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SEC. 565. TRANSPORTATION FACILITY ACCESS CON-
TROL PROGRAMS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with 
appropriate officials of Florida and of other States to re-
solve the differences between the Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential program administered by the 
Transportation Security Administration and existing State 
transportation facility access control programs. 
SEC. 566. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel-
oping a national identification card. 
SEC. 567. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARA-
TION OF PLANS. 
Subparagraph (L) of section 33(b)(3) of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2229(b)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(L) To fund fire prevention programs, in-
cluding planning and preparation for wildland 
fires.’’. 
SEC. 568. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Con-
gress that sufficient funds should be appropriated to allow 
the Secretary to increase the number of personnel of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection protecting the northern bor-
der by 1,517 officers and 788 agents, as authorized by— 
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(1) section 402 of the Uniting and Strengthening 
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to 
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT 
ACT) Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–56); 
(2) section 331 of the Trade Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–210); and 
(3) section 5202 of the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 
458). 
SEC. 569. STUDY OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ALONG 
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall conduct a study to determine the areas along 
the international borders of the United States where Federal 
and State law enforcement officers are unable to achieve 
radio communication or where radio communication is in-
adequate. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the conclusion of the 
study described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
develop a plan for enhancing radio communication 
capability along the international borders of the 
United States. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The plan developed under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) an estimate of the costs required to im-
plement the plan; and 
(B) a description of the ways in which Fed-
eral, State, and local law enforcement officers 
could benefit from the implementation of the 
plan. 
SEC. 570. Of the funds provided under this Act or any 
other Act to United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, not less than $1,000,000 shall be provided for a 
benefits fraud assessment of the H–1B Visa Program. 
SEC. 571. (a) REPORT ON INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL 
CENTERS FOR PORT SECURITY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard shall submit to Congress a report, and 
make the report available on its website, on the implementa-
tion and use of interagency operational centers for port se-
curity under section 70107A of title 46, United States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the progress made 
in transitioning Project Seahawk in Charleston, 
South Carolina, from the Department of Justice to 
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the Coast Guard, including all projects and equip-
ment associated with that project. 
(2) A detailed description of that actions being 
taken to assure the integrity of Project Seahawk and 
ensure there is no loss in cooperation between the 
agencies specified in section 70107A(b)(3) of title 46, 
United State Code. 
(3) A detailed description and explanation of 
any changes in Project Seahawk as of the date of the 
report, including any changes in Federal, State, or 
local staffing of that project. 
SEC. 572. (a) The amount appropriated by title III 
for necessary expenses for programs authorized by the Fed-
eral Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 under the 
heading ‘‘FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS’’ is hereby in-
creased by $5,000,000 for necessary expenses to carry out 
the programs authorized under section 34 of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 2229a). 
(b) The amount appropriated by title III under the 
heading ‘‘INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY’’ is hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 
SEC. 573. TSA ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 114 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (o) and redesig-
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nating subsections (p) through (t) as subsections (o) through 
(s), respectively. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 574. REPORT ON URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIA-
TIVE. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
which describes the criteria and factors the Department of 
Homeland Security uses to determine the regional bound-
aries for Urban Area Security Initiative regions, including 
a determination if the Department is meeting its goal to 
implement a regional approach with respect to Urban Area 
Security Initiative regions, and provides recommendations 
for how the Department can better facilitate a regional ap-
proach for Urban Area Security Initiative regions. 
SEC. 575. (a) In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered funds’’ means funds pro-
vided under section 173 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) to a State that submits 
an application under that section not earlier than 
May 4, 2007, for a national emergency grant to ad-
dress the effects of the May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kan-
sas tornado. 
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(2) The term ‘‘professional municipal services’’ 
means services that are necessary to facilitate the re-
covery of Greensburg, Kansas from that tornado, and 
necessary to plan for or provide basic management 
and administrative services, which may include— 
(A) the overall coordination of disaster re-
covery and humanitarian efforts, oversight, and 
enforcement of building code compliance, and co-
ordination of health and safety response units; or 
(B) the delivery of humanitarian assistance 
to individuals affected by that tornado. 
(b) Covered funds may be used to provide temporary 
public sector employment and services authorized under sec-
tion 173 of such Act to individuals affected by such tornado, 
including individuals who were unemployed on the date of 
the tornado, or who are without employment history, in ad-
dition to individuals who are eligible for disaster relief em-
ployment under section 173(d)(2) of such Act. 
(c) Covered funds may be used to provide professional 
municipal services for a period of not more than 24 months, 
by hiring or contracting with individuals or organizations 
(including individuals employed by contractors) that the 
State involved determines are necessary to provide profes-
sional municipal services. 
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(d) Covered funds expended under this section may be 
spent on costs incurred not earlier than May 4, 2007. 
SEC. 576. DATA RELATING TO DECLARATIONS OF A 
MAJOR DISASTER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, except as provided in subsection 
(b), and 30 days after the date that the President determines 
whether to declare a major disaster because of an event and 
any appeal is completed, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and publish on the website of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, a report regard-
ing that decision, which shall summarize damage assess-
ment information used to determine whether to declare a 
major disaster. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may redact from 
a report under subsection (a) any data that the Adminis-
trator determines would compromise national security. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy; and 
(2) the term ‘‘major disaster’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102 of the Robert T. Staf-
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ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5122). 
SEC. 577. NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY 
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—If the Secretary of Homeland 
Security establishes a National Transportation Security 
Center of Excellence to conduct research and education ac-
tivities, and to develop or provide professional security 
training, including the training of transportation employ-
ees and transportation professionals, the Mineta Transpor-
tation Institute at San Jose State University may be in-
cluded as a member institution of such Center. 
SEC. 578. Of amounts appropriated under section 
1003, $100,000,000, with $50,000,000 each to the Cities of 
Denver, Colorado, and St. Paul, Minnesota, shall be avail-
able for State and local law enforcement entities for security 
and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 
Democratic National Conventional and Republican Na-
tional Convention in 2008. Amounts provided by this sec-
tion are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). 
TITLE VI—BORDER LAW ENFORCEMENT RELIEF 
ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Border Law Enforce-
ment Relief Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 602. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, to an eligible law enforcement agency to 
provide assistance to such agency to address— 
(A) criminal activity that occurs in the ju-
risdiction of such agency by virtue of such agen-
cy’s proximity to the United States border; and 
(B) the impact of any lack of security along 
the United States border. 
(2) DURATION.—Grants may be awarded under 
this subsection during fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(3) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under this subsection on a competitive 
basis, except that the Secretary shall give priority to 
applications from any eligible law enforcement agen-
cy serving a community— 
(A) with a population of less than 50,000; 
and 
(B) located no more than 100 miles from a 
United States border with— 
(i) Canada; or 
(ii) Mexico. 
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded pursuant to 
subsection (a) may only be used to provide additional re-
sources for an eligible law enforcement agency to address 
criminal activity occurring along any such border, includ-
ing— 
(1) to obtain equipment; 
(2) to hire additional personnel; 
(3) to upgrade and maintain law enforcement 
technology; 
(4) to cover operational costs, including overtime 
and transportation costs; and 
(5) such other resources as are available to assist 
that agency. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible law enforcement 
agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this section is sought; and 
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