To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas.

Bill: 113-hr-3891
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2014-01-15
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation

Homeland security

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Tax-exempt organizations

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations located in areas that are not designated as high-risk urban areas.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3891 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2014 Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas.

1. Department of Homeland Security authority to award Urban Area Security Initiative grants to nonprofit organizations not located in high-risk urban areas (a) In general Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Special rule for grants to nonprofit organizations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may award a grant under this section to an organization (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) of such code) located in an area that is not designated as a high-risk urban area. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) apply with respect to a grant made after the date of the enactment of this Act.