(3) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—The reports shall 
provide, for each mandate listed pursuant to sub-
section (a)— 
(A) a description of the mandate; 
(B) the deadline imposed for the mandate; 
(C) the status of the implementation of the 
mandate; 
(D) a detailed explanation of the reasons 
the mandate has not been implemented, includ-
ing a description of any actions taken by the Ad-
ministrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, the Office of the 
Secretary, or the Office of Management and 
Budget that delayed implementation of the man-
date; 
(E) an estimated completion date for the 
mandate; 
(F) the specific date on which any draft, in-
terim, or final guidance, advisory, report, ad-
vance notice of proposed rulemaking, notice of 
proposed rulemaking, final rule, or other docu-
ment required to implement the mandate was 
sent to the Secretary by the Administrator for re-
view and subsequently transmitted by the Sec-
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retary or the Administrator to the Office of Man-
agement and Budget; 
(G) a description of each concern with a 
document described under subparagraph (F) 
raised by the Secretary or the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; and 
(H) the date and reasons the Secretary or 
the Office of Management and Budget requested 
any extension on acting on the mandate, includ-
ing an extension authorized by Executive Order 
12866. 
SEC. 4. NATURAL GAS INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT REVIEW. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the pub-
lication of a final rule regarding the safety of gas trans-
mission pipelines related to the notice of proposed rule-
making issued on April 8, 2016, titled ‘‘Pipeline Safety: 
Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 20721), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report regarding the natural gas integrity management 
programs required under section 60109(c) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the extent to which the nat-
ural gas integrity management programs required 
under section 60109(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
have improved the safety of natural gas transmission 
pipeline facilities; 
(2) an analysis and recommendations, taking 
into consideration technical, operational, and eco-
nomic feasibility, regarding changes to the programs 
to improve safety, prevent inadvertent releases from 
pipelines, and mitigate any adverse consequences of 
an inadvertent release, including changes to the defi-
nition of high consequence area, or expanding integ-
rity management beyond high consequence areas; 
(3) a review of the benefits, including safety ben-
efits, and cost effectiveness of the legacy class location 
regulations; 
(4) an analysis of, and recommendations regard-
ing, what impact pipeline features and conditions, 
including the age, condition, materials, and construc-
tion of a pipeline, have on safety and risk analysis 
of a particular pipeline; 
(5) a description of any challenges affecting Fed-
eral or State regulators in the oversight of natural gas 
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transmission pipeline facilities and how the chal-
lenges are being addressed; and 
(6) a description of any challenges affecting the 
natural gas industry in complying with the pro-
grams, and how the challenges are being addressed, 
including any challenges faced by publicly owned nat-
ural gas distribution systems. 
(c) DEFINITION OF HIGH CONSEQUENCE AREA.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘high consequence area’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 192.903 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
SEC. 5. HAZARDOUS LIQUID INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT RE-
VIEW. 
(a) SAFETY STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after 
the publication of a final rule regarding the safety of haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facilities related to the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking issued on October 13, 2015, titled ‘‘Pipe-
line Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines’’ (80 
Fed. Reg. 61610), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report regarding the hazardous liquid integrity manage-
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ment programs, as regulated under sections 195.450 and 
195.452 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the extent to which hazardous 
liquid pipeline facility integrity management in high 
consequence areas, as regulated under sections 
195.450 and 195.452 of title 49, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, has improved the safety of hazardous liquid 
pipeline facilities; 
(2) an analysis and recommendations, taking 
into consideration technical, operational, and eco-
nomic feasibility, regarding changes to the programs 
to improve safety, prevent inadvertent releases from 
pipelines, and mitigate any adverse consequences of 
an inadvertent release, including changes to the defi-
nition of high consequence area; 
(3) an analysis of how surveying, assessment, 
mitigation, and monitoring activities, including real- 
time hazardous liquid pipeline monitoring during 
significant flood events and information sharing with 
Federal agencies, are being used to address risks asso-
ciated with the dynamic and unique nature of rivers, 
flood plains, lakes, and coastal areas; 
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