H. R. 1 
One Hundred Tenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
An Act 
To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commis-
sion on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS 
Sec. 101. Homeland Security Grant Program. 
Sec. 102. Other amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
Sec. 103. Amendments to the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006. 
Sec. 104. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE II—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
Sec. 201. Emergency management performance grant program. 
Sec. 202. Grants for construction of emergency operations centers. 
TITLE III—ENSURING COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY FOR FIRST 
RESPONDERS 
Sec. 301. Interoperable emergency communications grant program. 
Sec. 302. Border interoperability demonstration project. 
TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING USE OF THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. National exercise program design. 
Sec. 403. National exercise program model exercises. 
Sec. 404. Preidentifying and evaluating multijurisdictional facilities to strengthen 
incident command; private sector preparedness. 
Sec. 405. Federal response capability inventory. 
Sec. 406. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 407. Federal preparedness. 
Sec. 408. Credentialing and typing. 
Sec. 409. Model standards and guidelines for critical infrastructure workers. 
Sec. 410. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE V—IMPROVING INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SHARING WITH-
IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WITH STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL 
GOVERNMENTS 
Subtitle A—Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement 
Sec. 501. Homeland Security Advisory System and information sharing. 
Sec. 502. Intelligence Component Defined. 
Sec. 503. Role of intelligence components, training, and information sharing. 
Sec. 504. Information sharing.
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Subtitle B—Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships 
Sec. 511. Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Cen-
ter Initiative. 
Sec. 512. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program. 
Sec. 513. Rural Policing Institute. 
Subtitle C—Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group 
Sec. 521. Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group. 
Subtitle D—Homeland Security Intelligence Offices Reorganization 
Sec. 531. Office of Intelligence and Analysis and Office of Infrastructure Protection. 
Subtitle E—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 541. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VI—CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE 
Sec. 601. Availability to public of certain intelligence funding information. 
Sec. 602. Public Interest Declassification Board. 
Sec. 603. Sense of the Senate regarding a report on the 9/11 Commission rec-
ommendations with respect to intelligence reform and congressional in-
telligence oversight reform. 
Sec. 604. Availability of funds for the Public Interest Declassification Board. 
Sec. 605. Availability of the Executive Summary of the Report on Central Intel-
ligence Agency Accountability Regarding the Terrorist Attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001. 
TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT TERRORIST TRAVEL 
Subtitle A—Terrorist Travel 
Sec. 701. Report on international collaboration to increase border security, enhance 
global document security, and exchange terrorist information. 
Subtitle B—Visa Waiver 
Sec. 711. Modernization of the visa waiver program. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening Terrorism Prevention Programs 
Sec. 721. Strengthening the capabilities of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking 
Center. 
Sec. 722. Enhancements to the terrorist travel program. 
Sec. 723. Enhanced driver’s license. 
Sec. 724. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. 
Sec. 725. Model ports-of-entry. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 731. Report regarding border security. 
TITLE VIII—PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES 
Sec. 801. Modification of authorities relating to Privacy and Civil Liberties Over-
sight Board. 
Sec. 802. Department Privacy Officer. 
Sec. 803. Privacy and civil liberties officers. 
Sec. 804. Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007. 
TITLE IX—PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS 
Sec. 901. Private sector preparedness. 
Sec. 902. Responsibilities of the private sector Office of the Department. 
TITLE X—IMPROVING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
Sec. 1001. National Asset Database. 
Sec. 1002. Risk assessments and report. 
Sec. 1003. Sense of Congress regarding the inclusion of levees in the National In-
frastructure Protection Plan. 
TITLE XI—ENHANCED DEFENSES AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS 
DESTRUCTION 
Sec. 1101. National Biosurveillance Integration Center. 
Sec. 1102. Biosurveillance efforts. 
Sec. 1103. Interagency coordination to enhance defenses against nuclear and radio-
logical weapons of mass destruction.
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Sec. 1104. Integration of detection equipment and technologies. 
TITLE XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLANNING AND INFORMATION 
SHARING 
Sec. 1201. Definitions. 
Sec. 1202. Transportation security strategic planning. 
Sec. 1203. Transportation security information sharing. 
Sec. 1204. National domestic preparedness consortium. 
Sec. 1205. National transportation security center of excellence. 
Sec. 1206. Immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behav-
ior and response. 
TITLE XIII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS 
Sec. 1301. Definitions. 
Sec. 1302. Enforcement authority. 
Sec. 1303. Authorization of visible intermodal prevention and response teams. 
Sec. 1304. Surface transportation security inspectors. 
Sec. 1305. Surface transportation security technology information sharing. 
Sec. 1306. TSA personnel limitations. 
