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Union Calendar No. 373 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4509 

[Report No. 114–491] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of 

State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 

Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

APRIL 13, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. NORCROSS

APRIL 13, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify 

membership of State planning committees or urban area 

working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Program, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘State and High-Risk 

5 Urban Area Working Group Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CERTAIN 

7 DHS GRANTS. 

8 Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Se9 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) PLANNING COMMITTEES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any State or high-risk 

13 urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 

14 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 

15 urban area working group to assist in preparation 

16 and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland 

17 security plan or the threat and hazard identification 

18 and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to as19 sist in determining effective funding priorities for 

20 grants under such sections. 

21 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State planning 

23 committees and urban area working groups re24 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least 


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1 one representative of significant stakeholders, 

2 including the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) Local or tribal government offi4 cials. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Emergency response providers, 

6 which shall include representatives of the 

7 fire service, law enforcement, emergency 

8 medical services, and emergency managers. 

9 ‘‘(iii) Public health officials and other 

10 appropriate medical practitioners. 

11 ‘‘(iv) Individuals representing edu12 cational institutions, including elementary 

13 schools, community colleges, and other in14 stitutions of higher education. 

15 ‘‘(v) State and regional interoperable 

16 communications coordinators, as appro17 priate. 

18 ‘‘(vi) State and major urban area fu19 sion centers, as appropriate. 

20 ‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.— 

21 The members of the State planning committee 

22 or urban area working group, as the case may 

23 be, shall be a representative group of individ24 uals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian 

25 tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, 


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1 including, as appropriate, representatives of 

2 rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdic3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(3) EXISTING PLANNING COMMITTEES.—Noth5 ing in this subsection may be construed to require 

6 that any State or high-risk urban area create a 

7 State planning committee or urban area working 

8 group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk 

9 urban area has established and uses a multijuris10 dictional planning committee or commission that 

11 meets the requirements of this subsection.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 373 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4509 

[Report No. 114–491] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

Security Grant Program, and for other purposes. or urban area working groups for the Homeland clarify membership of State planning committees 

APRIL 13, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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