Spoken like a true mindless bureaucrat. People have been aware of the "EMP threat" since an atmospheric nuclear bomb test in the 50s blew out a few street light fuses in Hawaii. The congresscritter thinks no one has done anything about it ever since. Does he really think that since then all electric utilities have risked complete destruction of their entire investments in order to avoid a "3 percent increase in capital investment", and that he can completely prevent this by passing g law"?
You think Electric Utility Companies have bought spare parts - and have a system in place to install parts without electricity?