109 HR 5654 IH: First Responder Funding Modernization U.S. House of Representatives 2006-06-20 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.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2006 Mr. Weiner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from limiting the amount of Urban Area Security Initiative or State Homeland Security Grant Program grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the First Responder Funding Modernization Act of 2006.

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Use of homeland security grant funds for salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities

(a)

Limitation on use prohibited

The Department of Homeland Security may not limit the amount of covered grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities. (b)

Treatment in ranking proposed uses

In evaluating the anticipated effectiveness of proposed uses of covered grant funds for purposes of determining eligibility for or the amount of a covered grant, the Department of Homeland Security (including any peer reviewer acting on behalf of the Department) shall treat a proposed use for salaries and overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities as at least as effective as all other proposed uses. (c)

Covered grant funds defined

In this section the term covered grant funds means grant funds provided under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program. (d)

Application

This section shall not apply with respect to any grant awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.