[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5135 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5135
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the
implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to
critical defense facilities and associated defense critical electric
infrastructure, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 31, 2021
Mr. Crow (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services,
and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on the
implementation of mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities to
critical defense facilities and associated defense critical electric
infrastructure, 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 ``Guaranteeing Resilient Installations
for Defense Act of 2021'' or the ``GRID Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATING ACTIONS TO
ADDRESS VULNERABILITIES TO CRITICAL DEFENSE FACILITIES
AND ASSOCIATED DEFENSE CRITICAL ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Two-Year Pilot Authorized.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretaries of each of the
military departments, and the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating, shall carry out a two-year
pilot program under which the Secretary shall implement
mitigating actions to address vulnerabilities assessed under
section 215A of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1) at
critical defense facilities and their associated defense
critical electric infrastructure, after consultation with, and
with the consent of, the owners of such facilities and
infrastructure.
(2) Use of grant authority.--In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary of Defense may make grants, enter into
cooperative agreements, and supplement funds available under
Federal programs administered by agencies other than the
Department of Defense to support mitigating actions under this
section.
(b) Selection of Installations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
select at least three military installations designated as critical
defense facilities at which to carry out the pilot program under this
section. In selecting such installations, the Secretary shall--
(1) ensure that at least one of the military installations
selected is an installation of each of the Armed Forces;
(2) select installations that represent different
challenges or severities with respect to electric
infrastructure vulnerability;
(3) select at least one critical defense facility within
the service territory of a Power Marketing Administration;
(4) provide particular consideration for critical defense
facilities and the associated defense critical electric
infrastructure that use rural cooperatives or municipal
entities for their electricity needs; and
(5) provide particular consideration for critical defense
facilities and defense critical electric infrastructure that
have completed an assessment of vulnerabilities and resilience
requirements in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Energy.
(c) Comptroller General Review.--
(1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall--
(A) conduct a review of the pilot program under
this section; and
(B) submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the results of the review.
(2) Contents.--The review required under this subsection
shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the
mitigating actions taken under the pilot program and the
feasibility of expanding the implementation of such mitigating
actions at other installations identified under section
215A(a)(4) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1(a)(4)).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
(2) The term ``defense critical electric infrastructure''
has the meaning given such term under section 215A(a)(4) of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1(a)(4)).
(3) The term ``critical defense facility'' means a facility
designated as a critical defense facility under section 215A(c)
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1(c)).
(4) The term ``mitigating action'' means any energy
resiliency solution applied that is consistent with an assessed
strategy to reduce vulnerabilities at critical defense
facilities and associated defense critical electric
infrastructure.
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