CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12498, H12515, H12517, H12519, H12520, H12522, H12524, H12525, H12526, H12527, H12528 [6NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (H. Res. 885), H12377 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat and chemical and biological injuries (see H.R. 4269), H14743 [10DE]

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (see S. 873), S4669 [23AP]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to train elementary and secondary school nurses how to respond to a biological or chemical attack or an outbreak of pandemic influenza in a school building or on school grounds (see H.R. 3798), H11297 [13OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 2868), H6805 [15JN]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (see H. Res. 885), H12287 [3NO]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 121), H32 [6JA] (see H.R. 1187), H2834 [25FE]

———secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 2070), H4732 [23AP]

Europe: take necessary steps to deploy missile defense system in Europe to help provide such a defense to U.S. allies in Europe while enhancing U.S. defenses against missile attacks (see H. Res. 581), H7446 [25JN]

Foreign policy: enhance security, bolster regional capacity to counter threats, and promote cooperation to prevent nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons proliferation in the Western Hemisphere (see H.R. 375), H159 [9JA]

National security: prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and prepare for attacks using such weapons (see S. 1649), S9132 [8SE]

Letters

Chemical and Water Security Act: Cal Dooley, American Chemistry Council, H12523 [6NO]

———Ken Kirk, National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Catherine Smith, California Association of Sanitation Agencies, H12422 [5NO]

———Peter B. King, Public Works Association, H12422 [5NO]

———Robert Namoff, Allied Universal Corp., H12372 [5NO]

———several organizations, H12407, H12413 [5NO]

Motions

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12533 [6NO]

Remarks in House

Chemicals: allow Federal chemical facility regulations to preempt State and local regulations that may hinder the Federal program, H12518, H12519 [6NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow full implementation of existing authority to regulate security of chemical facilities, H12520-H12522 [6NO]

———establish point of contact within Office of Chemical Facility Security for interagency coordination and update State and local governments on emergency planning and training procedures, H12371 [5NO], H12519, H12520 [6NO]

———establish protocols and security procedures for university and academic chemical facilities, H12528, H12529 [6NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H9386 [9SE]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12407-H12426 [5NO], H12498-H12535 [6NO], E2733, E2748 [6NO], E2753 [9NO], E2803 [18NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), consideration (H. Res. 885), H12370-H12379 [5NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), corrections in engrossment, H12535 [6NO]

———extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), motion to recommit, H12533 [6NO]

———impact of implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12371 [5NO]

———make grants to first responders, H11403, H11404 [15OC]

———prohibit civil suits by uninjured third parties relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12526, H12527 [6NO]

———prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for protection of chemical facilities where such regulations would result in job losses under certain economic conditions, H12533 [6NO]

———prohibit implementation of Inherently Safer Technologies (IST) standards for security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities, H12522-H12524 [6NO]

———provide small chemical facilities with guidance, tools and software to comply with security requirements, H12527, H12528 [6NO]

Veolia Environmental Services (business): tribute to Port Arthur, TX, facility for sucessful destruction of deadly nerve agent VX, E659 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arms control: improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations, S13410 [18DE]

———improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations (S. 873), S4673 [23AP]

Iraq: anniversary of chemical weapons attack against Kurds at Halabja, S3106 [16MR]

National security: prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and prepare for attacks using such weapons (S. 1649), S9135 [8SE]

Reports filed

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2868) (H. Rept. 111-205), H11739 [23OC]

———Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2868) (H. Rept. 111-205), H8024 [13JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 885) (H. Rept. 111-327), H12287 [3NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend, modify, and recodify authority relative to security and protection against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (H.R. 2868), H12517 [6NO]

Testimonies

Chemical and Water Security Act: Rand Beers, Dept. of Homeland Security, H12408-H12411 [5NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 885, consideration of H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act, H12370 [5NO]

H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act, H12498-H12515 [6NO]