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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4509 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of 
State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Home-
land Security Grant Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 
Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify 
membership of State planning committees or urban area 
working groups for the Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘State and High-Risk 
Urban Area Working Group Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CERTAIN 
DHS GRANTS. 
Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) PLANNING COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any State or high-risk 
urban area receiving a grant under section 2003 or 
2004 shall establish a State planning committee or 
urban area working group to assist in preparation 
and revision of the State, regional, or local homeland 
security plan or the threat and hazard identification 
and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to as-
sist in determining effective funding priorities for 
grants under such sections. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The State planning 
committees and urban area working groups re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall include at least 
one representative of significant stakeholders, 
including the following: 
‘‘(i) Local or tribal government offi-
cials. 
‘‘(ii) Emergency response providers, 
which shall include representatives of the 
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fire service, law enforcement, emergency 
medical services, and emergency managers. 
‘‘(iii) Public health officials and other 
appropriate medical practitioners. 
‘‘(iv) Individuals representing edu-
cational institutions, including elementary 
schools, community colleges, and other in-
stitutions of higher education. 
‘‘(v) State and regional interoperable 
communications coordinators, as appro-
priate. 
‘‘(vi) State and major urban area fu-
sion centers, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION.— 
The members of the State planning committee 
or urban area working group, as the case may 
be, shall be a representative group of individ-
uals from the counties, cities, towns, and Indian 
tribes within the State or high-risk urban area, 
including, as appropriate, representatives of 
rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdic-
tions. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING PLANNING COMMITTEES.—Noth-
ing in this subsection may be construed to require 
that any State or high-risk urban area create a 
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State planning committee or urban area working 
group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk 
urban area has established and uses a multijuris-
dictional planning committee or commission that 
meets the requirements of this subsection.’’. 
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