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Download official House Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7305) to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Department of Energy's Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience Program to provide operational support for energy sector cybersecurity and resilience, as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 7305
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 “Energy Threat Analysis
Center Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. ENERGY SECTOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CYBERRESILIENCE
PROGRAM.
Section 40125(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (42 U.S.C. 18724(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as
subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively;
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so
redesignated, the following:
“(A) to strengthen the collective defense, response, and
resilience of the United States energy sector—
“(i) by enhancing collaboration between the government and
the energy sector to analyze threats to the energy sector and
to deny, disrupt, and mitigate operational impacts to energy
systems—
“(I) by exchanging information at the classified and
unclassified level, collectively analyzing potential and
realized threats, and providing recommendations to mitigate
these threats that benefit the broader energy sector; and
“(II) by increasing operational collaboration through
establishing the technical infrastructure necessary to house,
access, and perform advanced analytics and experimentation to
enable analysis, discovery, alerts, and collaboration
activities of intelligence-driven and intelligence-informed
technical data and knowledge, threat information and to share
actionable insights and threat mitigation;
“(ii) by advancing the collective understanding of
national security risks and vulnerabilities associated with
the energy sector that may be exploited by adversaries; and
“(iii) by increasing the energy sector's understanding of
threat actor tactics, techniques, procedures, indicators of
compromise, capabilities, and activities that present risks
to the energy sector;”;
(C) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking
“sector;” and inserting “sector; and”;
(D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking
“; and” and inserting “.”; and
(E) by striking subparagraph (F), as so redesignated;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (7);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) Energy threat analysis center.—The Secretary may
carry out any activity of the program developed and carried
out under paragraph (1) through an Energy Threat Analysis
Center, which may be established at one or more physical
locations.
“(3) No right or benefit.—
“(A) Secretarial authority.—The provision of assistance
or information under the program developed and carried out
under paragraph (1) to a governmental or private entity shall
be at the sole and unreviewable discretion of the Secretary.
“(B) Provision of assistance or information.—The
provision of assistance or information under the program
developed and carried out under paragraph (1) to a
governmental or private entity shall not create a right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, for any other
governmental or private entity to similar assistance or
information.
“(4) Nonapplicability of faca.—The program developed and
carried out under paragraph (1) shall not be considered an
advisory committee under chapter 10 of title 5, United States
Code.
“(5) Exemption from disclosure.—Information shared by or
with the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local
government under the program developed and carried out under
paragraph (1) shall be—
“(A) deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt from
disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code,
and any State, Tribal, or local provision of law requiring
disclosure of information or records; and
“(B) withheld, without discretion, from the public under
section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and any
State, Tribal, or local provision of law requiring disclosure
of information or records.
“(6) Transaction authority.—
“(A) In general.—In addition to any other authority
granted to the Secretary under any other provision of law,
the Secretary is authorized to enter into and perform
contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and other
transactions with public agencies, private organizations, and
persons to carry out the program developed and carried out
under paragraph (1).
“(B) Minimizing delays.—The Secretary may establish and
utilize pre-approved national security contracting
mechanisms, model partnership agreements, and expedited
review procedures for purposes of entering into transactions
under subparagraph (A).”; and
(4) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking
“2022 through 2026” and inserting “2027 through 2031”.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) and the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.
General Leave
Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 7305.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Kentucky?
There was no objection.
Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7305, the Energy Threat Analysis Center Act, sponsored by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor) and the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Evans), my good friends.
world, and those systems are essential for the health and welfare of the public, our economy, and our security.
exploit vulnerabilities in our critical energy infrastructure, creating a looming threat few Americans may appreciate.
share information about these threats to safeguard our systems and mitigate risks and impacts.
Government experts to more effectively identify and address the threats to our critical infrastructure, especially those posed by our nation- state adversaries.
technology advances. The ETAC enables grid operators to see threats and our intelligence community and Federal experts to better understand system vulnerabilities, improving threat identification.
H.R. 7305 reauthorizes ETAC for 5 years and clarifies authorities to enhance collaboration between grid operators, utilities, and the government, including the intelligence community.
Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
for moving forward H.R. 7305, the Energy Threat Analysis Center Act of 2026.
infrastructure is under attack from cybersecurity threats, and I think anyone who is tuned into this debate this afternoon understands it is very serious.
of energy to American homes, businesses, and communities. Protecting our energy infrastructure against these attacks is critical to keeping the lights on, the air conditioning on where I am from, and lowering energy costs for hardworking American families and businesses.
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I know that Chairman Guthrie agrees with me on this. The U.S. energy grid is remarkable. It is one of the largest, most interconnected systems in the world. It serves over 330 million people, includes over 7,300 power plants, and spans over 600,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines. It underpins our economy. If it fails, it cascades into failures in multiple other sectors, like healthcare, water, transportation, and communications.
Unfortunately, our energy system and our grid are also very old. About half of U.S. oil and gas pipelines are over 50 years old, and most transmission lines are well over 25 years old. They were not designed with modern technology and security in mind.
These dangers are not hypothetical. In 2024, U.S. intelligence agencies reported that China had successfully infiltrated and pre- positioned on U.S. critical infrastructure, including our energy systems.
the U.S. grid is gaining about 60 new vulnerable points per day as we use more digital services, deploy new software, and expand distributed energy.
Eighty percent of U.S. energy infrastructure is owned by the private sector, so we need to make sure that they are working with the Federal Government and our intelligence community to confront the risks.
Fortunately, we have taken action to address these challenges. In 2023, the Department of Energy launched the Energy Threat Analysis Center. We call it ETAC. ETAC brings together the classified intelligence community with private energy sector operational professionals in real time. It produces sector-specific threat analysis and mitigation advisories.
should all celebrate. My bill today with Representative Evans strengthens the Department of Energy's ability under ETAC to use information exchanges and facilitate greater public-private collaboration. It helps secure our critical infrastructure, keeps us safe from threats, and lowers energy costs for our neighbors back home.
Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I thank Ms. Castor for her comments about our aging grid or aging infrastructure. I know the big work of this committee going forward through this summer and fall is making sure we have permit reform in place so not only can we move the energy like we talked about with pipelines and generation but transmitting it to where it needs to go. I look forward to those efforts, and I will make that commitment on this floor. I know we will work together to get there, but on this particular piece of legislation, I thank Congresswoman Castor for her hard work on the ETAC, along with Congressman Evans.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7305, as amended.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.