S 473 ISRSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 194CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 473CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

March 3, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. PORTMAN, and Ms. LANDRIEU) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

October 17, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with amendmentsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES ANTITERRORISM SECURITY PROGRAM.

(a) In General- Section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note) is amended by striking ‘ [Struck out->]October 4, 2010[<-Struck out] October 4, 2011’ and inserting ‘October 4, 2014’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Chemical Facility Security Enhancements-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) IN GENERAL- The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘TITLE XXI--CHEMICAL FACILITY SECURITYCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2101. DEFINITIONS.

‘In this title--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the term ‘Board’ means the Chemical Facility Security Advisory Board established under section 2105(a);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) the term ‘Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards’ means the interim final regulations issued by the Secretary under section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) the term ‘covered chemical facility’ means a chemical facility subject to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2102. CHEMICAL SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM.

‘(a) Establishment- Acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in coordination with the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary chemical security training program (referred to in this section as the ‘training program’) for the purpose of enhancing the capabilities of covered chemical facilities to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and recover from threatened or actual acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other man-made disasters.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Requirements- The training program shall provide validated voluntary training that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) reaches multiple disciplines, including Federal, State, and local government officials, commercial personnel and management, and governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) provides training at the awareness, performance, and management and planning levels;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) uses multiple training mediums and methods;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) is coordinated with training provided by government training facilities, academic institutions, private organizations, and other entities that provide specialized, state-of-the-art training for governmental and nongovernmental emergency responder providers or commercial personnel and management;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) uses, as appropriate, government training facilities, courses provided by community colleges, public safety academies, State and private universities, and other facilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) is consistent with, and supports implementation of, the National Incident Management System, the National Response Framework, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan, and other such national initiatives, and any successors thereto;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) is evaluated against clear and consistent performance measures;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) addresses security requirements under chemical facility security plans; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(9) educates, trains, and involves individuals in neighborhoods around chemical facilities on how to observe and report security risks.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2103. CHEMICAL SECURITY EXERCISE PROGRAM.

‘(a) In General- Acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in coordination with Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs, the Secretary shall develop a voluntary chemical security exercise program (referred to in this section as the ‘exercise program’) for the purpose of offering voluntary testing and evaluation of the capabilities of the Federal Government, State governments, commercial personnel and management, governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers, the private sector, or any other organization or entity, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies at covered chemical facilities.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Requirements- Under the exercise program, the Secretary shall conduct, on a periodic basis, voluntary joint security exercises at chemical facilities that are--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) scaled and tailored to the needs of each chemical facility;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) for the highest risk chemical facilities, as determined by the Secretary, live training exercises;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) as realistic as practicable and based on current risk assessments, including credible threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) consistent with the National Incident Management System, the National Response Framework, the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, the National Preparedness Guidance, the National Preparedness Goal, the National Maritime Transportation Security Plan, and other such national initiatives, and any successors thereto;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) evaluated against clear and consistent performance measures;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(6) assessed to learn best practices, which shall be shared with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, commercial personnel and management, governmental and nongovernmental emergency response providers, and the private sector;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(7) followed by remedial action in response to lessons learned; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(8) designed to assist State and local governments and chemical facilities in designing, implementing, and evaluating exercises that--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) conform to the requirements of this paragraph; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) are consistent with any applicable Buffer Zone Protection Plan, State homeland security plan, or urban area homeland security plan.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2104. VOLUNTARY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

‘(a) Establishment- The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and in consultation with the Board, shall establish a voluntary technical assistance program under which, upon request by the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility, and subject to the availability of resources at the Department, the Secretary may provide nonbinding assistance or recommendations to the owner or operator to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) reduce the risk or consequences associated with a successful act of terrorism against a covered chemical facility, including the reduction of risk or consequences--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) sufficient to decrease the risk-based tier assigned to the covered chemical facility under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) such that the covered chemical facility no longer presents a high level of security risk; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) aid in compliance with the risk-based performance standards applicable to the covered chemical facility under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Voluntary Nature of Assistance-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- The decision to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) participate in the voluntary technical assistance program under this section; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) implement any assistance or recommendations provided by the Secretary under this section,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





