Sec. 301. Regulatory updates
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Section 106 of the PIPES Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 2220) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking a final and inserting A final ; and by striking that has not been published in the Federal Register; and inserting a period; in paragraph (2)— by striking a final and inserting A final ; and by striking that has not been published in the Federal Register; and and inserting a period; in paragraph (3)— by striking any other and inserting Any other ; and by striking that has not been published in the Federal Register ; by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(3)as subparagraphs
(A)through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by adding at the end the following: A final rule required to be issued under the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 . ; and in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)(as so redesignated), by striking In this section, the term and inserting the following: outstanding mandate means— In this section, the term outstanding mandate means a final rule described in paragraph
(2)that— is required to be issued by the Secretary (including any subordinate of the Secretary); and has not been published in the Federal Register. A final rule referred to in paragraph
(1)is any of the following: ; in subsection (b)(1), by striking referred to in paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection
(a)is published in the Federal Register and inserting described in subsection (a)(2) is published in the Federal Register with respect to the applicable outstanding mandate ; and by adding at the end the following: If the Secretary fails to update the website as required under subsection (b)(1), an appropriate employee of the Administration shall provide an in-person briefing to the relevant committees of Congress every 30 days until the requirements of that subsection are met. Annually, the Administrator shall offer to provide a briefing, by the Administrator or a designee, to the relevant committees of Congress on the status of outstanding mandates. If a requirement of subsection
(b)is not met for over 90 days, no funds authorized or appropriated may be used to support travel for the Administrator or the Deputy Administrator of the Administration, unless necessary for the response to or investigation of a pipeline or hazardous materials incident. . If the Secretary does not complete a requirement described in paragraph
(2)by the deadline established by statute for the completion of that requirement, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress in person on the status of the requirement— not later than 7 days after the applicable deadline; and every 90 days thereafter until the Secretary completes the requirement. A requirement referred to in paragraph
(1)is any of the following: The rulemaking required under section 60143(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, relating to idled pipelines. The issuance of a final rule under section 601 with respect to the final regulations required under section 60102(q)(1) of title 49, United States Code, relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair programs.
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