,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1       
#bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,heinrich7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,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     
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,pipeline and ,,lng
 ,facility ,cybersecurity ,preparedness 
,act4  #b4 ,physical security and       
cybersecurity for pipelines and         
liquefied natural gas facilities ,the   
,secretary of ,energy1 in carrying out  
the ,department of ,energy's functions  
pursuant to the ,department of ,energy  
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja 
et seq471 and in consultation with      
appropriate ,federal agencies1          
representatives of the energy sector1   

the ,states1 and other stakeholders1    
shall carry out a program--  7#a7 to    
establish policies and procedures to    
coordinate ,federal agencies1 ,states1  
and the energy sector1 including through
 councils or other entities engaged in  
sharing1 analysis1 or sector            
coordinating1 to ensure the security1   
resiliency1 and survivability of natural
 gas pipelines 7including natural gas   
transmission and distribution           
pipelines71 hazardous liquid pipelines1 
and liquefied natural gas facilities2   
7#b7 to coordinate response and recovery
 by ,federal agencies1 ,states1 and the 
energy sector1 to physical incidents and
 cyber incidents impacting the energy   
sector2  7#c7 to develop1 for voluntary 
use1 advanced cybersecurity applications
 and technologies for natural gas       
pipelines 7including natural gas        
transmission and distribution           
pipelines71 hazardous liquid pipelines1 
and liquefied natural gas facilities2   
7#d7 to perform pilot demonstration     

projects relating to physical security  
and cybersecurity for natural gas       
pipelines 7including natural gas        
transmission and distribution           
pipelines71 hazardous liquid pipelines1 
and liquefied natural gas facilities    
with representatives of the energy      
sector2  7#e7 to develop workforce      
development curricula for the energy    
sector relating to physical security and
 cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines
 7including natural gas transmission and
 distribution pipelines71 hazardous     
liquid pipelines1 and liquefied natural 
gas facilities2 and  7#f7 to provide    
technical tools to help the energy      
sector voluntarily evaluate1 prioritize1
 and improve physical security and      
cybersecurity capabilities of natural   
gas pipelines 7including natural gas    
transmission and distribution           
pipelines71 hazardous liquid pipelines1 
and liquefied natural gas facilities4   
#c4 ,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 7including    
natural gas transmission and            
distribution pipelines71 hazardous      
liquid pipelines1 or liquefied natural  
gas facilities4