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[H.R. 4007 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4007
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
An Act
To recodify and reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting and Securing Chemical
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014''.

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(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
Program'' means--
(A) the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program
initially authorized under section 550 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295;
6 U.S.C. 121 note); and
(B) the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program
subsequently authorized under section 2102(a) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2;
(2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Homeland
Security; and
(3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
(b) Third-party Assessment.--Using amounts appropriated to the
Department before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall commission a third-party study to assess vulnerabilities of
covered chemical facilities, as defined in section 2101 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (as added by section 2), to acts of terrorism.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Report to congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program that includes--
(A) a certification by the Secretary that the Secretary has
made significant progress in the identification of all chemical
facilities of interest under section 2102(e)(1) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, including--
(i) a description of the steps taken to achieve that
progress and the metrics used to measure the progress;
(ii) information on whether facilities that submitted
Top-Screens as a result of the identification of chemical
facilities of interest were tiered and in what tiers those
facilities were placed; and
(iii) an action plan to better identify chemical
facilities of interest and bring those facilities into
compliance with title XXI of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, as added by section 2;
(B) a certification by the Secretary that the Secretary has
developed a risk assessment approach and corresponding tiering
methodology under section 2102(e)(2) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as added by section 2;
(C) an assessment by the Secretary of the implementation by
the Department of the recommendations made by the Homeland
Security Studies and Analysis Institute as outlined in the
Institute's Tiering Methodology Peer Review (Publication
Number: RP12-22-02); and
(D) a description of best practices that may assist small
covered chemical facilities, as defined in section 2108(a) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, in
the development of physical security best practices.
(2) Annual gao report.--
(A) In general.--During the 3-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress an annual report that
assesses the implementation of this Act and the amendments made
by this Act.
(B) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to Congress the first report under subparagraph (A).
(C) Second annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the initial report required under subparagraph (B), the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the second report
under subparagraph (A), which shall include an assessment of
the whistleblower protections provided under section 2105 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2, and--
(i) describes the number and type of problems,
deficiencies, and vulnerabilities with respect to which
reports have been submitted under such section 2105;
(ii) evaluates the efforts of the Secretary in
addressing the problems, deficiencies, and vulnerabilities
described in subsection (a)(1) of such section 2105; and
(iii) evaluates the efforts of the Secretary to inform
individuals of their rights, as required under subsection
(c) of such section 2105.
(D) Third annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Comptroller General submits the second report
required under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress the third report under subparagraph (A),
which shall include an assessment of--
(i) the expedited approval program authorized under
section 2102(c)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
added by section 2; and
(ii) the report on the expedited approval program
submitted by the Secretary under subparagraph (I)(ii) of
such section 2102(c)(4).

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(a) Effective Date.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 550 of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109-295; 120 Stat. 1388),
is repealed as of the effective date of this Act.

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The authority provided under title XXI of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002, as added by section 2(a), shall terminate on the date that is
4 years after the effective date of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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