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HOUSE 1148118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

Last Action
2/21/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  • 2023-02-21Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 2023-02-21Introduced in House
  • 2023-02-21Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-02-21 (00)

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

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.

Subjects

  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional oversight
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Government information and archives
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