shall be at the sole discretion of the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) NO REQUIRED ASSESSMENT- The Secretary may not require the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) consider any assistance or recommendation provided under this section as part of a security vulnerability assessment under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) assess, directly or indirectly, the costs, benefits, economic or technical feasibility, or practicality of implementing any assistance or recommendation provided under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) SITE SECURITY PLAN REVIEW- If the site security plan for a covered chemical facility satisfies the risk-based performance standards applicable to the covered chemical facility under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, the Secretary may not disapprove the site security plan based on--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) a decision by the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility not to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(i) participate in the voluntary technical assistance program under this section; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(ii) implement assistance or a recommendation provided by the Secretary under this section; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the presence or absence of a particular security measure.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) EFFECT ON TIERING- At the request of the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility, the Secretary shall advise the owner or operator of the overall effect that implementing all categories of assistance or recommendations provided by the Secretary under this section would have on the determination by the Secretary--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) of the placement of the covered chemical facility in a risk-based tier under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) regarding whether the covered chemical facility would no longer present a high level of security risk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) CIVIL LIABILITY-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) IN GENERAL- Subject to subparagraph (B), no action, or failure to act, by the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility relating to assistance or a recommendation provided by the Secretary under this section shall be interpreted, construed, implied, or applied to create any liability or cause of action for compensation for bodily injury, any other injury, or property damage to any person that may result from an act of terrorism or incident at the covered chemical facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) ADDITIONAL OR INTERVENING ACTS OR OMISSIONS- Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any injury or damage caused by any additional or intervening act or omission of the owner or operator of a covered chemical facility.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- Except as provided in this section, nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to abrogate or limit any right, remedy, or authority that the Federal Government, any State or local government, or any entity or agency of the Federal Government or a State or local government may possess under any other provision of law.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Best Practices- Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary shall develop a repository for information and data on best practices and cost-effective technologies for implementing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards and the voluntary technical assistance program under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Information Protection- Any information obtained by the Secretary under the voluntary technical assistance program under this section or for purposes of subsection (c) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) to the extent that the information may reveal vulnerabilities or other details of the security capabilities of a covered chemical facility that may be exploited by terrorists, be protected as chemical-terrorism vulnerability information under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) to the extent that the information may reveal trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is not customarily in the public domain, be protected as though the information was voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information under section 214, except that the requirement under section 214 that the information be voluntarily submitted, including the requirement for an express statement specified in section 214(a)(2), shall not apply to information obtained under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Report on Lessons Learned- Not later than October 4, 2013, the Secretary, in coordination with the Board, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report regarding lessons learned from the voluntary technical assistance program under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(f) Availability of Appropriations- Of the amounts made available for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards for each of fiscal years2011 [Struck out->]2011[<-Struck out] 2012 through2015 [Struck out->]2015[<-Struck out] 2014, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for the provision of voluntary technical assistance under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2105. CHEMICAL FACILITY SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.

‘(a) Establishment- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish under section 871 a Chemical Facility Security Advisory Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Responsibilities- The Board shall advise the Secretary on the implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, including regarding the implementation of the voluntary technical assistance program under section 2103 [Struck out->]section 2103[<-Struck out] section 2104.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Membership- There shall be 9 members of the Board, who shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall represent a geographic and substantive cross-section of the United States, including--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) not less than 5 owners or operators of covered chemical facilities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) not less than 2 employees of covered chemical facilities with direct responsibility for process design and engineering, production and operations, or chemical process security; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) not less than 2 other experts in the fields of chemistry, security, process design and engineering, process controls and instrumentation, environmental health and safety, maintenance, production and operations, or chemical process security.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Term- The members of the Board shall be appointed for such terms as the Secretary may determine.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act- Notwithstanding section 871(a), except as provided in subsection (f), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(f) Exemption From Termination Requirements- Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 871(b) shall not apply to the Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 2106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this title.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2022 the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘TITLE XXI--CHEMICAL FACILITY SECURITY

‘Sec. 2101. Definitions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 2102. Chemical security training program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 2103. Chemical security exercise program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 2104. Voluntary technical assistance program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 2105. Chemical Facility Security Advisory Board.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘Sec. 2106. Authorization of appropriations.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) SUNSET- Effective on the date on which authority terminates under section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (6 U.S.C. 121 note), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended-- CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking title XXI; and CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in the table of contents in section 1(b), by striking the items relating to title XXI and sections 2101 through 2106. CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 194CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 473CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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October 17, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Reported with amendmentsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink