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‘‘SEC. 658. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COUNCIL.
‘‘(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Council shall have
an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent.
‘‘(b) STAFF.—The Executive Director may appoint
such personnel as the Executive Director considers appro-
priate. Such personnel shall be assigned to the Council on
a full-time basis and shall report to the Executive Direc-
tor.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—The
Executive Office of the President shall provide to the
Council, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative sup-
port services, including office space, as the Council may
request.
‘‘SEC. 659. COORDINATION WITH EXECUTIVE BRANCH DE-
PARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
‘‘(a) REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE.—The head of each
Federal department and agency with responsibilities under
the Domestic Terrorism Preparedness Plan shall cooper-
ate with the Council and, subject to laws governing disclo-
sure of information, provide such assistance, information,
and advice as the Council may request.
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION OF POLICY CHANGES BY COUN-
CIL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal
department and agency with responsibilities under
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the Domestic Terrorism Preparedness Plan shall,
unless exigent circumstances require otherwise, no-
tify the Council in writing regarding any proposed
change in policies relating to the activities of such
department or agency under the Domestic Terrorism
Preparedness Plan prior to implementation of such
change. The Council shall promptly review such pro-
posed change and certify to the department or agen-
cy head in writing whether such change is consistent
with the Domestic Terrorism Preparedness Plan.
‘‘(2) NOTICE IN EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.—If
prior notice of a proposed change under paragraph
(1) is not possible, the department or agency head
shall notify the Council as soon as practicable. The
Council shall review such change and certify to the
department or agency head in writing whether such
change is consistent with the Domestic Terrorism
Preparedness Plan.
‘‘SEC. 660. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2005. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
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SEC. 305. DISASTER GRANT CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES.
Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 705. DISASTER GRANT CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES.
‘‘(a) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no administrative action to recover any
payment made to a State or local government for
disaster or emergency assistance under this Act shall
be initiated in any forum after the date that is 3
years after the date of transmission of the final ex-
penditure report for the disaster or emergency.
‘‘(2) FRAUD EXCEPTION.—The limitation under
paragraph (1) shall apply unless there is evidence of
civil or criminal fraud.
‘‘(b) REBUTTAL
OF
PRESUMPTION
OF
RECORD
MAINTENANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In any dispute arising
under this section after the date that is 3 years after
the date of transmission of the final expenditure re-
port for the disaster or emergency, there shall be a
presumption that accounting records were main-
tained that adequately identify the source and appli-
cation of funds provided for financially assisted ac-
tivities.
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‘‘(2) AFFIRMATIVE EVIDENCE.—The presump-
tion described in paragraph (1) may be rebutted
only on production of affirmative evidence that the
State or local government did not maintain docu-
mentation described in that paragraph.
‘‘(3) INABILITY
TO
PRODUCE
DOCUMENTA-
TION.—The inability of the Federal, State, or local
government to produce source documentation sup-
porting expenditure reports later than 3 years after
the date of transmission of the final expenditure re-
port shall not constitute evidence to rebut the pre-
sumption described in paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) RIGHT
OF
ACCESS.—The period during
which the Federal, State, or local government has
the right to access source documentation shall not be
limited to the required 3-year retention period re-
ferred to in paragraph (3), but shall last as long as
the records are maintained.
‘‘(c) BINDING
NATURE
OF
GRANT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State or local government shall not be liable
for reimbursement or any other penalty for any payment
made under this Act if—
‘‘(1) the payment was authorized by an ap-
proved agreement specifying the costs;
‘‘(2) the costs were reasonable; and
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‘‘(3) the purpose of the grant was accom-
plished.’’.
SEC. 306. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS FOR CER-
TAIN FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1204 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796b) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(7) ‘public safety officer’ means—
‘‘(A) an individual serving a public agency
in an official capacity, with or without com-
pensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a
firefighter, or as a member of a rescue squad
or ambulance crew;
‘‘(B) an employee of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency who is performing
official duties of the Agency in an area, if those
official duties—
‘‘(i) are related to a major disaster or
emergency that has been, or is later, de-
clared to exist with respect to the area
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
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‘‘(ii) are determined by the Director
of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to be hazardous duties; or
‘‘(C) an employee of a State, local, or trib-
al emergency management or civil defense agen-
cy who is performing official duties in coopera-
tion with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency in an area, if those official duties—
‘‘(i) are related to a major disaster or
emergency that has been, or is later, de-
clared to exist with respect to the area
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); and
‘‘(ii) are determined by the head of
the agency to be hazardous duties.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) applies only to employees described in sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 1204(7) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as
amended by subsection (a)) who are injured or who die
in the line of duty on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.