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p>39-010
2014
113TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION
SENATE
Report
| Calendar No. 578 |
TO RECODIFY AND REAUTHORIZE THE CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014- Ordered to be printed
| COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS | |
| THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware, Chairman | |
| CARL LEVIN, Michigan MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JON TESTER, Montana MARK BEGICH, Alaska TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota |
TOM COBURN, Oklahoma JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin ROB PORTMAN, Ohio RAND PAUL, Kentucky MICHAEL B. ENZI, Wyoming KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire |
| GABRIELLE A. BATKIN, STAFF DIRECTOR | |
| JOHN P. KILVINGTON, DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | |
| MARY BETH SCHULTZ, CHIEF COUNSEL | |
| JOHN G. COLLINS, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | |
| JASON M. YANUSSI, SENIOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER | |
| ABIGAIL A. SHENKLE, LEGISLATIVE AIDE | |
| KEITH B. ASHDOWN, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR | |
| CHRISTOPHER J. BARKLEY, MINORITY DEPUTY STAFF DIRECTOR | |
| ANDREW C. DOCKHAM, MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL | |
| WILLIAM H.W. MCKENNA, MINORITY INVESTIGATIVE COUNSEL | |
| LAURA W. KILBRIDE, CHIEF CLERK |
2d Session
113-263
--CHEMICAL FACILITIES ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2014
[To accompany H.R. 4007]
The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to which was referred the bill (H.R. 4007) to recodify and reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass.
| CONTENTS | Page | |
| I. | Purpose and Summary | 1 |
| II. | Background and Need for the Legislation | 2 |
| III. | Legislative History | 14 |
| IV. | Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bill, as Reported | 15 |
| V. | Evaluation of Regulatory Impact | 20 |
| VI. | Congressional Budget Office Estimate | 20 |
| VII. | Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported | 22 |
I. PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 4007, the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, as amended by the Committee's substitute amendment reauthorizes the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS) of the Department of Homeland Security. The CFATS program is designed to help ensure that high-risk chemical facilities are secure from terrorist attack or sabotage. Facilities that make or use certain chemicals have been identified as a significant security concern and one that continues to warrant a dedicated security program at the federal level. The Committee substitute reauthorizes the CFATS program for four years, while at the same time mandating specific changes in response to concerns raised about that program by both stakeholders and overseers. Specifically, the bill directs DHS to identify high-risk facilities through the use of specific risk criteria and requires DHS to use risk-based performance standards for high-risk facilities to meet. The facilities, for their part, submit security plans laying out how they plan to meet the performance standards, and DHS reviews and approves the plans and then follows up with in-person inspections of the facilities to ensure compliance.
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