,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,nolan introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require pipelines        
regulated by the ,secretary of          
,transportation to be made of steel that
 is produced in the ,united ,states and 
originates from iron ore and taconite   
mined and processed in the ,united      
,states1 for safety1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american ,pipeline 
,jobs and ,safety ,act of #bjad4  #b4   
,american steel ,section #fjajb of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  

subsection3  7q7 ,american steel  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall        
prescribe minimum safety standards      
requiring that any pipeline subject to  
this chapter that is constructed or     
replaced after such date of enactment be
 made of steel that--  7,a7 is produced 
in the ,united ,states2 and  7,b7       
originates from iron ore and taconite   
mined and processed in the ,united      
,states4  7#b7 ,use of recycled         
materials ,for purposes of this         
subsection1 steel that is recycled in   
the ,united ,states shall be considered 
to be steel described in subparagraphs  
7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 if the  
recycled materials are combined with    
iron ore and taconite mined and         
processed in the ,united ,states4  7#c7 
,waivers  7,a7 ,in general ,in          
prescribing safety standards under this 
subsection1 the ,secretary shall permit 
a waiver of the requirements of         

paragraph 7#a7 to the extent that the   
,secretary determines such a waiver is  
necessary based on the estimate prepared
 under subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,annual 
demand and supply estimate ,the         
,secretary shall prepare annually an    
estimate of--  7i7 the amount of steel  
likely to be needed to be produced to   
meet the requirements of paragraph 7#a72
 and  7ii7 the production capacity of   
,united ,states producers of steel      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of such paragraph4  7,c7 ,approval of  
sources ,the ,secretary shall ensure    
that steel permitted to be used in      
pipelines pursuant to a waiver under    
this paragraph meets the same standards 
as steel described in subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 and shall  
publish a list of approved sources of   
steel so permitted4  4  #c4 ,inspection 
and testing  7a7 ,testing ,section      
#fjajh7;b7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph3  7#d7      

,testing under this subsection shall    
include direct1 pre-installation testing
 by the ,secretary of pipelines for     
quality verification4  4  7b7           
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #fjabe of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 ,inspection and testing ,there is   
authorized to be appropriated           
#aj1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year to     
carry out direct1 pre-installation      
inspection and testing of pipelines     
under this chapter1 including testing of
 pipelines under section #fjajh7;b77#d7 
and testing and inspection of steel     
pursuant to section #fjajb7q74  4