and that is established by law or by agreement 
of 2 or more such governments or governmental 
agencies in a mutual aid agreement; or 
‘‘(B) any other combination of contiguous 
local government units (including such a com-
bination established by law or agreement of two 
or more governments or governmental agencies 
in a mutual aid agreement) that is formally cer-
tified by the Secretary as a region for purposes 
of this Act with the consent of— 
‘‘(i) the State or States in which they 
are located, including a multi-State entity 
established by a compact between two or 
more States; and 
‘‘(ii) the incorporated municipalities, 
counties, and parishes that they encom-
pass. 
‘‘(7) TERRORISM
PREPAREDNESS.—The term 
‘terrorism preparedness’ means any activity designed 
to improve the ability to prevent, prepare for, re-
spond to, mitigate against, or recover from threat-
ened or actual terrorist attacks. 
‘‘(8) CAPABILITIES.—The term ‘capabilities’ 
shall have the same meaning that term has under 
title VIII. 
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‘‘SEC. 2002. FASTER AND SMARTER FUNDING FOR FIRST RE-
SPONDERS. 
‘‘(a) COVERED GRANTS.—This title applies to grants 
provided by the Department to States, urban areas, re-
gions, or directly eligible tribes for the primary purpose 
of improving the ability of first responders to prevent, pre-
pare for, respond to, mitigate against, or recover from 
threatened or actual terrorist attacks, especially those in-
volving weapons of mass destruction, administered under 
the following: 
‘‘(1) STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—The State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram of the Department, or any successor to such 
grant program. 
‘‘(2) URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE.—The 
Urban Area Security Initiative of the Department, 
or any successor to such grant program. 
‘‘(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVEN-
TION PROGRAM.—The Law Enforcement Terrorism 
Prevention Program of the Department, or any suc-
cessor to such grant program. 
‘‘(b) EXCLUDED PROGRAMS.—This title does not 
apply to or otherwise affect the following Federal grant 
programs or any grant under such a program: 
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‘‘(1) NONDEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.—Any Fed-
eral grant program that is not administered by the 
Department. 
‘‘(2) FIRE GRANT PROGRAMS.—The fire grant 
programs authorized by sections 33 and 34 of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a). 
‘‘(3) EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING 
AND
ASSISTANCE
ACCOUNT
GRANTS.—The Emer-
gency Management Performance Grant program and 
the Urban Search and Rescue Grants program au-
thorized by title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5195 et seq.); the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 
(113 Stat. 1047 et seq.); and the Earthquake Haz-
ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.). 
‘‘SEC. 2003. COVERED GRANT ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA. 
‘‘(a) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) STATE, REGION, OR DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE 
TRIBE.—Any State, region, or directly eligible tribe 
shall be eligible to apply for a covered grant under 
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the programs referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) 
of section 1802(a). 
‘‘(2) HIGH-THREAT URBAN AREAS.—Any urban 
area that is determined by the Secretary to be a 
high-threat urban areas shall be eligible to apply for 
a covered grant referred to in paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 1802(a). 
‘‘(b) GRANT CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall award 
covered grants to assist States and local governments in 
achieving, maintaining, and enhancing the capabilities for 
terrorism preparedness established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION
OF STATE PREPAREDNESS RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
shall require that any State applying to the Sec-
retary for a covered grant must submit State Pre-
paredness Report specified in section 652(c) of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The State report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall be developed in 
consultation with and subject to appropriate com-
ment by local governments and first responders 
within the State. 
‘‘(d) CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that each covered grant is used to supplement and 
support, in a consistent and coordinated manner, the 
applicable State homeland security report or plan. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF PLAN BY SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may not award any covered grant to a 
State unless the Secretary has approved the applica-
ble State homeland security plan. 
‘‘(3) REVISIONS.—A State may revise the appli-
cable State homeland security plan approved by the 
Secretary under this subsection, subject to approval 
of the revision by the Secretary. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, any State, urban area, re-
gion, or directly eligible tribe may apply for a cov-
ered grant by submitting to the Secretary an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as is required under this sub-
section, or as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINES
FOR
APPLICATIONS
AND 
AWARDS.—All applications for covered grants must 
be submitted at such time as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require for the fiscal year for which they are 
submitted. The Secretary shall award covered grants 
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