Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2444
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 15, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 15, 2018
Latest Action
Feb 15, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2444
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Washington
Democrat
New Mexico
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector.

DOE shall:

  • advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems;
  • leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture;
  • perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and
  • develop workforce development curricula for energy sector-related cybersecurity.

DOE may also implement within the energy sector cybertesting and cyberresilience programs that target:

  • DOE emergency response capabilities,
  • cooperation with the intelligence communities for energy sector-related threat collection and analysis,
  • enhancing the tools of DOE and the Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ES-ISAC) for monitoring the status of the energy sector,
  • expanding industry participation in ES-ISAC, and
  • technical assistance to small electric utilities to assess cybermaturity posture.

DOE must develop an advanced energy security program that secures diverse energy networks in order to increase the functional preservation of the electric grid operations or natural gas and oil operations in the face of natural and human-made threats and hazards, including electric magnetic pulse and geomagnetic disturbances.

DOE shall study alternative management structures and funding mechanisms to expand industry membership and participation in ES-ISAC.

Text (1)
February 15, 2018
Actions (2)
02/15/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
02/15/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:24 PM