Sec. 1307. National explosives detection canine team training program. 
Sec. 1308. Maritime and surface transportation security user fee study. 
Sec. 1309. Prohibition of issuance of transportation security cards to convicted fel-
ons. 
Sec. 1310. Roles of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of 
Transportation. 
TITLE XIV—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Definitions. 
Sec. 1403. Findings. 
Sec. 1404. National Strategy for Public Transportation Security. 
Sec. 1405. Security assessments and plans. 
Sec. 1406. Public transportation security assistance. 
Sec. 1407. Security exercises. 
Sec. 1408. Public transportation security training program. 
Sec. 1409. Public transportation research and development. 
Sec. 1410. Information sharing. 
Sec. 1411. Threat assessments. 
Sec. 1412. Reporting requirements. 
Sec. 1413. Public transportation employee protections. 
Sec. 1414. Security background checks of covered individuals for public transpor-
tation. 
Sec. 1415. Limitation on fines and civil penalties. 
TITLE XV—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 1501. Definitions. 
Sec. 1502. Oversight and grant procedures. 
Sec. 1503. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1504. Public awareness. 
Subtitle B—Railroad Security 
Sec. 1511. Railroad transportation security risk assessment and national strategy. 
Sec. 1512. Railroad carrier assessments and plans. 
Sec. 1513. Railroad security assistance. 
Sec. 1514. Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades. 
Sec. 1515. Fire and life safety improvements. 
Sec. 1516. Railroad carrier exercises. 
Sec. 1517. Railroad security training program. 
Sec. 1518. Railroad security research and development. 
Sec. 1519. Railroad tank car security testing. 
Sec. 1520. Railroad threat assessments. 
Sec. 1521. Railroad employee protections. 
Sec. 1522. Security background checks of covered individuals. 
Sec. 1523. Northern border railroad passenger report. 
Sec. 1524. International Railroad Security Program. 
Sec. 1525. Transmission line report. 
Sec. 1526. Railroad security enhancements. 
Sec. 1527. Applicability of District of Columbia law to certain Amtrak contracts.
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Sec. 1528. Railroad preemption clarification. 
Subtitle C—Over-The-Road Bus and Trucking Security 
Sec. 1531. Over-the-road bus security assessments and plans. 
Sec. 1532. Over-the-road bus security assistance. 
Sec. 1533. Over-the-road bus exercises. 
Sec. 1534. Over-the-road bus security training program. 
Sec. 1535. Over-the-road bus security research and development. 
Sec. 1536. Motor carrier employee protections. 
Sec. 1537. Unified carrier registration system agreement. 
Sec. 1538. School bus transportation security. 
Sec. 1539. Technical amendment. 
Sec. 1540. Truck security assessment. 
Sec. 1541. Memorandum of understanding annex. 
Sec. 1542. DHS Inspector General report on trucking security grant program. 
Subtitle D—Hazardous Material and Pipeline Security 
Sec. 1551. Railroad routing of security-sensitive materials. 
Sec. 1552. Railroad security-sensitive material tracking. 
Sec. 1553. Hazardous materials highway routing. 
Sec. 1554. Motor carrier security-sensitive material tracking. 
Sec. 1555. Hazardous materials security inspections and study. 
Sec. 1556. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 1557. Pipeline security inspections and enforcement. 
Sec. 1558. Pipeline security and incident recovery plan. 
TITLE XVI—AVIATION 
Sec. 1601. Airport checkpoint screening fund. 
Sec. 1602. Screening of cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft. 
Sec. 1603. In-line baggage screening. 
Sec. 1604. In-line baggage system deployment. 
Sec. 1605. Strategic plan to test and implement advanced passenger prescreening 
system. 
Sec. 1606. Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited 
from boarding a flight. 
Sec. 1607. Strengthening explosives detection at passenger screening checkpoints. 
Sec. 1608. Research and development of aviation transportation security tech-
nology. 
Sec. 1609. Blast-resistant cargo containers. 
Sec. 1610. Protection of passenger planes from explosives. 
Sec. 1611. Specialized training. 
Sec. 1612. Certain TSA personnel limitations not to apply. 
Sec. 1613. Pilot project to test different technologies at airport exit lanes. 
Sec. 1614. Security credentials for airline crews. 
Sec. 1615. Law enforcement officer biometric credential. 
Sec. 1616. Repair station security. 
Sec. 1617. General aviation security. 
Sec. 1618. Extension of authorization of aviation security funding. 
TITLE XVII—MARITIME CARGO 
Sec. 1701. Container scanning and seals. 
TITLE XVIII—PREVENTING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 
PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM 
Sec. 1801. Findings. 
