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(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The Secretary, in consultation
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with representatives of appropriate Federal and State
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agencies, shall—
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(A) conduct a study of—
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(i) the location and extent of antici-
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pated growth of natural gas and other en-
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ergy transmission infrastructure proposed
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to be constructed across the Great Lakes;
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and
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(ii) the environmental impacts of any
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natural gas or other energy transmission
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infrastructure proposed to be constructed
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across the Great Lakes; and
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(B) make recommendations for minimizing
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the environmental impact of pipelines and other
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energy transmission infrastructure on the Great
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Lakes ecosystem.
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(2) A
DVISORY
C
OMMITTEE
.—Not later than 30
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days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
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tional Academy of Sciences to establish an advisory
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committee to ensure that the study is complete, objec-
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tive, and of good quality.
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(c) R
EPORT
.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
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enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
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gress a report that describes the findings and recommenda-
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tions resulting from the study under subsection (b).
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SEC. 1707. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF
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PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION AND ASSESS-
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MENT OF CERTAIN ROUTES FOR SHIPMENT
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OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL FROM RESEARCH
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NUCLEAR REACTORS.
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(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—The Secretary of Transportation
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shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy
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of Sciences under which agreement the National Academy
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of Sciences shall conduct a study of the procedures by which
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the Department of Energy, together with the Department
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of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
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selects routes for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel from
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research nuclear reactors between or among existing De-
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partment of Energy facilities currently licensed to accept
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such spent nuclear fuel.
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(b) E
LEMENTS OF
S
TUDY
.—In conducting the study
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under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences
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shall analyze the manner in which the Department of
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Energy—
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(1) selects potential routes for the shipment of
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spent nuclear fuel from research nuclear reactors be-
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tween or among existing Department facilities cur-
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rently licensed to accept such spent nuclear fuel;
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(2) selects such a route for a specific shipment of
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such spent nuclear fuel; and
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(3) conducts assessments of the risks associated
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with shipments of such spent nuclear fuel along such
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a route.
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(c) C
ONSIDERATIONS
R
EGARDING
R
OUTE
S
ELEC
-
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TION
.—The analysis under subsection (b) shall include a
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consideration whether, and to what extent, the procedures
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analyzed for purposes of that subsection take into account
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the following:
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(1) The proximity of the routes under consider-
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ation to major population centers and the risks asso-
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ciated with shipments of spent nuclear fuel from re-
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search nuclear reactors through densely populated
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areas.
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(2) Current traffic and accident data with re-
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spect to the routes under consideration.
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(3) The quality of the roads comprising the
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routes under consideration.
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(4) Emergency response capabilities along the
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routes under consideration.
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(5) The proximity of the routes under consider-
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ation to places or venues (including sports stadiums,
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convention centers, concert halls and theaters, and
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other venues) where large numbers of people gather.
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(d) R
ECOMMENDATIONS
.—In conducting the study
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under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences
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shall also make such recommendations regarding the mat-
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ters studied as the National Academy of Sciences considers
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appropriate.
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(e) D
EADLINE
FOR
D
ISPERSAL
OF
F
UNDS
FOR
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S
TUDY
.—The Secretary shall disperse to the National Acad-
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emy of Sciences the funds for the cost of the study required
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by subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date of
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the enactment of this Act.
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(f) R
EPORT ON
R
ESULTS OF
S
TUDY
.—Not later than
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6 months after the date of the dispersal of funds under sub-
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section (e), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit
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to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
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study conducted under subsection (a), including the rec-
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ommendations required by subsection (d).
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(g) A
PPROPRIATE
C
OMMITTEES OF
C
ONGRESS
D
E
-
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FINED
.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees
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of Congress’’ means—
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(1) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and
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Transportation, Energy and Natural Resources, and
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Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
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(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
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the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1708. REPORT ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND WATER USE.
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(a) R
EPORT
.—The Secretary of Energy shall conduct
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a study of opportunities to reduce energy use by cost-effec-
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tive improvements in the efficiency of municipal water and
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wastewater treatment and use, including water pumps, mo-
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tors, and delivery systems; purification, conveyance and
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distribution; upgrading of aging water infrastructure, and
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improved methods for leakage monitoring, measuring, and
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reporting; and public education.
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(b) S
UBMISSION OF
R
EPORT
.—The Secretary of En-
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ergy shall submit a report on the results of the study, in-
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cluding any recommendations for implementation of meas-
12
ures and estimates of costs and resource savings, no later
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than 2 years from the date of enactment of this section.
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(c) A
UTHORIZATION
.—There is hereby authorized to be
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appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
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the purposes of this section.
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SEC. 1709. REPORT ON RESEARCH ON HYDROGEN PRODUC-
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TION AND USE.
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
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of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress
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a report that identifies current or potential research
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projects at Department of Energy nuclear facilities relating
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to the production or use of hydrogen in fuel cell development
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or any other method or process enhancing alternative en-
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ergy production technologies.
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DIVISION G—ENERGY
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INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
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TITLE XVIII—CRITICAL ENERGY
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Subtitle A—Department of Energy
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Programs
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SEC. 1801. DEFINITIONS.
