,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,upton 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,walden1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of 
,washington1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4         
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,olson1  
,mr4 ,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4    
,griffith1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 
,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1   
and ,mr4 ,shimkus7 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     
amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to reauthorize pipeline safety programs1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,pipeline ,safety ,act of #bjai4  #b4   

,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,operational expenses ,there are        
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,transportation for the   
necessary operational expenses of the   
,pipeline and ,hazardous ,materials     
,safety ,administration the following   
amounts3  7#a7 #bd1bae1jjj for fiscal   
year #bjbj4  7#b7 #bd1ida1dej for fiscal
 year #bjba4  7b7 ,gas and hazardous    
liquid ,section #fjabe7;a7 of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 and     
inserting the following3  7,a7          
#afj1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1 of  
which #aj1jjj1jjj shall be expended for 
carrying out such section #ab and       
#fj1jjj1jjj shall be expended for making
 grants2 and  7,b7 #afe1fbd1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjba of which #aj1jjj1jjj  
shall be expended for carrying out such 
section #ab and #fa1hjj1jjj shall be    
expended for making grants4  2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#b71 by striking             

subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 and     
inserting the following3  7,a7          
#be1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1 of   
which #e1jjj1jjj shall be expended for  
carrying out such section #ab and       
#i1jjj1jjj shall be expended for making 
grants2 and  7,b7 #be1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjba1 of which #e1jjj1jjj shall  
be expended for carrying out such       
section #ab and #i1jjj1jjj shall be     
expended for making grants4  2 and  7#c7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking         
#h1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjag through #bjai and inserting       
#i1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjba4  7c7 ,emergency    
response grants ,section #fjabe7;b77#b7 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking #aj1jjj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjab through #bjae and
 inserting #ab1jjj1jjj for each of      
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjba4  7d7  
,pipeline safety information grants to  
communities ,section #fjacj7;c7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 

by striking section #b7;b7 of the       
,,pipes ,act of #bjaf1 the ,secretary   
shall expend #a1ejj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjai to     
carry out this section and inserting    
section #b7;a7 of the ,pipeline ,safety 
,act of #bjai1 the ,secretary shall     
expend #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal    
years #bjbj through #bjba to carry out  
this section4  7e7 ,state damage        
prevention programs ,section #fjacd7;i7 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code is  
amended by striking #a1ejj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjab through #bjae and 
inserting #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjbj through #bjba4  7f7         
,one-,call notification programs        
,section #fajg of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
#a1jeh1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjaf through #bjai and inserting       
#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbj through #bjba4  #c4 ,pipeline     
safety workforce development  7a7       
,direct hire authority for ,pipeline and

 ,hazardous ,materials ,safety          
,administration  7#a7 ,authority ,the   
,administrator of the ,pipeline and     
,hazardous ,materials ,safety           
,administration may appoint qualified   
candidates to positions described in    
paragraph 7#b7 without regard to        
sections #ccji through #ccai of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7        
,applicability ,the authority under     
paragraph 7#a7 applies with respect to  
candidates for any position that would  
likely allow increased activities       
relating to pipeline safety1 as         
determined by the ,administrator4  7#c7 
,termination ,the authority to make     
appointments under this subsection shall
 not be available after ,september #cj1 
#bjba4  7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 and annually thereafter      
through calendar year #bjba1 the        
,administrator of the ,pipeline and     
,hazardous ,materials ,safety           
,administration shall submit to         

,congress a report on the efforts of the
 ,administration to hire women1         
minorities1 and veterans as inspectors  
since ,january #a1 #bjab4