ETAP Act of 2025

This bill tells the Department of Energy to set up a program and a physical center to spot, study, and share information about threats to the nation’s energy systems, like the power grid and pipelines. The program will work with utilities and other partners to find risks, advise on how to prevent or limit damage, and help with response and recovery. It aims to improve tools for monitoring the energy sector and expand industry participation in trusted information-sharing groups. The Department’s cybersecurity office runs it, with support from its intelligence office. The work includes regular testing of emergency response and using National Labs and private experts to strengthen defenses .

The program must coordinate closely with agencies like Homeland Security, Defense, the FBI, and the intelligence community, and consult state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and industry groups. Information shared through the program is protected from public release under open records laws. Certain foreign-linked “entities of concern” cannot take part. The Secretary of Energy decides, at their discretion, what assistance or information to provide. The program issues a yearly report on progress, is funded at $50 million for fiscal years 2025–2029, and ends 10 years after it becomes law. It is also exempt from federal advisory committee rules to help it work faster with partners .

Key points

• Who is affected: Energy companies and vendors; government agencies; state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; information-sharing groups like the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center .
• What changes: Creates an Energy Threat Analysis Program and Center; expands public-private threat sharing; improves monitoring and emergency response; protects shared information from public disclosure; bars entities of concern; issues annual reports .
• When: Funding covers fiscal years 2025–2029; the program sunsets 10 years after enactment; annual reports occur every year .