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In this title:
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(1) C
RITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
.—
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(A) I
N GENERAL
.—The term ‘‘critical en-
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ergy infrastructure’’ means a physical or cyber-
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based system or service for—
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(i) the generation, transmission or dis-
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tribution of electric energy; or
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(ii) the production, refining, or storage
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of petroleum, natural gas, or petroleum
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product—
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the incapacity or destruction of which would
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have a debilitating impact on the defense or eco-
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nomic security of the United States.
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(B) E
XCLUSION
.—The term shall not in-
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clude a facility that is licensed by the Nuclear
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Regulatory Commission under section 103 or
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104b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
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U.S.C. 2133 and 2134(b)).
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(2) D
EPARTMENT
;
NATIONAL LABORATORY
;
SEC
-
1
RETARY
.—The terms ‘‘Department’’, ‘‘National Lab-
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oratory’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ have the meaning given
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such terms in section 1203.
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SEC. 1802. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
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Section 102 of the Department of Energy Organization
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Act (42 U.S.C. 7112) is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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‘‘(20) To ensure the safety, reliability, and secu-
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rity of the Nation’s energy infrastructure, and to re-
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spond to any threat to or disruption of such infra-
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structure, through activities including—
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‘‘(A) research and development;
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‘‘(B) financial assistance, technical assist-
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ance, and cooperative activities with States, in-
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dustry, and other interested parties; and
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‘‘(C) education and public outreach activi-
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ties.’’.
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SEC. 1803. CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRO-
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GRAMS.
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(a) P
ROGRAMS
.—In addition to the authorities other-
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wise provided by law (including section 1261), the Sec-
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retary is authorized to establish programs of financial, tech-
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nical, or administrative assistance to—
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(1) enhance the security of critical energy infra-
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structure in the United States;
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(2) develop and disseminate, in cooperation with
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industry, best practices for critical energy infrastruc-
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ture assurance; and
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(3) protect against, mitigate the effect of, and
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improve the ability to recover from disruptive inci-
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dents affecting critical energy infrastructure.
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(b) R
EQUIREMENTS
.—A program established under
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this section shall—
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(1) be undertaken in consultation with the advi-
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sory committee established under section 1804;
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(2) have available to it the scientific and tech-
13
nical resources of the Department, including resources
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at a National Laboratory; and
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(3) be consistent with any overall Federal plan
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for national infrastructure security developed by the
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President or his designee.
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SEC. 1804. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INFRA-
19
STRUCTURE SECURITY.
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(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—The Secretary shall establish
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an advisory committee, or utilize an existing advisory com-
22
mittee within the Department, to advise the Secretary on
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policies and programs related to the security of United
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States energy infrastructure.
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(b) B
ALANCED
M
EMBERSHIP
.—The Secretary shall en-
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sure that the advisory committee established or utilized
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under subsection (a) has a membership with an appropriate
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balance among the various interests related to energy infra-
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structure security, including—
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(1) scientific and technical experts;
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(2) industrial managers;
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(3) worker representatives;
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(4) insurance companies or organizations;
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(5) environmental organizations;
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(6) representatives of State, local, and tribal gov-
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ernments; and
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(7) such other interests as the Secretary may
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deem appropriate.
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(c) E
XPENSES
.—Members of the advisory committee
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established or utilized under subsection (a) shall serve with-
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out compensation, and shall be allowed travel expenses, in-
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cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
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for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter
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57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home
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or regular place of business of the member in the perform-
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ance of the duties of the committee.
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SEC. 1805. BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS FOR ENERGY
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INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.
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The Secretary, in consultation with the advisory com-
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mittee under section 1804, shall enter into appropriate ar-
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rangements with one or more standard-setting organiza-
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tions, or similar organizations, to assist the development
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of industry best practices and standards for security related
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to protecting critical energy infrastructure.
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Subtitle B—Department of the
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Interior Programs
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SEC. 1811. OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENERGY INFRA-
11
STRUCTURE SECURITY.
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(a) D
EFINITIONS
.—In this section:
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(1) A
PPROVED
STATE
PLAN
.—The term ‘‘ap-
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proved State plan’’ means a State plan approved by
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the Secretary under subsection (c)(3).
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(2) C
OASTLINE
.—The term ‘‘coastline’’ has the
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same meaning as the term ‘‘coast line’’ as defined in
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subsection 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act (43
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U.S.C. 1301(c)).
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(3) C
RITICAL OCS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FA
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CILITY
.—The term ‘‘OCS critical energy infrastruc-
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ture facility’’ means—
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(A) a facility located in an OCS Production
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State or in the waters of such State related to the
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production of oil or gas on the Outer Continental
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Shelf; or
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(B) a related facility located in an OCS
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Production State or in the waters of such State
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that carries out a public service, transportation,
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or infrastructure activity critical to the oper-
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ation of an Outer Continental Shelf energy in-
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frastructure facility, as determined by the Sec-
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retary.
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(4) D
ISTANCE
.—The term ‘‘distance’’ means the
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minimum great circle distance, measured in statute
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miles.
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(5) L
EASED TRACT
.—
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(A) I
N GENERAL
.—The term ‘‘leased tract’’
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means a tract that—
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(i) is subject to a lease under section 6
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or 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
17
Act (43 U.S.C. 1335, 1337) for the purpose
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of drilling for, developing, and producing
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oil or natural gas resources; and
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(ii) consists of a block, a portion of a
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block, a combination of blocks or portions of
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blocks, or a combination of portions of
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blocks, as—
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(I) specified in the lease; and
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