,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjai,ms4 
,jackson ,lee introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to conduct a study  
on how to improve training and support  
for local emergency response providers  
in areas with high concentrations of    
covered chemical facilities in how to   
respond to a terrorist attack on a      
chemical facility4  #a4 ,study on local 
emergency response capacity to respond  
to chemical security incidents  7a7     
,study required ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security1 acting through the 
,under ,secretary for ,science and      

,technology1 shall conduct a study on   
how to improve training and support for 
local emergency response providers in   
areas with high concentrations of       
covered chemical facilities in how to   
respond to a terrorist attack on a      
chemical facility4  7b7 ,features ,in   
carrying out the study required under   
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
consider1 as appropriate--  7#a7 the    
degree to which jurisdictions with high 
concentrations of covered chemical      
facilities have fire1 police1 medical1  
and other response personnel trained and
 equipped to respond to a terrorist     
attack on a chemical facility and have--
  7,a7 evacuation and shelter in place  
protocols tailored to the unique needs  
of the jurisdiction and the chemical    
properties of chemicals of interest that
 would be involved in the attack and    
that take into consideration vulnerable 
populations1 including schools1 child   
care centers1 nursing facilities1 and   
hospitals2  7,b7 community notification 

and warning systems2 and  7,c7 surge    
capacities of hospitals and other health
 care facilities in the area2  7#b7     
what1 if any1 distinctions are there in 
preparedness for a terrorist attack on a
 chemical facility in jurisdictions that
 rely on volunteers to carry out fire1  
police1 medical and other response and  
jurisdictions that do not rely1 in whole
 or in part1 on volunteers2 and  7#c7   
all training1 equipment1 and support    
provided by the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security to local emergency response  
providers in areas with a high          
concentration of covered chemical       
facilities and chemical facilities of   
interest4  7c7 ,survey ,in carrying out 
the study required under subsection 7a71
 the ,secretary may partner with a      
non-,departmental entity for the survey 
of a representative sample of emergency 
response providers in areas with a high 
concentration of covered chemical       
facilities1 chemical facilities of      
interest1 or other facilities with large

 quantities of chemicals4  7d7 ,report  
,no later than two years from the date  
on which the ,secretary commences the   
study required under subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretary shall submit to ,congress   
the study1 accompanied by plans1 as     
appropriate1 to--  7#a7 improve the     
,department's counterterrorism          
preparedness and response planning1     
training1 and equipment efforts to      
ensure that they are better tailored and
 resourced to address the unique needs  
of local emergency response providers in
 areas with a high concentration of     
covered chemical facilities and chemical
 facilities of interest2 and  7#b7      
improve coordination among ,federal1    
,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial  
government officials in emergency       
planning and response in areas with high
 concentrations of covered chemical     
facilities1 chemical facilities of      
interest1 or other facilities with large
 quantities of hazardous chemicals4  7e7
 ,public availability ,the report       

required under this section shall be    
made publicly available1 but may include
 a classified annex4