A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives, to establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · January 7, 2020
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-196.
Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Act of 2019
This bill addresses providing incentives for electric utilities to invest in cybersecurity.
Specifically, the bill
directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to provide incentives to electric utilities for investing in advanced cybersecurity technology, and establishes a grant and technical assistance program at the Department of Energy for electric utilities that are not regulated by FERC to deploy advanced cybersecurity technology.
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