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sponse to, recovery from, or mitigation against all-
hazards.
‘‘(f) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (i), the Federal share of the costs of an activ-
ity carried out with a grant under this section shall
not exceed 50 percent.
‘‘(2) IN-KIND MATCHING.—Each recipient of a
grant under this section may meet the matching re-
quirement under paragraph (1) by making in-kind
contributions of goods or services that are directly
linked with the purpose for which the grant is made.
‘‘(g) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Administrator
shall not delay distribution of grant funds to States under
this section solely because of delays in or timing of awards
of other grants administered by the Department.
‘‘(h) LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating grant funds re-
ceived under this section, a State shall take into ac-
count the needs of local and tribal governments.
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—States shall be responsible
for allocating grant funds received under this section
to tribal governments in order to help those tribal
communities improve their capabilities in preparing
for, responding to, recovering from, or mitigating
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against all hazards. Tribal governments shall be eligi-
ble for funding directly from the States, and shall not
be required to seek funding from any local govern-
ment.
‘‘(i) EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may
award grants to States under this section to plan for,
equip, upgrade, or construct all-hazards State, local,
or regional emergency operations centers.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—No grant awards under
this section (including for the activities specified
under this subsection) shall be used for construction
unless such construction occurs under terms and con-
ditions consistent with the requirements under section
611(j)(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(j)(9).
‘‘(3) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of
the costs of an activity carried out with a grant
under this subsection shall not exceed 75 percent.
‘‘(B) IN KIND MATCHING.—Each recipient
of a grant for an activity under this section may
meet the matching requirement under subpara-
graph (A) by making in-kind contributions of
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goods or services that are directly linked with the
purpose for which the grant is made.
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this
section—
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2007, such sums as are nec-
essary;
‘‘(2) for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and
2010, $913,180,500; and
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2011, and each fiscal year
thereafter, such sums as are necessary.’’.
TITLE V—ENHANCING SECURITY
OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
SEC. 501. MODERNIZATION OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act’’.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
(1) the United States should modernize the visa
waiver program by simultaneously—
(A) enhancing program security require-
ments; and
(B) extending visa-free travel privileges to
nationals of foreign countries that are allies in
the war on terrorism; and