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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018

Introduced: September 4, 2018 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Nov 26, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.
Nov 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-384.
Sep 28, 2018
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 4, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 4, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reauthorize and make changes in its Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. The CFATS program regulates "high-risk" chemical facilities to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks.

The program shall evaluate and maintain (currently, limited to establishing) risk-based performance standards designed to address high levels of security risk at certain chemical facilities. The bill prohibits the inclusion of any standard relating to cybersecurity.

DHS shall: (1) establish a CFATS Recognition Program to leverage CFATS regulations and industry stewardship programs to further enhance security relating to hazardous chemicals, and (2) commission a third-party study to assess the effectiveness of the program in maintaining security risks and in developing and using appropriate metrics and analysis capabilities to measure risk reduction.

The Government Accountability Office shall report on CFATS inspector training with recommendations for improving such training.

What's happening now November 26, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 670.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6992 Related bill Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 13, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3405: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3405/
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