HR 7696 Introduced – Grid Scale Testbed

Back in February, Resident Commissioner Hernandez (D,PR) introduced HR 7696, the AI Cyber Grid Protection Resilient Development Act of 2026. The bill would require CISA and DHS to establish a grant program to develop secure artificial intelligence (AI) cyber-physical testbeds to simulate grid-scale cyberattacks and train AI models safely. The bill would…