S 3416 · 116th Congress · Emergency Management

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-03-05· Sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2020-03-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for another five years. The CFATS program regulates high-risk chemical facilities to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks. Among other requirements, DHS must issue a strategy to improve the cybersecurity of chemical facilities and the sharing of information with local emergency responders; prescribe regulations to establish the CFATS Recognition Program to enhance security of chemical facilities and provide incentives for greater regulatory relief; conduct a review every two years of audits and inspections and develop an official standard to evaluate the consistency of such audits and inspections; implement a Personnel Surety Program with respect to Tier 3 and Tier 4 facilities (currently, limited to Tier 1 [highest risk] and Tier 2); make information available to state, local, and regional fusion centers and state and local government officials, in a secure and expeditious manner; and implement a system under which an owner or operator of a chemical facility may request an i…

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