Sec. 1802. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Repeal and Modification of Limitations on Assistance for Prevention of 
WMD Proliferation and Terrorism 
Sec. 1811. Repeal and modification of limitations on assistance for prevention of 
weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. 
Subtitle B—Proliferation Security Initiative 
Sec. 1821. Proliferation Security Initiative improvements and authorities. 
Sec. 1822. Authority to provide assistance to cooperative countries. 
Subtitle C—Assistance to Accelerate Programs to Prevent Weapons of Mass 
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism 
Sec. 1831. Statement of policy.
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Sec. 1832. Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense Coopera-
tive Threat Reduction Program. 
Sec. 1833. Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Energy programs 
to prevent weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. 
Subtitle D—Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism 
Sec. 1841. Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons 
of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. 
Sec. 1842. Sense of Congress on United States-Russia cooperation and coordination 
on the prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and ter-
rorism. 
Subtitle E—Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Proliferation and Terrorism 
Sec. 1851. Establishment of Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass De-
struction Proliferation and Terrorism. 
Sec. 1852. Purposes of Commission. 
Sec. 1853. Composition of Commission. 
Sec. 1854. Responsibilities of Commission. 
Sec. 1855. Powers of Commission. 
Sec. 1856. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Sec. 1857. Report. 
Sec. 1858. Termination. 
Sec. 1859. Funding. 
TITLE XIX—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON ANTITERRORISM 
TECHNOLOGIES 
Sec. 1901. Promoting antiterrorism capabilities through international cooperation. 
Sec. 1902. Transparency of funds. 
TITLE XX—9/11 COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Definition. 
Subtitle A—Quality Educational Opportunities in Predominantly Muslim Countries. 
Sec. 2011. Findings; Policy. 
Sec. 2012. International Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund. 
Sec. 2013. Annual report to Congress. 
Sec. 2014. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored schools 
in predominantly Muslim Countries to provide scholarships. 
Subtitle B—Democracy and Development in the Broader Middle East Region 
Sec. 2021. Middle East Foundation. 
Subtitle C—Reaffirming United States Moral Leadership 
Sec. 2031. Advancing United States interests through public diplomacy. 
Sec. 2032. Oversight of international broadcasting. 
Sec. 2033. Expansion of United States scholarship, exchange, and library programs 
in predominantly Muslim countries. 
Sec. 2034. United States policy toward detainees. 
Subtitle D—Strategy for the United States Relationship With Afghanistan, 
Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia 
Sec. 2041. Afghanistan. 
Sec. 2042. Pakistan. 
Sec. 2043. Saudi Arabia. 
TITLE XXI—ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC VALUES 
Sec. 2101. Short title. 
Sec. 2102. Findings. 
Sec. 2103. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 2104. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Activities to Enhance the Promotion of Democracy 
Sec. 2111. Democracy Promotion at the Department of State. 
Sec. 2112. Democracy Fellowship Program. 
Sec. 2113. Investigations of violations of international humanitarian law.
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Subtitle B—Strategies and Reports on Human Rights and the Promotion of 
Democracy 
Sec. 2121. Strategies, priorities, and annual report. 
Sec. 2122. Translation of human rights reports. 
Subtitle C—Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion and the Internet Website 
of the Department of State 
Sec. 2131. Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion. 
Sec. 2132. Sense of Congress regarding the Internet website of the Department of 
State. 
Subtitle D—Training in Democracy and Human Rights; Incentives 
Sec. 2141. Training in democracy promotion and the protection of human rights. 
Sec. 2142. Sense of Congress regarding ADVANCE Democracy Award. 
Sec. 2143. Personnel policies at the Department of State. 
Subtitle E—Cooperation With Democratic Countries 
Sec. 2151. Cooperation with democratic countries. 
Subtitle F—Funding for Promotion of Democracy 
Sec. 2161. The United Nations Democracy Fund. 
Sec. 2162. United States democracy assistance programs. 
TITLE XXII—INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
Sec. 2201. Interoperable emergency communications. 
Sec. 2202. Clarification of congressional intent. 
Sec. 2203. Cross border interoperability reports. 
Sec. 2204. Extension of short quorum. 
Sec. 2205. Requiring reports to be submitted to certain committees. 
TITLE XXIII—EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MODERNIZATION 
Sec. 2301. Short title. 
Sec. 2302. Funding for program. 
Sec. 2303. NTIA coordination of E-911 implementation. 
TITLE XXIV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2401. Quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 2402. Sense of the Congress regarding the prevention of radicalization leading 
to ideologically-based violence. 
Sec. 2403. Requiring reports to be submitted to certain committees. 
Sec. 2404. Demonstration project. 
Sec. 2405. Under Secretary for Management of Department of Homeland Security. 
