H. R. 3978 

One Hundred Eleventh Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fifth day of January, two thousand and ten 

An Act 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 

Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center 

for Domestic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for a response to 

terrorism, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Responder Anti-Terrorism 

Training Resources Act’’. 

SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER TERRORISM 

PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

101 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) in title V (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), by adding at the 

end the following: 

‘‘SEC. 525. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. 

‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may accept and use gifts of 

property, both real and personal, and may accept gifts of services, 

including from guest lecturers, for otherwise authorized activities 

of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to efforts 

to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a natural 

disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including 

the use of a weapon of mass destruction. 

‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not accept a gift under 

this section if the Secretary determines that the use of the property 

or services would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of— 

‘‘(1) a program of the Department; or 

‘‘(2) an individual involved in a program of the Department. 

‘‘(c) REPORT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs of the Senate an annual report disclosing— 

‘‘(A) any gifts that were accepted under this section 

during the year covered by the report; 

‘‘(B) how the gifts contribute to the mission of the 

Center for Domestic Preparedness; and 

‘‘(C) the amount of Federal savings that were generated 

from the acceptance of the gifts. 
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‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Each report required under paragraph 

(1) shall be made publically available.’’; 

(2) in section 873(b) (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), by striking ‘‘and 

by section 93’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or donations’’ 

and inserting ‘‘by section 93 of title 14, United States Code, 

or by section 525 or 884 of this Act, gifts or donations’’; and 

(3) in section 884 (6 U.S.C. 464), by adding at the end 

the following: 

‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS.—The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center may accept and use gifts of property, both 

real and personal, and accept services, for authorized purposes.’’. 

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—The Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended in 

the table of contents by inserting after the item relating to 

section 524 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 525. Acceptance of gifts.’’. 

(2) REPEAL.—The matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND

EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRAINING CENTER’’ under title IV of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004 (6 U.S.C. 464a) is 

amended by striking ‘‘Provided, That in fiscal year 2004 and 

thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts 

of property, both real and personal, and to accept services, 

for authorized purposes: Provided further,’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided,’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.