House Homeland Security Panel Approves Bill to Extend Chemical Security Program

摘要

The House Homeland Security Committee approved a bill by voice vote April 30 that would extend the Department of Homeland Security's chemical facility security program for three years. Committee members approved 14 amendments to H.R. 4007 that would require additional reports and actions from the DHS about its Chemical Facility Anti- Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, and they removed language concerning the regulation of ammonium nitrate after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement. "It is no secret that CFATS has had a troubled history, but H.R. 4007 will allow the department to build off its successes while correcting many of its shortcomings," Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said during the markup.