TITLE I—HOMELAND SECURITY 
GRANTS 
SEC. 101. HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘TITLE XX—HOMELAND SECURITY 
GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 2001. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘appropriate committees of Congress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and
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‘‘(B) those committees of the House of Representatives 
that the Speaker of the House of Representatives deter-
mines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS.—The term ‘critical 
infrastructure sectors’ means the following sectors, in both 
urban and rural areas: 
‘‘(A) Agriculture and food. 
‘‘(B) Banking and finance. 
‘‘(C) Chemical industries. 
‘‘(D) Commercial facilities. 
‘‘(E) Commercial nuclear reactors, materials, and 
waste. 
‘‘(F) Dams. 
‘‘(G) The defense industrial base. 
‘‘(H) Emergency services. 
‘‘(I) Energy. 
‘‘(J) Government facilities. 
‘‘(K) Information technology. 
‘‘(L) National monuments and icons. 
‘‘(M) Postal and shipping. 
‘‘(N) Public health and health care. 
‘‘(O) Telecommunications. 
‘‘(P) Transportation systems. 
‘‘(Q) Water. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBE.—The term ‘directly eligible 
tribe’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Indian tribe— 
‘‘(i) that is located in the continental United States; 
‘‘(ii) that operates a law enforcement or emergency 
response agency with the capacity to respond to calls 
for law enforcement or emergency services; 
‘‘(iii)(I) that is located on or near an international 
border or a coastline bordering an ocean (including 
the Gulf of Mexico) or international waters; 
‘‘(II) that is located within 10 miles of a system 
or asset included on the prioritized critical infrastruc-
ture list established under section 210E(a)(2) or has 
such a system or asset within its territory; 
‘‘(III) that is located within or contiguous to 1 
of the 50 most populous metropolitan statistical areas 
in the United States; or 
‘‘(IV) the jurisdiction of which includes not less 
than 1,000 square miles of Indian country, as that 
term is defined in section 1151 of title 18, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(iv) that certifies to the Secretary that a State 
has not provided funds under section 2003 or 2004 
to the Indian tribe or consortium of Indian tribes for 
the purpose for which direct funding is sought; and 
‘‘(B) a consortium of Indian tribes, if each tribe satisfies 
the requirements of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
METROPOLITAN
AREA.—The term ‘eligible 
metropolitan area’ means any of the 100 most populous metro-
politan statistical areas in the United States. 
‘‘(6) HIGH-RISK URBAN AREA.—The term ‘high-risk urban 
area’ means a high-risk urban area designated under section 
2003(b)(3)(A).
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‘‘(7) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)). 
‘‘(8) METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA.—The term ‘metro-
politan statistical area’ means a metropolitan statistical area, 
as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(9) 
NATIONAL
SPECIAL
SECURITY
EVENT.—The 
term 
‘National Special Security Event’ means a designated event 
that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or religious 
significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal 
activity. 
‘‘(10) POPULATION.—The term ‘population’ means popu-
lation according to the most recent United States census popu-
lation estimates available at the start of the relevant fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(11) POPULATION DENSITY.—The term ‘population density’ 
means population divided by land area in square miles. 
‘‘(12) QUALIFIED INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.—The term ‘quali-
fied intelligence analyst’ means an intelligence analyst (as that 
term is defined in section 210A(j)), including law enforcement 
personnel— 
‘‘(A) who has successfully completed training to ensure 
baseline proficiency in intelligence analysis and production, 
as determined by the Secretary, which may include training 
using a curriculum developed under section 209; or 
‘‘(B) whose experience ensures baseline proficiency in 
intelligence analysis and production equivalent to the 
training required under subparagraph (A), as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(13) TARGET CAPABILITIES.—The term ‘target capabilities’ 
means the target capabilities for Federal, State, local, and 
tribal government preparedness for which guidelines are 
required to be established under section 646(a) of the Post- 
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
746(a)). 
‘‘(14) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘tribal government’ 
means the government of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘Subtitle A—Grants to States and High- 
Risk Urban Areas 
‘‘SEC. 2002. HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) 
GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary, 
through 
the 
Administrator, may award grants under sections 2003 and 2004 
to State, local, and tribal governments. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAMS NOT AFFECTED.—This subtitle shall not be con-
strued to affect any of the following Federal programs: 
‘‘(1) Firefighter and other assistance programs authorized 
under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) Grants authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.). 
‘‘(3) Emergency Management Performance Grants under 
the amendments made by title II of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007.
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‘‘(4) Grants to protect critical infrastructure, including port 
security grants authorized under section 70107 of title 46, 
United States Code, and the grants authorized under title 
XIV and XV of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 and the amendments made by 
such titles. 
