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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2160 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize expenditures 
to combat emerging terrorist threats, including vehicular attacks, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2019 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. GREEN of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
expenditures to combat emerging terrorist threats, in-
cluding vehicular attacks, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Shielding Public 
Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11) of section 302 (6 U.S.C. 
182), by inserting ‘‘research and development to 
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combat emerging terrorist threats, such as vehicular 
attacks, and’’ before ‘‘the long-term’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) of section 308(b)(2) (6 
U.S.C. 188(b)(2))— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘expertise in—’’ and inserting ‘‘exper-
tise in the following:’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause 
(xv); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (xiii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(xiv) Combating emerging terrorist 
threats, including vehicular attacks.’’. 
SEC. 3. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (11) 
through (14) as paragraphs (12) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) addressing security vulnerabilities of pub-
lic spaces, including through the installation of 
bollards and other target hardening activities;’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘(a)(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(12)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) FIREARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A grant awarded 
under section 2003 or 2004 may not be used 
for the provision to any person of a firearm or 
training in the use of a firearm. 
‘‘(B) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph may be construed to pre-
clude or contradict any other provision of law 
authorizing the provision of firearms or training 
in the use of firearms.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on poten-
tial terrorism vulnerabilities relating to emerging auto-
motive technologies that support driverless vehicles and 
the associated threat such vehicles may pose to people in 
public spaces. Such report shall also compare any public 
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benefit of such vehicles against any such vulnerabilities 
and threats. 
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