[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3978 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 498
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3978
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 16, 2009
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
August 2, 2010
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with an amendment and an amendment to the
title
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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AN ACT
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use
gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic
Preparedness that are related to preparedness for and response to
terrorism, 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 ``First Responder Anti-
Terrorism Training Resources Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER TERRORISM
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TRAINING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/
11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1102) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(f) Acceptance of Gifts.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 873(b)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), the
Secretary may accept and use gifts of property, both real and
personal, and may accept gifts of services, including from
guest lecturers, for otherwise authorized activities of the
Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to
preparedness for and response to terrorism.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall report annually
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) any gifts that were accepted under
this subsection in the preceding year;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) how such gifts contribute to the
mission of the Center for Domestic Preparedness;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the amount of Federal savings that
were generated from the acceptance of such
gifts.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Anti-Terrorism
Training Resources Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR FIRST RESPONDER TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS
AND RESPONSE TRAINING.
(a) In General.--The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in title V (6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.), by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 525. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may accept and use gifts of
property, both real and personal, and may accept gifts of services,
including from guest lecturers, for otherwise authorized activities of
the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to efforts to
prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a natural
disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, including the
use of a weapon of mass destruction.
``(b) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not accept a gift under this
section if the Secretary determines that the use of the property or
services would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of--
``(1) a program of the Department; or
``(2) an individual involved in a program of the
Department.
``(c) Report.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate an annual report disclosing--
``(A) any gifts that were accepted under this
section during the year covered by the report;
``(B) how the gifts contribute to the mission of
the Center for Domestic Preparedness; and
``(C) the amount of Federal savings that were
generated from the acceptance of the gifts.
``(2) Publication.--Each report required under paragraph
(1) shall be made publically available.'';
(2) in section 873(b) (6 U.S.C. 453(b)), by striking ``and
by section 93'' and all that follows through ``or donations''
and inserting ``by section 93 of title 14, United States Code,
or by section 525 or 884 of this Act, gifts or donations''; and
(3) in section 884 (6 U.S.C. 464), by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Acceptance and Use of Gifts.--The Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center may accept and use gifts of property, both real and
personal, and accept services, for authorized purposes.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The homeland security act of 2002.--The Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended in the
table of contents by inserting after the item relating to
section 524 the following:
``Sec. 525. Acceptance of gifts.''.
(2) Repeal.--The matter under the heading ``salaries and
expenses'' under the heading ``Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center'' under title IV of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2004 (6 U.S.C. 464a) is amended by striking
``Provided, That in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the Center
is authorized to accept and use gifts of property, both real
and personal, and to accept services, for authorized purposes:
Provided further,'' and inserting ``Provided,''.
Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of
Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise
authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness
that are related to preparedness for a response to terrorism,
and for other purposes.''.
Calendar No. 498
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3978
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of
2007 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use
gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic
Preparedness that are related to preparedness for and response to
terrorism, and for other purposes.
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August 2, 2010
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title