‘‘(5) The Metropolitan Medical Response System authorized 
under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723). 
‘‘(6) The Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant 
Program authorized under title XVIII. 
‘‘(7) Grant programs other than those administered by the 
Department. 
‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The grant programs authorized under 
sections 2003 and 2004 shall supercede all grant programs 
authorized under section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 
U.S.C. 3714). 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—The allocation of grants authorized 
under section 2003 or 2004 shall be governed by the terms 
of this subtitle and not by any other provision of law. 
‘‘SEC. 2003. URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Urban Area 
Security Initiative to provide grants to assist high-risk urban areas 
in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding 
to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT
AND
DESIGNATION
OF
HIGH-RISK
URBAN 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall designate high- 
risk urban areas to receive grants under this section based 
on procedures under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the Adminis-
trator shall conduct an initial assessment of the relative 
threat, vulnerability, and consequences from acts of ter-
rorism faced by each eligible metropolitan area, including 
consideration of— 
‘‘(i) the factors set forth in subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) and (K) of section 2007(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) information and materials submitted under 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION BY ELIGIBLE METRO-
POLITAN AREAS.—Prior to conducting each initial assess-
ment under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall pro-
vide each eligible metropolitan area with, and shall notify 
each eligible metropolitan area of, the opportunity to— 
‘‘(i) submit information that the eligible metropoli-
tan area believes to be relevant to the determination 
of the threat, vulnerability, and consequences it faces 
from acts of terrorism; and 
‘‘(ii) review the risk assessment conducted by the 
Department 
of 
that 
eligible 
metropolitan 
area, 
including the bases for the assessment by the Depart-
ment of the threat, vulnerability, and consequences
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from acts of terrorism faced by that eligible metropoli-
tan area, and remedy erroneous or incomplete informa-
tion. 
‘‘(3) DESIGNATION OF HIGH-RISK URBAN AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, after con-
ducting the initial assessment under paragraph (2), 
and based on that assessment, the Administrator shall 
designate high-risk urban areas that may submit 
applications for grants under this section. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL
AREAS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (2), the Administrator may— 
‘‘(I) in any case where an eligible metropolitan 
area consists of more than 1 metropolitan division 
(as that term is defined by the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget) designate more than 1 high- 
risk urban area within a single eligible metropoli-
tan area; and 
‘‘(II) designate an area that is not an eligible 
metropolitan area as a high-risk urban area based 
on the assessment by the Administrator of the 
relative threat, vulnerability, and consequences 
from acts of terrorism faced by the area. 
‘‘(iii) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to require the Adminis-
trator to— 
‘‘(I) designate all eligible metropolitan areas 
that submit information to the Administrator 
under paragraph (2)(B)(i) as high-risk urban areas; 
or 
‘‘(II) designate all areas within an eligible 
metropolitan area as part of the high-risk urban 
area. 
‘‘(B) JURISDICTIONS
INCLUDED
IN
HIGH-RISK
URBAN 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In designating high-risk urban 
areas under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall 
determine which jurisdictions, at a minimum, shall 
be included in each high-risk urban area. 
‘‘(ii) 
ADDITIONAL
JURISDICTIONS.—A 
high-risk 
urban area designated by the Administrator may, in 
consultation with the State or States in which such 
high-risk urban area is located, add additional jurisdic-
tions to the high-risk urban area. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An area designated as a high-risk urban 
area under subsection (b) may apply for a grant under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—In an applica-
tion for a grant under this section, a high-risk urban area 
shall submit— 
‘‘(A) a plan describing the proposed division of respon-
sibilities and distribution of funding among the local and 
tribal governments in the high-risk urban area; 
‘‘(B) the name of an individual to serve as a high- 
risk urban area liaison with the Department and among 
the various jurisdictions in the high-risk urban area; and
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‘‘(C) such information in support of the application 
as the Administrator may reasonably require. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL APPLICATIONS.—Applicants for grants under 
this section shall apply or reapply on an annual basis. 
‘‘(4) STATE REVIEW AND TRANSMISSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To ensure consistency with State 
homeland security plans, a high-risk urban area applying 
for a grant under this section shall submit its application 
to each State within which any part of that high-risk 
urban area is located for review before submission of such 
application to the Department. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—Not later than 30 days after receiving 
an application from a high-risk urban area under subpara-
graph (A), a State shall transmit the application to the 
Department. 
‘‘(C) OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE COMMENT.—If the Gov-
ernor of a State determines that an application of a high- 
risk urban area is inconsistent with the State homeland 
security plan of that State, or otherwise does not support 
the application, the Governor shall— 
‘‘(i) notify the Administrator, in writing, of that 
fact; and 
‘‘(ii) provide an explanation of the reason for not 
supporting the application at the time of transmission 
of the application. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND.—In considering applications 
for grants under this section, the Administrator shall provide 
applicants with a reasonable opportunity to correct defects in 
the application, if any, before making final awards. 
