Industry Renews Calls For CFATS Reauthorization As Congress Returns

A broad coalition of industry trade associations is again pressing the Senate to reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program by quickly passing a two-year bill that has already cleared the House, teeing up the issue again after lawmakers returned from their August recess. In a Sept. 6 letter addressed to all 100 senators, 20 industry groups collectively known as the “CFATS Coalition” urge lawmakers “to swiftly consider and approve H.R. 4470, House-passed legislation to reauthorize for two years...