[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5563 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5563

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk 
assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, 
  and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the 
 Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 
                 eligible metropolitan area officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2010

  Ms. Titus 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 require annual risk 
assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, 
  and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the 
 Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate 
                 eligible metropolitan area officials.

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

SECTION 1. ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE HOMELAND 
              SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 605) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
        subsections (c) through (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Risk Assessment.--
            ``(1) Initial assessment.--To better inform the allocation 
        of grant awards to each State, the Administrator shall for each 
        fiscal year conduct an initial assessment of the relative 
        threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences from acts of 
        terrorism for each State, including consideration of--
                    ``(A) the factors set forth in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (H) and (K) of section 2007(a)(1); and
                    ``(B) information and materials submitted under 
                subsection (c).
            ``(2) Joint assessment.--To the extent practicable, each 
        threat assessment under this section for a State shall be 
        conducted jointly with appropriate officials from the State.
            ``(3) Submission of information by eligible state.--Before 
        conducting each initial assessment under paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator shall provide each State with, and shall notify 
        each State of, the opportunity to submit information that the 
        State believes to be relevant to the determination of the 
        threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences from acts of 
        terrorism for the State.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2004 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 605) 
is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1) of this section, by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2), as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1) of this section, by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (e)''.

SEC. 2. JOINT RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE URBAN AREA SECURITY 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 2003(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Joint assessment.--To the extent practicable, 
                each assessment under this subsection for an eligible 
                metropolitan area shall be conducted jointly with 
                appropriate officials from the eligible metropolitan 
                area.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2003 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ``subparagraph 
        (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii), by striking ``paragraph 
        (2)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(C)(i)''.
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