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Union Calendar No. 770 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5175 

[Report No. 115–951, 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 

MARCH 6, 2018 

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

which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 

Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than September 

28, 2018 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment 

as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(r) 

of rule X 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 

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 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2018] 


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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 FA8 CILITIES. 

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

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

12 consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, representa13 tives of the energy sector, the States, and other stakeholders, 

14 shall carry out a program— 

15 (1) to establish policies and procedures to coordi16 nate Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector, 

17 including through councils or other entities engaged 

18 in sharing, analysis, or sector coordinating, to ensure 

19 the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural 

20 gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 

21 and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe22 lines, 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 20:35 Sep 28, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H5175.RH H5175

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1 ical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the en2 ergy sector; 

3 (3) to develop, for voluntary use, advanced cyber4 security applications and technologies for natural gas 

5 pipelines (including natural gas transmission and 

6 distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, 

7 and liquefied natural gas facilities; 

8 (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects relat9 ing to physical security and cybersecurity for natural 

10 gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 

11 and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe12 lines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with rep13 resentatives of the energy sector; 

14 (5) to develop workforce development curricula 

15 for the energy sector relating to physical security and 

16 cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including 

17 natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), 

18 hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas 

19 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 Department 

4 of Energy relating to physical security or cybersecurity for 

5 natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 

6 and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, or 

7 liquefied natural gas facilities. 


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Union Calendar No. 770 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5175 

[Report No. 115–951, 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 cyberSEPTEMBER 28, 2018 

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 


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