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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2007 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kagen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Christopher Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Sires, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Sutton, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Hinojosa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007.
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Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Risk-Based Allocation of Homeland Security Grants Sec. 101. First responders homeland security funding. Title II—Ensuring Communications Interoperability for First Responders Sec. 201. Improve Communications for Emergency Response Grant Program. Title III—Strengthening use of a unified incident command during emergencies Sec. 301. National exercise program design. Sec. 302. National exercise program model exercises. Sec. 303. Responsibilities of Regional Administrators of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Title IV—Strengthening Aviation Security Sec. 401. Installation of in-line baggage screening equipment. Sec. 402. Aviation security capital fund. Sec. 403. Airport checkpoint screening explosive detection. Sec. 404. Strengthening explosive detection at airport screening checkpoints. Sec. 405. Extension of authorization of aviation security funding. Sec. 406. Inspection of cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft. Sec. 407. Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight. Sec. 408. Transportation Security Administration personnel management. Sec. 409. Strategic plan to test and implement advanced passenger prescreening system. Title V—Strengthening the Security of Cargo Containers Sec. 501. Requirements relating to entry of containers into the United States. Title VI—Strengthening Efforts to Prevent Terrorist Travel Subtitle A—Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center Improvements Sec. 601. Strengthening the capabilities of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center. Subtitle B—International Collaboration to Prevent Terrorist Travel Sec. 611. Report on international collaboration to increase border security, enhance global document security, and exchange terrorist information. Subtitle C—Biometric Border Entry and Exit System Sec. 621. Submittal of plan on biometric entry and exit verification system implementation. Title VII—Improving Intelligence and Information Sharing With Local Law Enforcement and First Responders Subtitle A—Fusion and Law Enforcement Education and Teaming (FLEET) Grant Program Sec. 701. Findings. Sec. 702. FLEET Grant program. Subtitle B—Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program Sec. 711. Findings. Sec. 712. Establishment of Border Intelligence Fusion Center Program. Subtitle C—Homeland Security Information Sharing Enhancement Sec. 721. Short title. Sec. 722. Homeland Security Advisory System. Sec. 723. Homeland security information sharing. Subtitle D—Homeland Security Information Sharing Partnerships Sec. 731. Short title. Sec. 732. State, Local, and Regional Information Fusion Center Initiative. Sec. 733. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program. Subtitle E—Homeland Security Intelligence Offices Reorganization Sec. 741. Departmental reorganization. Sec. 742. Intelligence components of Department of Homeland Security. Sec. 743. Office of Infrastructure Protection. Title VIII—Protecting Privacy and Civil Liberties While Effectively Fighting Terrorism Subtitle A—Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Boards Sec. 801. Short title. Sec. 802. Findings. Sec. 803. Making the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board independent. Sec. 804. Requiring all members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board be confirmed by the Senate. Sec. 805. Subpoena power for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Sec. 806. Reporting requirements. Subtitle B—Enhancement of Privacy Officer Authorities Sec. 811. Short title. Sec. 812. Authorities of the privacy officer of the Department of Homeland Security. Title IX—Improving Critical Infrastructure Security Sec. 901. Vulnerability assessment and report on critical infrastructure information. Sec. 902. National Asset Database and the National At-Risk Database. Title X—Transportation Security Planning and Information Sharing Sec. 1001. Strategic transportation security information sharing. Sec. 1002. Transportation security strategic planning. Title XI—Private Sector Preparedness Sec. 1101. Participation of private sector organizations in emergency preparedness and response activities. Title XII—Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Sec. 1201. Findings. Sec. 1202. Definitions. Subtitle A—Repeal and Modification of Limitations on Assistance for Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Sec. 1211. Repeal and modification of limitations on assistance for prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. Subtitle B—Proliferation Security Initiative Sec. 1221. Proliferation Security Initiative improvements and authorities. Sec. 1222. Authority to provide assistance to cooperative countries. Subtitle C—Assistance to Accelerate Programs to Prevent Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Sec. 1231. Findings; statement of policy. Sec. 1232. Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Sec. 1233. Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Energy programs to prevent weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. Subtitle D—Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Sec. 1241. Office of the United States Coordinator for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Sec. 1242. Request for corresponding Russian coordinator. Subtitle E—Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism Sec. 1251. Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism. Sec. 1252. Purposes. Sec. 1253. Composition. Sec. 1254. Responsibilities. Sec. 1255. Powers. Sec. 1256. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. Sec. 1257. Report. Sec. 1258. Termination. Title XIII—Nuclear Black Market Counter-Terrorism Act Sec. 1301. Short title. Sec. 1302. Definitions. Subtitle A—Sanctions for Transfers of Nuclear Enrichment, Reprocessing, and Weapons Technology, Equipment, and Materials Involving Foreign Persons and Terrorists Sec. 1311. Authority to impose sanctions on foreign persons. Sec. 1312. Presidential notification on activities of foreign persons. Subtitle B—Further Actions Against Corporations Associated With Sanctioned Foreign Persons Sec. 1321. Findings. Sec. 1322. Campaign by United States Government officials. Sec. 1323. Coordination. Sec. 1324. Report. Subtitle C—Rollback of Nuclear Proliferation Networks Sec. 1331. Nonproliferation as a condition of United States assistance. Sec. 1332. Report on identification of nuclear proliferation network host countries. Sec. 1333. Suspension of arms sales licenses and deliveries to nuclear proliferation host countries. Title XIV—9/11 Commission International Implementation Sec. 1401. Short title; table of contents. Subtitle A—Quality Educational Opportunities in Arab and Predominantly Muslim Countries. Sec. 1411. Findings; Policy. Sec. 1412. International Arab and Muslim Youth Opportunity Fund. Sec. 1413. Annual report to Congress. Sec. 1414. Extension of program to provide grants to American-sponsored schools in Arab and predominantly Muslim Countries to provide scholarships. Subtitle B—Democracy and Development in Arab and predominantly Muslim Countries Sec. 1421. Promoting democracy and development in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Sec. 1422. Middle East Foundation. Subtitle C—Restoring United States Moral Leadership Sec. 1431. Advancing United States interests through public diplomacy. Sec. 1432. Expansion of United States scholarship, exchange, and library programs in Arab and predominantly Muslim countries. Sec. 1433. United States policy toward detainees. Subtitle D—Strategy for the United States relationship with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia Sec. 1441. Afghanistan. Sec. 1442. Pakistan. Sec. 1443. Saudi Arabia.
<enum>I</enum><header>Risk-Based Allocation of Homeland Security Grants</header> <section id="HCD1A0DA8BFA24391829D584248300901" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>First responders homeland security funding</header> <subsection id="H58F22BD4FAAB420A9849D7206FD97BCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">Public Law 107–296</external-xref>; 6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEDE8A4CE366643AA83CA8D91D2017FC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1(b) in the table of contents by striking the items relating to the second title XVIII, as added by section 501(b)(3) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/347">Public Law 109–347</external-xref>, and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F3D77DDF45B4AA1B043B9A332479013" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="title">TITLE XIX—DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1901. Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1902. Mission of Office. </toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1904. Testing authority.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1905. Relationship to other Department entities and Federal agencies.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 1906. Contracting and grant making authorities.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDFB01676956641F2A2309870C4E19B59"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second title XVIII, as added by section 501(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/347">Public Law 109–347</external-xref>, as title XIX;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE985D1E9A1340319B7466AA29C0F87E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in title XIX (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="HD019A22C36F84012B9BAF5CC5933C53F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 1801 through 1806 as sections 1901 through 1906, respectively;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8742B8CD56FB4F5DAD85D714D6FD4079"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 1904(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/594">6 U.S.C. 594(a)</external-xref>), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>section 1802</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1902</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4EBD0AEC17814072B7F92B00C4025452"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 1906 (6 U.S.C. 596), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>section 1802(a)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section 1902(a)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEFE7EC6F6D744168FC1BDBDC9C2C425"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 1(b) in the table of contents by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F3DA1AA6DBB4DE5AD9CA3FE4685CE45" style="traditional"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="title">TITLE XX—FUNDING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2001. Definitions.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2002. Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2003. Covered grant eligibility and criteria.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2004. Risk-based evaluation and prioritization.</toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2005. Use of funds and accountability requirements.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idB68ED21727364171B26C3F5AEBAD816B" indent="up1"><enum></enum><text>and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFD6A15FA96004A138065C2804D004066"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2344407E8FF4C3AB731FC737968167F" style="OLC"> <title id="H09EC4FAB545A4236972ECE7E9BD73251"><enum>XX</enum><header>Funding for First Responders</header> <section id="H9E30B0D07ED14252ACAAD0109FCDA00"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="HC4B9B188A6C7463B86BFCC56CA4ECAB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered grant</header><text>The term <quote>covered grant</quote> means any grant to which this title applies under section 2002.