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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 Transpor-
tation 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 pipe-
lines and liquefied natural gas facilities. 
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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 and LNG Fa-
cility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY FOR 
PIPELINES AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FA-
CILITIES. 
The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Depart-
ment of Energy’s functions pursuant to the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), and in 
consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, representa-
tives of the energy sector, the States, and other stakeholders, 
shall carry out a program— 
(1) to establish policies and procedures to coordi-
nate Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector, 
including through councils or other entities engaged 
in sharing, analysis, or sector coordinating, to ensure 
the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural 
gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 
and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe-
lines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; 
(2) to coordinate response and recovery by Fed-
eral agencies, States, and the energy sector, to phys-
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ical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the en-
ergy sector; 
(3) to develop, for voluntary use, advanced cyber-
security applications and technologies for natural gas 
pipelines (including natural gas transmission and 
distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, 
and liquefied natural gas facilities; 
(4) to perform pilot demonstration projects relat-
ing to physical security and cybersecurity for natural 
gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 
and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipe-
lines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with rep-
resentatives of the energy sector; 
(5) to develop workforce development curricula 
for the energy sector relating to physical security and 
cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including 
natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), 
hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas 
facilities; and 
(6) to provide technical tools to help the energy 
sector voluntarily evaluate, prioritize, and improve 
physical security and cybersecurity capabilities of 
natural gas pipelines (including natural gas trans-
mission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 
pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities. 
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