Chemical Facility Security: Reauthorization, Policy Issues, and Options for Congress

Abstract

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has statutory authority to regulate chemical facilities for security purposes. This authority expires in October 2010. The 111th Congress is taking action to reauthorize this program, but the scope and details of its reauthorization remains an issue of congressional debate. Some Members of Congress support an extension, either shortor long-term, of the existing authority. Other Members call for revision and more extensive codification of chemical facility security regulatory provisions. The tension between continuing and changing the statutory authority is exacerbated by questions regarding its effectiveness in reducing chemical facility risk and the sufficiency of federal funding for chemical facility security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516500

Entities

People

  • Dana A. Shea

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Environmental Protection
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Security
  • Law
  • Materials
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.