[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1129 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1129

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit requiring the 
use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security 
   Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific 
                   purposes, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2011

 Ms. Richardson (for herself, Ms. Bass of California, and Ms. Hirono) 
 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 prohibit requiring the 
use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security 
   Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific 
                   purposes, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Grant Management 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING USE OF GRANTS UNDER URBAN AREA 
              SECURITY INITIATIVE AND STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 
              PROGRAM FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.

    Section 2008(b)(3) of Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
609(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Prohibition on requiring use of grants for 
                specific purposes.--Unless required by statute, the 
                Administrator may not require the recipient of a grant 
                under section 2003 or 2004 to use a specific percentage 
                of the amount of the grant for any one of the permitted 
                uses described in paragraphs (1) through (10) or (12) 
                through (13) of section 2008(a).''.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF PERCENTAGE OF GRANTS FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR 
              ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, in consultation with the National Advisory Council 
established under section 508(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 318(a)), shall--
            (1) study the use by grantees of Federal funds provided 
        under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland 
        Security Grant Program authorized, respectively, by section 
        2003 and 2004 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 604, 605), for paying 
        expenses related to administration as authorized under section 
        2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
        609(a)(11)); and
            (2) evaluate and determine whether the percentage 
        authorized under that section is adequate to ensure proper 
        oversight, management, and administration of grant awards.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the findings of the 
study and evaluation, including recommendations on whether the 
percentage authorized under section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) should be adjusted to better 
reflect the costs to grant recipients of managing and administering 
their grant awards.

SEC. 4. STUDY OF FEASIBILITY OF MULTI-YEAR GRANT PROGRAM GUIDANCE.

    The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall--
            (1) in consultation with the National Advisory Council 
        established under section 508(a) of the Homeland Security Act 
        of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 318(a)) and the Chief Financial Officer of 
        the Department of Homeland Security, study the feasibility, 
        advantages, and disadvantages of issuing multi-year program 
        guidance for grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative 
        and the State Homeland Security Grant Program authorized, 
        respectively, by section 2003 and 2004 of that Act (6 U.S.C. 
        604, 605); and
            (2) by not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
        of this Act, the Administrator provide the results of the study 
        to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
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