Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 112th Congress
One of 209 reports in the
series:
112th Congress available on this site.
Description
This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has to regulate chemical facilities for security purposes, and the regulation implementing this authority. It describes several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration, as well as relevant legislation in the 112th Congress.
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This report provides a brief overview of the existing statutory authority that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has to regulate chemical facilities for security purposes, and the regulation implementing this authority. It describes several policy issues raised in previous debates regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration, as well as relevant legislation in the 112th Congress.
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Shea, Dana A.Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 112th Congress,
report,
April 19, 2011;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97996/:
accessed March 19, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.