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S 3416 116th Congress Senate Emergency Management

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020

Introduced: March 5, 2020 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 5, 2020
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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 informal consultation relating to a preliminary deficiency determination.
What's happening now March 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3416: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3416/
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"S. 3416: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3416/.
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S. 3416, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3416/.
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