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Administrator approves the 
application of a high-risk urban area for a grant under this 
section, the Administrator shall distribute the grant funds to 
the State or States in which that high-risk urban area is 
located. 
‘‘(2) STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date that a State receives grant funds under paragraph 
(1), that State shall provide the high-risk urban area 
awarded that grant not less than 80 percent of the grant 
funds. Any funds retained by a State shall be expended 
on items, services, or activities that benefit the high-risk 
urban area. 
‘‘(B) FUNDS RETAINED.—A State shall provide each rel-
evant high-risk urban area with an accounting of the items, 
services, or activities on which any funds retained by the 
State under subparagraph (A) were expended. 
‘‘(3) INTERSTATE
URBAN
AREAS.—If parts of a high-risk 
urban area awarded a grant under this section are located 
in 2 or more States, the Administrator shall distribute to each 
such State— 
‘‘(A) a portion of the grant funds in accordance with 
the proposed distribution set forth in the application; or 
‘‘(B) if no agreement on distribution has been reached, 
a portion of the grant funds determined by the Adminis-
trator to be appropriate.
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‘‘(4) CERTIFICATIONS
REGARDING
DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANT 
FUNDS TO HIGH-RISK URBAN AREAS.—A State that receives grant 
funds under paragraph (1) shall certify to the Administrator 
that the State has made available to the applicable high-risk 
urban area the required funds under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for grants under this section— 
‘‘(1) $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(2) $950,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(3) $1,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(4) $1,150,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(5) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
‘‘(6) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013, and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘SEC. 2004. STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a State Homeland 
Security Grant Program to assist State, local, and tribal govern-
ments in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and 
responding to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State may apply for a grant under 
this section, and shall submit such information in support 
of the application as the Administrator may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall require that each State include in its application, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the purpose for which the State seeks grant funds 
and the reasons why the State needs the grant to meet 
the target capabilities of that State; 
‘‘(B) a description of how the State plans to allocate 
the grant funds to local governments and Indian tribes; 
and 
‘‘(C) a budget showing how the State intends to expend 
the grant funds. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL APPLICATIONS.—Applicants for grants under 
this section shall apply or reapply on an annual basis. 
‘‘(c) DISTRIBUTION TO LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after receiving 
grant funds, any State receiving a grant under this section 
shall make available to local and tribal governments, consistent 
with the applicable State homeland security plan— 
‘‘(A) not less than 80 percent of the grant funds; 
‘‘(B) with the consent of local and tribal governments, 
items, services, or activities having a value of not less 
than 80 percent of the amount of the grant; or 
‘‘(C) with the consent of local and tribal governments, 
grant funds combined with other items, services, or activi-
ties having a total value of not less than 80 percent of 
the amount of the grant. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATIONS
REGARDING
DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANT 
FUNDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—A State shall certify to the 
Administrator that the State has made the distribution to 
local and tribal governments required under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF PERIOD.—The Governor of a State may 
request in writing that the Administrator extend the period 
under paragraph (1) for an additional period of time. The
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Administrator may approve such a request if the Administrator 
determines that the resulting delay in providing grant funding 
to the local and tribal governments is necessary to promote 
effective investments to prevent, prepare for, protect against, 
or respond to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Guam, or the Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(5) DIRECT FUNDING.—If a State fails to make the distribu-
tion to local or tribal governments required under paragraph 
(1) in a timely fashion, a local or tribal government entitled 
to receive such distribution may petition the Administrator 
to request that grant funds be provided directly to the local 
or tribal government. 
