Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013”.
Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013
A BILL
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.
Sec. 2 Performance standards for security of chemical facilities
Limitation on use of funds—
Limitation— 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.
Definitions— In this subsection, each of the terms site security plan and chemical facility has the meaning that the term has in section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1388), as amended by this Act.
Amendments to existing law relating to approval of security plans— Section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1388) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by inserting “from a terrorist attack” after “shall issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities”;
by inserting “of a terrorist attack” after “in the discretion of the Secretary, present high levels of security risk”; and
by striking “the Secretary may not disapprove a site security plan submitted under this section based on the presence or absence of a particular security measure, but”;
in subsection (c)—
by striking “consistent with similar” and inserting “identical to”;
by striking “vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other information submitted to or obtained by the Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or security information,” and inserting “vulnerability assessments and site security plans”; and
by striking “classified material” and inserting “sensitive security information (as that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations)”; and
in subsection (d), by striking: “: Provided, That nothing in this section confers upon any person except the Secretary a right of action against an owner or operator of a chemical facility to enforce any provision of this section.”.