Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006

Summary

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) designate any chemical substance as a substance of concern or exempt any substance from such designation; (2) establish and revise the threshold quantity for a chemical substance of concern for purposes of identifying significant chemical facilities; and (3) require the submission of information regarding the quantities of such substances used, stored, manufactured, processed, or distributed by any chemical facility Directs the Secretary: (1) in determining substances of concern or threshold quantities, to consider the potential extent of death, injury, or serious adverse effects to human health, the environment, critical infrastructure, national security, the national economy, or public welfare that would result from a terrorist release of the chemical substance; (2) to maintain a list of significant chemical facilities based on the quantities of substances of concern or the threats from terrorism; and (3) to assign each facility on the list to one of at least four risk-based tiers. Requires the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations to establish standards, protocols, and procedures for vulnerability assessments and facility security plans for chemical facilities on the list and require high-risk tier facilities to conduct such assessments and implement such plans; (2) conduct "red team" exercises at high-risk tier facilities; and (3) establish security performance requirements for the plans for facilities in each risk-based tier. Sets forth provisions regarding recordkeeping, inspections and verifications, enforcement, confidentiality of information, and reporting requirements.

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 29 September 2006

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 June 2006

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 2006

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