3.0.0 3631 2019-11-15T21:13:11Z 2019-11-15T21:13:11Z House H HR 2011-12-09 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS:H.R. 3631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.____________________[Page H8322]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-11T20:47:34Z Referred to 2011-12-09T16:01:10Z 2011-12-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8911) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-11 hshm12 Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. Committee 2011-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2011-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2011-12-09 True Emergency Management Emergency planning and evacuation Homeland security Law enforcement administration and funding Regional and metropolitan planning Terrorism Urban and suburban affairs and development Emergency Management 00 2011-12-09 Introduced in House 2012-04-19T18:19:01Z Preserving Urban Area Security Initiative Capability Gains Act of 2011 or the Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a competitive grant program to make funding available for preservation of homeland security capabilities achieved by high-risk urban areas that received Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) funding in FY2009 or FY2010 but were removed from the program thereafter.

Directs the Administrator to give priority to grant applications that best: (1) preserve capabilities needed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to the United States; (2) preserve core capabilities developed through previous UASI grant allocations; (3) align with strategies and principles of the National Preparedness Goal, including the promotion of national preparedness; and (4) support capabilities that enhance regional catastrophic planning that could be used nationally through mutual aid agreements.

Prohibits any one applicant from receiving more than 7% of the total amount authorized for such grant program.

]]> Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Preserving Urban Area Security Initiative Capability Gains Act of 2011 Display Title Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve homeland security capability gains achieved through the Urban Area Security Initiative program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3631ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3631ih.xml 2011-12-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8911) 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.