[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5859 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5859

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the major 
metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2016

 Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. 
Olson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Donovan, Mr. 
   Langevin, Mr. Ratcliffe, Ms. McSally, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
Sinema, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Babin, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. 
Katko, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Garrett, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Brady 
of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. Zeldin, 
 and Mr. Nugent) 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 establish the major 
metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise 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 ``Community Counterterrorism 
Preparedness Act''.

SEC. 2. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING AND EXERCISE 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2009. MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING AND 
              EXERCISE GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator and the heads of other relevant components of the 
Department, shall carry out a grant program for emergency response 
providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the most likely 
terrorist attack scenarios, including active shooters, as determined by 
the Secretary, against major metropolitan areas.
    ``(b) Eligible Applicants.--Emergency response providers and 
jurisdictions that are currently receiving, or that previously 
received, funding under section 2003 may apply for a grant under the 
program established in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Eligible applicants described in 
        subsection (b) may apply for a grant under this section, and 
        shall submit such information in support of an application as 
        the Administrator many require.
            ``(2) Minimum contents of application.--The Administrator 
        shall require that each applicant include in its application at 
        a minimum, the following:
                    ``(A) The purpose for which the applicant seeks 
                grant funds, including a description of how the 
                applicant plans to use such funds.
                    ``(B) A description of how the activity for which 
                the funding is sought will prepare the applicant to 
                prevent, prepare for, and respond to complex, 
                coordinated attacks.
                    ``(C) Such other information as determined 
                necessary by the Administrator.
    ``(d) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
may use such grant to conduct training and exercises consistent with 
preventing, preparing for, and responding to the most likely terrorist 
attack scenarios, including active shooters.
    ``(e) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not fewer than 24 months.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for grants under this section $39,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2017 through 2022.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2008 the following new item:

``Sec. 2009. Major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and 
                            exercise grant program.''.
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