Industry Hopes To Add CFATS Reauthorization To FY24 Spending Bills

Industry groups and other supporters of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program are urging lawmakers to reauthorize it as part of an emerging fiscal year 2024 appropriations package that could be finalized before the end of the month. “The CFATS program was designed to provide tools and safeguards to decrease the risk of terrorist attacks involving chemical facilities. We strongly urge you to prioritize CFATS reauthorization in the near term. Any supplemental or continuing appropriations legislation could provide an...