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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 111–346 

REDUNDANCY ELIMINATION AND ENHANCED 

PERFORMANCE FOR PREPAREDNESS GRANTS ACT 

DECEMBER 1, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, from the Committee on Homeland 

Security, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 3980] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 3980) to provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and for 

other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 2 

Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 

Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2 

Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 2 

Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3 

Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3 

New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 3 

Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 3 

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 4 

Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4 

Federal Mandates Statement ................................................................................. 4 

Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. 4 

Constitutional Authority Statement ...................................................................... 5 

Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 5 

Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 5 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 6 

Committee Correspondence .................................................................................... 8 


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PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

The purpose of H.R. 3980 is to provide for identifying and eliminating redundant reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance metrics for homeland security preparedness 

grants, and for other purposes. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 

(PKEMRA, P.L. 109–295), and the Implementing Recommendations 

of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act, P.L. 110–53) require 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop 

performance metrics for its homeland security grant programs. 

These performance metrics are used by FEMA to identify national 

preparedness levels and gaps, and assess the capabilities built and 

sustained at the State and local levels with federal homeland security funds. Since FEMA is still unable to determine the Nation’s 

overall preparedness or how homeland security grants have built 

the necessary capabilities to prepare for, protect against, and respond to an act of terrorism, H.R. 3980 is needed to make these 

determinations. 

HEARINGS

No hearings were held on H.R. 3980, however, the Committee 

held oversight hearings. 

On October 27, 2009, the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing entitled 

‘‘Preparedness: What has $29 billion in homeland security grants 

bought and how do we know?’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from Hon. Timothy Manning, Deputy Administrator, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Ms. Kathy Crandall, Director, Office of Homeland Security & 

Justice Programs, Franklin County, Ohio; and Mr. David Maxwell, 

Director, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. 

The hearing revealed that FEMA’s efforts to implement the 

PKEMRA and 9/11 Act performance metrics-related requirements 

remain fragmented and poorly integrated. As a result, Mr. Cuellar 

introduced H.R. 3980 on November 2, 2009. 

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

The Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response considered H.R. 3980 on November 3, 2009, 

and forwarded the measure to the Full Committee for consideration 

with a favorable recommendation, by voice vote. 

H.R. 3980, to provide for identifying and eliminating redundant 

reporting requirements and developing meaningful performance 

metrics for homeland security preparedness grants, and for other 

purposes, was ordered to be reported to the House with a favorable 

recommendation by voice vote. 

The Committee adopted the measure, without amendment, by 

unanimous consent. 

The Committee met on November 17, 2009, to consider H.R. 

3980, and ordered the measure to be reported to the House with 


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a favorable recommendation, amended, by voice vote. The Committee took the following actions: 

The Committee adopted the measure, without amendment, by 

unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires the Committee to list the recorded votes on the motion to report legislation and amendments thereto. 

No recorded votes were requested during consideration of H.R. 

3980. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee has held oversight hearings and 

made findings that are reflected in this report. 

NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY, ENTITLEMENT AUTHORITY, AND TAX

EXPENDITURES

In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee finds that H.R. 3980, the 

Identifying Redundancies and Developing Performance Metrics Act, 

would result in no new or increased budget authority, entitlement 

authority, or tax expenditures or revenues. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATE

The Committee adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

NOVEMBER 19, 2009. 

Hon. BENNIE G. THOMPSON, 

Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3980, the Redundancy 

Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants 

Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Daniel Hoople. 

Sincerely, 

DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 3980—Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance 

for Preparedness Grants Act 

CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3980 would have no significant cost over the next five years. Enacting this legislation 

would not affect direct spending or revenues. 

H.R. 3980 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would 

impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. 


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The bill would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop plans to eliminate redundant rules, regulations, and requirements related to reporting by grant recipients of 

the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative funding, and other programs identified by the 

agency. FEMA also would be required to submit plans for developing and improving performance metrics and a general assessment of the goals and performance of these programs. Reports 

would be submitted to the Congress no later than 120 days after 

enactment and every two years thereafter. 

Based on the costs of similar administrative requirements, CBO 

estimates that implementing H.R. 3980 would have a negligible impact on federal spending; any additional spending would be subject 

to the availability of appropriated funds. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Daniel Hoople. This 

estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, H.R. 3980 contains the following general performance goals, and objectives, including outcome related goals and 

objectives authorized. 

