Pipeline Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7272 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7272

 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

                            January 27, 2026

   Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) 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 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 that improve 
        coordination among 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 lead the coordinated 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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