S5360Referred to Committee

Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-08-07

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

David McCormick

Republican · PA · Senator

Votes with party: 77.2% (871 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (5)

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

2026-09-16

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Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesHearings By (full committee) · 2026-09-16

Previously

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2026-08-07

Plain-English Summary

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Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5360 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5360 To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 7, 2026 Mr. McCormick (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 40124 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18723) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 40124. RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY GRANT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Advanced cybersecurity technology.--The term `advanced cybersecurity technology' means any technology, operational capability, or service, including computer hardware, software, or a related asset, that enhances the security posture of electric utilities through improvements in the ability to protect against, detect, respond to, or recover from a cybersecurity threat. ``(2) Bulk-power system.--The term `bulk-power system' has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o(a)). ``(3) Cybersecurity threat.--The term `cybersecurity threat' has the meaning given the term in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650). ``(4) Defense critical electric infrastructure.--The term `defense critical electric infrastructure' has the meaning given the term in section 215A(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o-1(a)). ``(5) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means-- ``(A) a rural electric cooperative; ``(B) an electric utility owned by a political subdivision of a State, such as a municipally owned electric utility; ``(C) an electric utility owned by any agency, authority, corporation, or instrumentality of 1 or more political subdivisions of a State; ``(D) a not-for-profit entity that is in a partnership with not fewer than 6 entities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and ``(E) an investor-owned electric utility that sells less than 4,000,000 megawatt hours of electricity per year. ``(6) Funding.--The term `funding' includes grants, cooperative agreements, and prizes. ``(7) Program.--The term `Program' means the Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program established under subsection (b). ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall maintain a program, to be known as the `Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program', to provide technical assistance and award funding to eligible entities to protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. ``(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the Program shall be-- ``(1) to deploy advanced cybersecurity technologies for electric utility systems; and ``(2) to increase the participation of eligible entities in cybersecurity threat information sharing programs. ``(d) Awards.-- ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary-- ``(A) shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide technical assistance and award funding to eligible entities on a competitive or noncompetitive basis; ``(B) shall develop criteria for providing that technical assistance and awarding that funding; ``(C) may enter into agreements that can facilitate the objectives described in subsection (c) with eligible entities to provide technical assistance or award funding; and ``(D)…

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shall establish a process to ensure, to the extent practicable, that all eligible entities are informed about opportunities to receive technical assistance or funding. ``(2) Priority for funding and technical assistance.--In providing technical assistance and awarding funding under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligible entity that, as determined by the Secretary-- ``(A) has limited cybersecurity resources; ``(B) owns assets critical to the reliability of the bulk-power system; or ``(C) owns or operates defense critical electric infrastructure. ``(e) Protection of Information.--Information shared by or with the Federal Government or a State, Tribal, or local government under the Program shall be deemed voluntarily shared information and exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the `Freedom of Information Act'), or any provision of any State, Tribal, or local freedom of information law, open government law, open meetings law, open records law, sunshine law, or similar law requiring the disclosure of information or records. ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.''. <all>

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