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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3978 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anti-
Terrorism Training Resources Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER TERRORISM 
              PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Acceptance of Gifts.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 873(b) 
        of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), 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 
        preparedness for and response to terrorism.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall report annually 
        to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) any gifts that were accepted under 
                this subsection in the preceding year;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) how such gifts contribute to the 
                mission of the Center for Domestic Preparedness; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) the amount of Federal savings that 
                were generated from the acceptance of such 
                gifts.''.</DELETED>

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.
            ``(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,''.
            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.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 498

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3978

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             August 2, 2010

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
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