[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3197. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, and Ms. Hirono) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953 
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the 
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 157, strike line 24 and insert the following:
     tion.

     ``SEC. 225. CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE AT GREATEST 
                   RISK.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       ``(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(2) Critical electric infrastructure.--The term `critical 
     electric infrastructure' means a system or asset of the bulk-
     power system, whether physical or virtual, the incapacity or 
     destruction of which would negatively affect national 
     security, economic security, public health or safety, or any 
     combination of those matters.
       ``(3) Covered entity.--The term `covered entity' means an 
     entity identified pursuant to section 9(a) of Executive Order 
     13636 of February 12, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 11742), relating to 
     identification of critical infrastructure where a 
     cybersecurity incident could reasonably result in 
     catastrophic regional or national effects on public health or 
     safety, economic security, or national security, that owns or 
     operates critical electric infrastructure.
       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       ``(b) Mitigation Strategy Required for Critical Electric 
     Infrastructure at Greatest Risk.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in 
     consultation with the Secretary and each covered entity, 
     shall identify and propose prioritized, risk-based actions to 
     mitigate cyber risk for each covered entity such that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, a cyber security incident 
     affecting that covered entity would be less likely to result 
     in catastrophic regional or national effects on public health 
     or safety, economic security, or national security, given 
     current and projected cyber risks.
       ``(c) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date on which the Commission has taken the actions required 
     under subsection (b), the Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report describing--
       ``(1) the current and projected cyber risks considered by 
     the Commission; and
       ``(2) a summary of the type of actions proposed by the 
     Commission.''.
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