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H62C9CED0A22D43FEAC9ECB67F061AD9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Directly eligible tribe</header><text>The term <quote>directly eligible tribe</quote> means any Indian tribe or consortium of Indian tribes that—</text> <subparagraph id="H97773EF8FEE244A7AAA371A78C267E2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meets the criteria for inclusion in the qualified applicant pool for Self-Governance that are set forth in section 402(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/458bb">25 U.S.C. 458bb(c)</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92F7C81DA2474FC09B043DB8A0BAD63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>employs at least 10 full-time personnel in a law enforcement or emergency response agency with the capacity to respond to calls for law enforcement or emergency services; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC35CFE32E0C477B807E355518EAE17C"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42A358C3AEF7465AAF84DC13DCC91E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located on, or within 5 miles of, an international border or waterway;</text> </clause><clause id="HC3A7E3A37E5E4B21BA287F8C50FBF99" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is located within 5 miles of a facility designated as high-risk critical infrastructure by the Secretary;</text> </clause><clause id="HAB89D95894A94816A71339BAE2723583" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is located within or contiguous to one of the 50 largest metropolitan statistical areas in the United States; or</text> </clause><clause id="HF5544F2CC33D4F13A36FBCF42FE5C33" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has more than 1,000 square miles of Indian country, as that term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1151">section 1151</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BC8D4FA7143428BB95C85E81985B054"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Elevations in the threat alert level</header><text>The term <quote>elevations in the threat alert level</quote> means any designation (including those that are less than national in scope) that raises the homeland security threat level to either the highest or second highest threat level under the Homeland Security Advisory System referred to in section 201(d)(7).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H004FEC4451E44306854EFDB9FC5B58C8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>First responder</header><text>The term <quote>first responder</quote> shall have the same meaning as the term <quote>emergency response provider</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEBC74DA6E9954CDA98E3B99ECBE5500"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.</text> </paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3B8A82C0F0D480300D763ED90371490"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Region</header><text>The term <quote>region</quote> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB68B2C700854738B530A17508F1667B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any geographic area consisting of all or parts of 2 or more contiguous States that have a combined population of at least 1,650,000 or have an area of not less than 20,000 square miles, and that, for purposes of an application for a covered grant, is represented by 1 or more governments or governmental agencies within such geographic area, and that is established by law or by agreement of 2 or more such governments or governmental agencies in a mutual aid agreement; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30116670C9F3452695A9279612727CB1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other combination of contiguous local government units (including such a combination established by law or agreement of two or more governments or governmental agencies in a mutual aid agreement) that is formally certified by the Secretary as a region for purposes of this Act with the consent of—</text> <clause id="HBC4DDECF65124EFB8996944FBB61E5B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State or States in which they are located, including a multi-State entity established by a compact between two or more States; and</text> </clause><clause id="H77CE19CD845E44F89484E2D114679CE7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the incorporated municipalities, counties, and parishes that they encompass.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6199FA03C6024A7096E47D2C249BAB83"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Terrorism preparedness</header><text>The term <quote>terrorism preparedness</quote> means any activity designed to improve the ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, or recover from threatened or actual terrorist attacks.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9464D28736CD4F6C805750E46B446B21"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Capabilities</header><text>The term <quote>capabilities</quote> shall have the same meaning that term has under title VIII.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H6F17D1F5B36A4A30AD497B5DBDB8EA5"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Faster and smarter funding for first responders</header> <subsection id="H9E03672A852942E9BB9106AA78814BB1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Covered Grants</header><text>This title applies to grants provided by the Department to States, urban areas, regions, or directly eligible tribes for the primary purpose of improving the ability of first responders to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, or recover from threatened or actual terrorist attacks, especially those involving weapons of mass destruction, administered under the following:</text> <paragraph id="HF77AC0C91ECA49358DB79DE31D003F87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State homeland security grant program</header><text>The State Homeland Security Grant Program of the Department, or any successor to such grant program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE8B9D8F102D1407488D5DDD3A4ED8700"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Urban area security initiative</header><text>The Urban Area Security Initiative of the Department, or any successor to such grant program.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H548095488D3E40E8B7686216762210AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Law enforcement terrorism prevention program</header><text>The Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program of the Department, or any successor to such grant program.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D4FC52A8F5B4605B02506D014210315"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Excluded Programs</header><text>This title does not apply to or otherwise affect the following Federal grant programs or any grant under such a program:</text> <paragraph id="H5B2E0DA2048B4CAA911000575C00BE71"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nondepartment programs</header><text>Any Federal grant program that is not administered by the Department.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8F64F47DD5BF4ACF87C4DB9326E807AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fire grant programs</header><text>The fire grant programs authorized by sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2229">15 U.S.C. 2229</external-xref>, 2229a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFF6565489A814BAF9384208E1D25E9C3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Emergency management planning and assistance account grants</header><text>The Emergency Management Performance Grant program and the Urban Search and Rescue Grants program authorized by title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5195">42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.</external-xref>); the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (113 Stat. 1047 et seq.); and the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7701">42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H013BFAADC67B4A2FAB4D09ACEFACE684"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Covered grant eligibility and criteria</header> <subsection id="H9D5B9DEB2D58404DA03170F9D5323293"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="H33CB1443911641DFA3E4DB45CC837706"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State, region, or directly eligible tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any State, region, or directly eligible tribe shall be eligible to apply for a covered grant under the programs referred to in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1802(a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0B6415C07A2E4BFBAD73B9D496B57A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>High-threat urban areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any urban area that is determined by the Secretary to be a high-threat urban areas shall be eligible to apply for a covered grant referred to in paragraph (2) of section 1802(a).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F0AD9F7C5034446A5DE66C366E7D9A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall award covered grants to assist States and local governments in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing the capabilities for terrorism preparedness established by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H89FF094C8C92457A8C5B2838D1F4DEA8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of State Preparedness Report</header> <paragraph id="H1C269C9FFF314A08894E00DFB45B0016"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission required</header><text>The Secretary shall require that any State applying to the Secretary for a covered grant must submit State Preparedness Report specified in section 652(c) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law 109–295</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H86112AE03DCD4C4DA2ECC7225867DE02"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The State report submitted under paragraph (1) shall be developed in consultation with and subject to appropriate comment by local governments and first responders within the State.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H560D688AF5874F0F97798774656E7EFF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consistency With State Plans</header> <paragraph id="HFED114CC25C14DD0805D264639212B5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that each covered grant is used to supplement and support, in a consistent and coordinated manner, the applicable State homeland security report or plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H303A4168F40344179CF396653E71946F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval of plan by secretary</header><text>The Secretary may not award any covered grant to a State unless the Secretary has approved the applicable State homeland security plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H03F0F413EEBB428F00FEDB25FCE700BB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>A State may revise the applicable State homeland security plan approved by the Secretary under this subsection, subject to approval of the revision by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE054619B9DA4D63B625C0CF09CB2A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application for Grant</header> <paragraph id="HBCBD1B5A37254D49A5497B9755E5547C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any State, urban area, region, or directly eligible tribe may apply for a covered grant by submitting to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as is required under this subsection, or as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H387A0DBF358E46EAB28C4241E14F00B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deadlines for applications and awards</header><text>All applications for covered grants must be submitted at such time as the Secretary may reasonably require for the fiscal year for which they are submitted. The Secretary shall award covered grants pursuant to all approved applications for such fiscal year as soon as practicable, but not later than March 1 of such year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H64DCCC85F7994A3FBE1E515900BB37B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>All funds awarded by the Secretary under covered grants in a fiscal year shall be available for obligation through the end of the subsequent fiscal year.