Washington — Last night, the Bombing Prevention Act of 2022 passed the House 388-26. The legislation was introduced by Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01), a second generation bomb technician alongside Rep. Malinowski (NJ-07). H.R. 6873 would establish the Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) within the Department of Homeland Security to address terrorist explosive threats.
By providing OBP with statuary authority, the office would be able to:
- Provide critical training, guidance, assessments, and planning assistance to Federal, State, local, private sector, and other entities who are on the front lines facing these threats on a daily basis.
- Facilitate counter explosives information sharing and incident support and support security of explosives and explosive precursor chemicals outside of regulatory control.
- Coordinate the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to counter the use of explosives and explosive devices while providing oversight of the Department’s efforts, including preparedness, funding and operational requirements, for explosives threats.
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