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under this paragraph to a State or to Puerto Rico 
shall be made available by the State or Puerto Rico 
to local governments within 60 days after the receipt 
of the funds. 
(2) $1,858,000,000 for discretionary grants, as 
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
of which— 
(A) $800,000,000 shall be for use in high- 
threat, high-density urban areas; 
(B) $400,000,000 shall be for port security 
grants pursuant to section 70107 of title 46, 
United States Code; 
(C) $10,000,000 shall be for trucking in-
dustry security grants; 
(D) $11,000,000 shall be for intercity bus 
security grants; 
(E) $400,000,000 shall be for intercity rail 
passenger transportation (as defined in section 
24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight 
rail, and transit security grants; 
(F) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone 
protection grants; 
(G) $20,000,000 shall be for Commercial 
Equipment Direct Assistance grants; 
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(H) $50,000,000 shall be for Metropolitan 
Medical Response System grants; 
(I) $17,000,000 shall be for Citizen Corps 
grants; 
(J) $50,000,000 shall be for interoperable 
communications grants; and 
(K) $50,000,000 shall be for Real ID 
grants pursuant to Public Law 109–13: 
Provided, That for grants under subparagraph (A), 
the application for grants shall be made available to 
States within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; that States shall submit applications within 
90 days after the grant announcement; and that the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act 
within 90 days after receipt of an application: Pro-
vided further, That no less than 80 percent of any 
grant under this paragraph to a State shall be made 
available by the State to local governments within 60 
days after the receipt of the funds: Provided further, 
That for grants under subparagraphs (B) through 
(K), the applications for such grants shall be made 
available for competitive award to eligible applicants 
not later than 75 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit ap-
plications not later than 45 days after the date of 
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the grant announcement, and that the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act on such 
applications not later than 60 days after the date on 
which such an application is received. 
(3) $293,000,000 for training, exercises, tech-
nical assistance, and other programs: 
Provided, That none of the grants provided under this 
heading shall be used for the construction or renovation 
of facilities, except for emergency operations centers: Pro-
vided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply 
to grants under subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), (G), 
(H), (I), (J), and (K) of paragraph (2) of this heading: 
Provided further, That grantees shall provide additional 
reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated for law enforcement terrorism 
prevention grants under paragraph (1) of this heading and 
discretionary grants under paragraph (2)(A) of this head-
ing shall be available for operational costs, including per-
sonnel overtime and overtime associated with certified 
training, as needed. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
$800,000,000, of which $570,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
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$230,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 
of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per-
cent of the amount available under this heading shall be 
available for program administration. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Re-
organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$300,000,000: Provided, That grants provided under this 
heading shall be distributed based on the formula used 
by the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 
2007: Provided further, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2008, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 
U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
amount the Secretary of Homeland Security anticipates 
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is necessary for the radiological emergency preparedness 
program of the Department of Homeland Security for the 
next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for the 
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equi-
table and shall reflect the cost of providing such services, 
including the administrative cost of collecting such fees: 
Provided further, That fees received under this heading 
shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collections 
and shall become available for authorized purposes on Oc-
tober 1, 2008, and remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration and for other purposes, as authorized by the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $43,300,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,700,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5162), $875,000, of which $580,000 is for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
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