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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4999 

To enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2006 

Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks 

at chemical facilities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chemical Facility Anti5 Terrorism Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) CHEMICAL SOURCE.—The term ‘‘chemical 

2 source’’ means a facility designated as a chemical 

3 source by the Secretary under section 3. 

4 (2) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

5 ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given the 

6 term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 

7 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 

8 (3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

9 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

10 (4) ENVIRONMENT.—The term ‘‘environment’’ 

11 has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 

12 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa13 tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 

14 (5) HIGHER RISK TIER.—The term ‘‘higher risk 

15 tier’’ means a tier designated by the Secretary as a 

16 higher risk tier under section 3(e)(3). 

17 (6) MTSA-REGULATED FACILITIES.—The term 

18 ‘‘MTSA-regulated facility’’ means a facility subject 

19 to the security requirements under chapter 701 of 

20 title 46, United States Code (commonly known as 

21 the ‘‘Maritime Transportation Security Act’’). 

22 (7) OWNER OR OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘owner 

23 or operator’’ means any person who owns, leases, op24 erates, controls, or supervises a chemical source. 


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1 (8) RELEASE.—The term ‘‘release’’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Com3 prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

4 and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 

5 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

7 (10) SECURITY MEASURE.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘security 

9 measure’’ means an action to ensure or enhance 

10 the security of a chemical source against a ter11 rorist incident. 

12 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘security 

13 measure’’, with respect to a chemical source, in14 cludes measures such as— 

15 (i) employee training and background 

16 and identification authentication checks; 

17 (ii) the limitation and prevention of 

18 access to controls of the chemical source; 

19 (iii) the protection of the perimeter of 

20 the chemical source; 

21 (iv) the installation and operation of 

22 intrusion detection sensors; 

23 (v) the implementation of measures to 

24 increase computer or computer network se25 curity; 


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1 (vi) the implementation of other secu2 rity-related measures to ensure or enhance 

3 the security of a chemical source from a 

4 terrorist incident; 

5 (vii) the implementation of measures 

6 and controls to prevent, protect against, or 

7 reduce the consequences of a terrorist inci8 dent, including— 

9 (I) contingency and evacuation 

10 plans; 

11 (II) early warning systems; and 

12 (III) the relocation, hardening of 

13 the storage or containment, modifica14 tion, processing, substitution, or re15 duction of substances of concern; and 

16 (viii) the conduct of any similar secu17 rity-related activity, as determined by the 

18 Secretary. 

19 (11) SUBSTANCE OF CONCERN.—The term 

20 ‘‘substance of concern’’ means— 

21 (A) a chemical substance present at a 

22 chemical source in quantities equal to or ex23 ceeding the threshold quantities for the chem24 ical substance, as defined in or established 


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1 under paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 112(r) 

2 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)); 

3 (B) ammonium nitrate, in a quantity to be 

4 determined by the Secretary by regulation; and 

5 (C) any other chemical substance des6 ignated as a substance of concern by the Sec7 retary under section 3(i) in quantities equal to 

8 or exceeding the threshold quantities estab9 lished under section 3(i), based on the potential 

10 extent of death, injury, or serious adverse ef11 fects to human health and safety or the envi12 ronment or the potential impact on national or 

13 economic security or critical infrastructure 

14 caused by a terrorist incident involving the 

15 chemical substance. 

16 (12) TERRORISM.—The term ‘‘terrorism’’ has 

17 the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 

18 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 

19 (13) TERRORIST INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘ter20 rorist incident’’ means— 

21 (A) a terrorist attack against a chemical 

22 source; 

23 (B) a release from a chemical source into 

24 the environment of a substance of concern that 

25 is caused by an act of terrorism; and 


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1 (C) the theft of a substance of concern by 

2 a person for off-site release in furtherance of an 

3 act of terrorism. 

4 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION AND TIERING OF CHEMICAL 

5 SOURCES. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

8 (1) promulgate regulations establishing criteria 

9 for designating chemical sources by using the risk 

10 factors described in subsection (b) and by evaluating 

11 the types of facilities described in subsection (c) that 

12 shall be considered in designating chemical sources; 

13 and 

14 (2) designate chemical sources in existence as 

15 of that date. 

16 (b) RISK FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In estab17 lishing criteria under subsection (a)(1) for designating 

18 chemical sources, the Secretary shall consider— 

19 (1) the perceived threat to a facility, including 

20 a consideration of adversary capabilities and intent, 

21 preparedness, target attractiveness, and deterrence 

22 capabilities; 

23 (2) the potential extent and likelihood of death, 

24 injury, or serious adverse effects to human health 


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1 and safety or to the environment caused by a ter2 rorist incident at a facility; 

3 (3) the threats to or potential impact on na4 tional security or critical infrastructure caused by a 

5 terrorist incident at a facility; 

6 (4) the potential threats or harm to the econ7 omy that would result from a terrorist incident at a 

8 facility, including whether a facility is the sole sup9 plier, or the producer of a high percentage, of a 

10 product that is critical to the economy, the chemical 

11 industry, or national security; 

12 (5) the proximity of a facility to population cen13 ters; 

14 (6) the nature and quantity of substances of 

15 concern at a facility; and 

16 (7) such other security-related factors as the 

17 Secretary determines to be appropriate and nec18 essary to protect the public health and safety, crit19 ical infrastructure, and national and economic secu20 rity. 

21 (c) CRITERIA FOR FACILITIES.—In establishing cri22 teria under subsection (a)(1) for designating chemical 

23 sources, the Secretary shall— 

24 (1) consider any facility that is a stationary 

25 source (as defined in section 112(r)(2) of the Clean 


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1 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)) for which the owner 

2 or operator is required to complete a risk manage3 ment plan in accordance with section 

4 112(r)(7)(B)(ii) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 7412(r)(7)(B)(ii)); 

6 (2) consider any other facility that produces, 

7 uses, or stores a substance of concern; and 

8 (3) determine whether any additional facility 

9 (including, as of the date of the determination, any 

10 facility that is operational and any facility that will 

11 become operational in the future) shall be designated 

12 chemical sources under this Act. 

13 (d) EXCLUSIONS.—In designating facilities as chem14 ical sources, the Secretary shall not include any facility 

15 owned or operated by the Department of Defense or the 

16 Department of Energy. 

17 (e) TIERED SECURITY SYSTEM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 shall promulgate rules establishing a risk-based tier 

21 system of chemical sources that— 

22 (A) shall be based on the criteria estab23 lished by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1); 

24 (B) consists of several tiers of chemical 

25 sources; 


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1 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, en2 ables a chemical source to develop appropriate 

3 site-specific measures to meet the security per4 formance standards established under sub5 section (f) for the tier applicable to the chem6 ical source; and 

7 (D) provides guidance to the owner or op8 erator of a chemical source regarding the steps 

9 that would enable the chemical source to move 

10 to a lower risk tier, if the owner or operator 

11 seeks to move to a lower risk tier. 

12 (2) DETERMINATION OF TIER.—Not later than 

13 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

14 Secretary shall determine the tier applicable to each 

15 chemical source designated under subsection (a)(2). 

