3.0.0 87 2023-01-15T21:34:05Z 2023-01-15T21:34:05Z Senate S S 2003-01-07 108 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-07T22:38:36Z Homeland Security Block Grant Act of 2003 108 1007 HR 2003-05-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2003-01-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2003-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S73-74) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-01-07 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-01-07 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-01-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-01-07 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2003-01-07 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2003-01-07 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-01-21 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2003-02-04 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-02-25 False Emergency Management Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Block grants Boundaries Bridges Chemical industries Commerce Computer crimes Computer security measures Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements County politics and government Crime and Law Enforcement Depressed areas Disaster relief EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Electric power production Emergency communication systems Emergency medicine Energy Energy storage Environmental Protection Equipment and supplies Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Finance and Financial Sector Fire fighters Fire prevention Gas pipelines Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Harbors Health Hours of labor Industrial buildings Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Intergovernmental fiscal relations International Affairs Interstate compacts Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Marine terminals Medical personnel Metropolitan areas Minorities Nuclear power plants Nuclear security measures Nuclear terrorism Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Petroleum pipelines Petroleum storage Planning Police Regional planning Rescue work Science, Technology, Communications Security measures State-local relations Terminals (Transportation) Terrorism Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation safety Tunnels Urban affairs Water Resources Development Water supply Water treatment plants Emergency Management 00 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires grantees to: (1) prepare a statement of homeland security objectives and projected fund use; (2) provide the Secretary with specified certifications regarding a homeland security plan, activities, and identified needs; and (3) submit to the Secretary a performance and evaluation report concerning the use of funds and the relationship of such use to objectives.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage and assist national associations of eligible grantees, States, and local governments in non-qualifying areas to develop and recommend uniform record-keeping, performance reporting, evaluation reporting, and auditing requirements; (2) establish uniform reporting requirements; and (3) conduct reviews and audits of grantee performance and transactions at least annually.

Includes as activities eligible for assistance: (1) funding additional law enforcement, fire, and emergency resources and purchasing equipment; (2) improving cyber and infrastructure security; (3) assisting Local Emergency Planning Committees in improving disaster response systems; (4) assisting communities in coordinating responses to terrorist attacks; (5) establishing timely notification systems between communities; (6) improving public communication systems; and (7) devising, evaluating progress on, and implementing a homeland security plan. Provides that grants may be used to cover costs incurred for eligible activities on or after September 11, 2001.

Sets forth provisions regarding allocation and distribution of funds and matching requirements. Earmarks specified sums for Indian tribes, metropolitan cities and urban counties, States, regional cooperation, and local communities. Mandates nondiscrimination in programs and activities. Sets forth remedies for noncompliance with Act requirements.]]>

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