Sec. 20. PIPELINE SAFETY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

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## SEC. 20 PIPELINE SAFETY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS ###

(a)Public Participation Limitation Section 60130(a)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “on technical pipeline safety issues” after “public participation”. ###

(b)Audit Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report evaluating the grant program under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. The report shall include— ####

(1)a list of the recipients of all grant funds during fiscal years 2010 through 2015; ####

(2)a description of how each grant was used; ####

(3)an analysis of the compliance with the terms of grant agreements, including subsections

(a)and

(b)of such section; ####

(4)an evaluation of the competitive process used to award the grant funds; and ####

(5)an evaluation of— #####

(A)the ability of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to oversee grant funds and usage; and #####

(B)the procedures used for such oversight.