Energy Threat Analysis Program Act

Full Title:
ETAP Act of 2025

Summary#

This bill directs the Secretary of Energy to create an Energy Threat Analysis Program (ETAP). The program would be part of existing energy security work and could establish an Energy Threat Analysis Center as a physical location. The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response would manage the program with support from the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. The program's tasks include watching for and analyzing threats to the energy sector, identifying mitigation steps, supporting response and restoration, informing research and development, testing emergency response capabilities, and expanding cooperation with the intelligence community and industry. The program must coordinate with other federal agencies (for example, DHS, DOD, DOJ, and ODNI), consult state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and industry groups, and protect shared information under applicable laws. Entities of concern are barred from participation. The program would be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act and from many public disclosure laws. It would operate for up to 10 years and require annual reports to Congress.

What it means for you#

  • The Department of Energy would lead a new program to identify and share information about threats to energy systems.
  • Energy companies, manufacturers, vendors, National Laboratories, and information-sharing organizations (like the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center) may be invited to participate.
  • State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments can be consulted and may receive information and support through the program.
  • Information shared with the program would be treated as voluntarily provided and would be exempt from many public disclosure laws.
  • Participation and the provision of assistance are at the Secretary's discretion and do not create a legal right to similar help for others.
  • Entities defined as "entities of concern" by law cannot take part in program activities.

Expenses#

The bill authorizes $50,000,000 to be appropriated to carry out the program for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. No publicly available information on estimated total costs, offsets, or a Congressional Budget Office score is included in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

The bill text describes the program as a way to improve situational awareness, analyze threats, support response and restoration, inform research and development, and increase public-private operational collaboration. It also seeks to enhance cooperation with the intelligence community and to expand industry participation in established information-sharing centers.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information.