Hazardous Materials Transparency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10108 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10108 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish guidance governing community engagement and emergency preparedness for defense industrial facilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 13, 2026 Mr. Tran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish guidance governing community engagement and emergency preparedness for defense industrial facilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Materials Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish guidance governing community engagement and emergency preparedness practices for covered facilities. (b) Guidance.--The guidance required under subsection (a) shall include requirements for covered facilities to-- (1) maintain regular coordination with local emergency management agencies, fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and other relevant first responders; (2) designate a community liaison responsible for communication with local officials and community members; (3) maintain procedures for notifying local authorities and affected communities following a release, fire, explosion, or other incident that may pose a risk to public health or safety; (4) provide easily accessible and publicly available information regarding emergency notification procedu