Public Law 113-254: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014   [open pdf - 248KB]

"The Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) reestablish the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and (2) authorize such program for four years. The act directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: identify chemical facilities of interest and covered chemical facilities; require each chemical facility of interest to submit a Top-Screen and any other information the Secretary determines necessary to enable DHS to assess the facility's security risks; establish risk-based performance standards designed to address high levels of security risk at covered chemical facilities; and require each covered chemical facility to submit a security vulnerability assessment and develop, submit, and implement a site security plan."