US Congress House Bill 2402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to: (1) exempt protected electric security information from mandatory public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; and (2) prohibit any state, local, or tribal authority from disclosing such information pursuant to state, local, or tribal law. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shall promulgate specified regulations and issue the orders necessary to designate protected electric security information and to prohibit its unauthorized disclosure. There is no requirement for a person or entity in possession of protected electric security information to share it with federal, state, local, or tribal authorities. Sharing information with Congress, however, is permitted. Unless specifically redesignated by FERC, information may not be designated as protected electric security information for longer than five years. FERC shall remove a designation, in whole or in part, if it determines that its unauthorized disclosure could no longer be used to impair the security or reliability of the bulk-power system or distribution facilities.

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-05-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-05-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2402/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2402/BILLS-114hr2402ih.pdf