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 ‘‘Personnel Reimburse-
ment for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of 
Homeland Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PRICE of Homeland Se-
curity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
2001, State, local, and tribal governments redoubled 
their efforts to combat terrorism and expended tre-
mendous energy and financial resources to help the 
Federal Government fight the terrorist threat. 
(2) States and localities have formed fusion 
centers, hired intelligence analysts, and contributed 
law enforcement officers and other resources to the 
expansion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 
Joint Terrorism Task Forces and the establishment 
of Field Intelligence Groups, among other efforts. 
(3) These actions, in conjunction with the ef-
forts of the Federal Government and private indus-
try, have materially contributed to the common de-
fense of this Nation and have helped keep our home-
land secure. 
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(4)
The
National
Strategy
for
Information 
Sharing issued by the President in October 2007 
plainly states that ‘‘The Federal Government may 
need to provide financial and technical assistance, as 
well as human resource support, to these fusion cen-
ters if they are to achieve and sustain a baseline 
level of capability. The objective is to assist State 
and local governments in the establishment and the 
sustained operation of these fusion centers. A sus-
tained Federal partnership with State and major 
urban area fusion centers is critical to the safety of 
our Nation, and therefore a national priority.’’. 
(5) The Federal Government has endeavored to 
support these State efforts through the State Home-
land Security Grant Program and other methods of 
Federal assistance but have placed restrictions on 
the use of these funds that make long-term planning 
for fusion centers unmanageable. 
(6) It is vital to the security of our homeland 
that States and localities are able to continue to re-
ceive funding for the participation of State and local 
analysts in fusion centers and in their State and 
local efforts to combat terrorism and terrorist-re-
lated activities. 
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SEC. 3. GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR ANALYSTS. 
Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘Grants’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘plans, through’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
Administrator shall permit grant recipients under 
section 2003 or 2004 to use grant funds to achieve 
and sustain target capabilities related to preventing, 
preparing for, protecting against, and responding to 
acts of terrorism, consistent with a State homeland 
security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional 
homeland security plans, through’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10) by inserting the following 
after ‘‘analysts’’: ‘‘regardless of whether such ana-
lysts are current or new full-time employees or con-
tract employees and such funding shall be made 
available without time limitations placed on the pe-
riod of time that such analyst can serve under 
awarded grants.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Personnel Reimburse-
ment for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of 
Homeland Security Act’’ or the ‘‘PRICE of Homeland Se-
curity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 
2001, State, local, and tribal governments redoubled 
their efforts to combat terrorism and expended tre-
mendous energy and financial resources to help the 
Federal Government fight the terrorist threat. 
(2) States and localities have formed fusion cen-
ters, hired intelligence analysts, and contributed a 
significant amount of resources to the expansion of 
Federal homeland security efforts. 
(3) These actions, in conjunction with the efforts 
of the Federal Government and private industry, have 
materially contributed to the common defense of this 
Nation and have helped keep our homeland secure. 
(4) The National Strategy for Information Shar-
ing issued by the President in October 2007 plainly 
states that ‘‘The Federal Government may need to 
provide financial and technical assistance, as well as 
human resource support, to these fusion centers if 
they are to achieve and sustain a baseline level of ca-
pability. The objective is to assist State and local gov-
ernments in the establishment and the sustained oper-
ation of these fusion centers. A sustained Federal 
partnership with State and major urban area fusion 
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centers is critical to the safety of our Nation, and 
therefore a national priority.’’. 
(5) The Federal Government has endeavored to 
support these State efforts through the State Home-
land Security Grant Program and other methods of 
Federal assistance but have placed restrictions on the 
use of these funds that make long-term planning for 
fusion centers unmanageable. 
(6) It is vital to the security of our homeland 
that States and localities are able to continue to re-
ceive funding for the participation of State and local 
analysts in fusion centers and in their State and 
local efforts to combat terrorism and terrorist-related 
activities. 
SEC. 3. GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR ANALYSTS. 
Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘Grants’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘plans, through’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
Administrator shall permit grant recipients under 
section 2003 or 2004 to use grant funds to achieve 
and sustain target capabilities related to preventing, 
preparing for, protecting against, and responding to 
acts of terrorism, consistent with a State homeland 
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security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional 
homeland security plans, through’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10) by inserting the following 
after ‘‘analysts’’: ‘‘regardless of whether such analysts 
are current or new full-time employees or contract 
employees and such funding shall be made available 
without time limitations placed on the period of time 
that such analyst can serve under awarded grants.’’. 
SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS FOR PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONAL 
COSTS. 
Section 2008(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(b)(2)) is amended by striking so much 
as precedes subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONAL COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The recipient of a 
grant under section 2003 or 2004 may, at the re-
cipient’s discretion, use up to 50 percent of the 
amount of the grant awarded for any fiscal year 
to pay for personnel and operational costs, in-
cluding overtime and backfill costs, in support of 
the uses authorized under subsection (a).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 478 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6098 
[Report No. 110–752] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
improve the financial assistance provided to 
State, local, and tribal governments for informa-
tion sharing activities, and for other purposes. 
JULY 10, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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