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCC42A84EDE87435BAAA591E925008403"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minimum contents of application</header><text>The Secretary shall require that each applicant include in its application, at a minimum—</text> <subparagraph id="H2E0965D0ADBB4CD4A1C17BCFC24CE4A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the purpose for which the applicant seeks covered grant funds and the reasons why the applicant needs the covered grant to meet the capabilities for terrorism preparedness within the State, urban area, region, or directly eligible tribe to which the application pertains;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H545640C79FF941DDA31B688161F92EFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how, by reference to the applicable State homeland security plan or plans under subsection (c), the allocation of grant funding proposed in the application, including, where applicable, the amount not passed through under section 2005(g)(1), would assist in fulfilling the capabilities for terrorism preparedness specified in such plan or plans;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC628F30C71C43A80060E62C4973C572"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a statement of whether a mutual aid agreement applies to the use of all or any portion of the covered grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D6D61846C9F48A580D8599EE76D8971"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the applicant is a State, a description of how the State plans to allocate the covered grant funds to local governments and Indian tribes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21AC20AFDA7A46FCBA251E5368D5F821"><enum>(E)</enum><text>if the applicant is a region—</text> <clause id="HBFDBD55B461C4F058DA0A66BEB13C84E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a precise geographical description of the region and a specification of all participating and nonparticipating local governments within the geographical area comprising that region;</text> </clause><clause id="HA75F9B97368E4654839ED9D96F4B0182"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a specification of what governmental entity within the region will administer the expenditure of funds under the covered grant; and</text> </clause><clause id="H79A3043DE3D44327B68200583FB12F9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a designation of a specific individual to serve as regional liaison;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD83FFADCF81C4AC29BB91EBD41C8AF82"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a capital budget showing how the applicant intends to allocate and expend the covered grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA95A5E2F4E2C47BDB242DA67408B6FE1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>if the applicant is a directly eligible tribe, a designation of a specific individual to serve as the tribal liaison; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DBC3C8C421D493F859DCC632E01D754"><enum>(H)</enum><text>a statement of how the applicant intends to meet the matching requirement, if any, that applies under section 2005(g)(2).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC07FD9D45D345FCA1E24391949FDCCF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regional applications</header> <subparagraph id="HB966B781FD42426C8FCDDF857E00BC82"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Relationship to state applications</header><text>A regional application—</text> <clause id="H1DE95D93237E473DA2E709686D2215B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be coordinated with an application submitted by the State or States of which such region is a part;</text> </clause><clause id="H23F088DEDEB545688F5C711672154034"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall supplement and avoid duplication with such State application; and</text> </clause><clause id="H58EB6351D5B748809E3184C0908AC59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>shall address the unique regional aspects of such region’s terrorism preparedness needs beyond those provided for in the application of such State or States.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE66382B86FD4368B37B5C2990D368AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State review and submission</header><text>To ensure the consistency required under subsection (d) and the coordination required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, an applicant that is a region must submit its application to each State of which any part is included in the region for review and concurrence prior to the submission of such application to the Secretary. The regional application shall be transmitted to the Secretary through each such State within 30 days of its receipt, unless the Governor of such a State notifies the Secretary, in writing, that such regional application is inconsistent with the State’s homeland security plan and provides an explanation of the reasons therefor.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC08E296047324B1CAD66731B420365AC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Distribution of regional awards</header><text>If the Secretary approves a regional application, then the Secretary shall distribute a regional award to the State or States submitting the applicable regional application under subparagraph (B), and each such State shall, not later than the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date after receiving a regional award, pass through to the region all covered grant funds or resources purchased with such funds, except those funds necessary for the State to carry out its responsibilities with respect to such regional application: Provided, That in no such case shall the State or States pass through to the region less than 80 percent of the regional award.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51DC58887A1F47F8A8A14D1D3BD5733B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Certifications regarding distribution of grant funds to regions</header><text>Any State that receives a regional award under subparagraph (C) shall certify to the Secretary, by not later than 30 days after the expiration of the period described in subparagraph (C) with respect to the grant, that the State has made available to the region the required funds and resources in accordance with subparagraph (C).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2984D17F04084B8997F3E046316687B2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Direct payments to regions</header><text>If any State fails to pass through a regional award to a region as required by subparagraph (C) within 45 days after receiving such award and does not request or receive an extension of such period under section 2006(h)(2), the region may petition the Secretary to receive directly the portion of the regional award that is required to be passed through to such region under subparagraph (C).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H164F6A5562EA41A8B43D1E8BC100642F"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Regional liaisons</header><text>A regional liaison designated under paragraph (4)(E)(iii) shall—</text> <clause id="H76FFE914CA9B4DAAA120F4A4F3CA8765"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate with Federal, State, local, regional, and private officials within the region concerning terrorism preparedness;</text> </clause><clause id="H58D8521DEC1A48E282BAEA51FAA5F0F5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop a process for receiving input from Federal, State, local, regional, and private sector officials within the region to assist in the development of the regional application and to improve the region’s access to covered grants; and</text> </clause><clause id="HEBF73B8109A747FDB8074E016F0867AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administer, in consultation with State, local, regional, and private officials within the region, covered grants awarded to the region.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFA3418BB6F7C4557A92F2989B799739C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tribal applications</header> <subparagraph id="H2241B484F3C44E1C8B6B497DB9B3C78D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission to the state or states</header><text>To ensure the consistency required under subsection (d), an applicant that is a directly eligible tribe must submit its application to each State within the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located for direct submission to the Department along with the application of such State or States.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEBB849BEB5447D0B954303BDA686198"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Opportunity for state comment</header><text>Before awarding any covered grant to a directly eligible tribe, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity to each State within the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located to comment to the Secretary on the consistency of the tribe’s application with the State’s homeland security plan. Any such comments shall be submitted to the Secretary concurrently with the submission of the State and tribal applications.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3D13949BEE84556BEE2987CF9F9B592"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Final authority</header><text>The Secretary shall have final authority to determine the consistency of any application of a directly eligible tribe with the applicable State homeland security plan or plans, and to approve any application of such tribe. The Secretary shall notify each State within the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located of the approval of an application by such tribe.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A253C35D9204EC0A5D83C9B07D76366"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Tribal liaison</header><text>A tribal liaison designated under paragraph (4)(G) shall—</text> <clause id="H65D71432482F466FAA5B6C4D22F228AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate with Federal, State, local, regional, and private officials concerning terrorism preparedness;</text> </clause><clause id="H62FB00F427C541B2BCE36CBCE02E6122"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop a process for receiving input from Federal, State, local, regional, and private sector officials to assist in the development of the application of such tribe and to improve the tribe’s access to covered grants; and</text> </clause><clause id="H6DA3710EF84040F083680000CC3FDA99"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administer, in consultation with State, local, regional, and private officials, covered grants awarded to such tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFDEE983D7B714399BE1B00F2E777ACB9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation on the number of direct grants</header><text>The Secretary may make covered grants directly to not more than 20 directly eligible tribes per fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEACC060765C6436F8DE8A337EAB6C709"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Tribes not receiving direct grants</header><text>An Indian tribe that does not receive a grant directly under this section is eligible to receive funds under a covered grant from the State or States within the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located, consistent with the homeland security plan of the State as described in subsection (c). If a State fails to comply with section 2006(g)(1), the tribe may request payment under section 2006(h)(3) in the same manner as a local government.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H276C363487014BB6BDB3B5C4C14E417E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Equipment standards</header><text>If an applicant for a covered grant proposes to upgrade or purchase, with assistance provided under the grant, new equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards established by the Secretary, the applicant shall include in the application an explanation of why such equipment or systems will serve the needs of the applicant better than equipment or systems that meet or exceed such standards.