THE NATIONAL DEFENSE GRID RESILIENCE ACT

Prepared by John Dady — CitizensAgainstTyranny.net

citizensagainsttyranny1776@gmail.com

FOR THE PEOPLE SUMMARY

Protecting America’s Lifeline

Purpose: To harden America’s electrical grid and prevent the total collapse of modern civilization in the event of an EMP, cyber, or coordinated attack.

WHY THIS ACT MATTERS

• The Grid Is Our Lifeline: Every essential system — defense, water, food, fuel, healthcare, communication, and banking — depends on electricity.

• One Strike Could End It All: A single high-altitude EMP, GMD, or cyber strike could permanently disable the U.S. power grid.

• 90% Mortality Estimate: Experts warn that within one year of total grid collapse, up to 90% of Americans could perish from starvation, disease, and chaos.

HOW THE ACT PROTECTS AMERICA

• Creates a National Grid Security Program Office (NGSPO): Unified command within the Department of Defense to lead and enforce nationwide grid protection.

• Establishes a $100 Billion Security Fund: Redirects existing defense funds to harden and modernize key transformers, substations, and communications systems.

• Sets a 48-Month Deadline: Full national hardening within four years — no delays, no exceptions.

• Enforces Accountability: Non-compliant operators face federal takeover and financial penalties.

THE MISSION

• Protect America’s electrical lifeline.

• Prevent mass death, starvation, and societal collapse.

• Ensure that no enemy — foreign or domestic — can turn off the United States.

TITLE I — Findings and Congressional Declaration

Sec. 101. Declaration of Existential Threat

1. The United States Bulk-Power System (BPS) is acutely vulnerable to: High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) events, Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMD), and coordinated kinetic or cyber attacks.

2. Such vulnerability constitutes an existential threat to the survival of the United States as a functioning nation.

3. This failure compromises the constitutional duty to provide for the common defense.

4. The only adequate defense is immediate, comprehensive action — a national priority equal to missile defense or homeland security.

Sec. 102. Congressional Determination

The United States shall treat grid resilience as a matter of national defense, not discretionary infrastructure policy. A minimum of $100 billion shall be allocated over four (4) fiscal years to achieve full nationwide hardening.

TITLE II — Establishment of Authority and Standard

Sec. 201. National Grid Security Program Office (NGSPO)

5. Creation: There is established the National Grid Security Program Office (NGSPO) within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).

6. Command: The NGSPO shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)).

7. Deputy Coordination: The Secretary of Energy and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shall each appoint a full-time, co-located Principal Deputy to ensure joint coordination.

Sec. 202. National Defense Grid Resilience (NDGR) Standard

8. Standard Established: The NGSPO Director shall issue a binding NDGR Standard requiring the hardening, redundancy, and protection of all Extra-High-Voltage (EHV) transformers, critical control systems, and long-haul communication links essential for national grid operation.

9. Implementation Plan: A 48-Month Zero-Day Implementation Plan shall be published within 90 days of enactment.

TITLE III — Mandatory Funding and Transfer

Sec. 301. National Grid Security Fund (NGSF)

10. Establishment: The NGSF is hereby created within the Department of Defense.

11. Funding: The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer $25 billion per fiscal year for four consecutive fiscal years into the NGSF.

12. Source of Funds: Transfers shall come from rescission of unobligated balances within lower-priority Procurement and RDT&E accounts of the Department of Defense.

TITLE IV — Enforcement and Sunset

Sec. 401. Compliance and Enforcement

13. Deadline: All operators of Critical Electric Infrastructure (CEI) must achieve full compliance with the NDGR Standard within 48 months of enactment.

14. Enforcement Authority: The NGSPO shall have final authority to issue compliance orders and impose monetary penalties.

15. Federal Execution: Persistent non-compliance shall result in federal takeover and completion of the required hardening at operator expense.

Sec. 402. Sunset of Authority

16. Termination: Funding transfers authorized under Title III shall terminate at the end of the fourth fiscal year.

17. Dissolution: The NGSPO shall be dissolved within six months following certification of full national compliance.

End of Act.