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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5062 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 to codify the Transportation Security Administration’s responsi-
bility relating to securing pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities 
against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other nefarious acts 
that jeopardize the physical security or cybersecurity of pipelines, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 29, 2025 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. GIMENEZ, and Mr. GARCIA of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 
11 Commission Act of 2007 to codify the Transportation 
Security Administration’s responsibility relating to secur-
ing pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities against 
cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other nefar-
ious acts that jeopardize the physical security or cyberse-
curity 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION AND PIPELINE FACILI-
TIES SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title XV of the Im-
plementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act 
of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1559. PIPELINE SECURITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall maintain responsi-
bility, in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Depart-
ment, as appropriate, for securing pipeline transportation 
and pipeline facilities (as such terms are defined in section 
60101 of title 49, United States Code) against cybersecu-
rity threats (as such term is defined in section 2200 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 650)), acts 
of terrorism (as such term is defined in section 3077 of 
title 18, United States Code), and other security threats. 
‘‘(b) GUIDELINES, DIRECTIVES, 
AND
REGULA-
TIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall carry 
out the following: 
‘‘(1) Ensure the development and updating, in 
consultation with relevant Federal, State, local, 
Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private 
sector stakeholders, as applicable, of guidelines, con-
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sistent with the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Framework for Improvement of Critical 
Infrastructure Cybersecurity (and any update to 
such Framework) pursuant to section 2(c)(15) of 
the National Institute for Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(15)), to improve the security 
of pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities 
against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and 
other security threats. 
‘‘(2) Promulgate any additional security direc-
tives or regulations as the Administrator determines 
necessary to secure pipeline transportation or pipe-
line facilities. 
‘‘(3) Share, as appropriate, with relevant Fed-
eral, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and 
public and private sector stakeholders, as applicable, 
the guidelines described in paragraph (1), security 
directives, and regulations and, as appropriate, intel-
ligence and information, regarding cybersecurity 
threats, acts of terrorism, and other security threats 
to pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities. 
‘‘(4) Assess and inspect, as appropriate, the im-
plementation of such guidelines, security directives, 
and regulations, including the security policies, 
plans, practices, and training programs maintained 
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by owners and operators of pipeline transportation 
and pipeline facilities, to provide recommendations 
or requirements for the improvement of the security 
of pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities 
against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and 
other security threats. 
‘‘(5) Identify and rank the relative security 
risks to pipeline transportation and pipeline facili-
ties. 
‘‘(6) Inspect pipeline transportation and pipe-
line facilities, including such transportation or facili-
ties, as the case may be, designated as critical by 
owners and operators of such transportation or fa-
cilities based on such guidelines, security directives, 
or regulations. 
‘‘(c) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration shall convene at least one industry day to engage 
with relevant pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities 
stakeholders on matters related to the security of pipeline 
transportation and pipeline facilities.’’. 
(b) OVERSIGHT.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate not less fre-
quently than biennially on activities of the Administration 
to carry out responsibilities to secure pipeline transpor-
tation and pipeline facilities (as such terms are defined 
in section 60101 of title 49, United States Code), pursu-
ant to section 1559 of the Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, as added by 
subsection (a). 
(c) PERSONNEL STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, in consultation with the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
the Department of Homeland Security, as appro-
priate, shall develop a personnel strategy (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘‘strategy’’) for car-
rying out the Administrator’s responsibilities to se-
cure pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities, 
pursuant to section 1559 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, 
as added by subsection (a). 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy may take into 
consideration the most recently published versions of 
each of the following documents: 
(A) The Transportation Security Adminis-
tration National Strategy for Transportation 
Security. 
(B) The Department of Homeland Security 
Cybersecurity Strategy. 
(C) The Transportation Security Adminis-
tration Cybersecurity Roadmap. 
(D) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity Balanced Workforce Strategy. 
(E) The Department of Homeland Security 
Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. 
(F) Other relevant strategies or plans, as 
appropriate. 
(3) CYBERSECURITY EXPERTISE.—The strategy 
shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the cybersecurity ex-
pertise determined necessary by the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration to secure pipeline transportation and 
pipeline facilities. 
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(B) A plan for expanding such expertise 
within the Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
(4) RESOURCES.—The strategy shall include an 
assessment of resources determined necessary by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration to carry out such strategy. 
(5) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon develop-
ment of the strategy, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall provide 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a copy of such strategy. 
(d) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall conduct a review of the 
implementation of this Act. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Implementing Recommendations of 
the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1558 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 1559. Pipeline security.’’. 
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