Protecting the Electric Grid

House Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
House Commerce Committee
2123 Rayburn House Office Building
October 27, 2009
10am

The Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment will hold a hearing titled, ": H.R. 2165, the Bulk Power System Protection Act of 2009, and H.R. 2195, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack," on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine pending bills to address the protection of the electric grid from cyber and other malicious attacks.

INVITED WITNESSES:
•Joseph McClelland, Director, Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
•The Honorable Patricia Hoffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, Department of Energy
•The Honorable Gary A. Brown, Chairman, New York Public Service Commission
•David Cook, Vice President and General Counsel, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
•John DiStasio, General Manager and CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District