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7E57A16BC84D463AA0209CF6ED52559F"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Risk-based evaluation and prioritization</header> <subsection id="H476F09A8FC3F4C0EA9E9AB46CFD2AD7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prioritization of Grant Applications</header> <paragraph id="H53EF2B622DAE421A859116B950D210C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Factors to be considered</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate and annually prioritize all pending applications for covered grants based upon the degree to which they would, by achieving, maintaining, or enhancing the capabilities of the applicants on a nationwide basis, lessen the threat to, vulnerability of, and consequences for persons (including transient commuting and tourist populations) and critical infrastructure. Such evaluation and prioritization shall be based upon the most current risk assessment available by the Office of Intelligence Analysis and the Office of Infrastructure Protection of the threats of terrorism against the United States. In establishing criteria for evaluating and prioritizing applications for covered grants, the Secretary shall coordinate with the National Advisory Council established under section 508, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Fire Administrator, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department, the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and other Department officials as determined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H43D076FD13904BCBBE1876D73CC819AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Critical infrastructure sectors</header><text>The Secretary specifically shall consider threats of terrorism against the following critical infrastructure sectors in all areas of the United States, urban and rural:</text> <subparagraph id="H0C4DF8F4830F499C96A86F9B7D68F388"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Agriculture and food.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H201F7A27C7C54051A7062E31ADE279FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Banking and finance.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H79A2C963F91D4964BCA107E072657234"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Chemical industries.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H72321456FC78405EAD705F8DE9801D2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The defense industrial base.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C7C90906DDD444CB43F66E3B2FC32E8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Emergency services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H159819B50D4B4438A72E3610ADD33FA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Energy.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1BA3E87544C54CC59973B2E8D444B4F9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Government facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C68F175DC914D0AA535DEB5143ADA3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Postal and shipping.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DDCB24E98CA40348FD7F1BC3D673DD5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Public health and health care.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD3F50C81C344F409660BA6CC3F9061D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Information technology.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DB608D2F2184BB888E905C7A0FC274C"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Telecommunications.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H842DEB6B796B404B84D3CCEE24620056"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Transportation systems.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F4B532870634882A5CE03CCEE2D16DE"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Water.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08E78CD8551C4D08865E1833CFA72F3E"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Dams.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA5F48166539411593003B6247E968D7"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Commercial facilities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8ED8280592FF4597AA245D10643F1C96"><enum>(P)</enum><text>National monuments and icons.</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The order in which the critical infrastructure sectors are listed in this paragraph shall not be construed as an order of priority for consideration of the importance of such sectors.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5CD54BEA421744A591FE00936B00531C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Types of threat</header><text>The Secretary specifically shall consider the following types of threat to the critical infrastructure sectors described in paragraph (2), and to populations in all areas of the United States, urban and rural:</text> <subparagraph id="H0354B81B1E7944B6AF1E8E1FEB07D1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Biological threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B6524E6F9044963AD53F96969CB1EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nuclear threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H331C84A7113D4E7F84E80861CD992C57"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Radiological threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F2966A6D35454D8F01D9E7EA0233D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Incendiary threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H520343B79083484C85B79FA27B50FE00"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Chemical threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1036CC61DCEA412BB469FFAFA21CD1FD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Explosives.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A8DB1F42B7C4991B3F0E57185495B67"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Suicide bombers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8AB6425404746CDBC29C04D6B31E6C3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Cyber threats.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57CD93C5476942D7AC43AD5F008CD4E1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Any other threats based on proximity to specific past acts of terrorism or the known activity of any terrorist group.</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The order in which the types of threat are listed in this paragraph shall not be construed as an order of priority for consideration of the importance of such threats.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC413B82C6E7A41F2A5271FCAD27F263"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consideration of additional factors</header><text>The Secretary shall take into account any other specific threat to a population (including a transient commuting or tourist population) or critical infrastructure sector that the Board has determined to exist. In evaluating the threat to a population or critical infrastructure sector, the Secretary shall give greater weight to threats of terrorism based upon their specificity and credibility, including any pattern of repetition.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7FF05209A81049B3B3C9AB3302585F77"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Minimum amounts</header><text>After evaluating and prioritizing grant applications under paragraph (1), the Department shall ensure that, for each fiscal year—</text> <subparagraph id="H841DC374F4B74757BAD88F3936F314BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each of the States, other than the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, that has an approved State homeland security plan receives no less than 0.25 percent of the funds available for covered grants for that fiscal year for purposes of implementing its homeland security plan;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0425DD85DC04EF9BEABF4885D0076DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>each of the States, other than the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, that has an approved State homeland security plan and that meets one or both of the additional high-risk qualifying criteria under paragraph (6) receives no less than 0.45 percent of the funds available for covered grants for that fiscal year for purposes of implementing its homeland security plan;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78A5B9EBD91B4A5CAF1C415C36A2EE1B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands each receives no less than 0.08 percent of the funds available for covered grants for that fiscal year for purposes of implementing its approved State plan; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H329634BA829A42B7BFF3E7F1720027CB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>directly eligible tribes collectively receive no less than 0.08 percent of the funds available for covered grants for such fiscal year for purposes of addressing the needs identified in the applications of such tribes, consistent with the homeland security plan of each State within the boundaries of which any part of any such tribe is located, except that this clause shall not apply with respect to funds available for a fiscal year if the Secretary receives less than 5 applications for such fiscal year from such tribes or does not approve at least one such application.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE9172A267784B9480E2B243BA7ADC5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Additional high-risk qualifying criteria</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (5)(B), additional high-risk qualifying criteria consist of—</text> <subparagraph id="H28DB40618923449484B0580279A54EF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>having a significant international land border; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFC4F28D388F494C88159553953C4348"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adjoining a body of water within North America through which an international boundary line extends.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD752BC08DEE64F6793DB82FA001C81FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of Regional Awards on State Minimum</header><text>Any regional award, or portion thereof, provided to a State under section 2003(e)(5)(C) shall not be considered in calculating the minimum State award under subsection (a)(5) of this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H44EFD2CDA6A04FE0AE7142DB004E4334"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relationship to other programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall be carried out in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Nothing in this section affects the scope of authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including such authority under the Public Health Service Act.</text> </subsection></section><section id="HE2A2CE217EBB46F7B8193B6CC851F824"><enum>2005.</enum><header>Use of funds and accountability requirements</header> <subsection id="H248EF4B924664A29936244143992E7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>A covered grant may be used for—</text> <paragraph id="H9D5CE6C6F88340F68E35EA235A3794E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>purchasing or upgrading equipment, including computer hardware and software, to enhance terrorism preparedness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF6C516007CB24401B2DA6C231649DA5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exercises to strengthen terrorism preparedness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2D80A9AC38CC40C400D79795E4D42E46"><enum>(3)</enum><text>training for prevention (including detection) of, preparedness for, response to, or recovery from attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, including training in the use of equipment and computer software;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD97EE0AF380440692E5BA74B4081035"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing or updating State homeland security plans, risk assessments, mutual aid agreements, and emergency management plans to enhance terrorism preparedness;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFEE6474324E045E19702DADEA4DFBCD2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establishing or enhancing mechanisms for sharing terrorism threat information;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H884686128A244B13A5D796A4485FC416"><enum>(6)</enum><text>systems architecture and engineering, program planning and management, strategy formulation and strategic planning, life-cycle systems design, product and technology evaluation, and prototype development for terrorism preparedness purposes;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D16EE17DBAA4745002907E16FFC75FD"><enum>(7)</enum><text>additional personnel costs resulting from—</text> <subparagraph id="H29369847CB88415786EE15105CCA4978"><enum>(A)</enum><text>elevations