mr. mcnerney: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 5 printed in house report 115-20 offered by mr. mcnerney of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 150, the gentleman from california, mr. mcnerney, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. mcnerney: thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment is straightforward. it exempts from the bill any agency rule relating to the cybersecurity of the bulk power system. including any emergency action to protect and restore reliability. the bulk power system is comprised of facilities and control systems necessary for operating in an interconnected electrical transmission network to maintain reliability. our nation's electrical system touches each and every part of our lives. hospitals, schools, transportation, homes, businesses, and our national security. our electrical system is the central element of our nation's critical infrastructure, becau

mr. mcnerney: mr. speaker, i have spoken on the house floor on science topics. modern society depends on science. farmers are able to feed much of the world's current population because of science. without science we would further strip our forests and pollute even more of our precious water supplies and our nation has the strongest military in the world because of science. but science allows far more than just furthering our survival. it provides leisure, communications and all things internet. today we depend on the science of yesterday and tomorrow society will depend on the science of today. if we care about the short and long-term future, then we need to support scientific research. we need to encourage collaboration with science of our nations. we need an open and competitive science environment, and we need to make sure all americans have a basic understanding of science. science is a part of our nation's critical infrastructure, and i ask my colleagues to continue to support science funding to keep america great. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pr