16 (3) HIGHER RISK TIERS.—The Secretary shall 

17 designate 1 or more tiers established under para18 graph (1) as higher risk tiers. 

19 (f) SECURITY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

21 security performance standards appropriate to the 

22 risk-based tiers established under subsection (e). 

23 (2) CONTENTS.—The security performance 

24 standards established under paragraph (1) shall— 


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1 (A) set increasingly strict security require2 ments as the level of risk for the tier increases; 

3 (B) enable a chemical source to select se4 curity measures that, in combination, satisfy 

5 the security performance standards established 

6 by the Secretary; and 

7 (C) be based on the criteria in section 

8 4(a)(2). 

9 (3) GUIDANCE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

11 provide guidance to a chemical source regarding 

12 the types of security measures that, if applied, 

13 could satisfy the security performance stand14 ards. 

15 (B) ALTERNATE MEASURES.—The owner 

16 or operator of a chemical source shall have 

17 flexibility to employ different security measures 

18 than those contained in the guidance described 

19 in subparagraph (A) if such measures satisfy 

20 the security performance standards established 

21 for the tier applicable to the chemical source. 

22 (g) NOTICE TO FACILITIES.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

24 shall notify facilities that may be designated as chemical 

25 sources regarding the review of facilities and designation 


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1 of chemical sources to be conducted under this Act, includ2 ing the timeline for such review and designation. 

3 (h) SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATIONS.— 

4 (1) PERIODIC REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS.— 

5 Not later than 3 years after the designation of 

6 chemical sources under subsection (a)(2), and every 

7 3 years thereafter, the Secretary shall, after consid8 ering the criteria established under subsection (a)(1) 

9 and the exclusions under subsection (d), determine 

10 whether to designate any additional facility as a 

11 chemical source or remove the designation of any 

12 particular facility as a chemical source. 

13 (2) OTHER REVIEW.—In addition to the peri14 odic review required under paragraph (1), the Sec15 retary may, after considering the criteria established 

16 under subsection (a)(1) and the exclusions under 

17 subsection (d), designate a facility as chemical 

18 source or remove the designation of any facility as 

19 a chemical source. 

20 (3) DUTY TO REPORT.— 

21 (A) FACILITIES BECOMING OPER22 ATIONAL.— 

23 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each facility de24 scribed in clause (ii) shall file a petition 

25 with the Secretary for a determination on 


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1 whether that facility should be designated 

2 as a chemical source not later than 180 

3 days after the later of— 

4 (I) the date of the promulgation 

5 of final rules under subsection (a)(1); 

6 or 

7 (II) the date that facility be8 comes operational. 

9 (ii) FACILITIES COVERED.—A facility 

10 described in this clause is a facility— 

11 (I) that becomes operational on 

12 or after the date of the designation of 

13 chemical sources under subsection 

14 (a)(2); and 

15 (II) at which a threshold quan16 tity of a substance of concern is 

17 present. 

18 (B) EXISTING FACILITIES.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each facility de20 scribed in clause (ii) shall submit a petition 

21 to the Secretary for a determination on 

22 whether that facility should be designated 

23 as a chemical source not later than 180 

24 days after the later of— 


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1 (I) the date of the promulgation 

2 of final regulations under subsection 

3 (a)(1); or 

4 (II) the date on which the 

5 threshold quantity of a substance of 

6 concern is first present at that facil7 ity. 

8 (ii) FACILITIES COVERED.—A facility 

9 described in this clause is a facility— 

10 (I) for which the owner or oper11 ator is not required to complete a risk 

12 management plan under section 

13 112(r)(7)(B)(ii) of the Clean Air Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(B)(ii)); 

15 (II) that is operational before the 

16 date of the promulgation of the final 

17 rules establishing criteria for desig18 nating chemical sources under sub19 section (a)(1); and 

20 (III) at which a threshold quan21 tity of a substance of concern is 

22 present. 

23 (C) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, in 

24 consultation with the Administrator of the En25 vironmental Protection Agency, shall establish a 


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1 mechanism for the Secretary to receive notice in 

2 a timely fashion of a facility required by the 

3 Administrator to complete a risk management 

4 plan in accordance with section 112(r)(7)(B)(ii) 

5 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 7412(r)(7)(B)(ii)). 

7 (D) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may 

8 promulgate regulations to carry out this para9 graph. 

10 (i) DESIGNATION, EXEMPTION, AND ADJUSTMENT

11 OF THRESHOLD QUANTITIES OF SUBSTANCES OF CON12 CERN.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, by regu14 lation— 

15 (A) designate a chemical substance, in a 

16 particular threshold quantity, as a substance of 

17 concern under this Act; 

18 (B) exempt a chemical substance from des19 ignation as a substance of concern under this 

20 Act; and 

21 (C) establish or revise the threshold quan22 tity for a chemical substance to be designated 

23 a substance of concern. 

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1 vising the threshold quantity of a chemical substance 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider 

3 the potential extent of death, injury, or serious ad4 verse effects to human health and safety or the envi5 ronment and the potential impact on national secu6 rity, the economy, or critical infrastructure that 

7 would result from a terrorist incident involving the 

8 chemical substance. 

9 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may make a 

10 designation, exemption, or revision under paragraph 

11 (1) in the regulations promulgated under subsection 

12 (a)(1). 

13 SEC. 4. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS, SITE SECURITY 

14 PLANS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS. 

15 (a) REQUIREMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

18 shall promulgate regulations that require the owner 

19 or operator of each chemical source— 

20 (A) to conduct a vulnerability assessment, 

21 evaluating the vulnerability of the chemical 

22 source to a terrorist incident; 

23 (B) to prepare and implement a site secu24 rity plan that addresses the risks identified in 

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1 (C) to prepare and implement an emer2 gency response plan or prepare and implement 

3 an addendum to an existing emergency re4 sponse plan to include response planning for a 

5 terrorist incident. 

6 (2) REGULATORY CRITERIA.—The regulations 

7 promulgated under paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) shall be risk-based, performance based, 

9 and flexible; and 

10 (B) shall include consideration of— 

11 (i) the criteria established by the Sec12 retary under section 3(a)(1); 

13 (ii) cost and technical feasibility; and 

14 (iii) scale of operations. 

15 (3) CO-LOCATED CHEMICAL SOURCES.—The 

16 regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall 

17 permit the development and implementation of co18 ordinated vulnerability assessments, site security 

19 plans, and emergency response plans in any case in 

20 which more than 1 chemical source is operating at 

21 a single location or at contiguous locations, including 

22 cases in which a chemical source is under the control 

23 of more than 1 owner or operator. 

24 (4) SHARING OF THREAT INFORMATION.—To 

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1 thority and in the interests of national security, the 

2 Secretary shall provide State and local government 

3 officials and an owner or operator of a chemical 

4 source with threat information that is relevant to the 

5 chemical source in particular or to the chemical sec6 tor in general. 