in the threat alert level of the Homeland Security Advisory System by the Secretary, or a similar elevation in threat alert level issued by a State, region, or local government with the approval of the Secretary;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF540ADE6D6E4AF200289C2C3EEB6E25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel to and participation in exercises and training in the use of equipment and on prevention activities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD43664EC70CE4521A545AC25FCDC042B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the temporary replacement of personnel during any period of travel to and participation in exercises and training in the use of equipment and on prevention activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18EBD939267F49D8003DB44B48512870"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the hiring of staff to serve as intelligence analysts to strengthen information and intelligence sharing capabilities;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H11F1C8BE51B6426FA09E80D47DBD7240"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the costs of equipment (including software) required to receive, transmit, handle, and store classified information;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF61ADB192A68494F83C95DE778B710C1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>protecting critical infrastructure against potential attack by the addition of barriers, fences, gates, and other such devices that are constructed consistent with the requirements of section 6(j)(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5196">42 U.S.C. 5196(j)(9)</external-xref>, except that the cost of such measures may not exceed the greater of—</text> <subparagraph id="HE409236CC717416F98006871309B10E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,000,000 per project; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE44EA81EC2E6454386397DDC0958C1F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such greater amount as may be approved by the Secretary, which may not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of the covered grant;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3C6DF981555E42B09CE22D8CBE66BFD8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the costs of commercially available interoperable communications equipment (that, where applicable, is based on national, voluntary consensus standards) that the Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Emergency Communications, deems best suited to facilitate interoperability, coordination, and integration between and among emergency communications systems, and that complies with prevailing grant guidance of the Department for interoperable communications;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1D8999E94EFD45818DCA996EA446A2AE"><enum>(11)</enum><text>educational curricula development for first responders to ensure that they are prepared for terrorist attacks;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD658A7BD297F4BDB8E47EBE40888C1B1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>training and exercises to assist public elementary and secondary schools in developing and implementing programs to instruct students regarding age-appropriate skills to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, or recover from an act of terrorism;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H75BC0494927146319F9D7DE1867BC574"><enum>(13)</enum><text>paying of administrative expenses directly related to administration of the grant, except that such expenses may not exceed 3 percent of the amount of the grant;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9668C1EE340746070005ED78C34375A9"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Public safety answering points;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4DA66C68D12E46129200E0EDDEF8DF64"><enum>(15)</enum><text>paying for the conduct of any activity permitted under the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, or any such successor to such program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD1F4EB77EF614CACB35584029F2FDE79"><enum>(16)</enum><text>other appropriate activities as determined by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA16F0CDA246A471EB67F7FF6CCF183B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited Uses</header><text>Funds provided as a covered grant may not be used—</text> <paragraph id="HF1CC70DE275841AC8D635C99349138FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to supplant State or local funds;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA1B0831DB9B34ED29F60749472C2008B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to construct buildings or other physical facilities;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA7E0C37820414FC6BCD1B3F0039552E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to acquire land; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H592A1020CCC04B0BB4756CE2F58B00FA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for any State or local government cost-sharing contribution.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA821D40939E4C559CA9CB336E67B1D1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Intelligence analysts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual hired to serve as an intelligence analyst under subsection (a)(7)(D) must meet at least one of the following criteria:</text> <paragraph id="H521737306B90444B87600024218897A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The individual has successfully completed training that meets the standards of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts to ensure baseline proficiency in intelligence analysis and production.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1553F0D8D8A1487EA8D8D3997FDC935B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The individual has previously served in a Federal intelligence agency as an intelligence analyst for at least two years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF9BD40E08A754C58A7D92BE121C4AA21"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Multiple-Purpose Funds</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude State and local governments from using covered grant funds in a manner that also enhances first responder preparedness for emergencies and disasters unrelated to acts of terrorism, if such use assists such governments in achieving capabilities for terrorism preparedness established by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HDC947DE4ACDC46378203620000B6A7BD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reimbursement of Costs</header> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8ECC20639C54CDFBCD2ADF24D6F007D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Paid-on-call or volunteer reimbursement</header><text>In addition to the activities described in subsection (a), a covered grant may be used to provide a reasonable stipend to paid-on-call or volunteer first responders who are not otherwise compensated for travel to or participation in training covered by this section. Any such reimbursement shall not be considered compensation for purposes of rendering such a first responder an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/201">29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2937A321156744EF9C927E98EE00C36"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Performance of Federal duty</header><text>An applicant for a covered grant may petition the Secretary for the reimbursement of the cost of any activity relating to prevention (including detection) of, preparedness for, response to, or recovery from acts of terrorism that is a Federal duty and usually performed by a Federal agency, and that is being performed by a State or local government (or both) under agreement with a Federal agency.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6DC76AE5E4714E71B5F73F846B372B2E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Assistance Requirement</header><text>The Secretary may not require that equipment paid for, wholly or in part, with funds provided as a covered grant be made available for responding to emergencies in surrounding States, regions, and localities, unless the Secretary undertakes to pay the costs directly attributable to transporting and operating such equipment during such response.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H763CAFF2E70E4C899FC5BA698EC9D991"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Flexibility in Unspent Homeland Security Grant Funds</header><text>Upon request by the recipient of a covered grant, the Secretary may authorize the grantee to transfer all or part of funds provided as the covered grant from uses specified in the grant agreement to other uses authorized under this section, if the Secretary determines that such transfer is in the interests of homeland security.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB85EA5CD9E8A49908C1828CE5C916040"><enum>(h)</enum><header>State, Regional, and Tribal Responsibilities</header> <paragraph id="H13703AED236845DD8D90F12C2865BB2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pass-through</header><text>The Secretary shall require a recipient of a covered grant that is a State to obligate or otherwise make available to local governments, first responders, and other local groups, to the extent required under the State homeland security plan or plans specified in the application for the grant, not less than 80 percent of the grant funds, resources purchased with the grant funds having a value equal to at least 80 percent of the amount of the grant, or a combination thereof, by not later than the end of the 45-day period beginning on the date the grant recipient receives the grant funds.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H45A0C7907AC74FE28C90804506831B3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subparagraph id="HC000B718D3F8404DA4D8763F4C5E900"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out with a covered grant to a State, region, or directly eligible tribe awarded after the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section shall not exceed 75 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H892F11CD07C744E78B3C6B8886E243FF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interim rule</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of an activity carried out with a covered grant awarded before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section shall be 100 percent.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3703C41B45F84D6F96A61505129C3052"><enum>(C)</enum><header>In-kind matching</header><text>Each recipient of a covered grant may meet the matching requirement under subparagraph (A) by making in-kind contributions of goods or services that are directly linked with the purpose for which the grant is made, including, but not limited to, any necessary personnel overtime, contractor services, administrative costs, equipment fuel and maintenance, and rental space.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73ABCD8282B343098DF25EA4B7974E6B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certifications regarding distribution of grant funds to local governments</header><text>Any State that receives a covered grant shall certify to the Secretary, by not later than 30 days after the expiration of the period described in paragraph (1) with respect to the grant, that the State has made available for expenditure by local governments, first responders, and other local groups the required amount of grant funds pursuant to paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3E561AE2651F419A9E034983D2805C58"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Quarterly report on homeland security spending</header><text>The Federal share described in paragraph (2)(A) may be increased by up to 2 percent for any State, region, or directly eligible tribe that, not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, submits to the Secretary a report on that fiscal quarter. Each such report must include, for each recipient of a covered grant or a pass-through under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F9CAD2BC22F442F8C059552F2316BBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount obligated to that recipient in that quarter;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3072D9462FAE417D93D4DAC06C402B00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount expended by that recipient in that quarter; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0530A58EC834299B6E8A2498B9D46B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary description of the items purchased by such recipient with such amount.