‘‘(d) MULTISTATE APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Instead of, or in addition to, any applica-
tion for a grant under subsection (b), 2 or more States may 
submit an application for a grant under this section in support 
of multistate efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, 
and respond to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
GRANT.—If a group of States 
applies for a grant under this section, such States shall submit 
to the Administrator at the time of application a plan 
describing— 
‘‘(A) the division of responsibilities for administering 
the grant; and 
‘‘(B) the distribution of funding among the States that 
are parties to the application. 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating funds under this section, 
the Administrator shall ensure that— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), each State 
receives, from the funds appropriated for the State Home-
land Security Grant Program established under this sec-
tion, not less than an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) 0.375 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for grants under this section and section 2003 in fiscal 
year 2008; 
‘‘(ii) 0.365 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for grants under this section and section 2003 in fiscal 
year 2009; 
‘‘(iii) 0.36 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for grants under this section and section 2003 in fiscal 
year 2010; 
‘‘(iv) 0.355 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for grants under this section and section 2003 in fiscal 
year 2011; and 
‘‘(v) 0.35 percent of the total funds appropriated 
for grants under this section and section 2003 in fiscal 
year 2012 and in each fiscal year thereafter; and 
‘‘(B) for each fiscal year, American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
and the Virgin Islands each receive, from the funds appro-
priated for the State Homeland Security Grant Program 
established under this section, not less than an amount
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equal to 0.08 percent of the total funds appropriated for 
grants under this section and section 2003. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF MULTISTATE AWARD ON STATE MINIMUM.— 
Any portion of a multistate award provided to a State under 
subsection (d) shall be considered in calculating the minimum 
State allocation under this subsection. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for grants under this section— 
‘‘(1) $950,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012; and 
‘‘(2) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013, and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘SEC. 2005. GRANTS TO DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBES. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2004(b), the 
Administrator may award grants to directly eligible tribes under 
section 2004. 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL APPLICATIONS.—A directly eligible tribe may apply 
for a grant under section 2004 by submitting an application to 
the Administrator that includes, as appropriate, the information 
required for an application by a State under section 2004(b). 
‘‘(c) CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To ensure consistency with any 
applicable State homeland security plan, a directly eligible 
tribe applying for a grant under section 2004 shall provide 
a copy of its application to each State within which any part 
of the tribe is located for review before the tribe submits such 
application to the Department. 
‘‘(2) OPPORTUNITY
FOR
COMMENT.—If the Governor of a 
State determines that the application of a directly eligible tribe 
is inconsistent with the State homeland security plan of that 
State, or otherwise does not support the application, not later 
than 30 days after the date of receipt of that application the 
Governor shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the Administrator, in writing, of that fact; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide an explanation of the reason for not sup-
porting the application. 
‘‘(d) FINAL AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall have final 
authority to approve any application of a directly eligible tribe. 
The Administrator shall notify each State within the boundaries 
of which any part of a directly eligible tribe is located of the 
approval of an application by the tribe. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIZATION.—The Administrator shall allocate funds 
to directly eligible tribes in accordance with the factors applicable 
to allocating funds among States under section 2007. 
‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS TO DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE TRIBES.— 
If the Administrator awards funds to a directly eligible tribe under 
this section, the Administrator shall distribute the grant funds 
directly to the tribe and not through any State. 
‘‘(g) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In allocating funds under this section, 
the Administrator shall ensure that, for each fiscal year, 
directly eligible tribes collectively receive, from the funds appro-
priated for the State Homeland Security Grant Program estab-
lished under section 2004, not less than an amount equal
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to 0.1 percent of the total funds appropriated for grants under 
sections 2003 and 2004. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not apply in any 
fiscal year in which the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) receives fewer than 5 applications under this sec-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) does not approve at least 2 applications under 
this section. 
‘‘(h) TRIBAL LIAISON.—A directly eligible tribe applying for a 
grant under section 2004 shall designate an individual to serve 
as a tribal liaison with the Department and other Federal, State, 
local, and regional government officials concerning preventing, pre-
paring for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism. 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER FUNDS.—A directly eligible tribe 
that receives a grant under section 2004 may receive funds for 
other purposes under a grant from the State or States within 
the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located and 
from any high-risk urban area of which it is a part, consistent 
with the homeland security plan of the State or high-risk urban 
area. 
‘‘(j) STATE OBLIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—States shall be responsible for allocating 
grant funds received under section 2004 to tribal governments 
in order to help those tribal communities achieve target 
capabilities not achieved through grants to directly eligible 
tribes. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS.—With respect to a 
grant to a State under section 2004, an Indian tribe shall 
be eligible for funding directly from that State, and shall not 
be required to seek funding from any local government. 
‘‘(3) IMPOSITION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—A State may not 
impose unreasonable or unduly burdensome requirements on 
an Indian tribe as a condition of providing the Indian tribe 
with grant funds or resources under section 2004. 
‘‘(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to affect the authority of an Indian tribe that receives 
funds under this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 2006. TERRORISM PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure that not 
less than 25 percent of the total combined funds appropriated 
for grants under sections 2003 and 2004 is used for law enforce-
ment terrorism prevention activities. 