7 (5) CONTENTS OF VULNERABILITY ASSESS8 MENT.—A vulnerability assessment shall— 

9 (A) be based on a rigorous methodology 

10 developed or endorsed by the Secretary; 

11 (B) incorporate any threat information 

12 provided under paragraph (4); 

13 (C) address the appropriate security per14 formance standards established by Secretary 

15 under section 3(f); and 

16 (D) include an analysis of— 

17 (i) physical security; 

18 (ii) communication systems; 

19 (iii) electronic, computer, or other 

20 automated systems which are utilized by 

21 the chemical source; 

22 (iv) the sufficiency of security meas23 ures relative to the threats and con24 sequences of a terrorist incident, including 

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1 ing from the nature and quantities of sub2 stances of concern and the use, storage, or 

3 handling of substances of concern; and 

4 (v) other areas, as determined by the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (6) CONTENTS OF SITE SECURITY PLAN.—A 

7 site security plan shall— 

8 (A) indicate the tier applicable to the 

9 chemical source, as determined by the Secretary 

10 under section 3(e)(2); 

11 (B) address the risks identified in the vul12 nerability assessment; 

13 (C) address the appropriate security per14 formance standards established by Secretary 

15 under section 3(f); 

16 (D) include security measures appropriate 

17 to the tier level of the chemical source that ad18 dress the risks identified in the vulnerability as19 sessment and are sufficient to deter, to the 

20 maximum extent practicable, a terrorist inci21 dent or a substantial threat of such an incident; 

22 (E) include security measures to mitigate 

23 the consequences of a terrorist incident; 

24 (F) describe, at a minimum, particular 

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1 used by or at the chemical source in the event 

2 of a terrorist incident; 

3 (G) identify the roles and responsibilities 

4 of employees at the chemical source; 

5 (H) identify steps taken by the chemical 

6 source to coordinate security measures and 

7 plans for response to a terrorist incident with 

8 Federal, State, and local government officials, 

9 including law enforcement and first responders 

10 and specify the security officer who will be the 

11 point of contact for the National Incident Man12 agement System and Federal, State, and local 

13 law enforcement and first responders; and 

14 (I) describe the training, drills (including 

15 periodic unannounced drills), exercises, and se16 curity actions of persons at the chemical source, 

17 to be carried out under the plan to deter, to the 

18 maximum extent practicable, a terrorist inci19 dent or a substantial threat of such an incident. 

20 (7) CONTENTS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE

21 PLAN.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—An emergency response 

23 plan shall— 

24 (i) specifically address the con25 sequences of a terrorist incident identified 


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1 in the vulnerability assessment prepared 

2 under paragraph (4); 

3 (ii) be consistent with the site security 

4 plan prepared under paragraph (6); and 

5 (iii) identify the roles and responsibil6 ities of employees at the chemical source. 

7 (B) RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATIONAL

8 CONTINGENCY PLAN.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

10 in clause (ii), an emergency response plan 

11 shall be a Federally approved or certified 

12 emergency response plan in effect on the 

13 date of enactment of this Act that is— 

14 (I) consistent with guidance pro15 vided by the National Response Team 

16 established under the National Con17 tingency Plan created under section 

18 105 of the Comprehensive Environ19 mental Response, Compensation, and 

20 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

21 9605); and 

22 (II) modified to satisfy the re23 quirements of subparagraph (A). 

24 (ii) NO EXISTING PLAN.—The owner 

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1 not have a Federally approved or certified 

2 emergency response plan in effect on the 

3 date of enactment of this Act shall follow 

4 the guidance provided by the National Re5 sponse Team established under the Na6 tional Contingency Plan created under sec7 tion 105 of the Comprehensive Environ8 mental Response, Compensation, and Li9 ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605) in 

10 developing an emergency response plan to 

11 meet the specific considerations of that 

12 chemical source. 

13 (C) PROTECTION OF SECURITY INFORMA14 TION.—If, in order meet the requirements of 

15 this paragraph, the owner or operator of a 

16 chemical source is required to include in an 

17 emergency response plan information, the re18 lease of which would be detrimental to the secu19 rity of the source, that information shall be sep20 arated in a security addendum to the emer21 gency response plan. 

22 (8) GUIDANCE TO CHEMICAL SOURCES.—Not 

23 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, the Secretary shall publish guidance to assist 

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1 plying with this Act, including advice on aspects of 

2 compliance with this Act that may be unique to 

3 small business concerns. 

4 (b) CERTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

6 after the date of the promulgation of regulations 

7 under subsection (a)(1), each owner or operator of 

8 a chemical source shall certify in writing to the Sec9 retary that the owner or operator has completed a 

10 vulnerability assessment and has developed and im11 plemented, or is implementing, a site security plan 

12 and an emergency response plan in accordance with 

13 this Act. 

14 (2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 6 months 

15 after the date of the promulgation of regulations 

16 under subsection (a)(1), an owner or operator of a 

17 chemical source shall submit to the Secretary copies 

18 of the vulnerability assessment, site security plan, 

19 and emergency response plan of the chemical source 

20 for review. 

21 (3) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—If an owner or oper22 ator of a chemical source fails to certify or submit 

23 a vulnerability assessment, site security plan, or 

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1 ing the certification and submission of a vulner2 ability assessment, site security plan, or emergency 

3 response plan in accordance with this section. 

4 (c) REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 

6 the vulnerability assessment, site security plan, and 

7 emergency response plan submitted by the owner or 

8 operator of a chemical source under subsection 

9 (b)(2) to determine whether the assessment and 

10 plans and the implementation of such plans comply 

11 with this section. 

12 (2) DISAPPROVAL.—The Secretary shall dis13 approve a vulnerability assessment, site security 

14 plan, or emergency response plan submitted under 

15 subsection (b)(2) if the Secretary determines that 

16 the vulnerability assessment, site security plan, 

17 emergency response plan, or the implementation of 

18 such plans does not comply with this section. 

19 (3) COMPLIANCE.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary dis21 approves a vulnerability assessment, site secu22 rity plan, or emergency response plan of a 

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1 (i) shall provide the owner or operator 

2 of the chemical source a written notifica3 tion of the determination that includes a 

4 clear explanation of deficiencies in the vul5 nerability assessment, site security plan, 

6 emergency response plan, or implementa7 tion of the site security plan; 

8 (ii) shall consult with the owner or op9 erator of the chemical source to identify 

10 appropriate steps to achieve compliance; 

11 (iii) if, following consultation under 

12 clause (ii), the owner or operator of the 

13 chemical source does not achieve compli14 ance by such date as the Secretary deter15 mines to be appropriate under the cir16 cumstances, shall issue an order requiring 

17 the owner or operator to correct specified 

18 deficiencies; and 

19 (iv) if the owner or operator continues 

20 to be in noncompliance, may issue an order 

21 for the chemical source to cease operation. 

22 (B) COMPLIANCE FOR HIGHER RISK

23 TIERS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 

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1 mulgation of regulations under subsection 

2 (a)(1) and the date of the promulgation of 

3 regulations under section 3(e), the Sec4 retary shall— 

5 (I) determine whether to approve, 

6 disapprove, or modify the vulnerability 

7 assessment, site security plan, and 

8 emergency response plan submitted 

9 under subsection (b)(2) by a chemical 

10 source in a higher risk tier; and 

11 (II) determine whether a chem12 ical source in a higher risk tier is op13 erating in compliance with the site se14 curity plan and emergency response 

15 plan submitted by the chemical source 

16 under subsection (b)(2). 

