[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6098 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 1052
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6098
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 30, 2008
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Personnel Reimbursement for
Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act'' or
the ``PRICE of Homeland Security Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> The Congress finds as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) After the terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001, State, local, and tribal governments redoubled their
efforts to combat terrorism and expended tremendous energy and
financial resources to help the Federal Government fight the
terrorist threat.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) States and localities have formed fusion
centers, hired intelligence analysts, and contributed a
significant amount of resources to the expansion of Federal
homeland security efforts.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) These actions, in conjunction with the efforts
of the Federal Government and private industry, have materially
contributed to the common defense of this Nation and have
helped keep our homeland secure.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) The National Strategy for Information Sharing
issued by the President in October 2007 plainly states that
``The Federal Government may need to provide financial and
technical assistance, as well as human resource support, to
these fusion centers if they are to achieve and sustain a
baseline level of capability. The objective is to assist State
and local governments in the establishment and the sustained
operation of these fusion centers. A sustained Federal
partnership with State and major urban area fusion centers is
critical to the safety of our Nation, and therefore a national
priority.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) The Federal Government has endeavored to
support these State efforts through the State Homeland Security
Grant Program and other methods of Federal assistance but have
placed restrictions on the use of these funds that make long-
term planning for fusion centers unmanageable.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) It is vital to the security of our homeland
that States and localities are able to continue to receive
funding for the participation of State and local analysts in
fusion centers and in their State and local efforts to combat
terrorism and terrorist-related activities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR ANALYSTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 2008(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 609(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ``Grants'' and all that follows through ``plans,
through'' and inserting the following: ``The Administrator
shall permit grant recipients under section 2003 or 2004 to use
grant funds to achieve and sustain target capabilities related
to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and
responding to acts of terrorism, consistent with a State
homeland security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional
homeland security plans, through''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (10) by inserting the following
after ``analysts'': ``regardless of whether such analysts are
current or new full-time employees or contract employees and
such funding shall be made available without time limitations
placed on the period of time that such analyst can serve under
awarded grants.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. USE OF FUNDS FOR PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONAL
COSTS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 2008(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 609(b)(2)) is amended by striking so much as precedes
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Personnel and operational costs.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--The recipient of a
grant under section 2003 or 2004 may, at the
recipient's discretion, use up to 50 percent of the
amount of the grant awarded for any fiscal year to pay
for personnel and operational costs, including overtime
and backfill costs, in support of the uses authorized
under subsection (a).''.</DELETED>
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.''.
Calendar No. 1052
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6098
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 24 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
Reported with an amendment