,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,olson1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 & ,mr4 ,bab97  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce &      
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide = direct hire au?ority =        
positions 9 ! ,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s       
,mat]ials ,safety ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,direct hire au?ority = 
,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s ,mat]ials ,safety   
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,au?ority ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s    
,mat]ials ,safety ,adm9i/ration may     
appo9t qualifi$ c&idates to positions   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 )\t reg>d to  
sections #ccji ?r\gh #ccai ( title #e1  

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,applicability
 ,! au?ority "u subsection 7a7 applies )
 respect to c&idates = any position t   
w\ld likely all[ increas$ activities    
relat+ to pipel9e safety1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,adm9i/rator4  7c7 ,employee def9$ ,z  
us$ 9 ?is section1 ! t]m employee has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #baje (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7     
,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to make          
appo9tm5ts "u ?is section %all n be     
available aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjag4  #b4
 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually  
!reaft] ?r\gh cal5d> ye> #bjag1 !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,pipel9e & ,haz>d\s    
,mat]ials ,safety ,adm9i/ration %all    
submit to ,congress a report on ef=ts ( 
! ,adm9i/ration to hire wom51 m9orities1
 & vet]ans z inspectors s9ce ,janu>y #a1
 #bjab4