High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004
Latest action · Nov 10, 2004 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 797.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) enter into contracts for security enhancements and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; and (2) issue Federal loan guarantees in connection with loans made by financial institutions to nonprofit organizations for such assistance.
Directs the Secretary to designate high-risk nonprofit organizations eligible for contracts or loans based on the vulnerability of the specific site of the nonprofit to international terrorist attacks. Sets forth criteria for vulnerability determinations.
Authorizes the use of federally guaranteed funds borrowed from lending institutions for technical assistance and security enhancements.
Requires each State to designate a State agency to evaluate applications for assistance and transmit qualifying applications to the Secretary.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) select applications for assistance, giving preference to nonprofit organizations determined to be at greatest risk of international terrorist attack; and (2) execute contracts for the highest priority applicants until available funds are expended, followed by loan guarantees.
Requires nonprofit organizations granted assistance to use certified contractors selected from a list maintained by the Secretary.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to local governments to offset incremental costs associated with law enforcement in areas with a high concentration of nonprofit organizations.
Establishes within the Department of Homeland Security the Office of Community Relations and Civic Affairs to administer grant programs for nonprofit organizations and local law enforcement assistance.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2004 to Sep 20, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | May 3, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 12, 2004 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | May 19, 2004 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 20, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2004Markup Jul 21, 2004Reported Nov 10, 2004 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/11/04 with amendments. With written report No. 108-408. Minority views filed.
- Nov 10, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 797.
- Jul 21, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Apr 1, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3579-3580)
- Apr 1, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3580-3581)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3579–S3582Text printed S3580 | Arlen Specter D-PA, Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (text) | Apr 1, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 6, 2004S. 2275, High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 21, 2004</p>
- Aug 6, 2004S. 2275, High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 21, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4108 | High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004 | Identical bill | May 20, 2004 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) to provide for homeland security assistance for high-risk nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Americans in foreign countries
- Bank loans
- Churches
- Computer security measures
- Computer software
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Department of Homeland Security
- Directories
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Executive reorganization
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Identification of criminals
- Interest rates
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Nonprofit organizations
- Religion
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Social Welfare
- Terrorism
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2004Reported to Senate
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.