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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2007 Mr. Weiner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To authorize the grant program under which the Secretary of Homeland Security makes discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as Targeting Homeland Security Resources Effectively Against Terrorism Act of 2007 or the THREAT Act.

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Program of grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas

(a)

Grant program required

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in accordance with this section, carry out a program under which the Secretary makes discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas. (b)

Funding

Amounts made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security for discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas— (1)shall be used for carrying out the program under this section; and (2)shall not be used for any other purpose. (c)

Maximum Number of Grantees

For any fiscal year, the Secretary may award such grants to not more than 15 such areas. (d)

Factors Considered

In determining whether, and in what allocation, to award such a grant to such an area, the Secretary shall consider the following three factors: (1)The population of that urban area. (2)The presence of critical infrastructure in that urban area. (3)The credibility of the terrorism-related threat to that urban area. (e)

Factors Not To Be Considered

In determining whether, and in what allocation, to award such a grant to such an area, the Secretary shall not consider any threat (such as a threat of natural disaster, or a threat of infectious disease) that is not a terrorism-related threat. (f)

Weight of Factors

In considering the factors required by subsection (d), the Secretary shall give the factor described in subsection (d)(2) two times the weight given the factor described in subsection (d)(1), and shall give the factor described in subsection (d)(3) three times the weight given the factor described in subsection (d)(1). (g)

Definition of Factors

The Secretary shall, for purposes of this section, define the factors required by subsection (d). In defining the factor described in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall ensure that tourists and commuters are considered as part of the population. (h)

Disbursement Directly to Localities

All amounts awarded to an area under this section shall be disbursed directly to one or more local governments within the area.