REGULATORY UPDATES.

SEC. 106. REGULATORY UPDATES. (a) Definition of Outstanding Mandate.—In this section, the term “outstanding mandate” means— (1) a final rule required to be issued under the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-90; 125 Stat. 1904) that has not been published in the Federal Register; (2) a final rule required to be issued under the PIPES Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-183; 130 Stat. 514) that has not been published in the Federal Register; and (3) any other final rule regarding gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities required to be issued under this Act or an Act enacted prior to the date of enactment of this Act that has not been published in the Federal Register. (b) Requirements.— (1) Periodic updates.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until a final rule referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) is published in the Federal Register, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly available website of the Department of Transportation an update regarding the status of each outstanding mandate in accordance with subsection (c). (2) Notification of congress.—On publication of a final rule in the Federal Register for an outstanding mandate, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a notification in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Contents.—An update published or a notification submitted under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) shall contain, as applicable— (1) with respect to information relating to the Administration— (A) a description of the work plan for each outstanding mandate; (B) an updated rulemaking timeline for each outstanding mandate; (C) the staff allocations with respect to each outstanding mandate; (D) any resource constraints affecting the rulemaking process for each outstanding mandate; (E) any other details associated with the development of each outstanding mandate that affect the progress of the rulemaking process with respect to that outstanding mandate; and (F) a description of all rulemakings regarding gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facilities published in the Federal Register that are not identified under subsection (b)(2); and (2) with respect to information relating to the Office of the Secretary— (A) the date that the outstanding mandate was submitted to the Office of the Secretary for review; (B) the reason that the outstanding mandate is under review beyond 45 days; (C) the staff allocations within the Office of the Secretary with respect to each the outstanding mandate; (D) any resource constraints affecting review of the outstanding mandate; (E) an estimated timeline of when review of the outstanding mandate will be complete, as of the date of the update; (F) if applicable, the date that the outstanding mandate was returned to the Administration for revision and the anticipated date for resubmission to the Office of the Secretary; (G) the date that the outstanding mandate was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review; and (H) a statement of whether the outstanding mandate remains under review by the Office of Management and Budget.