17 (ii) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 

18 may issue an order to a chemical source in 

19 a higher risk tier to cease operation if the 

20 Secretary— 

21 (I) disapproves the vulnerability 

22 assessment, site security plan, or 

23 emergency response plan submitted 

24 under subsection (b)(2) by a chemical 

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1 (II) determines that a chemical 

2 source in a higher risk tier is not op3 erating in compliance with the site se4 curity plan or emergency response 

5 plan submitted by the chemical source 

6 under subsection (b)(2). 

7 (C) COMPLIANCE FOR OTHER TIERS.—Not 

8 later than 5 years after the date of the submis9 sion of the vulnerability assessment, site secu10 rity plan, and emergency response plan by a 

11 chemical source that is not in a higher risk tier 

12 under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall 

13 complete the review of the assessment and 

14 plans and make a determination regarding com15 pliance with this section. 

16 (D) SUBSEQUENT REVIEW.—The Sec17 retary may conduct subsequent reviews and de18 terminations of compliance under this Act for a 

19 chemical source on a schedule as determined to 

20 be appropriate by the Secretary, with priority 

21 given to chemical sources in a higher risk tier. 

22 (d) SUBMISSION AND CERTIFICATION OF

23 CHANGES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

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1 source that affects the security of the chemical 

2 source, the owner or operator of the chemical source 

3 shall— 

4 (A) notify the Secretary in writing; 

5 (B) provide a description of the change at 

6 the chemical source; and 

7 (C) either— 

8 (i) request a waiver from resubmitting 

9 the vulnerability assessment, security plan, 

10 and emergency response plan; or 

11 (ii) review and resubmit the vulner12 ability assessment, site security plan, and 

13 emergency response plan, with the appro14 priate modifications. 

15 (2) NOTICE AND REQUEST.—If the Secretary 

16 determines that additional modification of a vulner17 ability assessment, site security plan, or emergency 

18 response plan is required, the Secretary shall— 

19 (A) provide a written notice to the chem20 ical source owner or operator, requiring modi21 fications addressing any matters specified in 

22 the notice; and 

23 (B) provide the owner or operator of the 

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1 date of the notice under subparagraph (A) to 

2 submit proposed modifications. 

3 (3) TEMPORARY SECURITY MEASURES.—During 

4 the period before the Secretary approves a modified 

5 vulnerability assessment, site security plan, or emer6 gency response plan or issues a waiver, an owner or 

7 operator of a chemical source shall ensure temporary 

8 security measures are implemented. 

9 (e) MTSA-REGULATED FACILITIES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graph (4), a chemical source that is also a MTSA12 regulated facility shall comply with this Act. 

13 (2) COMPLIANCE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—A chemical source that 

15 is also a MTSA-regulated facility shall review 

16 its facility security assessment, facility security 

17 plan, and emergency response plan and make 

18 any modifications necessary to comply with the 

19 security performance standards established for 

20 the tier applicable to the chemical source under 

21 section 3(f) and the requirements of subsection 

22 (a)(1). 

23 (B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 

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1 the owner or operator of a chemical source that 

2 is also a MTSA-regulated facility shall— 

3 (i) submit the facility security assess4 ment, facility security plan, and emergency 

5 response plan, with any appropriate modi6 fications under subparagraph (A), for the 

7 chemical source to the Federal Maritime 

8 Security Coordinator for the area in which 

9 the chemical source is located and the Sec10 retary for approval; and 

11 (ii) certify in writing to the Federal 

12 Maritime Security Coordinator for the area 

13 in which the facility is located and the Sec14 retary that— 

15 (I) the facility security assess16 ment and facility security plan for the 

17 facility are in compliance with the se18 curity performance standards for the 

19 tier applicable to the chemical source 

20 under section 3(f) and the require21 ments under subsection (a)(1); and 

22 (II) the owner or operator has 

23 submitted an approved or certified 

24 emergency response plan required 

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1 States Code, to the Federal Maritime 

2 Security Coordinator for the area in 

3 which the facility is located. 

4 (3) REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY.—In accord5 ance with the procedures under subsection (c), the 

6 Secretary, in consultation with the Federal Maritime 

7 Security Coordinator for the area in which a chem8 ical source that is also a MTSA-regulated facility is 

9 located, shall determine whether a facility security 

10 assessment and facility security plan submitted 

11 under paragraph (2)(B) meets the security perform12 ance standards established by the Secretary under 

13 section 3(f) and the requirements under subsection 

14 (a)(1). 

15 (4) EXEMPTION.—A chemical source that is a 

16 MTSA-regulated facility is exempt from section 6(d) 

17 of this Act. 

18 (5) INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall im20 plement this Act and chapter 701 of title 46, 

21 United States Code, in as consistent and inte22 grated manner as possible. 

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1 retary for Preparedness and the Coast Guard 

2 Commandant in carrying out this Act. 

3 (f) ALTERNATIVE SECURITY PROGRAMS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may consider 

5 a petition submitted by any person that describes— 

6 (A) alternate procedures, protocols, and 

7 standards established by an industry entity, 

8 Federal, State, or local government authorities, 

9 or other applicable laws; and 

10 (B) the scope of chemical sources to which 

11 such program would apply. 

12 (2) REVIEW.—The Secretary may review the re13 quirements of any alternative security program sub14 mitted under paragraph (1) to determine whether a 

15 vulnerability assessment, security plan, or emergency 

16 response plan prepared under that program meets 

17 each required element under subsection (a)(1) for a 

18 vulnerability assessment, security plan, and emer19 gency response plan submitted under subsection 

20 (b)(2). 

21 (3) DETERMINATION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter23 mines that a vulnerability assessment, security 

24 plan, or emergency response plan prepared 

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1 each required element under subsection (a)(1) 

2 for a vulnerability assessment, security plan, 

3 and emergency response plan submitted under 

4 subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall notify the 

5 petitioner that any chemical source covered by 

6 that program may submit an assessment or 

7 plan prepared under that program without fur8 ther revision. 

9 (B) OTHER DETERMINATIONS.—If the 

10 Secretary determines that a vulnerability as11 sessment, security plan, or emergency response 

12 plan prepared under that alternative security 

13 program does not meet each required element 

14 under subsection (a)(1) for a vulnerability as15 sessment, security plan, and emergency re16 sponse plan submitted under subsection 

17 (b)(2)— 

18 (i) the Secretary may specify what 

19 modifications would be necessary to meet 

20 the required elements for a vulnerability 

21 assessment, security plan, or emergency re22 sponse plan submitted under subsection 

23 (b)(2); and 


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1 (ii) a chemical source covered by that 

2 program may submit the assessment or 

3 plans with the specified modifications. 

4 (C) FORM.—Any action taken by the Sec5 retary under this paragraph shall be made by 

6 rule, regulation, or order. 

7 (4) REVIEW.—Nothing in this subsection shall 

8 relieve the Secretary of the obligation— 

9 (A) to review the vulnerability assessment, 

10 security plan, and emergency response plan 

11 submitted by each chemical source under this 

12 section according to the performance standards 

13 established by section 3(f) and the requirements 

14 under subsection (a)(1); or 

15 (B) to approve or disapprove each submis16 sion on an individual basis. 

