1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Electric Reliability Organization The term Electric Reliability Organization has the meaning given the term in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o(a) ). (2) Electric utility; State regulatory authority The terms electric utility and State regulatory authority have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. 3. Program to promote and advance physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities (a) Establishment The Secretary, in consultation with State regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, the Electric Reliability Organization, and any other Federal agencies that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall carry out a program— (1) to develop, and provide for voluntary implementation of, maturity models, self-assessments, and auditing methods for assessing the physical security and cybersecurity of electric utilities; (2) to assist with threat assessment and cybersecurity training for electric utilities; (3) to provide technical assistance for electric utilities subject to the program; (4) to provide training to electric utilities to address and mitigate cybersecurity supply chain management risks; (5) to advance the cybersecurity of third-party vendors in partnerships with electric utilities; and (6) to increase opportunities for sharing best practices and data collection within the electric sector. (b) Scope In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) take into consideration— (A) the different sizes of electric utilities; and (B) the regions that electric utilities serve; (2) prioritize— (A) electric utilities with respect to which the Secretary has substantial concerns; and (B) electric utilities with fewer available resources due to size or region