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This Act may be cited as the ''Energy Pipeline Research,
Development, and Demonstration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
(1) natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines are a key
component of the energy infrastructure of the United States;
(2) many of these pipelines are aging facilities and
therefore more susceptible to failure;
(3) these facilities, with their unprotected rights-of-way,
are also highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks and other
disruptions;
(4) interruptions in service on major pipelines, whether a
result of pipeline failure or purposeful action, can have
enormous consequences for the economy and security of the
United States;
(5) new energy sources such as hydrogen will require a new
generation of pipelines; and
(6) a more coordinated research, development,
demonstration, and standardization program is needed to ensure
the use of existing technologies and the development of new
technologies to increase the safety and security of these
critical facilities.

SEC. 3. PIPELINE INTEGRITY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION.

(a) Establishment of Cooperative Program.--
(1) In general.--The heads of the participating agencies
shall develop and implement a program of research, development,
demonstration, and standardization to ensure the integrity of
pipeline facilities.
(2) Elements.--The program shall include research,
development, demonstration, and standardization activities
related to--
(A) materials research and inspection;
(B) stress and fracture analysis, and detection of
cracks, corrosion, abrasion, and other abnormalities
inside pipelines that lead to pipeline failure;
(C) leak detection technologies, including
detection of leaks at very low volumes;
(D) flow metering and methods of analyzing content
of pipeline throughput;
(E) pipeline security, including improving the
surveillance of pipeline rights-of-way;
(F) risk assessment methodology;
(G) information systems surety; and
(H) other elements the heads of the participating
agencies consider appropriate.
(3) Activities and capabilities report.--Not later than 6
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
participating agencies shall transmit to the Congress a report
on the activities and capabilities of the participating
agencies, including the national laboratories, and any other
Federal agencies that are relevant to or could contribute to
research, development, demonstration, and standardization
activities under the program plan prepared under this section.
(b) Program Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the participating agencies shall
prepare and transmit to Congress a 5-year program plan to guide
activities under this section. Such program plan shall be
submitted to the Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory
Committee established under subsection (c) for review, and the
report to Congress shall include the comments of the Advisory
Committee. The 5-year program plan shall describe related
activities of Federal agencies that are not participating
agencies.
(2) Consultation.--In preparing the program plan, the
participating agencies shall consult with appropriate
representatives of State and local government and the private
sector, including the gas, crude oil, and petroleum product
pipeline industries, to help establish program priorities and
to select and prioritize appropriate project proposals.
(3) Advice from other entities.--In preparing the program
plan, the participating agencies may also seek the advice of
other Federal agencies, utilities, manufacturers, institutions
of higher learning, pipeline research institutions, national
laboratories, environmental organizations, pipeline safety
advocates, professional and technical societies, and any other
appropriate entities.
(c) Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee.--
(1) Establishment.--The participating agencies shall
establish and manage a Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory
Committee (in this subsection referred to as the ''Advisory
Committee''). The Advisory Committee shall be established not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
(A) advise the participating agencies on the
development and implementation of the program plan
prepared under subsection (b); and
(B) have a continuing role in evaluating the
progress and results of research, development,
demonstration, and standardization activities carried
out under this section.
(3) Membership.--
(A) Appointment.--The Advisory Committee shall be
composed of--
(i) 3 members appointed by the Secretary of
Energy;
(ii) 3 members appointed by the Secretary
of Transportation; and
(iii) 3 members appointed by the Director
of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
In making such appointments, the participating agencies
shall seek recommendations from the National Academy of
Sciences.
(B) Qualifications.--Members appointed to the
Advisory Committee shall have experience or be
technically qualified, by training or knowledge, in the
operations of either the hazardous liquid or gas
pipeline industries, and have experience in the
research and development of pipeline or related
technologies.
(C) Compensation.--The members of the Advisory
Committee shall serve without compensation, but shall
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703
of title 5, United States Code.
(4) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at least 4
times each year.
(5) Termination.--The Advisory Committee shall terminate 5
years after its establishment.
(d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the participating
agencies shall each transmit to the Congress a report on the status and
results to date of the implementation of their portion of the program
plan prepared under subsection (b).

SEC. 4. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the participating agencies shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding detailing their respective responsibilities under this
Act, consistent with the activities and capabilities identified under
section 3(a)(3). Each of the participating agencies shall have the
primary responsibility for ensuring that the elements of the program
plan within their jurisdiction are implemented in accordance with this
Act. The Department of Transportation's responsibilities shall reflect
its expertise in pipeline inspection and information systems surety.
The Department of Energy's responsibilities shall reflect its expertise
in low-volume leak detection and surveillance technologies. The
National Institute of Standards and Technology's responsibilities shall
reflect its expertise in standards and materials research.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated--
(1) to the Secretary of Energy $10,000,000;
(2) to the Secretary of Transportation $5,000,000; and
(3) to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
$5,000,000,
for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006 for carrying out this
Act.

SEC. 6. DEFINITION.

For purposes of this Act, the term ''participating agencies'' means
the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Student:
Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act - Directs the heads of the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (participating agencies) to develop and implement a cooperative Federal research, development, demonstration, and standardization program to ensure the integrity of pipeline facilities.Establishes a Pipeline Integrity Technical Advisory Committee to advise participating agencies on the development and implementation of a five-year program plan to guide research, development, demonstration, and standardization activities under this Act. Requires participating agencies to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) detailing their respective responsibilities under this Act.