[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1308 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1308
To allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard
faith-based community centers and houses of worship across the United
States, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 2, 2019
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Ms. McSally) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard
faith-based community centers and houses of worship across the United
States, 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 ``Faith-Based Community Center
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.
Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 2001 (6 U.S.C. 601)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (14)
as paragraphs (12) through (16), respectively;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as
paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) Faith-based community center.--The term `faith-based
community center' means--
``(A) a facility operated by a nonprofit faith-
based community organization for the provision of
recreational, social, or education services; or
``(B) a house of worship.''; and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (10), as so
redesignated, the following:
``(11) Nonprofit.--The term `nonprofit' means an
organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
of such Code.''; and
(2) in section 2008 (6 U.S.C. 609)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (14) as
paragraph (15); and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (13) the
following:
``(14) protecting a faith-based community center or
vulnerable populations, including children or the elderly;
and''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Protection of Faith-Based Community Centers and Vulnerable
Populations.--
``(1) Allocation of grant funds.--Of the total amount
authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (3) for grants
awarded for the purpose described in subsection (a)(14), the
Administrator shall award--
``(A) 50 percent for the protection of faith-based
community centers and vulnerable populations in
communities with a population of not more than
1,000,000 individuals, as determined by the latest
available decennial census; and
``(B) 50 percent for the protection of faith-based
community centers in communities and vulnerable
populations with a population of more than 1,000,000
individuals, as determined by the latest available
decennial census.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2020
to the Administrator to make grants for the purpose described
in subsection (a)(14).''.
SEC. 3. FALSE INFORMATION AND HOAXES.
Section 1038(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
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