I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 683 
To require pipelines regulated by the Secretary of Transportation to be 
made of steel that is produced in the United States and originates 
from iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States, 
for safety, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. NOLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require pipelines regulated by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to be made of steel that is produced in the United 
States and originates from iron ore and taconite mined 
and processed in the United States, for safety, 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 ‘‘American Pipeline 
Jobs and Safety Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMERICAN STEEL. 
Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(q) AMERICAN STEEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall prescribe minimum safety standards re-
quiring that any pipeline subject to this chapter that 
is constructed or replaced after such date of enact-
ment be made of steel that— 
‘‘(A) is produced in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) originates from iron ore and taconite 
mined and processed in the United States. 
‘‘(2) USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, steel that is recycled in the 
United States shall be considered to be steel de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1) if the recycled materials are combined with iron 
ore and taconite mined and processed in the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In prescribing safety 
standards under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall permit a waiver of the requirements of 
paragraph (1) to the extent that the Secretary 
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determines such a waiver is necessary based on 
the estimate prepared under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL DEMAND AND SUPPLY ESTI-
MATE.—The Secretary shall prepare annually 
an estimate of— 
‘‘(i) the amount of steel likely to be 
needed to be produced to meet the require-
ments of paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
production 
capacity 
of 
United States producers of steel described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(C) APPROVAL OF SOURCES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that steel permitted to be 
used in pipelines pursuant to a waiver under 
this paragraph meets the same standards as 
steel described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1), and shall publish a list of ap-
proved sources of steel so permitted.’’. 
SEC. 3. INSPECTION AND TESTING. 
(a) TESTING.—Section 60108(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) Testing under this subsection shall include di-
rect, pre-installation testing by the Secretary of pipelines 
for quality verification.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
60125 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) INSPECTION AND TESTING.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 
to carry out direct, pre-installation inspection and testing 
of pipelines under this chapter, including testing of pipe-
lines under section 60108(b)(4) and testing and inspection 
of steel pursuant to section 60102(q).’’. 
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