H.R. 1160 · 118th Congress

Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2023-02-24
Latest action
2023-02-28 · Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Discharged.

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.