(4) in paragraph (1), as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘transporters
of gas and hazardous liquid and to’’; and
(5) by striking paragraph (3), as redesignated by
paragraph (3) of this subsection, and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) shall include a requirement that all individ-
uals who operate and maintain pipeline facilities
must be qualified.
Such qualifications shall address the ability to recognize
and react appropriately to abnormal operating conditions
that may indicate a dangerous situation or a condition ex-
ceeding design limits. The operator of the pipeline facility
shall ensure that employees who operate and maintain the
facility are qualified.’’.
(b) PRACTICABILITY
AND SAFETY NEEDS STAND-
ARDS.—Section 60102(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section 60103’’ and inserting
‘‘sections 60103 and 60112’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)(B) by inserting ‘‘safety’’
after ‘‘pipeline’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(3);
(4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘contribute to’’
and inserting ‘‘benefit’’;
(5) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) the comments and recommendations of the
Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Stand-
ards Committee, or both, as appropriate.’’.
(c) FACILITY
OPERATION
INFORMATION
STAND-
ARDS.—Section 60102(d) is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘operating the facility’’ the
following: ‘‘as required by the standards prescribed
under this chapter’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘to provide the information’’ and
inserting ‘‘to make the information available’’; and
(3) by inserting after ‘‘to the Secretary and an
appropriate State official’’ the following: ‘‘as deter-
mined by the Secretary’’.
(d) PIPE INVENTORY STANDARDS.—Section 60102(e)
is amended in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘and, to the extent the Secretary
considers necessary, an operator of a gathering line
that is not a regulated gathering line (as defined
under section 60101(b)(2) of this title),’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘transmission’’ and inserting
‘‘transportation’’.
(e) SMART PIGS.—
(1) 
MINIMUM
SAFETY
STANDARDS.—Section
60102(f) is amended by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘device.’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) MINIMUM
SAFETY
STANDARDS.—The Sec-
retary shall prescribe minimum safety standards re-
quiring that the design and construction of a new gas
pipeline facility or hazardous liquid pipeline facility
be carried out, to the extent practicable, in a way
that accommodates the passage through the facility of
an instrumented internal inspection device (com-
monly referred to as a ‘smart pig’). The Secretary
shall also prescribe minimum safety standards requir-
ing replacement of an existing gas pipeline facility,
hazardous liquid pipeline facility, or equipment, to be
carried out, to the extent practicable, in a way that
replacement of the existing gas pipeline facility, haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facility, or equipment being re-
placed accommodates the passage through the facility
of an instrumented internal inspection device. The
Secretary may apply the standard to an existing gas
or hazardous liquid facility and require the facility
to be changed to allow the facility to be inspected with
an instrumented internal inspection device if the
basic construction of the facility will accommodate the
device.’’.
(2) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.—Section 60102(f) is
further amended—
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘PERI-
ODIC INSPECTIONS.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘the
Secretary shall prescribe’’ the following: ‘‘, if nec-
essary, additional’’; and
(C) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the
right.
(f) UPDATING STANDARDS.—Section 60102 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) UPDATING STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall, to
the extent appropriate and practicable, update incorporated
industry standards that have been adopted as part of the
Federal pipeline safety regulatory program.’’.
SEC. 6. RISK MANAGEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 601 is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 60127. Risk management
‘‘(a) 
RISK
MANAGEMENT
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out
a project with voluntary participation by owners and oper-