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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3699 
To codify the Transportation Security Administration’s responsibility relating 
to securing pipelines against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, 
and other nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical security or cyberse-
curity of pipelines, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2019 
Mr. CLEAVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To codify the Transportation Security Administration’s re-
sponsibility relating to securing pipelines against cyberse-
curity threats, acts of terrorism, and other nefarious 
acts that jeopardize the physical security or cybersecurity 
of pipelines, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pipeline Security Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PIPELINE SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Subsection (f) of section 114 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (16) as para-
graph (17); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) maintain responsibility, in coordination 
with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency, as appropriate, relating 
to securing pipeline transportation and pipeline fa-
cilities (as such terms are defined in section 60101 
of this title) against cybersecurity threats (as such 
term is defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity 
Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Public Law 114– 
113; 6 U.S.C. 1501)), an act of terrorism (as such 
term is defined in section 3077 of title 18), and 
other nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical se-
curity or cybersecurity of such transportation or fa-
cilities; and’’. 
SEC. 3. PIPELINE SECURITY SECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1209. PIPELINE SECURITY SECTION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is within the Trans-
portation Security Administration a pipeline security sec-
tion to carry out pipeline security programs in furtherance 
of section 114(f)(16) of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the section referred 
to in subsection (a) is to oversee, in coordination with the 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
the Department of Homeland Security, the security of 
pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities (as such 
terms are defined in section 60101 of title 49, United 
States Code) against cybersecurity threats (as such term 
is defined in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
Sharing Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501)), an act of terrorism (as such term is defined in 
section 3077 of title 18, United States Code), and other 
nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical security or cy-
bersecurity of such transportation or facilities. 
‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP; STAFFING.—The Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall appoint 
as the head of the section an individual with knowledge 
of the pipeline industry and security best practices, as de-
termined appropriate by the Administrator. The section 
shall be staffed by a workforce that includes personnel 
with cybersecurity expertise. 
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‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The section shall be re-
sponsible for carrying out the duties of the section as di-
rected by the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration, acting through the head appointed 
pursuant to subsection (c). Such duties shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Developing, in consultation with relevant 
Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial entities and 
public and private sector stakeholders, guidelines for 
improving the security of pipeline transportation and 
pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, an 
act of terrorism, and other nefarious acts that jeop-
ardize the physical security or cybersecurity of such 
transportation or facilities. 
‘‘(2) Updating such guidelines as necessary 
based on intelligence and risk assessments, but not 
less frequently than every three years. 
‘‘(3) Sharing of such guidelines and, as appro-
priate, intelligence and information regarding such 
security threats to pipeline transportation and pipe-
line facilities, as appropriate, with relevant Federal, 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and pub-
lic and private sector stakeholders. 
‘‘(4) Conducting security assessments based on 
the guidelines developed pursuant to paragraph (1) 
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to provide recommendations for the improvement of 
the security of pipeline transportation and pipeline 
facilities against cybersecurity threats, an act of ter-
rorism, and other nefarious acts that jeopardize the 
physical security or cybersecurity of such transpor-
tation or facilities, including the security plans, 
practices, and training programs maintained by own-
ers and operators of pipeline facilities. 
‘‘(5) Carrying out a program to inspect pipeline 
transportation and pipeline facilities, including in-
spections of pipeline facilities determined critical by 
the Administrator based on a risk assessment con-
ducted in consultation with relevant Federal, State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and 
private sector stakeholders. 
‘‘(6) Preparing notice and comment regulations 
for publication, if determined necessary by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(e) DETAILS.—In furtherance of the section’s mis-
sion, as set forth in subsection (b), the Administrator and 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency may detail personnel between their compo-
nents to leverage expertise.’’. 
(b) UPDATED GUIDELINES.—Not later than March 
31, 2021, the section shall publish updated guidelines pur-
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suant to section 1209 of the Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, as added by 
subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Com-
mission Act of 2007 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1208 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1209. Pipeline security section.’’. 
SEC. 4. PERSONNEL STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, shall develop a personnel strategy for enhancing 
operations within the pipeline security section of the 
Transportation Security Administration, as established 
pursuant to section 1209 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, as 
added by section 3. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall take into consideration the most recently 
published versions of each of the following documents: 
(1) The Transportation Security Administration 
National Strategy for Transportation Security. 
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