[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5062 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5062
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 to codify the Transportation Security Administration's
responsibility relating to securing pipeline transportation and
pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism,
and other nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical security or
cybersecurity of pipelines, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 29, 2025
Ms. Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Garcia of
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 to codify the Transportation Security Administration's
responsibility relating to securing pipeline transportation and
pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism,
and other nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical security or
cybersecurity of pipelines, and for other purposes.
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 Security Act''.
SEC. 2. PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION AND PIPELINE FACILITIES SECURITY
RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title XV of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1201 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 1559. PIPELINE SECURITY.
``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall maintain responsibility, in consultation with the
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the
Department, as appropriate, for securing pipeline transportation and
pipeline facilities (as such terms are defined in section 60101 of
title 49, United States Code) against cybersecurity threats (as such
term is defined in section 2200 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 650)), acts of terrorism (as such term is defined in section
3077 of title 18, United States Code), and other security threats.
``(b) Guidelines, Directives, and Regulations.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall carry out the following:
``(1) Ensure the development and updating, in consultation
with relevant Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial
entities and public and private sector stakeholders, as
applicable, of guidelines, consistent with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improvement
of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (and any update to
such Framework) pursuant to section 2(c)(15) of the National
Institute for Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C.
272(c)(15)), to improve the security of pipeline transportation
and pipeline facilities against cybersecurity threats, acts of
terrorism, and other security threats.
``(2) Promulgate any additional security directives or
regulations as the Administrator determines necessary to secure
pipeline transportation or pipeline facilities.
``(3) Share, as appropriate, with relevant Federal, State,
local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private
sector stakeholders, as applicable, the guidelines described in
paragraph (1), security directives, and regulations and, as
appropriate, intelligence and information, regarding
cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other security
threats to pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities.
``(4) Assess and inspect, as appropriate, the
implementation of such guidelines, security directives, and
regulations, including the security policies, plans, practices,
and training programs maintained by owners and operators of
pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities, to provide
recommendations or requirements for the improvement of the
security of pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities
against cybersecurity threats, acts of terrorism, and other
security threats.
``(5) Identify and rank the relative security risks to
pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities.
``(6) Inspect pipeline transportation and pipeline
facilities, including such transportation or facilities, as the
case may be, designated as critical by owners and operators of
such transportation or facilities based on such guidelines,
security directives, or regulations.
``(c) Stakeholder Engagement.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration shall convene at least one
industry day to engage with relevant pipeline transportation and
pipeline facilities stakeholders on matters related to the security of
pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities.''.
(b) Oversight.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate not less frequently than biennially
on activities of the Administration to carry out responsibilities to
secure pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities (as such terms
are defined in section 60101 of title 49, United States Code), pursuant
to section 1559 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007, as added by subsection (a).
(c) Personnel Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, as appropriate,
shall develop a personnel strategy (in this subsection referred
to as the ``strategy'') for carrying out the Administrator's
responsibilities to secure pipeline transportation and pipeline
facilities, pursuant to section 1559 of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, as added by
subsection (a).
(2) Contents.--The strategy may take into consideration the
most recently published versions of each of the following
documents:
(A) The Transportation Security Administration
National Strategy for Transportation Security.
(B) The Department of Homeland Security
Cybersecurity Strategy.
(C) The Transportation Security Administration
Cybersecurity Roadmap.
(D) The Department of Homeland Security Balanced
Workforce Strategy.
(E) The Department of Homeland Security Quadrennial
Homeland Security Review.
(F) Other relevant strategies or plans, as
appropriate.
(3) Cybersecurity expertise.--The strategy shall include
the following:
(A) An assessment of the cybersecurity expertise
determined necessary by the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration to secure
pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities.
(B) A plan for expanding such expertise within the
Transportation Security Administration.
(4) Resources.--The strategy shall include an assessment of
resources determined necessary by the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration to carry out such
strategy.
(5) Submission to congress.--Upon development of the
strategy, the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall provide to the Committee on Homeland
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a copy
of such strategy.
(d) GAO Review.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of the implementation of this Act.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1558 the
following new item:
``Sec. 1559. Pipeline security.''.
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