H.R. 9234 · 117th Congress

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2022-10-25
Latest action
2022-10-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summary

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to issue regulations about reporting cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure. The regulations must require federal agencies as well as the owners, operators, and users of critical electric infrastructure to report cybersecurity incidents or potential cybersecurity incidents to DOE within 24 hours of their discovery.