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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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Calendar No. 267
116TH CONGRESS SEAEREPORT
1st Session J SENATE 116-147
ENHANCING GRID SECURITY THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS ACT
OCTOBER 24, 2019.-Ordered to be printed
Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 2095]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 2095) to provide for certain programs and de-
velopments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecu-
rity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor-
ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do
pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 2095 is to provide for certain programs and de-
velopments in the Department of Energy (DOE) concerning the cy-
bersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the elec-
tric grid.
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, our exposure to a potentially devastating cyber or physical at-
tack on the grid increases.
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
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