S. 3416: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-05 · Emergency Management · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020

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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for another five years. The CFATS program regulates high-risk chemical facilities to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks. Among other requirements, DHS must issue a strategy to improve the cybersecurity of chemical facilities and the sharing of information with local emergency responders; prescribe regulations to establish the CFATS Recognition Program to enhance security of chemical facilities and provide incentives for greater regulatory relief; conduct a review every two years of audits and inspections and develop an official standard to evaluate the consistency of such audits and inspections; implement a Personnel Surety Program with respect to Tier 3 and Tier 4 facilities (currently, limited to Tier 1 [highest risk] and Tier 2); make information available to state, local, and regional fusion centers and state and local government officials, in a secure and expeditious manner; and implement a system under which an owner or operator of a chemical facility may request an informal consultation relating to a preliminary deficiency determination.

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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2020

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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3416.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s3416 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116