S.Amdt. 1131

1. Adds SEC. 519. RISK-BASED HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING on page 100, between lines 11 and 12

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   Inserted: SEC. 519. RISK-BASED HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING.

   Inserted: (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the "Risk-Based Homeland Security Funding Act".

   Inserted: (b) Findings.--Congress agrees with the recommendation of the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (commonly known as the "9/11 Report"), which includes the following: "Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. . . . [F]ederal homeland security assistance should not remain a program for general revenue sharing. It should supplement state and local resources based on the risks or vulnerabilities that merit additional support.".

   Inserted: (c) Risk-based Homeland Security Grant Funding.--

   Inserted: (1) Criteria for awarding homeland security grants.--Except for grants awarded under any of the programs listed under subsection d(2), all homeland security grants related to terrorism prevention and terrorism preparedness shall be awarded based strictly on an assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

   Inserted: (2) Limitation.--Except for grants awarded under any of the programs listed under subsection d(2), none of the funds appropriated for Homeland Security grants related to terrorism prevention and terrorism preparedness may be used for general revenue sharing.

   Inserted: (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714(c)(3)) is repealed.

   Inserted: (d) Preservation of Pre-9/11 Grant Programs for Traditional First Responder Missions.--

   Inserted: (1) Savings provision.--This section shall not be construed to affect any authority to award grants under a Federal grant program listed under paragraph (2), which existed on September 10, 2001, to enhance traditional missions of State and local law enforcement, firefighters, ports, emergency medical services, or public health missions.

   Inserted: (2) Programs excluded.--The programs referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:

   Inserted: (A) The Firefighter Assistance Program authorized under section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229).

   Inserted: (B) The Emergency Management Performance Grant Program and the Urban Search and Rescue Grant Program authorized under--

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   Inserted: (i) title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.);

   Inserted: (ii) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 1060974; 113 Stat. 1047 et seq.); and

   Inserted: (iii) the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).

   Inserted: (C) The Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs authorized under part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.).

   Inserted: (D) The Public Safety and Community Policing (COPS ON THE BEAT) Grant Program authorized under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.).

   Inserted: (E) Grant programs under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) regarding preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.

   Inserted: (F) The Emergency Response Assistance Program authorized under section 1412 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 2312).

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   On page 100, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

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