17 (g) PERIODIC REVIEW.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the timeline established 

19 by the Secretary under paragraph (2), the owner or 

20 operator of a chemical source shall— 

21 (A) review the adequacy of the vulner22 ability assessment, site security plan, and emer23 gency response plan for the chemical source; 

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1 mented any necessary modifications to the vul2 nerability assessment, site security plan, or 

3 emergency response plan; and 

4 (C) provide to the Secretary a description 

5 of any changes to the vulnerability assessment, 

6 site security plan, or emergency response plan. 

7 (2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall establish a 

8 timeline for review appropriate to the tier level of 

9 the chemical source that requires a review— 

10 (A) for a higher risk tier, not later than 1 

11 year after the date of approval of a vulner12 ability assessment, site security plan, and emer13 gency response plan under subsection (b)(1) 

14 and not less often than every 3 years thereafter; 

15 and 

16 (B) for all other tiers, not later than 5 

17 years after the date of approval of a vulner18 ability assessment, site security plan, and emer19 gency response plan under subsection (b)(1) 

20 and not less often than every 5 years thereafter. 

21 SEC. 5. RECORDKEEPING; SITE INSPECTIONS; PRODUCTION 

22 OF INFORMATION. 

23 (a) RECORDKEEPING.—The owner or operator of a 

24 chemical source shall retain a copy of the vulnerability as25 sessment, site security plan, and emergency response plan 


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1 for the chemical source for not less than 5 years after the 

2 date on which such assessment or plan was approved by 

3 the Secretary under section 4(c). 

4 (b) RIGHT OF ENTRY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this Act, the 

6 Secretary or the designee of the Secretary, on pres7 entation of credentials, shall have a right of entry to, 

8 on, or through— 

9 (A) the premises of a chemical source; and 

10 (B) any premises on which any record re11 quired to be maintained under subsection (a) is 

12 located. 

13 (2) AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, at 

15 such times and places as the Secretary deter16 mines to be appropriate, conduct, or require the 

17 conduct of, facility security audits and inspec18 tions, the requirements of which may be estab19 lished by rule, regulation, or order. 

20 (B) SCOPE.—Audits and inspections under 

21 subparagraph (A) shall ensure and evaluate 

22 compliance with this Act. 

23 (c) REQUESTS FOR RECORDS.—In carrying out this 

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1 presentation of credentials, may at reasonable times seek 

2 access to and copy— 

3 (1) any records, reports, or other information 

4 described in subsection (a); and 

5 (2) any other documentation necessary for 

6 the— 

7 (A) review or analysis of a vulnerability as8 sessment or security plan; or 

9 (B) implementation of a security plan. 

10 (d) COMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary determines that 

11 an owner or operator of a chemical source is not maintain12 ing, producing, or permitting access to records or to the 

13 premises of the chemical source as required by this sec14 tion, the Secretary may issue an order requiring compli15 ance with the relevant provisions of this section. 

16 SEC. 6. INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND IMPLEMENTA17 TION. 

18 (a) COORDINATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 

20 effective chemical security planning and response by 

21 providing the necessary infrastructure, leadership, 

22 technical assistance, guidance, and accountability for 

23 security planning and response in areas surrounding 

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1 (2) WITH OTHER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

2 model the regulations promulgated, organizations es3 tablished, and actions taken under this section on 

4 the requirements of sections 70102, 70103, 70104, 

5 and 70112 of title 46, United States Code. 

6 (3) WITH COMMITTEES.—The Secretary, and 

7 those in positions assigned under this section, shall 

8 coordinate with other Federal area security and re9 sponse committees in order to provide a unified and 

10 effective Federal effort for security and response or11 ganizational infrastructure for the Nation. Nothing 

12 in this section shall supersede any other Federal 

13 area security or response committee and the entities 

14 established under this section shall be organized to 

15 complement such other committees. 

16 (b) COMPLIANCE OFFICE.— 

17 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 

18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary shall establish an office under the Assist20 ant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection that 

21 shall be responsible for implementing and enforcing 

22 this Act. 

23 (2) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, acting 

24 through the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure 

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1 (A) provide leadership, guidance, planning, 

2 technical assistance, resources, and conduct 

3 oversight activities to establish an effective 

4 chemical security planning and response infra5 structure for the Nation; 

6 (B) provide leadership, personnel, training, 

7 equipment, other resources as necessary, and 

8 technical assistance to— 

9 (i) Federal, State and local govern10 ment agencies; 

11 (ii) Infrastructure Protection Regional 

12 Security Offices; and 

13 (iii) Area Security Committees, as re14 quested by the Federal Area Security Co15 ordinator; 

16 (C) coordinate with law enforcement agen17 cies, first responders, and chemical sources re18 garding the response to a potential or actual 

19 terrorist incident at a chemical source; 

20 (D) review and approve each Area Security 

21 Plan submitted under subsection (d); and 

22 (E) coordinate with the Office of State and 

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1 partment support the plans required under this 

2 section. 

3 (c) INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION REGIONAL SECU4 RITY OFFICES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall establish in each Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency Region an Infrastructure Pro9 tection Regional Security Office, for purposes of car10 rying out this Act and coordinating regional secu11 rity, as described in this section. 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES.—Each Infra13 structure Protection Regional Security Office shall— 

14 (A) consist of— 

15 (i) the personnel of the Infrastructure 

16 Protection Office of the Department within 

17 the region; and 

18 (ii) a regional security advisory staff, 

19 to be appointed by the Secretary; 

20 (B) review and approve each Area Security 

21 Plan for the region to ensure coordination be22 tween regions and States; 

23 (C) oversee implementation of this Act to 

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1 and policies of, and guidance from, the Depart2 ment; and 

3 (D) perform other functions as assigned by 

4 the Secretary necessary to implement the re5 quirements of this Act or help protect other 

6 critical infrastructure. 

7 (d) AREA SECURITY COMMITTEES AND PLANS.— 

8 (1) DESIGNATION OF AREAS AND FEDERAL

9 AREA SECURITY COORDINATORS.— 

10 (A) DEADLINE.—Not later than 6 months 

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall designate geographic areas for the 

13 Area Committees established under paragraph 

14 (2). 

15 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In designating 

16 areas under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

17 shall ensure that— 

18 (i) except as provided in subparagraph 

19 (C), all parts of the United States are in20 cluded in an area; and 

21 (ii) no area is larger than a single 

22 State, although an area may incorporate 

23 portions of more than 1 State, based on 

24 the organization and number of chemical 

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1 (C) EXCLUSION.—Any area designated 

2 under section 70103(a)(2)(G) of title 46, 

3 United States Code, shall not be included in 

4 any area designated under this Act. 

5 (2) ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION.— 

6 (A) COMMITTEES.—There is established 

7 for each area designated by the Secretary under 

8 paragraph (1) an Area Security Committee, 

9 comprised of members appointed by the Sec10 retary, in consultation with State and local gov11 ernment officials, from qualified and effected 

12 security and response personnel of Federal, 

13 State, and local government agencies, chemical 

14 sources, local emergency planning and response 

15 entities, other critical infrastructure sectors, 

16 and other appropriate organizations. 

