,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjba,mr4 
,garamendi 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     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to enter into an agreement with the    
,national ,academy of ,sciences to      
conduct a study on seismicity1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,pipeline      
,seismic ,safety ,study ,act4  #b4      
,national ,academy of ,sciences study on
 seismicity  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation1 in consultation with

 the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory       
,commission1 shall enter into an        
agreement with the ,national ,academy of
 ,sciences under which the ,national    
,academy of ,sciences shall prepare a   
report containing-- 7#a7 the results of 
a study that-- 7,a7 evaluates the       
current ,federal requirements for       
pipeline facility design1 siting1       
construction1 operation and maintenance1
 and integrity management1 relating to  
seismicity1 land subsidence1 landslides1
 slope instability1 frost heave1 soil   
settlement1 erosion1 and other dynamic  
geologic conditions that may pose a     
safety risk2  7,b7 identifies any       
discrepancy in such requirements that   
apply to operators of gas pipeline      
facilities and hazardous liquid pipeline
 facilities2 and  7,c7 identifies any   
deficiencies in industry practices      
related to such requirements2 and  7#b7 
any recommendations of the ,national    
,academy of ,sciences based on such     
results4  7b7 ,report to ,congress ,upon

 completion of the report prepared      
pursuant to subsection 7a71 the         
,national ,academy of ,sciences shall   
submit to the ,secretary of             
,transportation1 the ,committee on      
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate the      
report4  7c7 ,pipeline facilities ,in   
this ,act1 the term pipeline facility   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #fjaja of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4