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H12356C02F60747339BE2FFD566C8529D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual report on homeland security spending</header><text>Each recipient of a covered grant shall submit an annual report to the Secretary not later than 60 days after the end of each Federal fiscal year. Each recipient of a covered grant that is a region must simultaneously submit its report to each State of which any part is included in the region. Each recipient of a covered grant that is a directly eligible tribe must simultaneously submit its report to each State within the boundaries of which any part of such tribe is located. Each report must include the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HE94B9A16D86B4717B7361C1BACF33B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The amount, ultimate recipients, and dates of receipt of all funds received under the grant during the previous fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H187F51867651478C8988B344A8C7FC74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount and the dates of disbursements of all such funds expended in compliance with paragraph (1) or pursuant to mutual aid agreements or other sharing arrangements that apply within the State, region, or directly eligible tribe, as applicable, during the previous fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36763A5E5BE14578BCEA3DF3438634EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>How the funds were utilized by each ultimate recipient or beneficiary during the preceding fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H229D154CAF4341539EDAB9A9592B01F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The extent to which capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan or plans were achieved, maintained, or enhanced as the result of the expenditure of grant funds during the preceding fiscal year.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE34827A059A940DCAE7B27335CBFEA18"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The extent to which capabilities identified in the applicable State homeland security plan or plans remain unmet.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC03783466CAB4ED4A4C4CADC1429F777"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Inclusion of restricted annexes</header><text>A recipient of a covered grant may submit to the Secretary an annex to the annual report under paragraph (5) that is subject to appropriate handling restrictions, if the recipient believes that discussion in the report of unmet needs would reveal sensitive but unclassified information.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C31359F66744FF58FE6B48CBD7677B0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Incentives to Efficient Administration of Homeland Security Grants</header> <paragraph id="HC300E6BCA6BD4D8D886F7C9895D04710"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Penalties for delay in passing through local share</header><text>If a recipient of a covered grant that is a State fails to pass through to local governments, first responders, and other local groups funds or resources required by subsection (g)(1) within 45 days after receiving funds under the grant, the Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="H81636706FAFD46CCBFDC8300DF92E802"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reduce grant payments to the grant recipient from the portion of grant funds that is not required to be passed through under subsection (g)(1);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0999AE6F7FCE4472A5D3AF7026F05844"><enum>(B)</enum><text>terminate payment of funds under the grant to the recipient, and transfer the appropriate portion of those funds directly to local first responders that were intended to receive funding under that grant; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE3B63530B6C49BDBBAC04000028C220"><enum>(C)</enum><text>impose additional restrictions or burdens on the recipient’s use of funds under the grant, which may include—</text> <clause id="H35D9EFD5DAFB464385E8B9E2102DBA4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prohibiting use of such funds to pay the grant recipient’s grant-related overtime or other expenses;</text> </clause><clause id="HCB21A82941DC41198E57AF3E01FFEC5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>requiring the grant recipient to distribute to local government beneficiaries all or a portion of grant funds that are not required to be passed through under subsection (g)(1); or</text> </clause><clause id="H4BA3C3CEA79744DF00645952D96B8D22"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for each day that the grant recipient fails to pass through funds or resources in accordance with subsection (g)(1), reducing grant payments to the grant recipient from the portion of grant funds that is not required to be passed through under subsection (g)(1), except that the total amount of such reduction may not exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the grant.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD6FBF2EA52D9490280A58F609BC59000"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of period</header><text>The Governor of a State may request in writing that the Secretary extend the 45-day period under section 2003(e)(5)(E) or paragraph (1) for an additional 15-day period. The Secretary may approve such a request, and may extend such period for additional 15-day periods, if the Secretary determines that the resulting delay in providing grant funding to the local government entities that will receive funding under the grant will not have a significant detrimental impact on such entities’ terrorism preparedness efforts.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC0913407F56B434FB79079CFCAB7A125"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Provision of non-local share to local government</header> <subparagraph id="H4A12C1F09EEF46EE005473CC164CC630"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may upon request by a local government pay to the local government a portion of the amount of a covered grant awarded to a State in which the local government is located, if—</text> <clause id="H916CF234083A4ADD82E39DEF2D5CFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the local government will use the amount paid to expedite planned enhancements to its terrorism preparedness as described in any applicable State homeland security plan or plans;</text> </clause><clause id="HC8857A2E7965403AABE7A9C07FCAB997"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State has failed to pass through funds or resources in accordance with subsection (g)(1); and</text> </clause><clause id="H21027E516B0040508EF02F688C6E4300"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the local government complies with subparagraphs (B) and (C).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8F9C0B94D504782AD7C660627C76BB3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Showing required</header><text>To receive a payment under this paragraph, a local government must demonstrate that—</text> <clause id="HA93112EDB3BC42D79C7CB87F1E500071"><enum>(i)</enum><text>it is identified explicitly as an ultimate recipient or intended beneficiary in the approved grant application;</text> </clause><clause id="H5558036D93284A56BD3EA9E09FD2EEED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>it was intended by the grantee to receive a severable portion of the overall grant for a specific purpose that is identified in the grant application;</text> </clause><clause id="H6FC1B7198E9747019DD1DAB540BCA170"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>it petitioned the grantee for the funds or resources after expiration of the period within which the funds or resources were required to be passed through under subsection (g)(1); and</text> </clause><clause id="H0A196D6812174C8BA9E46F5DB33A496"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>it did not receive the portion of the overall grant that was earmarked or designated for its use or benefit.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1011D0EA26FF4E48B94595FA634B71C9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of payment</header><text>Payment of grant funds to a local government under this paragraph—</text> <clause id="H9F1A000B43D24C33B8197D00E58DB9BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall not affect any payment to another local government under this paragraph; and</text> </clause><clause id="H96C5FDCCB58E4CECA7FE66544305D750"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not prejudice consideration of a request for payment under this paragraph that is submitted by another local government.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC52124F8F6AE40A499AAFC00CA8FF38"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deadline for action by secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each request for payment under this paragraph by not later than 15 days after the date the request is received by the Department.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H63A8F93C58EB41D18F6FF4FFE1D6538B"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress by January 31 of each year covering the preceding fiscal year—</text> <paragraph id="HC7DDC5BF548A4EB4913999BB3CFAFFFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describing in detail the amount of Federal funds provided as covered grants that were directed to each State, region, and directly eligible tribe in the preceding fiscal year;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H049A32151DE14847BE378E576013F9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>containing information on the use of such grant funds by grantees; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4E8EBD3E4883453DBFDDA048C659DCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describing—</text> <subparagraph id="HA6EB84EDCFB3420091688EC07C1475D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Nation’s progress in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing the capabilities established by the Secretary as a result of the expenditure of covered grant funds during the preceding fiscal year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61ED0D25267B45B7B0096D6D158618D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an estimate of the amount of expenditures required to attain across the United States the essential capabilities established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>. <enum>II</enum><header>Ensuring Communications Interoperability for First Responders</header> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE46244676D4042B2991E46FCF9AF3869" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Improve Communications for Emergency Response Grant Program</header> <subsection id="HB5FD0D23F3B54175A3A89E1FB4103699"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Title V of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/311">6 U.S.C. 311 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H610B21B61B3F444EB50154875B493052" style="OLC"> <section id="H13D9CC303DFA4F498DB3943CAF4B4103"><enum>522.</enum><header>Improve Communications for Emergency Response Grant Program</header> <subsection id="H66D4E3DD9E724110AF6F5FD5C7068C33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of Grants and Training and in coordination with the Director for Emergency Communications, shall establish the Improve Communications for Emergency Response Grant Program to make grants to States and regions to carry out initiatives to improve interoperable emergency communications, including initiatives to achieve solutions to statewide, regional, national, and, where appropriate, international interoperability.