SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chemical Facility Anti- 
Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Ac-
countability Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XXI—CHEMICAL FACIL-
ITY ANTI–TERRORISM STAND-
ARDS 
‘‘SEC. 2101. CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STAND-
ARDS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—There is in the De-
partment a Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program. Under such Program, the Secretary shall estab-
lish risk-based performance standards designed to protect 
covered chemical facilities and chemical facilities of inter-
est from acts of terrorism and other security risks and 
require such facilities to submit security vulnerability as-
sessments and to develop and implement site security 
plans. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY MEASURES.—Site security plans re-
quired under subsection (a) may include layered security 
measures that, in combination, appropriately address the
security vulnerability assessment and the risk-based per-
formance standards for security for the facility. 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF SITE SECURITY 
PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review 
and approve or disapprove each security vulner-
ability assessment and site security plan under sub-
section (a). The Secretary may not disapprove a site 
security plan based on the presence or absence of a 
particular security measure, but the Secretary shall 
disapprove a site security plan if the plan fails to 
satisfy the risk-based performance standards estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE SECURITY PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary may approve an alternative security pro-
gram established by a private sector entity or a Fed-
eral, State, or local authority or pursuant to other 
applicable laws, if the Secretary determines that the 
requirements of such program meet the require-
ments of this section. A covered chemical facility 
may meet the site security plan requirement under 
subsection (a) by adopting an alternative security 
program that has been reviewed and approved by the 
Secretary under this paragraph.
‘‘(3) SITE SECURITY PLAN ASSESSMENTS.—In 
approving or disapproving a site security plan under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall employ the risk 
assessment policies and procedures developed under 
this title. In the case of a covered chemical facility 
for which a site security plan has been approved by 
the Secretary before the date of the enactment of 
this title, the Secretary may not require the resub-
mission of the site security information solely by rea-
son of the enactment of this title. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may con-
sult with the Government Accountability Office to 
investigate the feasibility and applicability a third 
party accreditation program that would work with 
industry stakeholders to develop site security plans 
that may be applicable to all similarly situated facili-
ties. The program would include the development of 
Program-Specific Handbooks for facilities to ref-
erence on site. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
conduct the audit and inspection of covered 
chemical facilities for the purpose of deter-
mining compliance with this Act. The audit and
inspection may be carried out by a non-Depart-
ment or nongovernment entity, as approved by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING STRUCTURE.—Any audit 
or inspection conducted by an individual em-
ployed by a nongovernment entity shall be as-
signed in coordination with the head of audits 
and inspections for the region in which the 
audit or inspection is to be conducted. When in 
the field, any individual employed by a non-
government entity shall report to the respective 
head of audits and inspections for the region in 
which the individual is operating. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
NONGOVERN-
MENT PERSONNEL.—If the Secretary arranges 
for an audit or inspection under subparagraph 
(A) to be carried out by a nongovernment enti-
ty, the Secretary shall require, as a condition of 
such arrangement, that any individual who con-
ducts the audit or inspection be a citizen of the 
United States and shall prescribe standards for 
the qualification of the individuals who carry 
out such audits and inspections that are com-
mensurate with the standards for a Government
auditor or inspector. Such standards shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) minimum training requirements 
for new auditors or inspectors; 
‘‘(ii) retraining requirements; 
‘‘(iii) minimum education and experi-
ence levels; 
‘‘(iv) the submission of information as 
required by the Secretary to enable deter-
mination of whether the auditor or inspec-
tor has a conflict of interest; 
‘‘(v) the maintenance of a secret secu-
rity clearance; 
‘‘(vi) reporting any issue of non-com-
pliance with this section to the Secretary 
within 24 hours; and 
‘‘(vii) any additional qualifications for 
fitness of duty as the Secretary may estab-
lish. 
‘‘(D) TRAINING
OF
DEPARTMENT
AUDI-
TORS AND INSPECTORS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe standards for the training and re-
training of individuals employed by the Depart-
ment as auditors and inspectors. Such stand-
ards shall include—