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SEC. 21. LEAK DETECTION TECHNOLOGY STUDY. 
Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall submit to Congress a report on leak 
detection systems utilized by operators of hazardous liquid 
pipelines. The report shall include a discussion of the inad-
equacies of current leak detection systems, including their 
ability to detect ruptures and small leaks that are ongoing 
or intermittent, and what can be done to foster develop-
ment of better technologies as well as address existing 
technological inadequacies. 
SEC. 22. CORROSION CONTROL REGULATIONS. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Transportation, in 
consultation with the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipe-
line Safety Standards Committee and other appropriate 
entities, shall review the internal corrosion control regula-
tions set forth in subpart H of part 195 of title 49 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations to determine if such regu-
lations are currently adequate to ensure that the pipeline 
facilities subject to such regulations will not present a haz-
ard to public safety or the environment. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2007, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing 
the results of the review and may modify the regulations 
referred to in subsection (a) if necessary and appropriate. 
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SEC. 23. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than December 31, 
2007, the Inspector General of the Department of Trans-
portation shall conduct an assessment of the actions the 
Department has taken in implementing the annex to the 
memorandum of understanding between the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
dated September 28, 2004, relating to pipeline security. 
(b) SPECIFIED DUTIES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
In carrying out the assessment, the Inspector General 
shall— 
(1) provide a status report on implementation 
of the program elements outlined and developed in 
the annex; 
(2) describe the roles, responsibilities, and au-
thority of the Department of Transportation relating 
to pipeline security; 
(3) assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the 
process by which the Department of Transportation 
has communicated and coordinated with the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security on matters relating to 
pipeline security; 
(4) address the adequacy of security standards 
for gas and oil pipelines in coordination, as nec-
essary, with the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; and 
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(5) consider any other issues determined to be 
appropriate by the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Transportation or the Secretary of Trans-
portation. 
(c) ASSESSMENT REPORT AND PERIODIC STATUS 
UPDATES.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT REPORT.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2007, the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Transportation shall transmit a report 
on the results of the assessment, together with any 
recommendations (including legislative options for 
Congress to consider), to the Committees on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure and Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
(2) PERIODIC STATUS REPORTS.—The Inspec-
tor General shall transmit periodically to the Com-
mittees as referred to in paragraph (1), as necessary 
and appropriate, reports on matters pertaining to 
the implementation by the Department of Transpor-
tation of any recommendations contained in the re-
port transmitted pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(d) FORMAT.—The report, or portions of the report, 
under subsection (c)(1) may be submitted in a classified 
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format if the Inspector General determines that such ac-
tion is necessary. 
SEC. 24. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may award, through a competitive process, grants to uni-
versities with expertise in pipeline safety and security to 
establish jointly a collaborative program to conduct pipe-
line safety and technical assistance programs. 
(b) DUTIES.—In cooperation with the Pipeline and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and rep-
resentatives from States and boards of public utilities, the 
participants in the collaborative program established 
under subsection (a) shall be responsible for development 
of workforce training and technical assistance programs 
through statewide and regional partnerships that provide 
for— 
(1) communication of national, State, and local 
safety information to pipeline operators; 
(2) distribution of technical resources and 
training to support current and future Federal man-
dates; and 
(3) evaluation of program outcomes. 
(c) TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.—The 
collaborative program established under subsection (a) 
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may include courses in recent developments, techniques, 
and procedures related to— 
(1) safety and security of pipeline systems; 
(2) incident and risk management for such sys-
tems; 
(3) integrity management for such systems; 
(4) consequence modeling for such systems; 
(5) detection of encroachments and monitoring 
of rights-of-way for such systems; and 
(6) vulnerability assessment of such systems at 
both project and national levels. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) UNIVERSITY.—Not later than March 31, 
2009, the universities awarded grants under sub-
section (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report on 
the results of the collaborative program. 
(2) SECRETARY.—Not later than October 1, 
2009, the Secretary shall transmit the reports sub-
mitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1), along 
with any findings, recommendations, or legislative 
options for Congress to consider, to the Committees 
on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2010. 
SEC. 25. NATURAL GAS PIPELINES. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall review and 
comment on the Comptroller General report issued under 
section 14(d)(1) of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act 
of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60109 note; 116 Stat. 3005), and not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
transmit to Congress any legislative recommendations the 
Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to imple-
ment the conclusions of that report. 
SEC. 26. CORROSION TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 12 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act 
of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 60101 note; Public Law 107–355) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘corro-
sion,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (9); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 
paragraph (11); 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) corrosion detection and improving meth-
ods, best practices, and technologies for identifying, 
detecting, preventing, and managing internal and ex-
ternal corrosion and other safety risks; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The results of activities carried out under paragraph (10) 
shall be used by the participating agencies to support de-
velopment and improvement of national consensus stand-
ards.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating 
subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), 
respectively. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 
2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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