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H. Rept. 119-629 1 (2026-04-30)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session  J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-629







                      RURAL AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY CYBERSECURITY ACT




                      APRIL 30, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. GUTHRIE,  from the Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 7266]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the  bill (H.R. 7266) to amend   the Infrastructure Investment   and
                    Jobs  Act to reauthorize the Rural  and Municipal  Utility Advanced
                    Cybersecurity  Grant   and  Technical Assistance  Program,   and  for
                    other  purposes,  having  considered  the  same,  reports  favorably
                    thereon  without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
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                    Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... .  1
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  4
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                    Oversight Findings and  Recommendations   ...........................................................  8
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............  8
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate  ...................................................................  8
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  9
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................         9
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  9
                    Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  10
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  10
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............     11
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  11
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  11
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  11
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................        11

                                          PURPOSE   AND  SUMMARY

                      H.R.  7266,  the Rural  and  Municipal  Utility Cybersecurity Act,
                    was  introduced by  Representative Miller-Meeks  (R-IA)  on January
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