17 (B) COORDINATOR.—For each area des18 ignated by the Secretary under paragraph (1), 

19 the Secretary shall designate a Federal Area 

20 Security Coordinator with knowledge of and ex21 perience in the activities required under this 

22 subsection. 

23 (3) DUTIES.— 

24 (A) COMMITTEES.—Each Area Security 

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1 Area Security Coordinator for the area assigned 

2 to such Area Security Committee, shall— 

3 (i) meet not less frequently than twice 

4 per year; 

5 (ii) prepare the Area Security Plan 

6 described in paragraph (4) for that area 

7 and submit the Area Security Plan to the 

8 Secretary for approval; and 

9 (iii) coordinate with Federal, State, 

10 and local government officials and chemical 

11 sources to enhance the security and re12 sponse planning of those officials and to 

13 assure effective preplanning of joint secu14 rity and response efforts, including exer15 cises, drills, evacuations, sheltering, and 

16 rescue. 

17 (B) COORDINATOR.—Each Federal Area 

18 Security Coordinator shall, for the area as19 signed to such official— 

20 (i) conduct audits and inspections of 

21 chemical sources under this Act; 

22 (ii) provide appropriate guidance and 

23 support to chemical sources; and 


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1 (iii) perform such other duties as are 

2 required by the Area Security Committee 

3 or the Secretary. 

4 (4) AREA SECURITY PLANS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, each 

7 Area Security Committee shall prepare and sub8 mit to the Secretary for approval an Area Secu9 rity Plan for the area assigned to such Area Se10 curity Committee. 

11 (B) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The Area Se12 curity Plan shall— 

13 (i) coordinate the resources of the 

14 area assigned to the Area Security Com15 mittee to deter a potential or actual ter16 rorist incident at a chemical source in that 

17 area, or to respond to a terrorist incident 

18 at a chemical source in that area; 

19 (ii) coordinate with the National In20 frastructure Protection Plan, the National 

21 Response Plan, the site security plan of 

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1 sponse plans, and the Area Security Plans 

2 for contiguous areas; 

3 (iii) reflect security and response post4 incident investigative reports, as deter5 mined by the Secretary; 

6 (iv) describe in detail the responsibil7 ities of an owner or operator of a chemical 

8 source (based upon the approved site secu9 rity plan for the chemical source) and of 

10 Federal, State, and local government agen11 cies in responding to potential or actual 

12 terrorist incident at a chemical source op13 erating in the area assigned to the Area 

14 Security Committee; 

15 (v) describe the area covered by the 

16 plan, list the assets and resources available 

17 to respond to a terrorist incident, and in18 clude any other information the Secretary 

19 requires; 

20 (vi) be updated periodically by the 

21 Area Security Committee; and 

22 (vii) provide for coordination with the 

23 appropriate Federal, State and local gov24 ernment agencies or members of local enti25 ties that plan for emergency releases from 


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1 chemical sources regarding how local popu2 lations that may be affected by a release 

3 are provided with information, including 

4 evacuation planning, sheltering in place, 

5 and areas of refuge. 

6 (5) REVIEW.—Not later than 24 months after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

8 shall— 

9 (A) review each Area Security Plan devel10 oped under paragraph (4); 

11 (B) require amendments to any plan that 

12 does not meet the requirements of this section; 

13 and 

14 (C) approve each plan that meets the re15 quirements of this section. 

16 (e) AREA EXERCISES AND DRILLS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodi18 cally conduct drills and exercises, some without prior 

19 notice, including full functional and communications 

20 exercises of security and response capability in each 

21 area for which an Area Security Plan is required 

22 under this section and under the site security plan 

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1 (2) SCOPE OF PARTICIPATION.—The drills and 

2 exercises conducted under paragraph (1) may in3 clude participation by— 

4 (A) Federal, State, and local government 

5 agencies, including law enforcement and first 

6 responders; 

7 (B) the owner and operator of any chem8 ical source in the area; 

9 (C) members of local entities that plan for 

10 emergency releases; 

11 (D) representatives of other critical infra12 structure; and 

13 (E) other participants as determined ap14 propriate by the Secretary or the designee of 

15 the Secretary. 

16 (3) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall publish an17 nual reports on drills under this subsection, includ18 ing assessments of the effectiveness of the plans de19 scribed in paragraph (1), lessons learned, and a list 

20 of any amendments made to improve any plan de21 scribed in paragraph (1). The annual reports shall 

22 not include protected information. 

23 SEC. 7. HEIGHTENED SECURITY MEASURES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines that 

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1 a threat assessment or to a specific threat against the 

2 chemical sector, the Secretary may issue an order to the 

3 owner or operator of a chemical source setting forth man4 datory security measures. Only the Secretary or the des5 ignee of the Secretary may issue an order under this sec6 tion. 

7 (b) PERIOD OF ORDER.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any order issued by the Sec9 retary under subsection (a) shall be effective upon 

10 issuance and shall remain in effect for a period of 

11 not more than 90 days, unless the Secretary files an 

12 action in an appropriate United States district court 

13 before the expiration of that 90-day period. 

14 (2) EFFECT OF FILING.—If the Secretary files 

15 an action described in paragraph (1), an order 

16 issued by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall 

17 remain in effect for 14 days in addition to the 90- 

18 day period under paragraph (1), or for such shorter 

19 or longer period as may be authorized by the court 

20 in which such action is filed. 

21 SEC. 8. PENALTIES. 

22 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.— 

23 (1) PENALTIES.—The Secretary may impose an 

24 administrative penalty of not more than $25,000 per 

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1 per year, for failure to comply with an order or di2 rective issued by the Secretary under this Act. 

3 (2) NOTICE AND HEARING.—Before imposing a 

4 penalty under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

5 provide to the person against which the penalty is to 

6 be assessed— 

7 (A) a written notice of the proposed pen8 alty; and 

9 (B) not later than 30 days after the date 

10 on which the person receives the notice, the op11 portunity to request a hearing on the proposed 

12 penalty. 

13 (3) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall promul14 gate regulations establishing procedures for adminis15 trative hearings and appropriate review, including 

16 necessary deadlines. 

17 (b) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may bring an 

19 action in a United States district court against any 

20 owner or operator of a chemical source that violates 

21 or fails to comply with any order or directive issued 

22 by the Secretary under this Act or a site security 

23 plan approved by the Secretary under this Act. 

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1 and may award a civil penalty of not more than 

2 $50,000 for each day on which a violation occurs or 

3 a failure to comply continues. 

4 (c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—An owner or operator of 

5 a chemical source who knowingly violates any order issued 

6 by the Secretary under this Act or knowingly fails to com7 ply with a site security plan approved by the Secretary 

8 under this Act shall be fined not more than $50,000 for 

9 each day of such violation, imprisoned not more than 2 

10 years, or both. 

