Bills Introduced – 06-18-19

Yesterday with both the House and Senate in session, there were 54 bills introduced. Three of the bills will likely see future coverage in this blog:

HR 3310 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on how to improve training and support for local emergency response providers in areas with high concentrations of covered chemical facilities in how to respond to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

HR 3318 To require the Transportation Security Administration to establish a task force to conduct an analysis of emerging and potential future threats to transportation security, and for other purposes. Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]

HR 3320 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement certain requirements for information relating to supply chain risk, and for other purposes. Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]

HR 3310 looks like an interesting approach to figuring out how to deal with outside response to a terrorist attack on a chemical facility. Limiting the area of coverage to ‘areas with high concentrations of covered [CFATS?] chemical facilities’ could be a way out of federal funding (local funding would be more likely to be available). This bill will definitely require some study.

HR 3318 will only be of interest here if it specifically addresses surface transportation security issues.

‘Supply chain risk’ covers a wide variety of problems; if it cyber issues are addressed, HR 3320 should get coverage here.