[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2512 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2512
To establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for
first responders.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2003
Mr. Sweeney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for
first responders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``First Responders Funding Reform Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.
Section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 3714) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``0.75 percent'' and
inserting ``0.5 percent'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by adding after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c) Basis for Grant Awards.--(1) Grants under this section shall
be awarded based on a quantitative assessment of risk for three
categories: threat, vulnerability, and consequences.
``(2) Not later than March 1 of each year, the Office shall submit
to Congress the quantitative assessment required by paragraph (1).''.
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