[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5175 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5175

 To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to 
physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural 
                            gas facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2018

Mr. Upton (for himself and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to 
physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural 
                            gas facilities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pipeline and LNG Facility 
Cybersecurity Preparedness Act''.

SEC. 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY FOR PIPELINES AND LIQUEFIED 
              NATURAL GAS FACILITIES.

    The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Department of Energy's 
functions pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), and in consultation with appropriate Federal 
agencies, representatives of the energy sector, the States, and other 
stakeholders, shall carry out a program--
            (1) to establish policies and procedures to coordinate 
        Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector to ensure the 
        security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas 
        pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution 
        pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural 
        gas facilities;
            (2) to coordinate response and recovery by Federal 
        agencies, States, and the energy sector, to physical incidents 
        and cyber incidents impacting the energy sector;
            (3) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and 
        technologies for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas 
        transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid 
        pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities;
            (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects relating to 
        physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines 
        (including natural gas transmission and distribution 
        pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural 
        gas facilities with representatives of the energy sector;
            (5) to develop workforce development curricula for the 
        energy sector relating to physical security and cybersecurity 
        for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission 
        and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and 
        liquefied natural gas facilities; and
            (6) to provide mechanisms to help the energy sector 
        evaluate, prioritize, and improve physical security and 
        cybersecurity capabilities for natural gas pipelines (including 
        natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous 
        liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.
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