H.R. 6711 (112th): To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make certain considerations when assigning chemical facilities to risk-based ...

...tiers pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.

112th Congress, 2011–2013. Text as of Dec 27, 2012 (Introduced).

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HR 6711 IH

112th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6711

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make certain considerations when assigning chemical facilities to risk-based tiers pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 27, 2012

Ms. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make certain considerations when assigning chemical facilities to risk-based tiers pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ‘Keeping our Communities Safe by Strengthening Safety Standards for Chemical Facilities Act’.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSIGNMENT OF CHEMICAL FACILITIES TO RISK TIERS PURSUANT TO THE CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS.

    Section 550(a) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘: Provided further, That in assigning a chemical facility to a risk tier pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall consider the proximity of the facility to population centers, schools, and other facilities at risk of creating a secondary explosion’.