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HFA57C400302448D0AE67AC6915FEE292"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of grant funds</header><text>A State or region receiving a grant under this section may use the grant for short-term or long-term goals for improving interoperable emergency communications, including interoperability within that State or region, and to assist with—</text> <paragraph id="HFC346630B4EA4E49BE9B7509A4652EF7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>statewide or regional communications planning;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDD0758B0313E4D0EA9EDBC720263739F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>design and engineering for interoperable emergency communications systems;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD03D669276244F45BB83D18E7C09F2EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>procurement and installation of interoperable emergency communications equipment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4FB3175223EC46E8B46B721B56041F91"><enum>(4)</enum><text>interoperable emergency communications exercises;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE20A18D7602543CFB575CF8798471D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>modeling and simulation exercises for operational command and control functions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5454BECDA41642EE00832B867C82BDD7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>technical assistance and training for interoperable emergency communications; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H313C6F03ED584F68B48DA8239BA4DDFF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other activities determined by the Secretary to be integral to interoperable emergency communications.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8738621303C646BE9889CEDEF28D9BA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Region defined</header><text>For the purposes of this section, the term <quote>region</quote> means any combination of contiguous local government units, including such a combination established by law or mutual aid agreement between two or more local governments or governmental agencies.</text> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HBB81277653FD4F1A94B8C9DCCF35BFE0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for grants under section 522 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="HEDC50CB44DA94CF6B5A78D1C02CCDB68"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as may be necessary for the first fiscal year that begins after the later of—</text> <subparagraph id="H06EF9F22D2A648C8A67B8E74EC8DA102"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security completes and submits to Congress the National Emergency Communications Plan required under section 1802 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/572">6 U.S.C. 572</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H944F7886C7764289B9A22EFDE6F3F219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security completes and submits to Congress the first baseline interoperability assessment required under section 1803 of such Act (6 U.S.C. 573); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H786F5221A7964E7980AC155307FD377C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Director of Emergency Communications, determines and notifies Congress that substantial progress has been made towards the development and promulgation of voluntary consensus-based interoperable communications standards pursuant to section 1801(c)(11) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/571">6 U.S.C. 571(c)(11)</external-xref>); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A713F4FE3A9480195D15D972DA2B259"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE67DBB5A9FFB4AD68ECD65728CA652A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of that Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 521 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13C5ADE1DBA845C896BC48D91E3800FA" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 522. Improve Communications for Emergency Response Grant Program.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Strengthening use of a unified incident command during emergencies</header> <section id="H24E8B340CBBD4BEF8789FB30DA005236"><enum>301.</enum><header>National exercise program design</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 648(b)(2)(A) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law 109–295</external-xref>) is amended by striking clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BF27ACAA97A4331A54551009B22FCE4" style="OLC"> <clause id="HBED56F241D384D2CAA549E52D3A32FCE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>designed to provide for systematic evaluation of readiness and enhance operational understanding of the Incident Command System and relevant mutual aid agreements;</text> </clause><clause id="HE0C042BBED2E40E4A4782E2EEEC497"><enum>(v)</enum><text>designed to address the unique requirements of populations with special needs; and</text> </clause><clause id="H09558C68625C495D9DDB846B9431E161"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>designed to include the prompt development of after-action reports and plans for quickly incorporating lessons learned into future operations; and</text> </clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H65BF1D89EACE4EFD9D7954C27947EB08"><enum>302.</enum><header>National exercise program model exercises</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 648(b)(2)(B) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law 109–295</external-xref>) is amended by striking so much as precedes clause (i) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0CDAF1ACA5442E499DB56C1FE95BB51" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HCFBA18811B8D4AA08800D063004746A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall include a selection of model exercises that State, local, and tribal governments can readily adapt for use, and shall provide assistance to State, local, and tribal governments with the design, implementation, and evaluation of exercises, whether a model exercise program or an exercise designed locally, that—</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H4C38666763A348B28E1201B43B491D9"><enum>303.</enum><header>Responsibilities of Regional Administrators of the Federal Emergency Management Agency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 507(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (enacted by section 611 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/295">Public Law 109–295</external-xref>)) is amended by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (H), by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J), and by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63E52ED3C0F1465DA707D0E6993597F6" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA433D732C68946A3A9EB6DD213C47"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting State, local, or tribal governments, where appropriate, to pre-identify and evaluate suitable sites where a multi-jurisdictional unified command system can be quickly established if the need for such a system arises; and</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><enum>IV</enum><header>Strengthening Aviation Security</header> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3066BB56A5F74FE0B1527B44F28F4153" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Installation of in-line baggage screening equipment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary for Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the cost sharing study described in section 4019(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3722), together with the Secretary’s analysis of the study, a list of provisions of the study the Secretary intends to implement, and a plan and schedule for implementation of such listed provisions.</text> </section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA833425C3AE401D817944CDD2D6DDE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>402.</enum><header>Aviation security capital fund</header> <subsection id="H68F9517988C44F66B7A846C0605E87F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44923">Section 44923(h)(1)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2011</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H856BD1E47B414F179613E0180061BCC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discretionary grants</header><text>Section 44923(h)(3) of such title is amended by striking <quote>for a fiscal year, $125,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>, $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H478CF75CD5234390B544EC7CA5E6AFBE"><enum>403.</enum><header>Airport checkpoint screening explosive detection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44940">Section 44940</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H2370D5D8DEEE460DB64D59E59FF96120"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(4) by inserting <quote>, other than subsection (i),</quote> before <quote>except to</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H49DF06CA3C454EAD9BD4401602A46EEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HFD0293F5A68D4D39B77D8DE3CACA79F3" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="HAC9A9F023A9A4EC2BA2B6EEA386FDC7F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Checkpoint screening security fund</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5E071144E58640CB8569955300F47863"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the <quote>Checkpoint Screening Security Fund</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H63DED763998C4F0694CD87955D9255FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>In fiscal year 2008, after amounts are made available under section 44923(h), the next $250,000,000 derived from fees received under subsection (a)(1) shall be available to be deposited in the Fund.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H316E577BB909434B9CD76038003CC3DB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security shall impose the fee authorized by subsection (a)(1) so as to collect at least $250,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 for deposit into the Fund.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H417E63430F644F1390EB115C798D9560"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts in the Fund shall be available until expended for the research, development, purchase, deployment, and installation of equipment to improve the ability of security screening personnel at screening checkpoints to detect explosives.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H8B509B7495AD441FAE2E9E614756F7C1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>404.</enum><header>Strengthening explosive detection at airport screening checkpoints</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the strategic plan described in the section amended by section 4013(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 3719).</text> </section><section id="HD0760099B51040CF82EB57E22DE0E1ED"><enum>405.</enum><header>Extension of authorization of aviation security funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/48301">Section 48301(a)</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and 2006</quote> and inserting <quote>2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011</quote>.</text> </section><section id="HCCF33D92FA864EDE81E0BE5FD534BDFF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>406.</enum><header>Inspection of cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft</header> <subsection id="H02DBF9E6DD21431C9600F6F803EB8C80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44901">Section 44901</external-xref> of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0AD0636B669A4387B452BCC431BFDEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H48514EC5CF8C448990393BEBB61EF442"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (f) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H14532C5D89534B52BEFDC7E7259EE73" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H5EC58941BE03483788BD33BE6C692285"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Air Cargo on passenger aircraft</header> <paragraph id="HB447921788B743459D4787DD30C5C900"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a system to inspect 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation to ensure the security of all such passenger aircraft carrying cargo.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7B183B8ADBD9469382B5EBD6F8D529C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum standards</header><text>The system referred to in paragraph (1) shall require, at a minimum, that equipment, technology, procedures, and personnel are used to inspect cargo carried on passenger aircraft to provide a level of security equivalent to the level of security for the inspection of passenger checked baggage as follows:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD6B924890CD406F9F8E814BA1AB5D13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>35 percent of such cargo is so inspected by the end of fiscal year 2007.