I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 916 
To extend the chemical facility security program of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2011 
Mr. DENT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Home-
land Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the chemical facility security program of the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Continuing Chemical 
Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011’’. 
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. 
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121 note) is amended by striking ‘‘October 4, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 4, 2015’’. 
(b) CHEMICAL
FACILITY
SECURITY
ENHANCE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXI—CHEMICAL 
FACILITY SECURITY 
‘‘SEC. 2101. CHEMICAL SECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Acting through the Admin-
istrator 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 high-risk chemical facili-
ties to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, 
and recover from threatened or actual acts of terrorism, 
natural disasters, and other man-made disasters. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The training program shall 
provide validated voluntary training that— 
‘‘(1) reaches multiple disciplines, including Fed-
eral, State, and local government officials, commer-
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cial personnel and management, and governmental 
and nongovernmental emergency response providers; 
‘‘(2) provides training at the awareness, per-
formance, and management and planning levels; 
‘‘(3) uses multiple training mediums and meth-
ods; 
‘‘(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 govern-
mental and nongovernmental emergency responder 
providers or commercial personnel and management; 
‘‘(5) uses, as appropriate, government training 
facilities, courses provided by community colleges, 
public safety academies, State and private univer-
sities, and other facilities; 
‘‘(6) is consistent with, and supports implemen-
tation of, the National Incident Management Sys-
tem, the National Response Framework, the Na-
tional 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; 
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‘‘(7) is evaluated against clear and consistent 
performance measures; 
‘‘(8) addresses security requirements under 
chemical facility security plans; and 
‘‘(9) educates, trains, and involves individuals 
in neighborhoods around chemical facilities on how 
to observe and report security risks. 
‘‘SEC. 2102. CHEMICAL SECURITY EXERCISE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and 
in coordination with Under Secretary for National Protec-
tion and Programs, the Secretary shall develop a voluntary 
chemical security exercise program (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘exercise program’) for the purpose of offering 
voluntary testing and evaluation of the capabilities of the 
Federal Government, State governments, commercial per-
sonnel and management, governmental and nongovern-
mental emergency response providers, the private sector, 
or any other organization or entity, as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate, to prevent, prepare for, mitigate 
against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism, 
natural disasters, and other emergencies at chemical facili-
ties. 
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‘‘(7) followed by remedial action in response to 
lessons learned; and 
‘‘(8) designed to assist State and local govern-
ments and chemical facilities in designing, imple-
menting, and evaluating exercises that— 
‘‘(A) conform to the requirements of this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(B) are consistent with any applicable 
Buffer Zone Protection Plan, State homeland 
security plan, or urban area homeland security 
plan. 
‘‘SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this title.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 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: 
‘‘TITLE XXI—CHEMICAL FACILITY SECURITY 
‘‘Sec. 2101. Chemical security training program. 
‘‘Sec. 2102. Chemical security exercise program. 
‘‘Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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