Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-68
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2013-01-03
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Government information and archives

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Homeland security

Industrial facilities

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013 - Prohibits federal funds from being used by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect it against terrorist acts established by the state or local government for the area where it is located.</p> <p>Amends the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to: (1) repeal a provision prohibiting the Secretary from disapproving a site security plan based on the presence or absence of a particular security measure, (2) require vulnerability assessments and site security plans to be treated as sensitive security information, and (3) repeal a provision limiting to the Secretary any right of action against a chemical facility owner or operator to enforce security measures.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 68 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Performance standards for security of chemical facilities (a) Limitation on use of funds (1) Limitation No Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located. (2) Definitions In this subsection, each of the terms site security plan and chemical facility has the meaning that the term has in section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1388), as amended by this Act. (b) Amendments to existing law relating to approval of security plans Section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1388) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting from a terrorist attack after shall issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities ; (B) by inserting of a terrorist attack after in the discretion of the Secretary, present high levels of security risk ; and (C) by striking the Secretary may not disapprove a site security plan submitted under this section based on the presence or absence of a particular security measure, but ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking consistent with similar and inserting identical to ; (B) by striking vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other information submitted to or obtained by the Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or security information, and inserting vulnerability assessments and site security plans ; and (C) by striking classified material and inserting sensitive security information (as that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking: : Provided, That nothing in this section confers upon any person except the Secretary a right of action against an owner or operator of a chemical facility to enforce any provision of this section. .