Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act 2. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program (a) In general Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 603 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator and the heads of other relevant components of the Department, shall carry out a program for emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooters, as determined by the Secretary, against major metropolitan areas. (2) Information In establishing the program pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to eligible applicants— (A) information, in an unclassified format, on emerging terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooters, which grants under such program are intended to address; and (B) information on training and exercises best practices. (b) Eligible applicants (1) In general Jurisdictions that receive, or that previously received, funding under section 2003 may apply for a grant under the program established pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Additional jurisdictions Eligible applicants receiving funding under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) may include in activities funded by such program neighboring jurisdictions that would be likely to provide mutual aid in response to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooters. (c) Permitted uses The recipient of a grant under the program established pursuant to subsection (a) may use such grant to— (1) identify capability gaps related to preparing for, preventing, and responding to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordinated terrorist attacks and active shooters; (2) develop or update plans, annexes, and processes to address any capability gaps identified pursuant to paragraph (1); (3) conduct training to address such identified capability gaps; and (4) conduct exercises, including at locations such as mass gathering venues, places of worship, or educational institutions, as appropriate, to validate capabilities. (d) Period of performance The Administrator shall make funds provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not fewer than 36 months. (e) Information sharing The Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, aggregate, analyze, and share with relevant emergency response providers information on best practices and lessons learned from— (1) the planning, training, and exercises conducted using grants authorized under the program established pursuant to subsection (a); and (2) responses to actual terrorist attacks around the world. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2008 the following new item: Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program. . June 15, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a grant program for emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emerging terrorist attack scenarios in major metropolitan areas. DHS shall provide to eligible applicants: (1) unclassified information on such scenarios, and (2) information on training and exercises best practices. Jurisdictions that receive funding under the Urban Area Security Initiative may apply for such a grant. Eligible applicants receiving funding under the program may include in funded activities neighboring jurisdictions that would be likely to provide mutual aid in response in such scenarios. Recipients may use grants to: identify capability gaps related to preparing for, preventing, and responding to such scenarios; develop or update plans, annexes, and processes to address such gaps; conduct training and exercises to address such gaps; and conduct exercises, including at locations such as mass gathering venues, places of worship, or educational institutions, as appropriate, to validate capabilities. DHS shall aggregate, analyze, and share with relevant emergency response providers information on best practices and lessons learned from: (1) the planning, training, and exercises conducted using program grants; and (2) responses to actual terrorist attacks around the world.