“A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy threat analysis program, and for other purposes.”
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This section defines, for purposes of the Act, the terms “Department” as the Department of Energy, “Program” as the energy threat analysis program established under section 3, and “Secretary” as the Secretary of Energy.
This section establishes an Energy Threat Analysis Program as part of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience Program (42 U.S.C. 18724(c)). (As background, that program enhances and periodically tests DOE's emergency response capabilities and coordination with other agencies to improve energy sector cyberresilience.) The new program, directed by the Secretary, managed by DOE's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, and supported by DOE's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, requires establishment of an Energy Threat Analysis Center and other facilities to advance public-private operational collaboration. Its functions include (1) developing actionable threat information and mitigation advice to defend and build resilience in the energy sector; (2) enabling government-industry information exchange on threats; (3) improving understanding of national security risks and adversary tactics affecting energy infrastructure; and (4) facilitating secure sharing of threat incident data. In implementation, the program must coordinate with DHS (including CISA), DOD (including Cyber Command and NSA), DOJ (including FBI), ODNI, and other agencies; consult non-federal entities such as states, tribes, territories, E-ISAC, and energy vendors; leverage National Laboratories and commercial providers; protect shared information; provide assistance at the Secretary's unreviewable discretion with no enforceable rights created; and bar participation by entities of concern.