; and (B) to ensure that the records described in subparagraph (A) are accessible to all employees of the operator and provided to the Secretary or the relevant State authority. (2) Approval of certain activities (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to require that, before carrying out any covered task (as defined in section 192.801(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), the covered task is approved by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State in which it is to be carried out. (B) Inclusion In promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that professional engineers are provided access to all relevant records and prior work plans needed to certify the safety of the covered task. (C) Application The following provisions shall not apply to a standard promulgated under subparagraph (A): (i) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 60118. (ii) Section 60131(e)(5). (3) Presence of qualified employees (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to require that not less than 1 employee of an operator of a distribution pipeline who is qualified to perform relevant covered tasks (as defined in section 192.801(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)), shall monitor gas pressure and have the capability to shut down the flow of gas at a district regulator station during any construction project that has the potential to cause a hazardous over-pressurization at that station, including tie-ins and abandonment of distribution lines and mains, based on an evaluation of threats that could result in unsafe operation conducted by the operator. (B) Exclusion In promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that those regulations do not apply to a district regulating station that has a monitoring system and the capability for