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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1129 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit requiring the 

use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security 

Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2011 

Ms. RICHARDSON (for herself, Ms. BASS of California, and Ms. HIRONO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit 

requiring the use of a specified percentage of a grant 

under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State 

Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes, 

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 ‘‘Homeland Security 

5 Grant Management Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING USE OF GRANTS 

2 UNDER URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE 

3 AND STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 

4 PROGRAM FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. 

5 Section 2008(b)(3) of Homeland Security Act of 

6 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING USE OF

9 GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Unless re10 quired by statute, the Administrator may not 

11 require the recipient of a grant under section 

12 2003 or 2004 to use a specific percentage of 

13 the amount of the grant for any one of the per14 mitted uses described in paragraphs (1) 

15 through (10) or (12) through (13) of section 

16 2008(a).’’. 

17 SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERCENTAGE OF GRANTS FUNDS AU18 THORIZED FOR ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

20 Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the 

21 National Advisory Council established under section 

22 508(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

23 318(a)), shall— 

24 (1) study the use by grantees of Federal funds 

25 provided under the Urban Area Security Initiative 

26 and the State Homeland Security Grant Program 


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1 authorized, respectively, by section 2003 and 2004 

2 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 604, 605), for paying expenses 

3 related to administration as authorized under section 

4 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

5 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)); and 

6 (2) evaluate and determine whether the per7 centage authorized under that section is adequate to 

8 ensure proper oversight, management, and adminis9 tration of grant awards. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report 

12 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

13 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

14 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the findings 

15 of the study and evaluation, including recommendations 

16 on whether the percentage authorized under section 

17 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

18 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) should be adjusted to better reflect the 

19 costs to grant recipients of managing and administering 

20 their grant awards. 

21 SEC. 4. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF MULTI-YEAR GRANT 

22 PROGRAM GUIDANCE. 

23 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man24 agement Agency shall— 


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1 (1) in consultation with the National Advisory 

2 Council established under section 508(a) of the 

3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318(a)) 

4 and the Chief Financial Officer of the Department 

5 of Homeland Security, study the feasibility, advan6 tages, and disadvantages of issuing multi-year pro7 gram guidance for grants under the Urban Area Se8 curity Initiative and the State Homeland Security 

9 Grant Program authorized, respectively, by section 

10 2003 and 2004 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 604, 605); and 

11 (2) by not later than 180 days after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator provide 

13 the results of the study to the Committee on Home14 land Security of the House of Representatives and 

15 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern16 mental Affairs of the Senate. 

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