3.0.0 855 2018-02-03T20:32:38Z 2018-02-05T15:24:33Z Senate S S 2005-04-20 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-20T19:06:31Z Port Security Grants Act of 2005 109 1731 HR 2005-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2005-04-20 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-04-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4027-4028) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2005-09-14 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-11-02 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2005-11-10 False Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to transportation Federal law enforcement officers Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Harbors Indexing (Economic policy) Infrastructure Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine safety Marine terminals Planning Police Police training Port authorities Public-private partnerships Risk Salaries Security measures State-local relations Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-30T17:06:36Z Port Security Grants Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, to establish a grant program to fairly and equitably allocate Federal financial assistance: (1) to help implement Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans; (2) to correct port security vulnerabilities; and (3) for non-Federal projects contributing to the overall security of an individual port or system of ports.

Directs the Secretary, in awarding grants under this Act, to: (1) take into account national economic and strategic defense considerations of individual ports; and (2) strongly encourage efforts to promote integration of port-wide security, information and intelligence sharing, and joint efforts.

Sets forth authorized and prohibited uses of grant funds.

Limits the Federal share of funding for eligible projects to 75 percent of the total cost, subject to specified exceptions.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish grant application procedures and requirements, subject to specified minimum standards; and (2) submit reports on security funding and compliance to specified congressional committees.

States that amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act (for FY 2007 through 2012) shall originate from duties collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

]]> Port Security Grants Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Port Security Grants Act of 2005 Display Title Port Security Grants Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the security of the Nation's ports by providing Federal grants to support Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and to address vulnerabilities in port areas identified in approved vulnerability assessments or by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s855is/xml/BILLS-109s855is.xml 2005-04-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.