3.0.0 1013 2023-01-13T04:47:45Z 2023-01-13T04:47:45Z Senate S S 2005-05-12 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-05-12T18:50:38Z Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2005 109 1544 HR 2005-05-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2005-05-12 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5099-5100) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2005-05-12 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-05-12 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2005-05-12 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-05-12 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-05-12 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-05-12 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-05-12 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-05-12 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-05-12 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2005-05-16 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2005-05-16 False S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA 2005-07-27 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-09-25 False Emergency Management 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 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 Emergency Management 00 2005-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2005-06-08T18:17:04Z Funding Our Risks With Appropriate Resource Disbursement Act of 2005 or the Homeland Security FORWARD Funding Act of 2005 - 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 procedures and requirements.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Homeland Security Grants Board.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) 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 specifically consider); and (2) a Task Force on Essential Capabilities.

Directs the Secretary to promulgate national voluntary consensus standards for grant-funded first responder equipment and training.

Lists authorized and prohibited uses of covered grants. Requires each covered 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 as required by this Act within 45 days of receipt.

Expresses the sense of Congress regarding interoperable communications and Citizen Corps councils.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure coordination of federal efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism and other major disasters and emergencies among DHS divisions; and (2) study the feasibility of implementing a nationwide emergency telephonic alert notification system.

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