3.0.0 568 2019-02-20T23:01:17Z 2019-02-24T03:39:14Z Senate S S 2011-03-14 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-14T18:49:37Z Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 112 3260 HR 2011-11-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2011-03-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2011-03-14 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-03-14 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2011-03-14 True Emergency Management Appropriations Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires First responders and emergency personnel Health programs administration and funding Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Motor carriers National Guard and reserves State and local finance Terrorism Transportation safety and security Emergency Management 00 2011-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-31T15:43:50Z Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make a grant to an eligible first responder agency for the additional costs incurred as a direct result of one or more of its employees who are reservists being placed on active duty. Defines "eligible first responder agency" as one for which the cost of personnel has increased by not less than 5% as a direct result of such employees being placed on active duty and which is not a for-profit organization.

Prohibits the Administrator from making a grant for costs relating to an employee being placed on active duty if federal funds are used for that employee's pay or benefits. Limits the total amount of grants made to an eligible first responder agency in any fiscal year to $100,000. Terminates the Administrator's authority to make grants three years after this Act's enactment.

Authorizes the use of grant funds for: (1) pay or benefits for an individual hired to replace such an employee that are in addition to any pay and benefits that would have been provided to the deployed employee, (2) overtime expenses for an individual who performs tasks that would have been performed by such an employee, and (3) the costs associated with filling a vacancy created by an employee being placed on active duty. Allows a recipient to use grant funds to cover expenses incurred beginning 90 days before deployment until the date the employee returns to fully paid employment status.

Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to reduce funding for FY2011 for grants to private operators providing transportation by an over-the-road bus for security improvements.

]]> Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 Display Title Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s568is/xml/BILLS-112s568is.xml 2011-03-14 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.