[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S9901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF 
                     HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2008

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 1052, H.R. 6098.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 6098) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, 
     local, and tribal governments for information sharing 
     activities, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Personnel Reimbursement for 
     Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security 
     Act of 2008'' or the ``PRICE of Homeland Security Act''.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION ON USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     609) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Grants'' and all that follows through ``used'' and 
     inserting the following: ``The Administrator shall permit the 
     recipient of a grant under section 2003 or 2004 to use grant 
     funds''; and
       (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``, regardless of 
     whether such analysts are current or new full-time employees 
     or contract employees'' after ``analysts''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Limitations on discretion.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to the use of amounts 
     awarded to a grant recipient under section 2003 or 2004 for 
     personnel costs in accordance with paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the Administrator may not--
       ``(i) impose a limit on the amount of the award that may be 
     used to pay for personnel, or personnel-related, costs that 
     is higher or lower than the percent limit imposed in 
     paragraph (2)(A); or
       ``(ii) impose any additional limitation on the portion of 
     the funds of a recipient that may be used for a specific 
     type, purpose, or category of personnel, or personnel-
     related, costs.
       ``(B) Analysts.--If amounts awarded to a grant recipient 
     under section 2003 or 2004 are used for paying salary or 
     benefits of a qualified intelligence analyst under subsection 
     (a)(10), the Administrator shall make such amounts available 
     without time limitations placed on the period of time that 
     the analyst can serve under the grant.''.

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported substitute be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be 
read a third time and passed; the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements 
related thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill, (H.R. 6098), as amended, was read the third time, and 
passed.

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