HAZMAT SAFETY TO INCLUDE HAZMAT SECURITY.

SEC. 1711. HAZMAT SAFETY TO INCLUDE HAZMAT SECURITY. (a) General Regulatory Authority.—Section 5103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “transportation” the first place it appears in subsection (b)(1) and inserting “transportation, including security,”; (2) by striking “aspects” in subsection (b)(1)(B) and inserting “aspects, including security,”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: 116 STAT. 2320 “(C) Consultation.—When prescribing a security regulation or issuing a security order that affects the safety of the transportation of hazardous material, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the Secretary.”. (b) Preemption.—Section 5125 of that title is amended— (1) by striking “chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter” in subsection (a)(1) and inserting “chapter, a regulation prescribed under this chapter, or a hazardous materials transportation security regulation or directive issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security”; (2) by striking “chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.” in subsection (a)(2) and inserting “chapter, a regulation prescribed under this chapter, or a hazardous materials transportation security regulation or directive issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security.”; and (3) by striking “chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter,” in subsection (b)(1) and inserting “chapter, a regulation prescribed under this chapter, or a hazardous materials transportation security regulation or directive issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security,”.