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H994AB7CBF34E46D5862E8C704D82114D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>65 percent of such cargo is so inspected by the end of fiscal year 2008.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8B1FCB31B50140C3B7F197A55E75FBB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>100 percent of such cargo is so inspected by the end of fiscal year 2009.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB4E9D1167A6C41F900C900D56D58D630"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text> <subparagraph id="H2E4D0B280AFE477A0094EDE08ADB21B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interim final rule</header><text>The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue an interim final rule as a temporary regulation to implement this subsection without regard to the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C68BDBB2E9D499EA71441B60F09366"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final rule</header> <clause id="H1707251A24684CB1A015D2B8824C6400"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary issues an interim final rule under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall issue, not later than one year after the effective date of the interim final rule, a final rule as a permanent regulation to implement this subsection in accordance with the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">chapter 5</external-xref> of title 5.</text> </clause><clause id="H6157C9307A5A48B5835D4BC07CA0FDC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to act</header><text>If the Secretary does not issue a final rule in accordance with clause (i) on or before the last day of the 1-year period referred to in clause (i), the interim final rule issued under subparagraph (A) shall not be effective after the last day of such period.</text> </clause><clause id="HEB33F4936E55405FB921E36186A2D9AF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Superceding of interim final rule</header><text>The final rule issued in accordance with this subparagraph shall supersede the interim final rule issued under subparagraph (A).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H08A66AE346574D7DBCB3192CB6716E8B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of establishment of the system under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report that describes the system.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CFA3488260B4C9BBAC6A781B0F03630"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment of exemptions</header> <paragraph id="H57D4A3B61F254EF5B4655642FF887207"><enum>(1)</enum><header>TSA assessment of exemptions</header> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29B290D358724B02B8E3CF5F90B7248E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and to the Comptroller General a report regarding an assessment of each exemption granted for inspection of air cargo and an analysis to assess the risk of maintaining such exemption.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84DB73B2CDEB4F53A4C86445DA00089F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report referred to in subparagraph (A) shall include—</text> <clause id="H3342BA39163C488C00850061002D73A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the rationale for each exemption;</text> </clause><clause id="HC3B7BFA2538247E59297AE43D123BED3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>what percentage of cargo is not screened as a result of each exemption;</text> </clause><clause id="H708ABC4FE403489A8FD72EA267D5201E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the impact of each exemption on aviation security;</text> </clause><clause id="HFAFD760E30CB475B9C78BFB7511E946"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the projected impact on the flow of commerce of eliminating each exemption, respectively, should the Secretary choose to take such action; and</text> </clause><clause id="H151540A4CF0B4C259FB680ADB54212C6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>plans and rationale for maintaining, changing, or eliminating each exemption.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE4F6736D093F45A5A12597775000A463"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO assessment</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the report under paragraph (1) is submitted, the Comptroller General shall review the report and provide to Congress an assessment of the methodology of determinations made by the Secretary for maintaining, changing, or eliminating an exemption.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58CAA8D73C04474DA8B6E700C4088EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>407.</enum><header>Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight</header> <subsection id="H7769C748D3D84CDD9BBBC3D859CE75FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et. seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H200061F23A65474990AE00FECDED7313" style="OLC"> <section id="H4F8F6F168CC54A2A00C8BCBE97FB6849"><enum>432.</enum><header>Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight</header> <subsection id="H75CA35D82F654F4289BD3DC7D5F5FCC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a timely and fair process for individuals who believe they have been delayed or prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft because they were wrongly identified as a threat under the regimes utilized by the Transportation Security Administration, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, or any other Department entity.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H17B34D863B5F4D1CA7BEE02500485532"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of appeals and redress</header> <paragraph id="HBFF798D7C05A4CB7BB5D89BA4238200"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an Office of Appeals and Redress to oversee the process established by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2E8D78FC2B214598AD3D1BE8E133B695"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Records</header><text>The process established by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the establishment of a method by which the Office of Appeals and Redress, under the direction of the Secretary, will be able to maintain a record of air carrier passengers and other individuals who have been misidentified and have corrected erroneous information.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H783D6BAE58394688807881C85000E678"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information</header><text>To prevent repeated delays of a misidentified passenger or other individual, the Office of Appeals and Redress shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HE757F7FFF67D4DAF9DA614D26900E1E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the records maintained under this subsection contain information determined by the Secretary to authenticate the identity of such a passenger or individual; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0301A2688EAF469EB0EE6E020700B222"><enum>(B)</enum><text>furnish to the Transportation Security Administration, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, or any other appropriate Department entity, upon request, such information as may be necessary to allow such agencies to assist air carriers in improving their administration of the advanced passenger prescreening system and reduce the number of false positives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H896025AE15DB49C8B356EB837C63100"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initiation of appeal and redress process at airports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Office of Appeals and Redress shall establish at each airport at which the Department has a significant presence a process to allow air carrier passengers to begin the appeals process established pursuant to subsection (a) at the airport.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HCF7E61F756884D15AB533CACA1B4B4C5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 430 the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CF9A2ED6FF14E898100B300EF24715C" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 432. Appeal and redress process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight.</toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48D77DF0041A441B96ACE70037003D4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>408.</enum><header>Transportation Security Administration personnel management</header> <subsection id="H2B097F5E163B49C49DC1EE2F911C2034"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of certain personnel management authorities</header><text>Effective 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—</text> <paragraph id="H03797E2FF6C942A7886CBCAD001000D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 111(d) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44935">49 U.S.C. 44935</external-xref> note) is repealed and any authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security derived from such section 111(d) shall terminate;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2C8F6FB490E24ABDA54FEA5D303D838"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any personnel management system, to the extent established or modified pursuant to such section 111(d) (including by the Secretary through the exercise of any authority derived from such section 111(d)) shall terminate; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6A244F96D9B14737801B1CB805C2A00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary shall ensure that all TSA employees are subject to the same personnel management system as described in subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBE4B84B0A914748851728E9F400EB23"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of certain uniformity requirements</header> <paragraph id="H6BDA756F915F40A1BFE833EF15007D9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>System under subsection <enum-in-header>(e)(1)</enum-in-header></header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to any personnel management system described in subsection (e)(1), take any measures which may be necessary to provide for the uniform treatment of all TSA employees under such system.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE843B89D79B4358A7EC704BAA000300"><enum>(2)</enum><header>System under subsection <enum-in-header>(e)(1)</enum-in-header></header><text>Section 9701(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H5A50D97FF49F4919B0E5A92B721BE3FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (4);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D3467258825408C9DB0630008A12E4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03AF76B81DBA47749F8121879661E4DE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5406BD9DB0D4BC39DF89B1152D0647B" style="USC"> <paragraph id="H227F0382230742CC859ED900837BAD99"><enum>(6) </enum><text>provide for the uniform treatment of all TSA employees (as defined in section 408(d) of the <short-title>Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007</short-title>).</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6871A53F413498BAF00483B6F436C8D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header> <subparagraph id="H5FCE316014DA4A4A8C52ECA33F4C11CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Provisions relating to a system under subsection <enum-in-header>(e)(1)</enum-in-header></header><text>Any measures necessary to carry out paragraph (1) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5258211497B642BCB4DD8EE4D3C8B2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Provisions relating to a system under subsection <enum-in-header>(e)(2)</enum-in-header></header><text>Any measures necessary to carry out the amendments made by paragraph (2) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act or, if later, the commencement date of the system involved.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3C63AFB211014014B3A5C92E5E6363A0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="HE749D45AFF504E4B894EC5BC1315CEB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall 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 on—</text> <subparagraph id="HBD30D832293341CFA2BB7C1DEBF37997"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the pay system that applies with respect to TSA emplo