‘‘(h) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Pa-
perwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes 
to the application materials, Program forms, or other core 
Program documentation intended to enhance participation 
by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program. 
‘‘(i) ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Administrator shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsection (j) is provided to eligible recipi-
ents located in high-risk urban areas that receive 
funding under section 2003 in the current fiscal 
year or received such funding in any of the pre-
ceding 10 fiscal years, inclusive of any amounts 
States may retain pursuant to subsection (c)(2); 
and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorizations of appropriations 
under subsection (j) is provided to eligible recipi-
ents located in jurisdictions not receiving fund-
ing under section 2003 in the current fiscal year 
or have not received such funding in any of the 
preceding 10 fiscal years, inclusive of any 
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amounts States may retain pursuant to sub-
section (c)(2). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Administrator may allocate a dif-
ferent percentage if the Administrator does not 
receive a sufficient number of applications from 
eligible recipients to meet the allocation percent-
ages described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
such paragraph. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—If the Administrator exer-
cises the authorization under subparagraph (A), 
the Administrator shall, not later than 30 days 
after the exercise, report to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives regarding 
the exercise. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $360,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—During a fiscal 
year, the Administrator may transfer not more than 
5 percent of amounts appropriated under this sub-
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section or other amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available to carry out the Program for the fiscal 
year to an account of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for costs incurred for the management, 
administration, or evaluation of this section.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement 
with an independent research organization pursuant 
to which the organization will conduct a study that 
analyzes and reports on— 
(A) the effectiveness of the Nonprofit Secu-
rity Grant Program established under section 
2009(a) of the Homeland Security Act 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 609a(a)), as amended by subsection (a), 
for preparedness against terrorism and other 
threats; 
(B) the risk-based formula and allocations 
under that program; and 
(C) the risk profile of and any identifiable 
factors leading to the low participation of tradi-
tionally underrepresented groups and States 
under that program. 
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(2) SUBMISSION.—The final report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives, and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Administrator may use 
funding authorized under subsection (j) of section 
2009 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609a)), as amended by subsection (a), to carry out 
this subsection. 
(c) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘sections 2003 
and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, and 
2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 2003 or 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2003, 2004, or 2009’’. 
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Calendar No. 507 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6825 
[Report No. 117–165] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
enhance the funding and administration of the 
Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 
Reported with an amendment 
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