; (8) State and local governments and regulatory authorities; (9) academic institutions; (10) the National Laboratories; (11) other Federal agencies; (12) nonprofit organizations; (13) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (14) the North American Reliability Corporation; (15) independent system operators; and (16) programs and program offices at the Department. 9. Definitions Title XIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17381 et. seq.), as amended, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1313. Definitions In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) Critical facility The term critical facility means a manmade structure that the Secretary determines vital to socioeconomic activities such that, if destroyed or damaged, such destruction or damage could cause substantial disruption to such socioeconomic activities. (2) Distribution automation The term distribution automation means systems and technologies that exert intelligent control over electrical grid functions at the distribution level. (3) Resilience The term resilience means the ability to withstand and reduce the magnitude or duration of disruptive events, which includes the capability to anticipate, absorb, adapt to, or rapidly recover from such an event, including from deliberate attacks, accidents, and naturally occurring threats or incidents. . 10. Technical amendments