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H.R. 68: Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013
- Introduced:
- Jan 03, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee [D-TX18]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Full Title
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.
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- Text
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Last updated Jan 03, 2013.
4 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/3/2013--Introduced.
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.
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.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 109-295
Statutes at Large
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- 120 Stat. 1388