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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4058 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for 
the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2025 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 
outreach for the Urban Area Security Initiative and the 
State Homeland Security Grant Program of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Stakeholder 
Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DHS GRANT OUTREACH. 
(a) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—Section 
2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
604) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stake-
holder outreach, engagement, education, technical assist-
ance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding 
of grants under this section, including relating to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feed-
back from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stake-
holders on the awarding of such grants and the ef-
fectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. 
‘‘(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pur-
suant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Trib-
al, and territorial feedback and how such feedback 
was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of 
funding opportunities. 
‘‘(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Ad-
ministrator determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) STATE
HOMELAND
SECURITY
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(g) OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 
Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stake-
holder outreach, engagement, education, technical assist-
ance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding 
of grants under this section, including relating to the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feed-
back from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stake-
holders on the awarding of such grants and the ef-
fectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. 
‘‘(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pur-
suant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Trib-
al, and territorial feedback and how such feedback 
was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of 
funding opportunities. 
‘‘(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Ad-
ministrator determines appropriate.’’. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report on the effectiveness of the Federal Emergency 
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Management Agency’s stakeholder outreach, engagement, 
education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, dur-
ing, and after the awarding of grants under the Urban 
Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security 
Grant Program, in accordance with subsection (f) of sec-
tion 2003 and subsection (g) of section 2004, respectively, 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by sub-
sections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than three years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regard-
ing the actions taken pursuant to subsection (f) of section 
2003 and subsection (g) of section 2004 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), 
respectively, including with respect to the surveys and 
summaries required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of each 
of such subsections (f) and (g). 
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