‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 
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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.’’. 
SEC. 4. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FIRST RESPONDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 
U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 803. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FIRST RESPONDERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish the Advisory Council on First Responders, which shall 
report to the Secretary through the head of the Office of 
State and Local Government Coordination (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Advisory Council’). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Advisory Council shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary as to whether there is 
a need for a Federal standard with respect to any 
particular first responder equipment or training; and 
‘‘(2) have such additional responsibilities as the 
Secretary may assign in furtherance of the Depart-
ment’s homeland security mission with respect to en-
hancing the capabilities of State and local first re-
sponders. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
consist of members appointed by the Secretary and 
shall— 
‘‘(A) represent a cross section of first re-
sponder disciplines; and 
‘‘(B) include both State and local rep-
resentatives within each discipline. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
OF
MEMBERS.—The Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(A) shall include in the membership of 
the Advisory Council— 
‘‘(i) members selected from traditional 
first 
responder 
fields, 
including 
fire-
fighters, police, and emergency manage-
ment personnel; and 
‘‘(ii) experts representing hospitals 
(including emergency and inpatient med-
ical service providers), the public health 
profession, and public works; and 
‘‘(B) may include in the membership of the 
Advisory Council, at the Secretary’s discretion, 
elected State and local officials with demon-
strable expertise in homeland security-related 
matters. 
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