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Union Calendar No. 226 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2611 

[Report No. 111–389] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing 

the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2009 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Ms. CLARKE and Ms. RICHARDSON

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 

the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of 

Homeland Security, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INI4 TIATIVE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu6 rity Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new section: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1908. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INI9 TIATIVE. 

10 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) The Securing the Cities Initiative of the 

12 Department uses next generation radiation detection 

13 technology to detect the transport of nuclear and ra14 diological material in urban areas by terrorists or 

15 other unauthorized individuals. 

16 ‘‘(2) The technology used by partners in the Se17 curing the Cities Initiative leverages radiation detec18 tion technology used at ports of entry. 

19 ‘‘(3) The Securing the Cities Initiative has fos20 tered unprecedented collaboration and coordination 

21 among its Federal, State, and local partners. 

22 ‘‘(4) The Securing the Cities Initiative is a crit23 ical national capability to detect the dangerous intro24 duction of nuclear and radiological material. 

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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Do3 mestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department for the 

4 Securing the Cities Initiative such sums as may be nec5 essary for each fiscal year, including such sums as are nec6 essary to provide to each city in which the initiative is 

7 implemented after fiscal year 2009, and for each city in 

8 which it has been implemented by fiscal year 2009— 

9 ‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 

10 ‘‘(2) not less than $10,000,000 in sustainment 

11 assistance for each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con13 tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 

14 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

15 section 1907 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 1908. Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative.’’. 

16 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INI17 TIATIVE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XIX of the Homeland Secu19 rity Act of 2002 is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1908. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INI22 TIATIVE. 

23 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) The Securing the Cities Initiative of the De25 partment uses next generation radiation detection 

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1 technology to detect the transport of nuclear and radi2 ological material in urban areas by terrorists or other 

3 unauthorized individuals. 

4 ‘‘(2) The technology used by partners in the Se5 curing the Cities Initiative leverages radiation detec6 tion technology used at ports of entry. 

7 ‘‘(3) The Securing the Cities Initiative has fos8 tered unprecedented collaboration and coordination 

9 among its Federal, State, and local partners. 

10 ‘‘(4) The Securing the Cities Initiative is a crit11 ical national capability to detect the dangerous intro12 duction of nuclear and radiological material. 

13 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Domes15 tic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department for the Se16 curing the Cities Initiative such sums as may be necessary 

17 for each fiscal year, including— 

18 ‘‘(1) for each city in which it has been imple19 mented by fiscal year 2009— 

20 ‘‘(A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

21 ‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

22 ‘‘(C) not less than $10,000,000 in 

23 sustainment assistance for each fiscal year there24 after; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) for additional Securing the Cities initia2 tives to be implemented in not fewer than 2 sites par3 ticipating in the Urban Area Security Initiative, 

4 such sums as may be necessary each fiscal year to im5 plement and sustain each additional initiative.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

7 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

8 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1907 

9 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 1908. Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 226 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2611 

[Report No. 111–389] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

purposes. Department of Homeland Security, and for other authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 

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