‘‘(2) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
TERRORISM
PREVENTION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Law 
enforcement 
terrorism 
prevention 
activities 
include— 
‘‘(A) information sharing and analysis; 
‘‘(B) target hardening; 
‘‘(C) threat recognition; 
‘‘(D) terrorist interdiction; 
‘‘(E) overtime expenses consistent with a State home-
land security plan, including for the provision of enhanced 
law enforcement operations in support of Federal agencies, 
including for increased border security and border crossing 
enforcement;
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‘‘(F) establishing, enhancing, and staffing with appro-
priately qualified personnel State, local, and regional fusion 
centers that comply with the guidelines established under 
section 210A(i); 
‘‘(G) paying salaries and benefits for personnel, 
including individuals employed by the grant recipient on 
the date of the relevant grant application, to serve as 
qualified intelligence analysts; 
‘‘(H) any other activity permitted under the Fiscal Year 
2007 Program Guidance of the Department for the Law 
Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program; and 
‘‘(I) any other terrorism prevention activity authorized 
by the Administrator. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION
OF
UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES 
IN FUSION CENTERS.—The Administrator shall ensure that grant 
funds described in paragraph (1) are used to support the partici-
pation, as appropriate, of law enforcement and other emergency 
response providers from rural and other underrepresented 
communities at risk from acts of terrorism in fusion centers. 
‘‘(b) OFFICE FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Policy 
Directorate of the Department an Office for State and Local 
Law Enforcement, which shall be headed by an Assistant Sec-
retary for State and Local Law Enforcement. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement shall have an appropriate back-
ground with experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and 
other counterterrorism functions. 
‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENT
OF
PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall 
assign to the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement 
permanent staff and, as appropriate and consistent with sec-
tions 506(c)(2), 821, and 888(d), other appropriate personnel 
detailed from other components of the Department to carry 
out the responsibilities under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Assistant Secretary for State 
and Local Law Enforcement shall— 
‘‘(A) lead the coordination of Department-wide policies 
relating to the role of State and local law enforcement 
in preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and 
responding to natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other 
man-made disasters within the United States; 
‘‘(B) serve as a liaison between State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies and the Department; 
‘‘(C) coordinate with the Office of Intelligence and Anal-
ysis to ensure the intelligence and information sharing 
requirements of State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
agencies are being addressed; 
‘‘(D) work with the Administrator to ensure that law 
enforcement and terrorism-focused grants to State, local, 
and tribal government agencies, including grants under 
sections 2003 and 2004, the Commercial Equipment Direct 
Assistance Program, and other grants administered by the 
Department to support fusion centers and law enforcement- 
oriented programs, are appropriately focused on terrorism 
prevention activities; 
‘‘(E) coordinate with the Science and Technology Direc-
torate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
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Department of Justice, the National Institute of Justice, 
law enforcement organizations, and other appropriate enti-
ties to support the development, promulgation, and 
updating, as necessary, of national voluntary consensus 
standards for training and personal protective equipment 
to be used in a tactical environment by law enforcement 
officers; and 
‘‘(F) conduct, jointly with the Administrator, a study 
to determine the efficacy and feasibility of establishing 
specialized law enforcement deployment teams to assist 
State, local, and tribal governments in responding to nat-
ural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disas-
ters and report on the results of that study to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to diminish, supercede, or replace the respon-
sibilities, authorities, or role of the Administrator. 
‘‘SEC. 2007. PRIORITIZATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In allocating funds among States and high- 
risk urban areas applying for grants under section 2003 or 2004, 
the Administrator shall consider, for each State or high-risk urban 
area— 
‘‘(1) its relative threat, vulnerability, and consequences 
from acts of terrorism, including consideration of— 
‘‘(A) its population, including appropriate consideration 
of military, tourist, and commuter populations; 
‘‘(B) its population density; 
‘‘(C) its history of threats, including whether it has 
been the target of a prior act of terrorism; 
‘‘(D) its degree of threat, vulnerability, and con-
sequences related to critical infrastructure (for all critical 
infrastructure sectors) or key resources identified by the 
Administrator or the State homeland security plan, 
including threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences related 
to critical infrastructure or key resources in nearby jurisdic-
tions; 
‘‘(E) the most current threat assessments available to 
the Department; 
‘‘(F) whether the State has, or the high-risk urban 
area is located at or near, an international border; 
‘‘(G) whether it has a coastline bordering an ocean 
(including the Gulf of Mexico) or international waters; 
‘‘(H) its likely need to respond to acts of terrorism 
occurring in nearby jurisdictions; 
‘‘(I) the extent to which it has unmet target capabilities; 
‘‘(J) in the case of a high-risk urban area, the extent 
to which that high-risk urban area includes— 
‘‘(i) those incorporated municipalities, counties, 
parishes, and Indian tribes within the relevant eligible 
metropolitan area, the inclusion of which will enhance 
regional efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, 
and respond to acts of terrorism; and 
‘‘(ii) other local and tribal governments in the sur-
rounding area that are likely to be called upon to 
respond to acts of terrorism within the high-risk urban 
area; and