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Asset Database’’, dated June 2006; or until the Under Sec-
retary for Preparedness submits a report to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives explaining why
such recommendations have not been fully implemented.
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other activities, including grants to State and local govern-
ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, $2,400,000,000, which shall be
allocated as follows:
(1) $500,000,000 for formula-based grants and
$350,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism preven-
tion grants under section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT
ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714): Provided, That the applica-
tion for grants shall be made available to States with-
in 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act;
that States shall submit applications within 90 days
after the grant announcement; and that the Office for
Domestic Preparedness shall act within 90 days after
the grant announcement: Provided further, That not
less than 80 percent of any grant under this para-
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graph to a State (other than Puerto Rico) shall be
made available by the State to local governments
within 60 days after the receipt of the funds.
(2) $1,172,000,000 for discretionary grants, as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, of
which—
(A) $745,000,000 shall be for use in high-
threat, high-density urban areas: Provided, That
not later than September 30, 2007, the Secretary
shall distribute any unallocated funds provided
for in title III of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law
109–90; 119 Stat. 2075) under the heading
‘‘STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS’’ to
assist organizations (as described under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of
such Code) determined by the Secretary to be at
high-risk or potential high-risk of a terrorist at-
tack: Provided further, That applicants shall
provide for the Secretary’s consideration prior
threats or attacks (within or outside the United
States) by a terrorist organization, network, or
cell against an organization described in the pre-
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vious proviso, and the Secretary shall consider
prior threats or attacks (within or outside the
United States) against such organizations when
determining risk: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives the risk to each designated tax ex-
empt grantee at least 3 full business days in ad-
vance of the announcement of any grant award;
(B) $210,000,000 shall be for port security
grants for the purposes of section 70107(a)
through (h) of title 46, United States Code,
which shall be awarded based on risk notwith-
standing subsection (a), for eligible costs as de-
fined in subsections (b)(2), (3), and (4);
(C) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking indus-
try security grants;
(D) $12,000,000 shall be for intercity bus
security grants;
(E) $150,000,000 shall be for intercity pas-
senger rail transportation (as defined in section
24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight
rail, and transit security grants; and
(F) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone pro-
tection grants:
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Provided, That for grants under subparagraph (A),
the application for grants shall be made available to
States within 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act; that States shall submit applications within
90 days after the grant announcement; and that the
Office for Domestic Preparedness shall act within 90
days after receipt of an application: Provided further,
That not less than 80 percent of any grant under this
paragraph to a State shall be made available by the
State to local governments within 60 days after the
receipt of the funds: Provided further, That for grants
under subparagraphs (B) through (F), the applica-
tions for such grants shall be made available to eligi-
ble applicants not later than 75 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, eligible applicants shall sub-
mit applications not later than 45 days after the date
of the grant announcement, and the Office for Domes-
tic Preparedness shall act on such applications not
later than 45 days after the date on which such an
application is received.
(3) $40,000,000 shall be available for the Com-
mercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program.
(4) $338,000,000 for training, exercises, technical
assistance, and other programs (including mass evac-
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uation preparation and exercises): Provided, That not
less than $18,000,000 is for technical assistance:
Provided, That none of the grants provided under this head-
ing shall be used for the construction or renovation of facili-
ties, except for a minor perimeter security project, not to
exceed $1,000,000, as determined necessary by the Secretary
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the pro-
ceeding proviso shall not apply to grants under subpara-
graphs (B), (E), and (F) of paragraph (2) of this heading:
Provided further, That grantees shall provide additional re-
ports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That
funds appropriated for law enforcement terrorism preven-
tion grants under paragraph (1) and discretionary grants
under paragraph (2)(A) of this heading shall be available
for operational costs, to include personnel overtime and
overtime associated with Office for Domestic Preparedness
certified training, as needed: Provided further, That the
Government Accountability Office shall report on the valid-
ity, relevance, reliability, timeliness, and availability of the
risk factors (including threat, vulnerability, and con-
sequence) used by the Secretary for the purpose of allocating
discretionary grants funded under this heading, and the ap-
plication of those factors in the allocation of funds to the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
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of Representatives on its findings not later than 45 days
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further,
That within 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall provide the Government Accountability
Office with the threat and risk methodology and factors that
will be used to allocate discretionary grants funded under
this heading.
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For necessary expenses for programs authorized by the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.), $680,000,000, of which $552,500,000 shall be
available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C.
2229) and $127,500,000 shall be available to carry out sec-
tion 34 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) of that Act, to remain available
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not to exceed 5
percent of this amount shall be available for program ad-
ministration.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS
For necessary expenses for emergency management
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $220,000,000: Pro-