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House Approves 18-Month CFATS Extension, Shifting Focus To Senate


March 16, 2020 at 03:26 PM
The House early on March 14 approved by unanimous consent a bill to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) facility security program for 18 months, moving the measure to the Senate where some members favor replacing the CFATS program with a voluntary program similar to a plan suggested by the Trump administration.

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