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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9083 
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 
JULY 22, 2024 
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 35 kilovolts or less.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and suppliers to,’’ after 
‘‘owners and operators of’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing energy supply disruptions resulting 
from increased demand on the electric 
grid, deteriorating assets, and physical and 
cybersecurity threats’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) to adopt secure, innovative energy 
technology that assists in carrying out methods 
under clauses (i) and (ii); and’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) identify potential hazards to each energy 
sector or system, including— 
‘‘(A) 
weather-related 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(B) risks and liabilities posed by human 
error or mismanagement; 
‘‘(C) attacks on the physical security of 
local distribution systems; and 
‘‘(D) 
cybersecurity 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities;’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) provide methods of responding to and miti-
gating potential hazards identified pursuant to para-
graph (3), including— 
‘‘(A) public-private partnerships; 
‘‘(B) the use of different or new financing 
models; and 
‘‘(C) the adoption of secure, innovative en-
ergy technologies;’’; 
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(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: 
‘‘(B) supplying products necessary for the 
reliable and resilient function of the bulk-power 
system and local distribution systems; and’’; 
(5) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘, local dis-
tribution system,’’ after ‘‘electric utility’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (i). 
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