Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

Bill: 117-hr-9234
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2022-10-25
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Electric power generation and transmission

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue regulations about reporting cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure. The regulations must require federal agencies as well as the owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents or potential cybersecurity incidents to DOE within 24 hours of their discovery.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself and Mr. Upton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to promulgate regulations to facilitate the timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act . 2. Cybersecurity incident reporting for critical electric infrastructure Section 215A of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o–1 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) Bulk-power system; cybersecurity incident; electric reliability organization; regional entity The terms bulk-power system , cybersecurity incident , Electric Reliability Organization , and regional entity have the meanings given such terms in paragraphs (1), (8), (2), and (7) of section 215(a), respectively. ; and (B) in paragraph (7)(A)(i), by inserting , including a cybersecurity incident, after a malicious act ; (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Cybersecurity incident reporting (1) Designation The Department of Energy shall be a designated agency within the Federal Government to receive notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure from other Federal agencies and owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure. (2) Regulations (A) In general Not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of the Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act , the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to facilitate the submission of timely, secure, and confidential notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure from Federal agencies and owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure. (B) Inclusions The regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) detail what constitutes a potential cybersecurity incident for purposes of this subsection; and (ii) require a Federal agency or an owner, operator, or user of critical electric infrastructure that discovers a cybersecurity incident or a potential cybersecurity incident with respect to critical electric infrastructure to submit to the Secretary, not later than 24 hours after discovery of such cybersecurity incident or potential cybersecurity incident, notification regarding such cybersecurity incident or potential cybersecurity incident. (3) Annual reports Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act , and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report, in classified form if necessary, on the number of notifications received pursuant to this subsection, and a description of the actions taken by the Department of Energy regarding such notifications, during the 1-year period preceding the report. .