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Union Calendar No. 244 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 370 

[Report No. 116–303, Part I] 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to 

physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural 

gas facilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2019 

Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Additional sponsor: Mr. VAN DREW

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Reported and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

for a period ending not later than November 20, 2019, for consideration 

of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(r) of rule X 

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program 

relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline and LNG Fa5 cility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY FOR 

7 PIPELINES AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 

8 FACILITIES. 

9 The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Depart10 ment of Energy’s functions pursuant to the Department 

11 of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), and 

12 in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, rep13 resentatives of the energy sector, the States, and other 

14 stakeholders, shall carry out a program— 

15 (1) to establish policies and procedures to co16 ordinate Federal agencies, States, and the energy 

17 sector, including through councils or other entities 

18 engaged in sharing, analysis, or sector coordinating, 

19 to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of 

20 natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans21 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

22 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; 

23 (2) to coordinate response and recovery by Fed24 eral agencies, States, and the energy sector, to physVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:33 Nov 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H370.RH H370
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1 ical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the en2 ergy sector; 

3 (3) to develop, for voluntary use, advanced cy4 bersecurity applications and technologies for natural 

5 gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 

6 and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe7 lines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; 

8 (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects re9 lating to physical security and cybersecurity for nat10 ural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans11 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

12 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with 

13 representatives of the energy sector; 

14 (5) to develop workforce development curricula 

15 for the energy sector relating to physical security 

16 and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (includ17 ing natural gas transmission and distribution pipe18 lines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied nat19 ural gas facilities; and 

20 (6) to provide technical tools to help the energy 

21 sector voluntarily evaluate, prioritize, and improve 

22 physical security and cybersecurity capabilities of 

23 natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans24 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

25 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities. 

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1 SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the 

3 authority of any Federal agency other than the Depart4 ment of Energy relating to physical security or cybersecu5 rity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans6 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe7 lines, or liquefied natural gas facilities. 

Union Calendar No. 244 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 370 

[Report No. 116–303, Part I] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a 

facilities. security for pipelines and liquefied natural gas program relating to physical security and cyberNOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Reported and referred to the Committee on Transporthat committee pursuant to clause 1(r) of rule X provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of than November 20, 2019, for consideration of such tation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later 

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole