‘‘(A) reduce grant payments to the grant 
recipient from the portion of grant funds that 
is not required to be provided under subsection 
(g)(1); 
‘‘(B) terminate payment of grant funds 
under this section to the recipient, and transfer 
the appropriate portion of those funds directly 
to local first responders that were intended to 
receive funding under that grant; or 
‘‘(C) impose additional restrictions or bur-
dens on the recipient’s use of grant funds under 
this section, which may include— 
‘‘(i) prohibiting use of such funds to 
pay the grant recipient’s grant-related 
overtime or other expenses; 
‘‘(ii) requiring the grant recipient to 
distribute to local government beneficiaries 
all or a portion of grant funds that are not 
required to be provided under subsection 
(g)(1); or 
‘‘(iii) for each day that the grant re-
cipient fails to provide funds or resources 
in accordance with subsection (g)(1), re-
ducing grant payments to the grant recipi-
ent from the portion of grant funds that is 
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not required to be provided under sub-
section (g)(1), except that the total amount 
of such reduction may not exceed 20 per-
cent of the total amount of the grant. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION
OF
NON-LOCAL
SHARE
TO 
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—(A) The Secretary, acting 
through the Office for State and Local Government 
Coordination, may upon request by a local govern-
ment pay to the local government a portion of the 
amount of a grant to a State or multi-State entity 
in the jurisdiction of which the local government is 
located, if— 
‘‘(i) the local government will use the 
amount paid to expedite planned enhancements 
to its homeland security-related readiness; and 
‘‘(ii) the State or multi-State entity has 
failed to provide funds or resources in accord-
ance with subsection (g)(1). 
‘‘(B) To receive a payment under this para-
graph, a local government must demonstrate that— 
‘‘(i) it is identified explicitly as an ultimate 
recipient or intended beneficiary in the ap-
proved grant application submitted by the 
grantee; 
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‘‘(ii) it was intended by the grantee to re-
ceive a severable portion of the overall grant for 
a specific purpose that is identified in the grant 
application; 
‘‘(iii) it petitioned the grantee for the 
funds or resources after expiration of the period 
within which the funds or resources were re-
quired to be provided under subsection (g)(1); 
and 
‘‘(iv) it did not receive the portion of the 
overall grant that was earmarked or designated 
for its use or benefit. 
‘‘(C) To obtain a payment under this para-
graph, a local government must provide a copy of 
the original application. 
‘‘(D) Payment of grant funds to a local govern-
ment under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) shall not affect any payment to an-
other local government under this paragraph; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall not prejudice consideration of a 
request for payment under this paragraph that 
is submitted by another local government. 
‘‘(E) The Office for State and Local Govern-
ment Coordination shall approve or disapprove each 
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request for payment under this paragraph by not 
later than 15 days after the date the request is re-
ceived by the Office. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT 
FUNDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The recipient of a 
grant under this section shall report to the Secretary, by 
not later than 30 days after the expiration of the period 
described in subsection (g)(1) with respect to the grant, 
regarding the speed of distribution of grant funds and re-
sources to local governments, first responders, and other 
local groups pursuant to subsection (g)(1). 
‘‘(j) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit an annual report to the Select Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate— 
‘‘(1) describing in detail the amount of Federal 
funds provided as grants under this section that 
were directed to each State and region; and 
‘‘(2) containing information on the use of such 
grant funds by grantees. 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) FIRST RESPONDER.—The term ‘first re-
sponder’ means— 
‘‘(A) fire, emergency medical service, and 
law enforcement personnel; and 
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‘‘(B) such other personnel as are identified 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) HOMELAND SECURITY PLAN.—The term 
‘homeland security plan’ means a 3-year plan devel-
oped by a State to— 
‘‘(A) assess a State’s risks, threats, and 
vulnerabilities to acts of terrorism; 
‘‘(B) determine a State’s capabilities to re-
spond to acts of terrorism; and 
‘‘(C) set priorities for the allocation of 
grant funds received under this section. 
‘‘(3) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ means the Under Secretary for Informa-
tion Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. 
‘‘(4) REGION.—The term ‘region’ means a 
multi-State or intra-State entity, established by law 
or by agreement of two or more governments or gov-
ernmental agencies in a mutual aid agreement.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting at the end 
of the items relating to subtitle A of title VIII the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 802. Faster and smarter funding for first responders.’’. 
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