High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4108
Sponsor: Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2004-04-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Americans in foreign countries
Bank loans
Churches
Computer security measures
Computer software
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Department of Homeland Security
Directories
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Employee selection
Employee training
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Identification of criminals
Interest rates
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Nonprofit organizations
Religion
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Social Welfare
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: 
High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) enter into contracts for security enhancements and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; and (2) issue Federal loan guarantees in connection with loans made by financial institutions to nonprofit organizations for security enhancements and technical assistance. Permits the Secretary to guarantee only such loans that have favorable repayment terms.
 
Directs the Secretary to designate high-risk nonprofit organizations eligible for contracts or loans based on the vulnerability of the specific site of the nonprofit to international terrorist attacks. Sets forth criteria for vulnerability determinations. 
 
Authorizes: (1) the use of federally guaranteed funds borrowed from lending institutions for technical assistance and security enhancements; (2) the Secretary to select applications for execution of security enhancement and technical assistance contracts, or issuance of loan guarantees, giving preference to the nonprofit organizations determined to be at greatest risk of international terrorist attack; (3) each State to establish a State Homeland Security Authority; and (4) the Secretary to provide grants to local governments to offset incremental costs associated with law enforcement in areas with a high concentration of nonprofit organizations.
 
Establishes within the Department of Homeland Security the Office of Community Relations and Civic Affairs to administer grant programs for nonprofit organizations and local law enforcement assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1796)
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-01
text: Introduced in House