‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION
FOR
GRANT.—The Sec-
retary may provide a grant under this section—
‘‘(A) only upon demonstration that suffi-
cient personnel at the recipient agency possess 
the relevant security clearances to receive and 
access classified information; and 
‘‘(B) only if personnel at the recipient 
agency have appropriate training to access, re-
ceive, store, and maintain classified informa-
tion. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2005 to carry out the grant program authorized by 
this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING STAND-
ARDS. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITY
OF UNDER SECRETARY
FOR 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Section 302 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(13); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(15) identifying, establishing, updating, and 
disseminating standards for first responder equip-
ment and training.’’. 
(b) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 314. FIRST RESPONDER EQUIPMENT STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the responsibil-
ities under section 302(15), the Under Secretary of Home-
land Security for Science and Technology shall—
‘‘(1) identify classes of first responder equip-
ment and training for which acceptable standards 
exist; 
‘‘(2) identify classes of first responder equip-
ment and training for which acceptable standards do 
not exist; 
‘‘(3) not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, publish a report 
describing the findings under paragraphs (1) and 
(2); and
‘‘(4) establish standards to address the short-
comings identified under paragraph (2) within 1 
year after the report under paragraph (3) is trans-
mitted, using voluntary consensus standards organi-
zations where possible, in consultation with the fire 
service, hazardous materials, emergency medical 
service, law enforcement, public health, emergency 
management and planning, public works, and hos-
pital and medical communities. 
‘‘(b) ACQUISITION GUIDANCE.—Not later than 3 
months after the transmittal of the report under sub-
section (a)(3), and every 6 months thereafter, the Under 
Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Tech-
nology shall publish first responder equipment and train-
ing acquisition guidance in the form of catalogs of equip-
ment and training for which acceptable standards exist. 
Such guidance shall be published in the Federal Register, 
made available through the Web site of the Department 
of Homeland Security, and made available to the Ter-
rorism Grant Program Office established under section 
430(e) for appropriate outreach activities. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and 
Technology shall transmit to the Committee on Appropria-
tions and the Select Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Ap-
propriations and the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate a report on the progress made in imple-
menting subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Under Secretary shall consider the ongo-
ing efforts to identify, promulgate, and disseminate stand-
ards for equipment and training for first responder per-
sonnel by the National Institute of Justice, the Inter-
agency Group sanctioned by the Attorney General, the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center of the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy, and any other appro-
priate Federal Government agencies. 
‘‘(e) LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of Homeland Security 
should be the lead Federal agency for maintaining and dis-
seminating standards and guidelines for first responder 
equipment and training.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 313 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 314. First responder equipment standards.’’.
SEC. 7. STUDY OF SPECTRUM NEEDS FOR FIRST RE-
SPONDER COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 510. STUDY OF FIRST RESPONDER SPECTRUM NEEDS. 
‘‘The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for 
Emergency Preparedness and Response shall conduct a 
study to determine the extent of the electromagnetic spec-
trum, and the bands of frequencies, necessary to be as-
signed for use for emergency communications and infor-
mation to ensure that national requirements for emer-
gency preparedness are met. Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under 
Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report specifying 
the results of the study.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
509 the following:
‘‘Sec. 510. Study of first responder spectrum needs.’’.
SEC. 8. INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) many law enforcement officers, firefighters, 
and emergency medical service personnel working in