11 SEC. 9. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION. 

12 (a) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTIONS.— 

13 (1) RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

15 subsection (b), the Department shall not be re16 quired under section 552 of title 5, United 

17 States Code, to make available to the public a 

18 record described in subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) RECORDS NOT DISCLOSED.—A record 

20 described in this subparagraph is— 

21 (i) a vulnerability assessment, site se22 curity plan, or a security addendum to an 

23 emergency response plan obtained by the 

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1 (ii) an area security plan required 

2 under section 6(d)(4); 

3 (iii) materials developed or produced 

4 by a chemical source exclusively in prepa5 ration of documents referred to in clause 

6 (i) and obtained by the Department under 

7 section 4; or 

8 (iv) any record developed exclusively 

9 for the purposes of this Act by the Depart10 ment, or produced exclusively for the pur11 poses of this Act by a chemical source and 

12 obtained by the Department under section 

13 4, to the extent that the record contains 

14 information that— 

15 (I) describes a specific chemical 

16 source or the specific vulnerabilities of 

17 a chemical source; 

18 (II) was taken from a record de19 scribed in clause (i) or (ii) or from a 

20 copy of such record in possession of 

21 the chemical source; and 

22 (III) would, if disclosed, be detri23 mental to the security of a chemical 

24 source. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal agency other 

2 than the Department shall not be required 

3 under section 552 of title 5, United States 

4 Code, to make available to the public a record 

5 described in subparagraph (C). 

6 (B) REFERRAL OF REQUESTS.—If a Fed7 eral agency other than the Department receives 

8 a request under section 552 of title 5, United 

9 States Code, for a record described in clause (i) 

10 or clause (ii)(I) of subparagraph (C), the agen11 cy, without consideration by the agency of 

12 whether subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) is satisfied— 

13 (i) shall not disclose the record; and 

14 (ii) shall refer the request to the De15 partment for processing and response. 

16 (C) RECORDS NOT DISCLOSED.—A record 

17 described in this subparagraph is any record— 

18 (i) described in paragraph (1)(B) that 

19 was shared by the Department with the 

20 agency under this section; and 

21 (ii) produced exclusively for the pur22 poses of this Act by the agency, to the ex23 tent that the record contains information 

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1 (I) describes a specific chemical 

2 source or the specific vulnerabilities of 

3 a chemical source; 

4 (II) was taken from a record de5 scribed in clause (i); and 

6 (III) would, if disclosed, be detri7 mental to the security of a chemical 

8 source. 

9 (3) RECORDS OF STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN10 MENT AGENCIES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—A State or local gov12 ernment agency shall not be required under any 

13 State or local law providing for public access to 

14 information to make available to the public a 

15 record described in subparagraph (B). 

16 (B) RECORDS NOT DISCLOSED.—A record 

17 described in this subparagraph is any record— 

18 (i) described in paragraph (1)(B) that 

19 was shared by the Department with the 

20 State or local government agency under 

21 section 6; and 

22 (ii) produced exclusively for the pur23 poses of this Act by the State or local gov24 ernment agency, to the extent that the 

25 record contains information that— 


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1 (I) describes a specific chemical 

2 source or the specific vulnerabilities of 

3 a chemical source; and 

4 (II) was taken from a record de5 scribed in clause (i) or (ii) or from a 

6 copy of such document in possession 

7 of the chemical source. 

8 (b) PUBLIC INFORMATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

10 (A) INFORMATION DISCLOSED.—Except as 

11 provided in subparagraph (B), the following 

12 records shall be made available to the public 

13 under section 552 of title 5, United States 

14 Code: 

15 (i) CERTIFICATIONS.—A certification 

16 under section 4(b)(1). 

17 (ii) ORDER FOR FAILURE TO COM18 PLY.—An order under section 4(b)(3). 

19 (iii) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES.—A 

20 certificate of compliance under paragraph 

21 (2). 

22 (iv) OTHER ORDERS.—The identity of 

23 any chemical source and the owner or op24 erator of the chemical source for which any 

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1 is issued under this Act, together with in2 formation identifying the applicable order, 

3 approval, or disapproval. 

4 (B) EXCEPTION.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

6 makes a specific finding and determination 

7 with respect to a particular chemical 

8 source that releasing any record described 

9 in subparagraph (A) regarding that chem10 ical source would increase the risk to the 

11 security of any chemical source, the Sec12 retary may establish a period, not to ex13 ceed 6 months, during which the record 

14 shall not be made available to the public 

15 under section 552 of title 5, United States 

16 Code. 

17 (ii) EXTENSION.—Not more than 60 

18 days before to the expiration of a period 

19 established under clause (i) (or an exten20 sion of such period under this clause), the 

21 Secretary may extend the period for an ad22 ditional period not to exceed 6 months if 

23 the Secretary makes a specific finding and 

24 determination with respect to a particular 

25 chemical source that releasing any record 


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1 described in subparagraph (A) regarding 

2 that chemical source would increase the 

3 risk to the security of any chemical source. 

4 (iii) NOTICE TO GAO.—If the Sec5 retary determines not to allow a record to 

6 be made available to the public under 

7 clause (i) or extends the period of non8 disclosure under clause (ii), the Secretary 

9 shall submit to the Comptroller General of 

10 the United States, for inclusion and eval11 uation in the reports under section 12, a 

12 detailed statement— 

13 (I) identifying the chemical 

14 source; 

15 (II) describing the record; 

16 (III) explaining the basis for the 

17 Secretary’s determination; and 

18 (IV) describing any security 

19 measures being implemented by the 

20 chemical source. 

21 (2) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—When 

22 the Secretary determines that a chemical source is 

23 in compliance with the requirements of this Act, the 

24 Secretary shall issue and make available for public 

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1 following statement: ‘‘llll (chemical source 

2 name) llll is in compliance with the Chemical 

3 Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006.’’. 

4 (3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not less fre5 quently than once each year, the Secretary shall sub6 mit to Congress a public report on the performance 

7 of chemical sources under the Act, in the aggregate, 

8 including a description of common problems, solu9 tions, and industry best practices. 

10 (c) DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOLS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta12 tion with the Director of the Office of Management 

13 and Budget and appropriate Federal law enforce14 ment and intelligence officials and in a manner con15 sistent with existing protections for sensitive or clas16 sified information, shall, by regulation, establish con17 fidentiality protocols for maintenance and use of 

18 records described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(C), and 

19 (3)(B) of subsection (a). 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTOCOLS.—The 

21 protocols established under paragraph (1) shall en22 sure, to the maximum extent practicable, that— 

23 (A) the records shall be maintained in a 

24 secure location; and 

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1 (i) as may be necessary to— 

2 (I) enable enforcement of this 

3 Act; or 

4 (II) address an imminent and 

5 substantial threat to security, health, 

6 safety, or the environment; 

7 (ii) to State or local law enforcement 

8 officials, first responders, or other State or 

9 local government officials granted access to 

10 records for the purpose of carrying out this 

11 Act; and 

12 (iii) to other persons granted access 

13 for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 

14 (3) OTHER PROCEDURES IN PROTOCOLS.—The 

15 protocols established under paragraph (1) shall 

16 also— 

17 (A) provide for the labeling of any record 

18 described in paragraph (1)(B), (2)(C), or 

19 (3)(B) of subsection (a), to enable the sensitive 

20 information in such record to be traced back to 

21 the specific document from which the informa22 tion was derived; 

23 (B) accommodate the making of disclo24 sures under sections 2302(b)(8) and 7211 of 

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1 ance to employees as to how to make such dis2 closures without compromising security; 

3 (C) include procedures applicable to a re4 quest under section 552 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, requiring that any portion of a 

6 record that reasonably may be separated shall 

7 be provided to a person requesting the record 

8 after redaction of any portion that is exempt 

9 from disclosure; 

10 (D) establish procedures by which a record 

11 described in paragraph (1)(B), (2)(C), or 

12 (3)(B) of subsection (a) may become subject to 

13 the requirements regarding public disclosure 

14 under section 552 of title 5, United States 

15 Code, when, because of changed circumstances 

16 or the passage of time, disclosure of the record 

17 would not be detrimental to the security of a 

18 chemical source. 

