,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bihj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,transportation to study certain     
composite material pipelines1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,innovative and
 ,safe ,hydrogen ,transportation ,act4  
#b4 ,study on composite materials  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall complete a study      
assessing the potential and existing use
 of pipelines constructed with composite
 materials to safely transport hydrogen 
and hydrogen blended with natural gas4  
7b7 ,study considerations ,in completing
 the study under subsection 7a71 the    

,secretary shall consider-- 7#a7 any    
commercially available composite        
pipeline materials2  7#b7 any completed 
or ongoing tests and data available to  
the ,secretary or other ,federal        
agencies2 and  7#c7 any recommended     
standards1 including consensus          
standards1 and ,federal agency          
authorizations relating to use of the   
composite pipeline materials4  7c7      
,public participation ,to ensure        
adequate public participation in        
completing the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 hold a 
pre-completion public meeting with      
interested stakeholders1 including      
affected industries1 interest groups1   
and other individuals with relevant     
expertise2  7#b7 release a draft version
 of the study for public comment for a  
period of not less than #fj days2 and   
7#c7 address any substantive comments   
submitted by the public during the      
public comment period under paragraph   
7#b7 in preparing the final study4  7d7 

,public meeting ,not later than #fj days
 after the closing of the public comment
 period under subsection 7c77#b71 the   
,secretary shall hold a post-completion 
public meeting to present the findings  
of the study under subsection 7a7 and   
any responses to public comments        
received under subsection 7c77#b74  7e7 
,rulemaking ,not later than #ah months  
after the public meeting described in   
subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall    
initiate a rulemaking that includes a   
notice of proposed rulemaking to allow  
for the use of composite materials for  
pipeline transportation of hydrogen and 
hydrogen blended with natural gas4