exter-
nal hard drives, mobile devices, and other devices 
that utilize wireless connections. 
‘‘SEC. 1318. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
‘‘(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(2) $157,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
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‘‘(3) $165,375,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(4) $173,645,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(5) $182,325,000 for fiscal year 2025.’’. 
SEC. 4. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND CON-
STRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program of research, development, and demonstration of 
technologies and tools to help ensure the resilience and 
security of critical integrated grid infrastructures. 
(b) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ means infrastructure that 
the Secretary determines to be vital to socioeconomic ac-
tivities such that, if destroyed or damaged, such destruc-
tion or damage could cause substantial disruption to such 
socioeconomic activities. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall leverage expertise 
and resources of and facilitate collaboration and coordina-
tion between— 
(1) relevant programs and activities across the 
Department; 
(2) the Department of Defense; and 
(3) the Department of Homeland Security. 
(d) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TEST FACILITY.—In 
carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Sec-
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retary shall establish and operate a Critical Infrastructure 
Test Facility (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Test Fa-
cility’’) that allows for scalable physical and cyber per-
formance testing to be conducted on industry-scale critical 
infrastructure systems. This facility shall include a focus 
on— 
(1) cybersecurity test beds; and 
(2) electric grid test beds. 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select the Test 
Facility under this section on a competitive, merit-re-
viewed basis. The Secretary shall consider applications 
from National Laboratories, institutions of higher edu-
cation, multi-institutional collaborations, and other appro-
priate entities. 
(f) DURATION.—The Test Facility established under 
this section shall receive support for a period of not more 
than 5 years, subject to the availability of appropriations. 
(g) RENEWAL.—Upon the expiration of any period of 
support of the Test Facility, the Secretary may renew sup-
port for the Test Facility, on a merit-reviewed basis, for 
a period of not more than 5 years. 
(h) TERMINATION.—Consistent with the existing au-
thorities of the Department, the Secretary may terminate 
the Test Facility for cause during the performance period. 
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SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 1(b) of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 is amended in the table of contents by 
adding after the matter relating to section 1309 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 1310. Energy sector security research, development, and demonstration 
program. 
‘‘Sec. 1311. Grid resilience and emergency response. 
‘‘Sec. 1312. Best practices and guidance documents for energy sector cyberse-
curity research. 
‘‘Sec. 1313. Vulnerability testing and technical assistance to improve cybersecu-
rity. 
‘‘Sec. 1314. Education and workforce training research and standards. 
‘‘Sec. 1315. Interagency coordination and strategic plan for energy sector cy-
bersecurity research. 
‘‘Sec. 1316. Report to Congress. 
‘‘Sec. 1317. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 1318. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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