[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 116-108
116th Congress

An Act


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure
nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks, 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 ``Securing American Nonprofit
Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 2009. <>  NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT
PROGRAM.

``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a
program to be known as the `Nonprofit Security Grant Program' (in this
section referred to as the `Program'). Under the Program, the Secretary,
acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible
nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), through the State
in which such organizations are located, for target hardening and other
security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
``(b) Eligible Recipients.--Eligible nonprofit organizations
described in this subsection (a) are organizations that are--
``(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such
Code; and
``(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack by the
Administrator.

``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section
may use such grant for any of the following uses:
``(1) Target hardening activities, including physical
security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening
systems.
``(2) Fees for security training relating to physical
security and cybersecurity, target hardening, terrorism
awareness, and employee awareness.
``(3) Any other appropriate activity, including
cybersecurity resilience activities, as determined by the
Administrator.

``(d) 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 less than 36 months.

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``(e) Report.--The Administrator shall annually for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2024 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing information on
the expenditure by each grant recipient of grant funds made under this
section.
``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
$75 million for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry
out this section.
``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)--
``(A) $50 million is authorized for eligible
recipients located in jurisdictions that receive funding
under section 2003; and
``(B) $25 million is authorized for eligible
recipients in jurisdictions not receiving funding under
section 2003.''.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking
``sections 2003 and 2004'' and inserting ``sections 2003, 2004, and
2009''.
(c) 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. Nonprofit security grant program.''.

Approved January 24, 2020.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2476 (S. 1539):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-92 (Comm. on Homeland Security).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-89 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs) accompanying S. 1539.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
June 10, considered and passed House.
Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.