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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9458 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for 

the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security 

Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 

Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 

outreach for the Urban Area Security Initiative and the 

State Homeland Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ‘‘Enhancing Stakeholder 

5 Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DHS GRANT OUTREACH. 

2 (a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 

3 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

4 604) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

5 subsection: 

6 ‘‘(f) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

7 Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stake8 holder outreach, engagement, education, technical assist9 ance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding 

10 of grants under this section, including relating to the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feed13 back from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stake14 holders on the awarding of such grants and the ef15 fectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. 

16 ‘‘(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pur17 suant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Trib18 al, and territorial feedback and how such feedback 

19 was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of 

20 funding opportunities. 

21 ‘‘(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Ad22 ministrator determines appropriate.’’. 

23 (b) STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PRO24 GRAM.—Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 

25 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by adding at the end 

26 the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(g) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

2 Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stake3 holder outreach, engagement, education, technical assist4 ance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding 

5 of grants under this section, including relating to the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feed8 back from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stake9 holders on the awarding of such grants and the ef10 fectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. 

11 ‘‘(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pur12 suant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Trib13 al, and territorial feedback and how such feedback 

14 was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of 

15 funding opportunities. 

16 ‘‘(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Ad17 ministrator determines appropriate.’’. 

18 (c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 

19 than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

20 the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 

21 to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage22 ment Agency and the Committee on Homeland Security 

23 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

24 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen25 ate a report on the effectiveness of FEMA’s stakeholder 


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1 outreach, engagement, education, technical assistance, 

2 and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding of 

3 grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State 

4 Homeland Security Grant Program, in accordance with 

5 subsection (f) of section 2003 and subsection (g) of section 

6 2004, respectively, of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 

7 as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 

8 (d) REPORT.—Not later than three years after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

10 the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit 

11 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

12 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard14 ing the actions taken pursuant to subsection (f) of section 

15 2003 and subsection (g) of the Homeland Security Act 

16 of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively, 

17 including with respect to the surveys and summaries re18 quired under paragraphs (1) and (2) of each of such sub19 sections (f) and (g). 

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