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Union Calendar No. 395 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5562 

[Report No. 111–663] 

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 

JUNE 21, 2010 

Ms. RICHARDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

NOVEMBER 30, 2010 

Additional sponsor: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi 

NOVEMBER 30, 2010 

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 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. 


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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 ‘‘Homeland Security 

5 Grant Management Improvement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING USE OF GRANTS 

7 UNDER URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE 

8 AND STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 

9 PROGRAM FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. 

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

11 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the 

12 end the following new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING USE OF

14 GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—Unless re15 quired by statute, the Administrator may not 

16 require the recipient of a grant under section 

17 2003 or 2004 to use a specific percentage of 

18 the amount of the grant for any one of the per19 mitted uses described in paragraphs (1) 

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

21 2008(a).’’. 

22 SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERCENTAGE OF GRANTS FUNDS AU23 THORIZED FOR ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES. 

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

25 Emergency Management Agency, in consultation with the 


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1 National Advisory Council established under section 

2 508(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

3 318(a)), shall— 

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

5 provided under the Urban Area Security Initiative 

6 and the State Homeland Security Grant Program 

7 authorized, respectively, by section 2003 and 2004 

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

9 related to administration as authorized under section 

10 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

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

12 (2) evaluate and determine whether the per13 centage authorized under that section is adequate to 

14 ensure proper oversight, management, and adminis15 tration of grant awards. 

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

17 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report 

18 to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

19 Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 

20 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the findings 

21 of the study and evaluation, including recommendations 

22 on whether the percentage authorized under section 

23 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

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


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1 costs to grant recipients of managing and administering 

2 their grant awards. 

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

4 PROGRAM GUIDANCE. 

5 The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man6 agement Agency shall— 

7 (1) in consultation with the National Advisory 

8 Council established under section 508(a) of the 

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

10 and the Chief Financial Officer of the Department 

11 of Homeland Security, study the feasibility, advan12 tages, and disadvantages of issuing multi-year pro13 gram guidance for grants under the Urban Area Se14 curity Initiative and the State Homeland Security 

15 Grant Program authorized, respectively, by section 

16 2003 and 2004 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 604, 605); and 

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

18 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator provide 

19 the results of the study to the Committee on Home20 land Security of the House of Representatives and 

21 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern22 mental Affairs of the Senate. 


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Union Calendar No. 395 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5562 

[Report No. 111–663] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

poses. Program for specific purposes, and for other purInitiative and State Homeland Security Grant age of a grant under the Urban Area Security prohibit requiring the use of a specified percentNOVEMBER 30, 2010 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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