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U.S. OVERNMENT
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Calendar No. 264
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-144
ENERGY CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2019
OCTOBER 23, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2333]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 2333) to provide for enhanced energy grid secu-
rity, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 2333 is to provide for enhanced energy grid se-
curity.
BACKGROUND AND NEED
The United States' electric grid is comprised of a vast network
of transmission and distribution systems that deliver electricity
from producers to consumer homes and businesses. Many sectors of
our economy, including healthcare and manufacturing, simply can-
not operate without a reliable supply of electricity. As advances in
digital and information technology continue to electrify our daily
lives, we increase our exposure to a potentially devastating cyber
or physical attack on the grid.
A number of federal agencies are responsible for protecting our
electric grid from physical and cyber threats, including DOE and
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). DOE works
closely with electric sector owners and operators to detect and miti-
gate risks to critical electric infrastructure, and to develop tools
and other resources to assist the sector in evaluating and improv-
ing their security preparedness. Also, with the enactment of the
Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114-94)
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