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Union Calendar No. 586 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5859 
[Report No. 114–754] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the major metro-
politan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2016 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. 
OLSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 
DONOVAN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Ms. MCSALLY, Mrs. 
TORRES, Mr. MICA, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. HIGGINS, 
Mr. BABIN, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. KATKO, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. GAR-
RETT, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. SAM 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mr. 
NUGENT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. MILLER 
of Florida, and Mr. BURGESS 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 14, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training 
and exercise grant program, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Community Counterter-
rorism Preparedness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTERRORISM 
TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTER-
RORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator and the heads of other rel-
evant components of the Department, shall carry out 
a program for emergency response providers to pre-
vent, prepare for, and respond to the most likely ter-
rorist attack scenarios, including active shooters, as 
determined by the Secretary, against major metro-
politan areas. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—In establishing the program 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to 
eligible applicants— 
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‘‘(A) information, in an unclassified for-
mat, on the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, 
including active shooters, which such grants are 
intended to address; and 
‘‘(B) information on training and exercises 
best practices. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Emergency response pro-
viders in jurisdictions that are currently receiving, or 
that previously received, funding under section 2003 
may apply for a grant under the program established 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL JURISDICTIONS.—Eligible ap-
plicants receiving funding under the program estab-
lished in subsection (a) may include in activities 
funded by such program neighboring jurisdictions 
that would be likely to provide mutual aid in re-
sponse to the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding active shooters. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Eligible applicants described 
in subsection (b) may apply for a grant under this 
section, and shall submit such information in support 
of an application as the Administrator may require. 
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‘‘(2) MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The 
Administrator shall require that each applicant in-
clude in its application at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) The purpose for which the applicant 
seeks grant funds, including a description of how 
the applicant plans to use such funds. 
‘‘(B) A description of how the activity for 
which the funding is sought will prepare the ap-
plicant to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 
complex, coordinated attacks. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the applicant 
will work with community partners located 
within the applicant’s jurisdiction, such as 
schools, places of worship, and businesses, as ap-
propriate, when conducting activities permitted 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(D) Such other information as determined 
necessary by the Administrator. 
‘‘(d) PERMITTED USES.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section may use such grant to conduct training 
and exercises consistent with preventing, preparing for, and 
responding to the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, in-
cluding active shooters. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE.—The Administrator 
shall make funds provided under this section available for 
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use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not fewer than 
24 months. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2008 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant 
program.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 586 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5859 
[Report No. 114–754] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish the major metropolitan area counterter-
rorism training and exercise grant program, and 
for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 
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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