I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5563 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assess-
ments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, 
and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the 
Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 
eligible metropolitan area officials. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2010 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Home-
land Security Grant Program, and to require that risk 
assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area 
Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 
eligible metropolitan area officials. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES 
OF THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2004 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) 
as subsections (c) through (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) RISK ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL ASSESSMENT.—To better inform 
the allocation of grant awards to each State, the Ad-
ministrator shall for each fiscal year conduct an ini-
tial assessment of the relative threat of, vulnerability 
to, and consequences from acts of terrorism for each 
State, including consideration of— 
‘‘(A) the factors set forth in subparagraphs 
(A) through (H) and (K) of section 2007(a)(1); 
and 
‘‘(B) information and materials submitted 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) JOINT ASSESSMENT.—To the extent prac-
ticable, each threat assessment under this section for 
a State shall be conducted jointly with appropriate 
officials from the State. 
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‘‘(3) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY ELIGI-
BLE STATE.—Before conducting each initial assess-
ment under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
provide each State with, and shall notify each State 
of, the opportunity to submit information that the 
State believes to be relevant to the determination of 
the threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences 
from acts of terrorism for the State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2004 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 605) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1) of this section, by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’. 
SEC. 2. JOINT RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE 
URBAN AREA SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 2003(b)(2) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604(b)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(B) JOINT ASSESSMENT.—To the extent 
practicable, each assessment under this sub-
section for an eligible metropolitan area shall be 
conducted jointly with appropriate officials from 
the eligible metropolitan area.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2003 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(C)(i)’’. 
Æ 
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