[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4509 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4509

  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify membership of 
State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland 
            Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2016

  Mr. Payne 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 clarify membership of 
State planning committees or urban area working groups for the Homeland 
            Security Grant Program, 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 ``State and High-Risk Urban Area 
Working Group Act''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION OF CERTAIN DHS GRANTS.

    Subsection (b) of section 2021 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 611) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Planning Committees.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any State or high-risk urban area 
        receiving a grant under section 2003 or 2004 shall establish a 
        State planning committee or urban area working group to assist 
        in preparation and revision of the State, regional, or local 
        homeland security plan or the threat and hazard identification 
        and risk assessment, as the case may be, and to assist in 
        determining effective funding priorities for grants under such 
        sections.
            ``(2) Composition.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The State planning committees 
                and urban area working groups referred to in paragraph 
                (1) shall include at least one representative of 
                significant stakeholders, including the following:
                            ``(i) Local or tribal government officials.
                            ``(ii) Emergency response providers, which 
                        shall include representatives of the fire 
                        service, law enforcement, emergency medical 
                        services, and emergency managers.
                            ``(iii) Public health officials and other 
                        appropriate medical practitioners.
                            ``(iv) Individuals representing educational 
                        institutions, including elementary schools, 
                        community colleges, and other institutions of 
                        higher education.
                            ``(v) State and regional interoperable 
                        communications coordinators, as appropriate.
                            ``(vi) State and major urban area fusion 
                        centers, as appropriate.
                    ``(B) Geographic representation.--The members of 
                the State planning committee or urban area working 
                group, as the case may be, shall be a representative 
                group of individuals from the counties, cities, towns, 
                and Indian tribes within the State or high-risk urban 
                area, including, as appropriate, representatives of 
                rural, high-population, and high-threat jurisdictions.
            ``(3) Existing planning committees.--Nothing in this 
        subsection may be construed to require that any State or high-
        risk urban area create a State planning committee or urban area 
        working group, as the case may be, if that State or high-risk 
        urban area has established and uses a multijurisdictional 
        planning committee or commission that meets the requirements of 
        this subsection.''.
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