To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a confidential voluntary information-sharing system to encourage the sharing of pipeline safety data, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a confidential voluntary information-sharing system to encourage the sharing of pipeline safety data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Energy.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H289B59E192C6481CAB81F0EFA4821A0E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Information-Sharing System Act.
- Section H6AA3B70F65D34D9CBBFF57F710DAECF7: 2. Pipeline safety voluntary information-sharing system Chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H8BA53C8F20CD4BD484DF67100306050C: 60144. Voluntary information-sharing system The Secretary shall establish a confidential voluntary information-sharing system (referred to in this section as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a confidential voluntary information-sharing system to encourage the sharing of pipeline safety data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Energy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a confidential voluntary information-sharing system to encourage the sharing of pipeline safety data, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Molinaro (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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