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S. 79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 115th
Date Requested March 8, 2018
Requested By Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Date Sent April 23, 2018
Description:

S. 79 would authorize the appropriation of $10 million for the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a pilot program to identify security weaknesses in critical infrastructure (for example, power generation, transmission, and distribution systems) that could result in a debilitating effect on national security, economic security, public health, or safety. DOE, in partnership with participating owners and operators of such infrastructure, would evaluate technologies and standards that could be used to defend those assets.

 

The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $1.5 million for DOE to establish a working group to evaluate the technologies and standards examined in the pilot program. The working group also would be required to develop a national engineering strategy to be used to defend the nation’s critical infrastructure from security vulnerabilities.

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