S.Amdt. 3223

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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