H.R. 3980 would direct FEMA to work with State and local 

stakeholders to identify and eliminate redundant grant reporting 

requirements. FEMA will also develop a strategy, with timelines, 

for establishing performance metrics for its homeland security 

grants. FEMA is also directed to complete a program assessment 

of its homeland security grants in order to improve the agency’s 

performance, productivity, and accountability to the taxpayers. The 

plan required by H.R. 3980 must be submitted to the appropriate 

committees of Congress as defined in Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601). The plan must be submitted 

within 120 days following the enactment of the bill. FEMA is also 

required to submit biannual updates in order for Congress to maintain proper oversight. 

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED

TARIFF BENEFITS

In compliance with rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule XXI. 

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation. 


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CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee finds that the Constitutional authority for this legislation is provided in Article I, section 8, clause 

1, which grants Congress the power to provide for the common Defense of the United States. 

APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Short title 

This section states that this act may be cited as ‘‘The Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 

Grants Act’’. 

Section 2. Identification of Reporting Redundancies and Development of Performance Metrics for Homeland Security Preparedness Grant Programs 

This section amends Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) by adding a new section 2034, Identification of Reporting Redundancies and Development of Performance 

Metrics. 

The section requires that the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) Administrator submit a report to Congress on a 

plan for the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the 

Urban Areas Security Initiative. The report must be submitted to 

Congress not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the 

Act and by October 1 every two years thereafter. The report must 

include the following: Identify redundant reporting requirements, 

rules and regulations for grant recipients and a plan for eliminating such redundancies; a plan for developing and improving the 

performance metrics required under Section 2022 (a) (4) of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002; a detailed assessment of each 

grant program, that must be developed in coordination with State, 

local, tribal and territorial governments. The assessment must contain: the program’s purpose, objectives and performance goals; an 

assessment of the quality of the program’s performance metrics; a 

summary of the program’s strengths and weaknesses and how they 

contribute to the programs’ successes and failures; a description of 

any current trends, developments and emerging conditions that 

may warrant a change of mission for the program; an identification 

of best practices in the program that resulted in positive outcomes; 

recommendations for program modification that will improve the 

program; a summary of key results of the program assessment; and 

an assessment of the quality of customer-service given to recipients 

of the program. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is printed in italic 

and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

(a) * * * 

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as 

follows: 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE XX—HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle B—Grants Administration 

* * * * * * * 

Sec. 2023. Identification of reporting redundancies and development of performance 

metrics. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE XX—HOMELAND SECURITY 

GRANTS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle B—Grants Administration 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 2023. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING REDUNDANCIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE METRICS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, for grants under sections 2003 and 2004 and any other grants specified by the Administrator, submit a report to the congressional homeland security committees by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

of the Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act, and by October 1st every 2 years thereafter, 

that— 

(1) identifies redundant rules, regulations, and requirements 

for reporting by recipients of such grants, and includes a plan 

for eliminating such identified redundancies and requirements; 

(2) includes a plan for developing and improving the performance metrics required under section 2022(a)(4) for such grants; 

and 

(3) includes an assessment of each program under which such 

grants are awarded. 

(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Each plan under subsection (a)— 

(1) shall be developed in coordination with State, local, tribal, 

and territorial governments; and 


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(2) shall include a proposed timeline for actions to implement 

the plan. 

(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—Each program assessment under subsection (a)(3) shall include— 

(1) a brief summary of the program purposes, objectives, and 

performance goals, and of the key findings of the assessment; 

(2) an assessment of the quality of the program’s performance 

metrics, and the extent to which necessary performance data are 

collected; 

(3) a summary of how the program’s strengths and weaknesses are impeding or contributing to its failures or successes, 

including reasons for any substantial variation from the targeted level of performance of the program; 

(4) a description of the extent to which any trends, developments, or emerging conditions affect the need to change the mission of the program or the way that the program is being carried out; 

(5) an identification of the best practices used in the program 

for allocating resources in an efficient and effective manner that 

resulted in positive outcomes and the key reasons why such 

practices resulted in positive outcomes; 

(6) recommendations for program modifications to improve 

the results that the program achieves; 

(7) a summary of key results of the program assessment that 

support maximizing the amount of funds appropriated for the 

program; and 

(8) an assessment of the quality of customer service offered to 

recipients of funds under the program and a strategy for improving such service. 

(d) CONGRESSIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEES DE- FINED.—In this section the term ‘‘congressional homeland security 

committees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 


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