Risk-Based Homeland Security Grants Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-608
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Airports
Armed Forces and National Security
Arson
Aviation safety
Biological warfare
Bombings
Boundaries
Capital budgets
Chemical warfare
Child safety
Citizen participation
Classified defense information
Clothing
Commerce
Commuting
Computer crimes
Computer networks
Computer security measures
Computer software
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost accounting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Curricula
Department of Homeland Security
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Electronic data interchange
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medicine
Employee training
Equipment and supplies
Executive reorganization
Explosives
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to transportation
Federal employees
Federal law enforcement officers
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Federal-territorial relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Fire departments
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government travel
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Harbors
Health
Indian law enforcement
Information networks
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
International Affairs
Interstate relations
Labor and Employment
Law
Law enforcement officers
Legislation
Local employees
Marine safety
Marine terminals
Medical personnel
Minorities
Motor vehicles
Native Americans
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Planning
Police
Police communication systems
Police training
Public-private partnerships
Regional planning
Rescue work
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Secondary education
Security measures
September 11, 2001
Social Welfare
Standards
State employees
State government-Indian relations
State-local relations
Strategic planning
Students
Suicide
Technology assessment
Telephone
Terrorism
Tourism
Transportation safety
Travel costs
Urban affairs
Urban areas
Volunteer workers
Weapons of mass destruction
Wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: 
Risk-Based Homeland Security Grants Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions governing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funding for first responders pursuant to the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Area Security Initiative, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, and the Citizen Corps Program.
 
Makes eligible for a covered grant any state, region, or directly eligible tribe. Sets forth grant application requirements. 
 
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish: (1) a Homeland Security Grants Board; (2) clearly defined essential capabilities for state and local government preparedness for terrorism (sets forth factors to address in establishing such capabilities and lists critical infrastructure sectors and types of threats to consider); and (3) a Task Force on Essential Capabilities.
 
Directs the Secretary to promulgate national voluntary consensus standards for first responder equipment and training.
 
Lists authorized and prohibited uses of grants. Requires each grant recipient to submit quarterly and annual reports on homeland security spending.
 
Establishes penalties for states that fail to pass through to local governments, first responders, and other local groups funds or resources within 45 days of receipt.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress regarding interoperable communications and Citizen Corps councils.
 
Requires the Secretary to ensure coordination of federal efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
 
Directs the Secretary to conduct studies regarding: (1) implementation of a nationwide emergency telephonic alert notification system; (2) modifying the definition of &quot;National Capital Region&quot; to expand the area under the jurisdiction of the Office of National Capital Region Coordination; (3) risk-based funds allocation for port security grants; and (4) funds allocation under the Assistance to Firefighter Grants Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2031-2038)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2030-2031)
action_date: 2007-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate