agement department serving an area with a population 
over 50,000 shall provide, with non-Federal funds, 20 per-
cent of the total cost of a project established with a grant 
provided under this Act. 
(b) POPULATION BETWEEN 20,001 AND 50,000.—To 
be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, an emergency 
management department serving an area with a popu-
lation between 20,001 and 50,000 shall provide, with non- 
Federal funds, 10 percent of the total cost of a project 
established with a grant provided under this Act. 
(c) POPULATION UNDER 20,000.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this Act, an emergency management 
department serving an area with a population under 
20,000 shall provide, with non-Federal funds, 5 percent 
of the total cost of a project established with a grant pro-
vided under this Act. 
(d) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—In determining the 
non-Federal share of the total costs of a project, the Sec-
retary shall consider in-kind contributions of an emer-
gency management department, not to exceed 50 percent 
of the amount that the department contributes in non- 
Federal funds. 
SEC. 7. EVALUATION AND REPORT. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
grants are awarded under this Act, the Director shall de-
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termine if emergency management departments that re-
ceived a grant under this section meet the standards for 
certification by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration as being tsunami ready and evaluate the ef-
fectiveness and tsunami readiness of programs established 
pursuant to this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the eval-
uation is completed under subsection (a), the Director 
shall report such findings to the appropriate Committees 
of Congress. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Di-
rector of the Federal Emergency Management Adminis-
tration. 
(b) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘emergency management department’’ means an 
agency or organization that is part of, or has a formally 
recognized arrangement with, a State, territory, local, or 
tribal authority (city, county, parish, fire district, town-
ship, town, or other governing body) and is responsible 
for planning, preparing, and providing for the prevention, 
mitigation, and management of emergencies or disasters 
that present a threat to the lives and property of the citi-
zens and visitors of the community. 
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(c) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 
States and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012 to the Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security to carry out the activities of this Com-
munity hazard Assessment and Mitigation Program. 
(b) RESERVATION.—From the amount made avail-
able to carry out this Act, the Director may reserve 5 per-
cent for administrative costs. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Such funds shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
Æ 
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