[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2611 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2611

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing 
 the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

    Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Israel) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing 
 the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1908. AUTHORIZATION OF SECURING THE CITIES INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) The Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department 
        uses next generation radiation detection technology to detect 
        the transport of nuclear and radiological material in urban 
        areas by terrorists or other unauthorized individuals.
            ``(2) The technology used by partners in the Securing the 
        Cities Initiative leverages radiation detection technology used 
        at ports of entry.
            ``(3) The Securing the Cities Initiative has fostered 
        unprecedented collaboration and coordination among its Federal, 
        State, and local partners.
            ``(4) The Securing the Cities Initiative is a critical 
        national capability to detect the dangerous introduction of 
        nuclear and radiological material.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 
of the Department for the Securing the Cities Initiative such sums as 
may be necessary for each fiscal year, including such sums as are 
necessary to provide to each city in which the initiative is 
implemented after fiscal year 2009, and for each city in which it has 
been implemented by fiscal year 2009--
            ``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
            ``(2) not less than $10,000,000 in sustainment assistance 
        for each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 1907 the following new item:

``Sec. 1908. Authorization of Securing the Cities Initiative.''.
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