Bills Introduced – 4-28-21

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in session, there were 101 bills introduced. Five of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:

HR 2885 To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an electric grid resilience grant program and an electric grid resilience research and development program. Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] 

HR 2894 To establish a Civilian Cyber Security Reserve as a pilot project to address the cyber security needs of the United States with respect to national security, and for other purposes. Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]

S 1400 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. Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] 

S 1407 A bill to enhance the early warning reporting requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers, and for other purposes. Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

S 1419 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to support and provide incentives for domestic manufacturing of printed circuit boards, to identify national security risks in printed circuit boards imported from certain foreign countries, and for other purposes. Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] 

I will be watching HR 2885 for language and definitions that would include cybersecurity in the grid resilience programs; probably will not be any.

I will be covering both HR 2894 and S 1400 for rather obvious reasons.

I will be watching S 1407 for language and definitions that would include cybersecurity issues as part of the enhanced early warning reporting requirements; probably will not be any.

I will be watching S 1409 since there are obvious cybersecurity implications here, but I do not expect this bill to go anywhere given Hawley’s reputation.