,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #d1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,oss(f 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,transportation to provide grants =     
natural gas di/ribution pipel9e         
infra/ructure safety & mod]nization1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,en]gy    
,security ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,natural  
gas di/ribution pipel9e infra/ructure   
safety & mod]nization grants  7a7  ,9   
g5]al  ,*apt] #fja ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #fjadd4  ,natural gas        
di/ribution pipel9e infra/ructure safety
 & mod]nization grants  7a7  ,9 g5]al   
,! ,secret>y may provide grants to assi/
 publicly own$ natural gas di/ribution  
pipel9e sy/ems 9--  7#a7 r$uc+          

un9t5tional leaks2  7#b7 r$uc+ incid5ts 
& fatalities associat$ ) pipel9e        
facility safety incid5ts2 &  7#c7       
accommodat+ ! safe transportation (     
alt]native en]gy s\rces4  7b7  ,eligible
 entities  ,an entity eligible to       
receive a grant "u ?is section is a     
utility own$ by--  7#a7 a community2 or 
7#b7 a municipality4  7c7  ,applications
  ,an eligible entity desir+ a grant "u 
?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y  
an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may
 require1 includ+ a description ( !     
projects or activities propos$ to be    
fund$ by ! grant4  7d7  ,uses  ,a grant 
provid$ "u ?is section may be us$-- 7#a7
 to repair1 rehabilitate1 or replace a  
natural gas di/ribution pipel9e sy/em or
 portions ( a natural gas di/ribution   
pipel9e sy/em2 or  7#b7 to acquire      
equipm5t4  7e7 ,consid]ations ,!        
,secret>y %all e/abli% proc$ures = aw>d+
 grants "u ?is section t take into      
consid]ation--  7#a7 ! risk pr(ile ( !  

exi/+ pipel9e sy/em op]at$ by !         
applicant1 includ+ ! pres5ce ( pipe     
prone to leakage2 &  7#b7 ! pot5tial ( !
 projects or activities propos$ to be   
fund$ by ! grant =--  7,a7 creat+ jobs2 
&  7,b7 b5efitt+ disadvantag$ rural or  
urban communities2 &  7#c7 ! expect$    
economic impact (1 or economic gr[?     
result+ f1 ! projects or activities     
propos$ to be fund$ by ! grant4  7f7    
,limitations  7#a7  ,aw>ds to a s+le    
utility  ,! ,secret>y may n aw>d m ?an  
#ab4e p]c5t ( ! total am\nt made        
available to c>ry out ?is section to a  
s+le eligible entity describ$ 9         
subsection 7b74  7#b7  ,adm9i/rative    
exp5ses  ,n m ?an #b p]c5t ( ! am\nts   
appropriat$ "u subsection 7i77#a7 = a   
fiscal ye> may be us$ by ! ,secret>y = !
 adm9i/rative co/s ( c>ry+ out ?is      
section4  7g7  ,congressional           
notification  ,n lat] ?an #c days be=e !
 date on :i* ! ,secret>y publi%es !     
selection ( projects & activities = :i* 
a grant w be provid$ "u ?is section1 !  

,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a writt5 notice 
t includes--  7#a7 a li/ ( all          
applications review$ by ! ,secret>y z "p
 ( ! selection process2 &  7#b7 a report
 t describes ea* project or activity =  
:i* a grant w be provid$ "u ?is section 
= t r\nd ( selection4  7h7  ,additional 
requirem5ts  ,ea* project or activity = 
:i* a grant is provid$ "u ?is section   
%all a*ieve compliance ) ! applicable   
requirem5ts (--  7#a7 title ,,vi ( !    
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq472 &  7#b7 !   
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474    
7i7  ,fund+  7#a7  ,au?orization (      
appropriations  ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$4  7#b7           

,requirem5t  ,any am\nts us$ to c>ry out
 ?is section--  7,a7 %all be d]iv$ f    
g5]al rev5ues2 &  7,b7 %all n be d]iv$ f
 us] fees collect$ "u section #fjcja4  4
  7b7  ,cl]ical am5dm5t  ,! analysis =  
*apt] #fja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #fjadd4 ,natural gas           
di/ribution pipel9e infra/ructure safety
 & mod]nization grants4  4