[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4166 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4166

 To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to 
include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience 
 of local distribution systems in State energy security plans, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2026

    Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require States to 
include supporting the physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience 
 of local distribution systems in State energy security plans, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Community Upgrades for a 
Resilient Grid Act'' or the ``SECURE Grid Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF THE SECURITY OF LOCAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN 
              STATE ENERGY SECURITY PLANS.

    Section 366 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6326) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Local distribution system.--The term `local 
        distribution system' means any energy infrastructure owned and 
        operated by an electric utility at a voltage of 100 kilovolts 
        or less.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, and suppliers of equipment 
        for the generation, transmission, and distribution of 
        electricity to,'' after ``owners and operators of'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) address potential hazards to each energy sector or 
        system, including--
                    ``(A) physical threats and vulnerabilities, 
                including--
                            ``(i) weather-related threats and 
                        vulnerabilities;
                            ``(ii) physical attacks on local 
                        distribution systems and the bulk-power system; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) supply chain risks for equipment 
                        for the generation, transmission, and 
                        distribution of electricity; and
                    ``(B) cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, 
                including threats to, and vulnerabilities of, local 
                distribution systems that may impact the bulk-power 
                system;''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to enhance 
        reliability and end-use resilience, including methods of 
        responding to, mitigating, and recovering from potential 
        hazards described in paragraph (3); and'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) supplying equipment for the generation, 
                transmission, and distribution of electricity; and'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by redesignating 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting 
                appropriately;
                    (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
                designated), by striking ``A State is not eligible'' 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Submission required.--A State is not eligible''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) State determination.--A submission under paragraph 
        (1) is not required to be approved by the Secretary.'';
            (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall'';
            (7) in subsection (h), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``, local distribution system,'' after 
        ``electric utility''; and
            (8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
    ``(i) Sunset.--This section shall expire on September 30, 2031.''.

SEC. 3. GAO REPORT.

    (a) Definition of State Energy Security Plan.--In this section, the 
term ``State energy security plan'' has the meaning given the term in 
section 366(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6326(a)).
    (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2030, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the efficacy of 
State energy security plans that includes--
            (1) an evaluation of whether and how State energy security 
        plans have improved the ability of States--
                    (A) to identify, assess, and mitigate risks to 
                energy infrastructure and supply chains; and
                    (B) to plan for, respond to, and recover from 
                events that disrupt energy supply;
            (2) recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the ability of States described in 
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) actions the Secretary of Energy may take to 
                improve coordination with States with respect to 
                identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to energy 
                infrastructure and supply chains and planning for, 
                responding to, and recovering from events that disrupt 
                energy supply;
            (3) information on Federal financial assistance made 
        available to States under part D of title III of the Energy 
        Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) that was 
        used to implement State energy security plans;
            (4) information on activities carried out by States using 
        that financial assistance;
            (5) an analysis of the efficacy of the implementation of 
        section 366 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
        U.S.C. 6326) (as amended by this Act); and
            (6) information on State use of assistance provided under 
        section 366(f) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
        U.S.C. 6326(f)) (as amended by this Act), including any 
        revisions of State energy security plans made by States 
        resulting from assistance provided under that section.
    (c) Protected Information.--The report required under subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in a form that may be made available to the 
public, except that any information protected from disclosure under 
section 366(h) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6326(h)) shall be included in the report in an annex that shall not be 
publicly disclosed, consistent with that section.
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