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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4509 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CERTAIN 

2 DHS GRANTS. 

3 Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Se4 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(b) PLANNING COMMITTEES.— 

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

8 urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 

9 2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 

10 urban area working group to assist in preparation 

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

12 security plan or the threat and hazard identification 

13 and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to as14 sist in determining effective funding priorities for 

15 grants under such sections. 

16 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 

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

18 committees and urban area working groups re19 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least 

20 one representative of significant stakeholders, 

21 including the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) Local or tribal government offi23 cials. 

24 ‘‘(ii) Emergency response providers, 

25 which shall include representatives of the 


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1 fire service, law enforcement, emergency 

2 medical services, and emergency managers. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Public health officials and other 

4 appropriate medical practitioners. 

5 ‘‘(iv) Individuals representing edu6 cational institutions, including elementary 

7 schools, community colleges, and other in8 stitutions of higher education. 

9 ‘‘(v) State and regional interoperable 

10 communications coordinators, as appro11 priate. 

12 ‘‘(vi) State and major urban area fu13 sion centers, as appropriate. 

14 ‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.— 

15 The members of the State planning committee 

16 or urban area working group, as the case may 

17 be, shall be a representative group of individ18 uals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian 

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

20 including, as appropriate, representatives of 

21 rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdic22 tions. 

23 ‘‘(3) EXISTING PLANNING COMMITTEES.—Noth24 ing in this subsection may be construed to require 

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


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1 State planning committee or urban area working 

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

3 urban area has established and uses a multijuris4 dictional planning committee or commission that 

5 meets the requirements of this subsection.’’. 

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