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Union Calendar No. 221 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3978 

[Report No. 111–376] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 2, 2009 

Mr. ROGERS of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Homeland Security 

DECEMBER 15, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER 

7 TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

8 TRAINING. 

9 Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations 

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

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(f) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 

15 873(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

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

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

18 accept gifts of services, including from guest lec19 turers, for otherwise authorized activities of the Cen20 ter for Domestic Preparedness that are related to 

21 preparedness for and response to terrorism. 

22 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report an23 nually to the Committee on Homeland Security of 

24 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 


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1 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

2 Senate— 

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

4 this subsection in the preceding year; 

5 ‘‘(B) how such gifts contribute to the mis6 sion of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; 

7 and 

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

9 were generated from the acceptance of such 

10 gifts.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 221 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3978 

[Report No. 111–376] 

A BILL 

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 

DECEMBER 15, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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