[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10108

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish guidance governing 
community engagement and emergency preparedness for defense industrial 
                  facilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 13, 2026

   Mr. Tran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish guidance governing 
community engagement and emergency preparedness for defense industrial 
                  facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Materials Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR DEFENSE 
              INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish 
guidance governing community engagement and emergency preparedness 
practices for covered facilities.
    (b) Guidance.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall 
include requirements for covered facilities to--
            (1) maintain regular coordination with local emergency 
        management agencies, fire departments, law enforcement 
        agencies, and other relevant first responders;
            (2) designate a community liaison responsible for 
        communication with local officials and community members;
            (3) maintain procedures for notifying local authorities and 
        affected communities following a release, fire, explosion, or 
        other incident that may pose a risk to public health or safety;
            (4) provide easily accessible and publicly available 
        information regarding emergency notification procedures and 
        appropriate protective actions for nearby residents;
            (5) conduct periodic outreach or informational briefings 
        for local stakeholders regarding emergency preparedness and 
        community safety;
            (6) establish mechanisms through which community members 
        may submit questions or concerns regarding facility operations; 
        and
            (7) comply with all otherwise applicable requirements of 
        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), Emergency Planning 
        and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11001 et 
        seq.), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 
        U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
        U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).
    (c) Report to Congressional Committees.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 
        years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
        congressional defense committees a report describing--
                    (A) the implementation of this section;
                    (B) categories of facilities subject to the 
                guidance;
                    (C) significant incidents reported at covered 
                facilities;
                    (D) corrective actions undertaken following such 
                incidents; and
                    (E) recommendations for additional legislative 
                authority, if necessary.
            (2) Form.--The report shall be in unclassified form, but 
        may include a classified annex.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered facility'' means an industrial 
        facility operated by a prime contractor or subcontractor that--
                    (A) performs manufacturing, storage, testing, 
                processing, or disposal activities in support of a 
                Department of Defense contract; and
                    (B) conducts activities involving hazardous 
                materials, energetic materials, explosives, 
                propellants, toxic substances, or other materials 
                determined by the Secretary to present a significant 
                potential risk to surrounding communities, such as 
                materials that present a significant potential risk of 
                release, fire, or explosion that could impact the 
                health of such communities.
            (2) The term ``significant incident'' means any event that 
        leads to--
                    (A) an evacuation;
                    (B) a public health emergency; or
                    (C) a disaster declaration from a government 
                entity.
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