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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5563 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, 

and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the 

Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 

eligible metropolitan area officials. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2010 

Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk 

assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area 

Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 

eligible metropolitan area officials. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES 

2 OF THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2004 of the Homeland 

5 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) 

7 as subsections (c) through (g); and 

8 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(b) RISK ASSESSMENT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) INITIAL ASSESSMENT.—To better inform 

12 the allocation of grant awards to each State, the Ad13 ministrator shall for each fiscal year conduct an ini14 tial assessment of the relative threat of, vulnerability 

15 to, and consequences from acts of terrorism for each 

16 State, including consideration of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the factors set forth in subparagraphs 

18 (A) through (H) and (K) of section 2007(a)(1); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) information and materials submitted 

21 under subsection (c). 

22 ‘‘(2) JOINT ASSESSMENT.—To the extent prac23 ticable, each threat assessment under this section for 

24 a State shall be conducted jointly with appropriate 

25 officials from the State. 


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1 ‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY ELIGI2 BLE STATE.—Before conducting each initial assess3 ment under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 

4 provide each State with, and shall notify each State 

5 of, the opportunity to submit information that the 

6 State believes to be relevant to the determination of 

7 the threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences 

8 from acts of terrorism for the State.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2004 of 

10 such Act (16 U.S.C. 605) is further amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by sub12 section (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 

13 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (f)(2), as redesignated by sub15 section (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 

16 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’. 

17 SEC. 2. JOINT RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE 

18 URBAN AREA SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

19 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 2003(b)(2) of the 

20 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604(b)(2)) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub23 paragraph (C); and 

24 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol25 lowing new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(B) JOINT ASSESSMENT.—To the extent 

2 practicable, each assessment under this sub3 section for an eligible metropolitan area shall be 

4 conducted jointly with appropriate officials from 

5 the eligible metropolitan area.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2003 of 

7 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) is fur8 ther amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub10 paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 

13 ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

14 (2)(C)(i)’’. 

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