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Calendar No. 498 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3978 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 16, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AUGUST 2, 2010 

Reported by Mr. LIEBERMAN, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/ 

11 Commission Act of 2007 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 and 

response to terrorism, 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 ‘‘First Responder Anti5 Terrorism Training Resources Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER 

2 TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

3 TRAINING. 

4 Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 

5 of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 

10 873(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

11 U.S.C. 453(b)), the Secretary may accept and use 

12 gifts of property, both real and personal, and may 

13 accept gifts of services, including from guest lec14 turers, for otherwise authorized activities of the Cen15 ter for Domestic Preparedness that are related to 

16 preparedness for and response to terrorism. 

17 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report an18 nually to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

19 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

20 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

21 Senate— 

22 ‘‘(A) any gifts that were accepted under 

23 this subsection in the preceding year; 

24 ‘‘(B) how such gifts contribute to the mis25 sion of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; 

26 and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the amount of Federal savings that 

2 were generated from the acceptance of such 

3 gifts.’’. 

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Responder Anti6 Terrorism Training Resources Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER 

8 TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

9 TRAINING. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 

11 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended— 

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

13 at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 525. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. 

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

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

17 gifts of services, including from guest lecturers, for otherwise 

18 authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Prepared19 ness that are related to efforts to prevent, prepare for, pro20 tect against, or respond to a natural disaster, act of ter21 rorism, or other man-made disaster, including the use of 

22 a weapon of mass destruction. 

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

24 gift under this section if the Secretary determines that the 


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1 use of the property or services would compromise the integ2 rity or appearance of integrity of— 

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

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

5 Department. 

6 ‘‘(c) REPORT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit 

8 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 

10 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an 

11 annual report disclosing— 

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

13 section during the year covered by the report; 

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

15 of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; and 

16 ‘‘(C) the amount of Federal savings that 

17 were generated from the acceptance of the gifts. 

18 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Each report required under 

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

20 (2) in section 873(b) (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), by strik21 ing ‘‘and by section 93’’ and all that follows through 

22 ‘‘or donations’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 93 of title 

23 14, United States Code, or by section 525 or 884 of 

24 this Act, gifts or donations’’; and 


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

2 the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GIFTS.—The Federal 

4 Law Enforcement Training Center may accept and use 

5 gifts of property, both real and personal, and accept serv6 ices, for authorized purposes.’’. 

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

8 (1) THE HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.— 

9 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 

10 seq.) is amended in the table of contents by inserting 

11 after the item relating to section 524 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 525. Acceptance of gifts.’’. 

12 (2) REPEAL.—The matter under the heading 

13 ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FED14 ERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER’’ under 

15 title IV of the Department of Homeland Security Ap16 propriations Act, 2004 (6 U.S.C. 464a) is amended 

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

18 thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept and use 

19 gifts of property, both real and personal, and to ac20 cept services, for authorized purposes: Provided fur21 ther,’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided,’’. 


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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘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.’’. 


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Calendar No. 498 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3978 

AN ACT 

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of 

rorism, and for other purposes. related to preparedness for and response to terof the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to authorize 

AUGUST 2, 2010 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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