[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 126 (Thursday, August 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5796-S5797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3223. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. SECURING THE BULK-POWER SYSTEM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bulk-power system.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``bulk-power system'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)).
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``bulk-power system'' includes 
     transmission lines rated at 69,000 volts (69 kV) or higher.
       (2) Covered equipment.--The term ``covered equipment'' 
     means items used in bulk-power system substations, control 
     rooms, or power generating stations, including--
       (A)(i) power transformers with a low-side voltage rating of 
     69,000 volts (69 kV) or higher; and
       (ii) associated control and protection systems, such as 
     load tap changers, cooling systems, and sudden pressure 
     relays;
       (B)(i) generator step-up (GSU) transformers with a high-
     side voltage rating of 69,000 volts (69 kV) or higher; and
       (ii) associated control and protection systems, such as 
     load tap changers, cooling systems, and sudden pressure 
     relays;
       (C) circuit breakers operating at 69,000 volts (69 kV) or 
     higher;
       (D) reactive power equipment rated at 69,000 volts (69 kV) 
     or higher; and

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       (E) microprocessing software and firmware that--
       (i) is installed in any equipment described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D); or
       (ii) is used in the operation of any of the items described 
     in those subparagraphs.
       (3) Critical defense facility.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``critical defense facility'' 
     means a facility that--
       (i) is critical to the defense of the United States; and
       (ii) is vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of 
     electric energy provided to that facility by an external 
     provider.
       (B) Inclusion.--The term ``critical defense facility'' 
     includes a facility designated as a critical defense facility 
     by the Secretary of Energy under section 215A(c) of the 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1(c)).
       (4) Critical electric infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
     electric infrastructure'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 215A(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-
     1(a)).
       (5) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
     subgroup, or other organization.
       (6) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' 
     means any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person 
     engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of 
     conduct significantly adverse to--
       (A) the national security of--
       (i) the United States; or
       (ii) allies of the United States; or
       (B) the security and safety of United States persons.
       (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (8) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is--
       (i) a citizen of the United States; or
       (ii) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in 
     the United States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; and
       (C) any person in the United States.
       (b) Study on Covered Equipment.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Director of National Intelligence, the Board of 
     Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the heads of 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study that includes--
       (1) the identification of existing covered equipment that--
       (A) is designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by 
     persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the 
     jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary; and
       (B) poses an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the 
     security or resiliency of critical electric infrastructure in 
     the United States; and
       (2) the development of recommendations on ways to identify, 
     isolate, monitor, or replace any covered equipment identified 
     under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable.
       (c) Coordination and Information Sharing.--The Secretary of 
     Energy shall work with the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Director of National Intelligence, the Board of 
     Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the heads of 
     other appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Energy, to protect critical defense facilities 
     from national security threats through the sharing of risk 
     information and risk management practices to protect energy 
     infrastructure.
       (d) Requirement.--This section shall be implemented--
       (1) in a manner that is consistent with all other 
     applicable laws; and
       (2) subject to the availability of appropriations.
       (e) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, the Board of Directors of 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Energy, shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (b).
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