Title: Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019
This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations (tax-exempt organizations and those determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack) for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1539 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1539

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure 
  nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2019

Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure 
  nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit 
Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 2009. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `eligible nonprofit 
organization' means an organization that is--
            ``(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
        of such Code; and
            ``(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(b) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
program to be known as the `Nonprofit Security Grant Program', under 
which the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make 
grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, through the State in which 
such organizations are located, for target hardening and other security 
enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
    ``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
may use such grant for any of the following uses:
            ``(1) Target hardening activities, including physical 
        security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening 
        systems.
            ``(2) Fees for security training relating to physical 
        security and cybersecurity, target hardening, terrorism 
        awareness, and employee awareness.
            ``(3) Any other appropriate activity, including 
        cybersecurity resilience activities, as determined by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(d) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.
    ``(e) Report.--The Administrator shall annually for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives a report containing 
information on the expenditure by each recipient of grant funds 
provided under this section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry 
        out this section.
            ``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $50,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
                nonprofit organizations located in jurisdictions that 
                receive funding under section 2003; and
                    ``(B) $25,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
                nonprofit organizations located in jurisdictions not 
                receiving funding under section 2003.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2002(a) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking ``sections 2003 
and 2004'' and inserting ``sections 2003, 2004, and 2009''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2008 the following:

``Sec. 2009. Nonprofit security grant program.''.
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