[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6098 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                    September 27 (legislative day, September 17), 2008.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
6098) entitled ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal 
governments for information sharing activities, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Personnel Reimbursement for 
Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 
2008'' or the ``PRICE of Homeland Security Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Grants'' and all that follows through 
                ``used'' and inserting the following: ``The 
                Administrator shall permit the recipient of a grant 
                under section 2003 or 2004 to use grant funds''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, regardless 
                of whether such analysts are current or new full-time 
                employees or contract employees'' after ``analysts''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Limitations on discretion.--
                    ``(A) In general.--With respect to the use of 
                amounts awarded to a grant recipient under section 2003 
                or 2004 for personnel costs in accordance with 
                paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administrator may 
                not--
                            ``(i) impose a limit on the amount of the 
                        award that may be used to pay for personnel, or 
                        personnel-related, costs that is higher or 
                        lower than the percent limit imposed in 
                        paragraph (2)(A); or
                            ``(ii) impose any additional limitation on 
                        the portion of the funds of a recipient that 
                        may be used for a specific type, purpose, or 
                        category of personnel, or personnel-related, 
                        costs.
                    ``(B) Analysts.--If amounts awarded to a grant 
                recipient under section 2003 or 2004 are used for 
                paying salary or benefits of a qualified intelligence 
                analyst under subsection (a)(10), the Administrator 
                shall make such amounts available without time 
                limitations placed on the period of time that the 
                analyst can serve under the grant.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 6098

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