I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2188 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the major metro-
politan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. HURD, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. HIG-
GINS of Louisiana, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. KATKO, Ms. SINEMA, 
Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
BRADY of Texas, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. OLSON, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. FLO-
RES, and Mr. DONOVAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training 
and exercise grant program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Counter-
terrorism Preparedness Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
MAJOR 
METROPOLITAN 
AREA 
COUNTERTER-
RORISM 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 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM 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 ter-
rorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordi-
nated terrorist attacks and active shooters, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, against major metropolitan 
areas. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—In establishing the pro-
gram pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
provide to eligible applicants— 
‘‘(A) information, in an unclassified for-
mat, on emerging terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding complex, coordinated terrorist attacks 
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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 es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONS.—Eligible ap-
plicants receiving funding under the program estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) may include in ac-
tivities funded by such program neighboring jurisdic-
tions that would be likely to provide mutual aid in 
response to emerging terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding 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 pre-
paring for, preventing, and responding to emerging 
terrorist attack scenarios, including complex, coordi-
nated terrorist attacks and active shooters; 
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‘‘(2) develop or update plans, annexes, and 
processes to address any capability gaps identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) conduct training and exercises to address 
such identified gaps and validate capabilities. 
‘‘(d) PERIOD
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall make funds provided under this section avail-
able for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not 
fewer than 36 months. 
‘‘(e) 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.’’. 
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