II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2793 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2009 Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for clarification on the use of funds relating to certain homeland security grants, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act or the SURE Act.

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Clarification on use of funds relating to certain homeland security grants

(a)

In general

Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(4), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and any related maintenance agreements, user fees, or sustainment costs; and (2)in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the following: (C)

Equipment maintenance

With respect to the use of amounts awarded to a grant recipient under section 2003 or 2004 for equipment purchase and maintenance costs, the Administrator may not— (i)impose a limit on the amount of any such award that may be used to pay for such purchase and maintenance costs, including any costs referred to in subsection (a)(4); or (ii)impose any additional limitation, including any fiscal year limitation, beyond any limitation under this section, on the amount of any such award that may be used for a specific type, purpose, or category of equipment purchase or maintenance cost. . (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this section and shall apply to grants made under section 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), in accordance with the provisions specified in section 2008 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 609), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, on or after October 1, 2008.