,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #had  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4 ,lautenberg7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide stronger penalties for          
violations of the ,chemical ,facility   
,anti-,terrorism ,standards4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protecting ,communities from ,chemical 
,explosions ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,civil  
and criminal penalties for violations of
 ,chemical ,facility ,anti-,terrorism   
,standards ,section #eej7;d7 of the     
,department of ,homeland ,security      
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjg 7#f         
,u4,s4,c4 #aba note7 is amended--  7#a7 
by inserting 7#a7 before ,any person2   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#b7 ,any owner or operator 
of a chemical facility that holds a     
quantity of a chemical of interest that 

is at or above the screening threshold  
quantity established under the interim  
final regulations issued under this     
section and that does not file a        
,chemical ,security ,assessment ,tool   
,top-,screen with the ,department of    
,homeland ,security shall be liable for 
a civil penalty under section #gjaai7;a7
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7#c7 7,a7 ,it shall be unlawful for an  
officer of an entity that owns or       
operates1 or an owner or operator of1 a 
chemical facility that holds a quantity 
of a chemical of interest that is at or 
above the screening threshold quantity  
established under the interim final     
regulations issued under this section to
 intentionally fail to file a ,chemical 
,security ,assessment ,tool ,top-,screen
 with the ,department of ,homeland      
,security4  7,b7 ,any person who        
violates subparagraph 7,a7 shall be     
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 imprisoned for not more than #f  
years1 or both4  4