Sec. 203. Timely incorporation by reference
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Section 60102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection
(l)and inserting the following: Not less frequently than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall— review each industry consensus standard— that has been adopted or incorporated, partially or in full, as part of the Federal pipeline safety regulatory program under this chapter; that has been modified by a standards development organization (as defined in section 2(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 ( 15 U.S.C. 4301(a) )) since being adopted or incorporated; and the modification of which has been published by a standards development organization (as defined in that section); and update, as determined necessary by the Secretary, the adoption or incorporation of each industry consensus standard reviewed under subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available list of all industry standards considered for adoption or incorporation under this chapter, including— the determination of the Secretary with respect to each standard considered; and with respect to each standard not adopted or incorporated in full, the reasoning for not adopting or incorporating that standard in full. Not later than 30 days after initial completion and each revision of the list under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish the list on the public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In prescribing new safety standards under this chapter, the Secretary shall consider adopting or incorporating industry consensus standards. For all industry consensus standards incorporated or partially incorporated under this chapter on or after the date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 , the Secretary shall publish on the public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration the full text of the standard or a direct link to an external source where the full text is available to the public on a website to view at no cost for the duration of time that the Secretary has the incorporation by reference available for public comment. If the full text of an industry consensus standard is not published on the public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or available from that website via a direct link to an external source where the full text is available to the public on a website to view at no cost for the duration of time that the Secretary has the incorporation by reference available for public comment, then the Secretary shall not incorporate or partially incorporate under this chapter that industry consensus standard by reference. For industry consensus standards incorporated or partially incorporated under this chapter before the date of enactment of the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 that are publicly available on a public-facing website at no charge to the public, the Secretary shall publish on the public website of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration the full text of the standard or a direct link to an external source where the full text is available to the public on a website. .
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