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Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2333| Senate 
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector. DOE shall advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems; leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture; perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and develop workforce development curricula for energy sector-related cybersecurity. DOE may also implement within the energy sector cybertesting and cyberresilience programs that target DOE emergency response capabilities, cooperation with the intelligence communities for energy sector-related threat collection and analysis, enhancing the tools of DOE and the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ES-ISAC) for monitoring the status of the energy sector, expanding industry participation in ES-ISAC, and technical assistance to small electric utilities to assess cybermaturity posture. DOE must develop an advanced energy security program that secures diverse energy networks in order to increase the functional preservation of the electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of natural and human-made threats and hazards, including electric magnetic pulse and geomagnetic disturbances. DOE shall study alternative management structures and funding mechanisms to expand industry membership and participation in ES-ISAC.

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Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 25, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-144.
Oct 23, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.
  • July 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 25, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 23, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-144.


  • October 23, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.

Energy

Advanced technology and technological innovationsAtmospheric science and weatherComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationNatural disastersOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and development

Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2333| Senate 
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector. DOE shall advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems; leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture; perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and develop workforce development curricula for energy sector-related cybersecurity. DOE may also implement within the energy sector cybertesting and cyberresilience programs that target DOE emergency response capabilities, cooperation with the intelligence communities for energy sector-related threat collection and analysis, enhancing the tools of DOE and the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ES-ISAC) for monitoring the status of the energy sector, expanding industry participation in ES-ISAC, and technical assistance to small electric utilities to assess cybermaturity posture. DOE must develop an advanced energy security program that secures diverse energy networks in order to increase the functional preservation of the electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of natural and human-made threats and hazards, including electric magnetic pulse and geomagnetic disturbances. DOE shall study alternative management structures and funding mechanisms to expand industry membership and participation in ES-ISAC.

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Timeline
Jul 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 25, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 23, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-144.
Oct 23, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.
  • July 30, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 30, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • September 25, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • October 23, 2019
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-144.


  • October 23, 2019
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.
Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Martin Heinrich (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAtmospheric science and weatherComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment studies and investigationsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationNatural disastersOil and gasPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesResearch and development