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‘‘(A) REPORTING.—The Director of the Of-
fice for the Prevention of Terrorism shall report
directly to the Secretary.
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Director of the
Office for the Prevention of Terrorism shall have
an appropriate background with experience in
law 
enforcement, 
intelligence, 
and 
other
antiterrorist functions.
‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall as-
sign to the Office for the Prevention of Terrorism
permanent staff and other appropriate personnel
detailed from other components of the Depart-
ment to carry out the responsibilities under this
section.
‘‘(B) LIAISONS.—The Secretary shall des-
ignate senior employees from each component of
the 
Department 
that 
has 
significant
antiterrorism responsibilities to act as liaisons
between that component and the Office for the
Prevention of Terrorism.
‘‘(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the Of-
fice for the Prevention of Terrorism shall—
‘‘(A) coordinate policy and operations be-
tween the Department and State, local, and trib-
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al government agencies relating to preventing
acts of terrorism within the United States;
‘‘(B) serve as a liaison between State, local,
and tribal law enforcement agencies and the De-
partment;
‘‘(C) in coordination with the Office of In-
telligence and Analysis, develop better methods
for the sharing of intelligence with State, local,
and tribal law enforcement agencies;
‘‘(D) work with the Administrator to ensure
that homeland security grants to State, local,
and tribal government agencies, including grants
under this title, the Commercial Equipment Di-
rect Assistance Program, and grants to support
fusion centers and other law enforcement-ori-
ented programs are adequately focused on ter-
rorism prevention activities, including through
review of budget requests for those programs; and
‘‘(E) coordinate with the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, the Department of
Justice, the National Institute of Justice, law en-
forcement organizations, and other appropriate
entities to support the development, promulga-
tion, and updating, as necessary, of national vol-
untary consensus standards for training and
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personal protective equipment to be used in a
tactical environment by law enforcement officers.
‘‘(5) PILOT PROJECT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Of-
fice for the Prevention of Terrorism, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator, shall establish a
pilot project to determine the efficacy and feasi-
bility of establishing law enforcement deployment
teams.
‘‘(B) FUNCTION.—The law enforcement de-
ployment teams participating in the pilot pro-
gram under this paragraph shall form the basis
of a national network of standardized law en-
forcement resources to assist State, local, and
tribal governments in responding to natural dis-
asters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made dis-
aster.
‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
may be construed to affect the roles or responsibilities
of the Department of Justice.
‘‘SEC. 2006. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—
‘‘(1) CONSTRUCTION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grants awarded under
this title may not be used to acquire land or to
construct buildings or other physical facilities.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), nothing in this para-
graph shall prohibit the use of grants
awarded under this title to achieve target
capabilities through—
‘‘(I) the construction of facilities
described in section 611 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196);
or
‘‘(II) the alteration or remodeling
of existing buildings for the purpose of
making such buildings secure against
terrorist attacks or able to withstand
or protect against chemical, radio-
logical, or biological attacks.
‘‘(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
EXCEP-
TION.—No grant awards may be used for
the purposes under clause (i) unless—
‘‘(I) specifically approved by the
Administrator;
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‘‘(II) 
the 
construction 
occurs
under terms and conditions consistent
with the requirements under section
611(j)(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(j)(9)); and
‘‘(III) the amount allocated for
purposes under clause (i) does not ex-
ceed 20 percent of the grant award.
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For any grant awarded
under section 2003 or 2004—
‘‘(i) not more than 25 percent of the
amount awarded to a grant recipient may
be used to pay overtime and backfill costs;
and
‘‘(ii) not more than 25 percent of the
amount awarded to the grant recipient may
be used to pay personnel costs not described
in clause (i).
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—At the request of the recipi-
ent of a grant under section 2003 or section
2004, the Administrator may grant a waiver of
any limitation under subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(C) EXCEPTION. The limitations under
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to activities
permitted under the full-time counterterrorism
staffing pilot, as described in the Fiscal Year
2007 Program Guidance of the Department for
the Urban Area Security Initiative.
‘‘(3) RECREATION.—Grants awarded under this
title may not be used for recreational or social pur-
poses.
‘‘(b) MULTIPLE-PURPOSE FUNDS.—Nothing in this
title shall be construed to prohibit State, local, or tribal gov-
ernments from using grant funds under sections 2003 and
2004 in a manner that enhances preparedness for disasters
unrelated to acts of terrorism, if such use assists such gov-
ernments in achieving capabilities for terrorism prepared-
ness established by the Administrator.
‘‘(c) EQUIPMENT STANDARDS.—If an applicant for a
grant under this title proposes to upgrade or purchase, with
assistance provided under that grant, new equipment or
systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national
voluntary consensus standards developed under section 647
of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of
2006 (6 U.S.C. 747), the applicant shall include in its ap-
plication an explanation of why such equipment or systems