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Union Calendar No. 590 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4627 
[Report No. 115–757] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize expenditures 
to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2017 
Mr. DONOVAN (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. KING of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
JUNE 14, 2018 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 12, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
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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 ‘‘Shielding Public Spaces 
from Vehicular Terrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11) of section 302 (6 U.S.C. 
182), by inserting ‘‘research and development to com-
bat emerging terrorist threats, such as vehicular at-
tacks, and’’ before ‘‘the long-term’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) of section 308(b)(2) (6 
U.S.C. 188(b)(2))— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘expertise in—’’ and inserting ‘‘exper-
tise in the following:’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause 
(xv); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (xiii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(xiv) Combatting emerging terrorist 
threats, including vehicular attacks.’’. 
SEC. 3. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 
through (14) as paragraphs (12) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) addressing security vulnerabilities of pub-
lic spaces, including through the installation of 
bollards and other target hardening activities;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(12)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the folllowing new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FIREARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant awarded under 
section 2003 or 2004 may not be used for the 
provision to any person of a firearm or training 
in the use of a firearm. 
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph may be construed to pre-
clude or contradict any other provision of law 
authorizing the provision of firearms or training 
in the use of firearms.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 590 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4627 
[Report No. 115–757] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
authorize expenditures to combat emerging ter-
rorist threats, including vehicular attacks, and 
for other purposes. 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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