19 (d) PROCESS FOR REPORTING PROBLEMS.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A REPORTING PROC21 ESS.—The Secretary shall establish, and provide in22 formation to the public regarding, a process by 

23 which any person may submit a report to the Sec24 retary regarding problems, deficiencies, or 

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1 (2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall 

2 keep confidential the identity of a person who sub3 mits a report under paragraph (1) and any such re4 port shall be treated as a record described in sub5 section (a)(1)(B), to the extent that it does not con6 sist of publicly available information. 

7 (3) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT.—If a re8 port submitted under paragraph (1) identifies the 

9 person making the report, the Secretary shall re10 spond promptly to such person and acknowledge re11 ceipt of the report. 

12 (4) STEPS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS.—The Sec13 retary shall review and consider the information pro14 vided in any report submitted under paragraph (1) 

15 and shall take whatever steps the Secretary deter16 mines appropriate to address any problems, defi17 ciencies, or vulnerabilities identified. 

18 (5) RETALIATION PROHIBITED.—No employer 

19 may discharge any employee or otherwise discrimi20 nate against any employee with respect to the com21 pensation to, or terms, conditions, or privileges of 

22 the employment of, such employee because the em23 ployee (or a person acting pursuant to a request of 

24 the employee) made a report under paragraph (1). 


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1 (6) GAO REPORTING.—The Comptroller Gen2 eral of the United States shall, in the reports under 

3 section 12— 

4 (A) describe the number and type of prob5 lems, deficiencies, and vulnerabilities reported 

6 on under this subsection; and 

7 (B) evaluate the Secretary’s efforts in ad8 dressing such problems, deficiencies, and 

9 vulnerabilities. 

10 (e) PROTECTED DISCLOSURES.—Nothing in this Act 

11 shall be construed to limit— 

12 (1) the right of an individual to make any dis13 closure— 

14 (A) protected or authorized under section 

15 2302(b)(8) or 7211 of title 5, United States 

16 Code; or 

17 (B) to the Special Counsel, the inspector 

18 general of an agency, or any other employee 

19 designated by the head of an agency to receive 

20 similar disclosures; or 

21 (2) the applicability or enforcement of sections 

22 818 and 820 of the Transportation, Treasury, Hous23 ing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and 

24 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 

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1 (f) MATERIALS NOT HELD BY AGENCIES.—Nothing 

2 in this Act shall be construed to limit the rights or obliga3 tions of any chemical source, any entity that is not a Fed4 eral, State, or local government agency in possession of 

5 a record described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(C), and 

6 (3)(B) of subsection (a), or any individual, with respect 

7 to the withholding or disclosure of any information or 

8 record held by the chemical source, entity, or individual, 

9 regardless of whether or not the Department has received 

10 or possesses similar or identical information or a similar 

11 or identical record. 

12 (g) DISCLOSURE OF INDEPENDENTLY FURNISHED

13 INFORMATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 

15 construed to affect the handling, treatment, or dis16 closure of a record or information obtained from a 

17 chemical source under any other law. 

18 (2) OTHER AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act 

19 shall be construed to affect any authority or obliga20 tion of an agency to disclose any record that the 

21 agency receives independently of a record that is ex22 empt under this section from the public disclosure 

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1 partment has an identical or similar record that is 

2 so exempt. 

3 (h) OTHER OBLIGATIONS UNAFFECTED.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af5 fects any obligation of the owner or operator of a 

6 chemical source to submit or make available infor7 mation to a Federal, State, or local government 

8 agency under, or otherwise to comply with, any 

9 other law. 

10 (2) NO USE OF INFORMATION TO GAIN GOV11 ERNMENTAL BENEFIT.—The owner or operator of a 

12 chemical source may not use any record described in 

13 paragraph (1)(B), (2)(C), or (3)(B) of subsection 

14 (a) to satisfy any legal requirement or obligation 

15 other than a requirement under this Act or to obtain 

16 any grant, permit, contract, benefit (including agen17 cy forbearance, loans, or deduction or modifications 

18 of agency penalties or rulings) or other govern19 mental approval. 

20 (i) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.— 

21 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize infor22 mation to be withheld from Congress. 

23 (j) PENALTIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.— 

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1 thorized by law, knowingly discloses any record described 

2 in paragraph (1)(B), (2)(C), or (3)(B) of subsection (a) 

3 shall— 

4 (1) be imprisoned not more than 1 year, fined 

5 under chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, 

6 or both; and 

7 (2) if an officer or employee of the Government, 

8 be removed from Federal office or employment. 

9 SEC. 10. STATE AND OTHER LAWS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall preclude 

11 or deny any right of any State or political subdivision 

12 thereof to adopt or enforce any regulation, requirement, 

13 or standard of performance respecting chemical facility se14 curity that is more stringent than a regulation, require15 ment, or standard of performance in effect under this Act, 

16 or shall otherwise impair any right or jurisdiction of the 

17 States with respect to chemical facilities within such 

18 States unless there is an actual conflict between a provi19 sion of this Act and the law of the State. 

20 (b) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this Act 

21 shall preclude or deny the right of any State or political 

22 subdivision thereof to adopt or enforce any regulation, re23 quirement, or standard of performance, including air or 

24 water pollution requirements, that are directed at prob25 lems other than reducing damage from terrorist attacks. 


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1 SEC. 11. CHEMICAL SECURITY REPORTING. 

2 Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

4 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the 

6 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

7 Representatives an update of the national strategy for the 

8 chemical sector required to be submitted by the Secretary 

9 to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

10 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa11 tives by February 10, 2006. 

12 SEC. 12. REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

13 OFFICE. 

14 (a) ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary shall provide ac15 cess to the Government Accountability Office of any docu16 ment or information required to be submitted to, gen17 erated by, or otherwise in the possession of the Depart18 ment under this Act. 

19 (b) REVIEW AND REPORTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1 of 

21 the first year following the calendar year in which 

22 the regulations are promulgated under section 

23 4(a)(1), and on January 1 of each year thereafter, 

24 the Government Accountability Office shall submit a 

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1 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

2 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

4 of the House of Representatives and the Com5 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

6 of Representatives. 

7 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

8 paragraph (1) shall include— 

9 (A) a review of site security plans, vulner10 ability assessments, and emergency response 

11 plans under this Act; and 

12 (B) a determination of whether such plans 

13 and assessments are in compliance with this 

14 Act. 

15 SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

17 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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