[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23367]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     PRICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACT

  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from 
the Speaker's table the 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, with a Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the 
Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendment, as follows:

       Senate amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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.''.

  Mr. ETHERIDGE (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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