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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 370 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY FOR 

2 PIPELINES AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS 

3 FACILITIES. 

4 The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Depart5 ment of Energy’s functions pursuant to the Department 

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

7 in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, rep8 resentatives of the energy sector, the States, and other 

9 stakeholders, shall carry out a program— 

10 (1) to establish policies and procedures to co11 ordinate Federal agencies, States, and the energy 

12 sector, including through councils or other entities 

13 engaged in sharing, analysis, or sector coordinating, 

14 to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of 

15 natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans16 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

17 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; 

18 (2) to coordinate response and recovery by Fed19 eral agencies, States, and the energy sector, to phys20 ical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the en21 ergy sector; 

22 (3) to develop, for voluntary use, advanced cy23 bersecurity applications and technologies for natural 

24 gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 

25 and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe26 lines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; 


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1 (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects re2 lating to physical security and cybersecurity for nat3 ural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans4 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

5 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with 

6 representatives of the energy sector; 

7 (5) to develop workforce development curricula 

8 for the energy sector relating to physical security 

9 and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (includ10 ing natural gas transmission and distribution pipe11 lines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied nat12 ural gas facilities; and 

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

14 sector voluntarily evaluate, prioritize, and improve 

15 physical security and cybersecurity capabilities of 

16 natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans17 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 

18 pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities. 

19 SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

20 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the 

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1 mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe2 lines, or liquefied natural gas facilities. 

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