Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4333
Sponsor: Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2004-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Auditing
Biological warfare
Block grants
Chemical warfare
Citizen participation
Commerce
Community policing
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
Disasters
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Evacuation of civilians
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to transportation
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Government and business
Government paperwork
Government publications
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Harbors
Health
Health planning
Hours of labor
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Internet
Labor and Employment
Law
Marine terminals
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Planning
Police
Police training
Population
Potable water
Presidential appointments
Public health
Regional planning
Rescue work
Research and development
Research grants
Risk
Salaries
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Standards
Telephone
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation of hazardous substances
Urban affairs
Urban areas
Water supply
Weapons of mass destruction
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-11
text: 
Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Interagency Committee to Coordinate and Streamline Homeland Security Grant Programs.
 
Provides that the Office for State and Local Government Coordination (OSLGC) within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall be headed by a Director appointed by the President.
 
Transfers administration of the firefighter assistance grant program and the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) to OSLGC. 
 
Establishes a Homeland Security Information Clearinghouse within OSLGC.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to award homeland security grants to States. Specifies the permissible and impermissible uses for grant funds. Requires State grant applications to include certification that the State has prepared a three-year homeland security plan.
 
Requires the Secretary to use ten percent of the funds appropriated for the Homeland Security Grant Program for discretionary grants to high threat areas. Establishes a formula for awarding the remaining funds. Requires grant recipients to use 80 percent of grant funds for local entities and first responders and to provide non-Federal matching funds.
 
Instructs the Secretary to assist States in establishing interim performance measures and subsequently to set, and ensure State compliance with, national performance standards.
 
Provides penalties for a grant recipient's noncompliance with any grant program provision of this Act.
 
Requires the Director of ODP to allow any State to request approval to reallocate previously received homeland security funds among the categories of equipment, training, exercises, and planning.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response.
action_date: 2004-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Science, 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: 2004-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-11
text: Introduced in House