3.0.0 2402 2023-01-11T13:31:22Z 2023-01-11T13:31:22Z House HR 2015-05-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 2402.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3310]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-22T19:48:15Z Referred to 2015-05-18T16:03:20Z 2015-05-22 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2015-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 N G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2015-05-18 True Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Canada Electric power generation and transmission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Freedom of information Homeland security International organizations and cooperation Latin America Mexico Terrorism Energy 00 2015-05-18 Introduced in House 2015-09-09T13:41:19Z Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act

This bill amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) exempt protected electric security information from mandatory public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; and (2) prohibit any state, local, or tribal authority from disclosing such information pursuant to state, local, or tribal law.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shall promulgate specified regulations and issue the orders necessary to designate protected electric security information and to prohibit its unauthorized disclosure.

There is no requirement for a person or entity in possession of protected electric security information to share it with federal, state, local, or tribal authorities. Sharing information with Congress, however, is permitted.

Unless specifically redesignated by FERC, information may not be designated as protected electric security information for longer than five years. FERC shall remove a designation, in whole or in part, if it determines that its unauthorized disclosure could no longer be used to impair the security or reliability of the bulk-power system or distribution facilities.

]]> Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act Display Title Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the public disclosure of protected information, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act Introduced in House 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2402ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2402ih.xml 2015-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.