Bill Summary
The Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act is a proposed bill in the United States that aims to improve the physical security and cybersecurity of pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities. It requires the Secretary of Energy to establish policies and procedures to coordinate federal agencies, states, and the energy sector in order to ensure the security and resilience of these facilities. The bill also includes provisions for coordinating response and recovery to physical and cyber incidents, developing advanced cybersecurity technologies, conducting pilot projects, creating workforce development programs, and providing technical tools to evaluate and improve security capabilities. The bill does not affect the authority of other federal agencies in regards to physical security and cybersecurity.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation may affect energy sector employees by requiring them to participate in workforce development curricula to learn about physical security and cybersecurity protocols for natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities. This could potentially impact their job responsibilities and daily tasks.
2. The legislation may also impact the states and federal agencies involved in coordinating response and recovery to physical and cyber incidents in the energy sector. They may need to adjust their processes and procedures to align with the new policies and procedures outlined in the Act.
3. The Act could also affect the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines and facilities, potentially leading to changes in the way these facilities are designed and operated in order to meet the requirements set forth in the legislation. This could have a significant impact on the companies responsible for these pipelines and facilities and potentially result in increased costs for compliance.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 300 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 300
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 31, 2019
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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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, including
through councils or other entities engaged in sharing,
analysis, or sector coordinating, 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, for voluntary use, 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 technical tools to help the energy sector
voluntarily evaluate, prioritize, and improve physical security
and cybersecurity capabilities of natural gas pipelines
(including natural gas transmission and distribution
pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural
gas facilities.
SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify the authority of
any Federal agency other than the Department of Energy relating to
physical security or cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including
natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid
pipelines, or liquefied natural gas facilities.
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