Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Act

HR 7266 establishes the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Grant Program, providing $250 million (2026-2030) to help specific electric utilities improve cybersecurity. It directly affects rural electric cooperatives, municipally owned utilities, and small investor-owned utilities (under 4 million MWh/year) by offering grants and technical assistance for advanced cybersecurity technologies. Key provisions include prioritizing funding for entities with limited resources or critical infrastructure, requiring deployment of tools to protect against cyberattacks, and shielding shared cybersecurity information from public disclosure requests. The program aims to strengthen defenses across smaller utility systems without mandating new regulations.