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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1694 

To improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments by expanding the eligible use of funding under the Homeland 

Security Grant Program to include costs related to staff and law enforcement analysts engaged in information and intelligence sharing activities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2007 

Mr. REICHERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, 

and tribal governments by expanding the eligible use 

of funding under the Homeland Security Grant Program 

to include costs related to staff and law enforcement 

analysts engaged in information and intelligence sharing 

activities. 

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 Personnel Reimburse5 ment for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of 

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1 Homeland Security Act (The PRICE of Homeland Secu2 rity Act)’’. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds as follows: 

5 (1) After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 

6 2001, State, local and tribal governments redoubled 

7 their efforts to combat terrorism and expended tre8 mendous energy and financial resources to help the 

9 Federal Government fight the terrorist threat. 

10 (2) States and localities have formed fusion 

11 centers, hired intelligence analysts and contributed 

12 law enforcement officers and other resources to the 

13 expansion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 

14 Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the establishment 

15 of Field Intelligence Groups, among other efforts. 

16 (3) These actions, in conjunction with the ef17 forts of the Federal Government and private indus18 try have materially contributed to the common de19 fense of this Nation and have helped keep our home20 land secure. 

21 (4) The Federal Government has endeavored to 

22 support these State efforts through the State Home23 land Security Grant Program and other methods of 

24 Federal assistance. 

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1 (5) It is vital to the security of our homeland 

2 that States and localities are able to continue fund3 ing the participation of State and local analysts in 

4 fusion centers and in their State and local efforts to 

5 combat terrorism and terrorist related activities. 

6 SEC. 3. GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR ANALYSTS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Financial assistance provided to 

8 a State, local, or tribal government by the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security under the Homeland Security Grant 

10 Program for terrorism prevention activities may be used 

11 by the State, local, or tribal government to: 

12 (1) pay salaries for current staff (including law 

13 enforcement) who serve as intelligence analysts to 

14 facilitate information and intelligence sharing activi15 ties; and 

16 (2) hire new staff (including law enforcement) 

17 and contractors to serve as intelligence analysts to 

18 facilitate information and intelligence sharing activi19 ties. 

20 (b) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual must success21 fully complete training to ensure baseline proficiency in 

22 intelligence analysis and production before the individual 

23 may serve as an intelligence analyst, or as a staff intel24 ligence employee or contractor hired with amounts used 

25 under subsection (a). 

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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement under sub2 section (a)(2) shall apply only with respect to an individual 

3 hired after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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