S 1800
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Military facilities and property
Military readiness
Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
Introduced: September 12, 2017
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit to Congress a report: (1) identifying significant cybersecurity risks to critical defense infrastructure, (2) assessing the potential effects of such risks on the readiness of the Armed Forces, (3) evaluating the strategic benefits and challenges of isolating military infrastructure from the electric grid, and (4) recommending a path forward to address these security risks.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1