To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 8, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) limit to 35 the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded; (2) require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when weighing "threat," "vulnerability," and "consequences from acts of terrorism" in allocating funds, to assign to "threat" a value that is not less than 33%; and (3) apply minimum allocation requirements only to state Homeland Security grants.
Requires the Administrator, in carrying out the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, to disregard the tier system used to determine the award of such grants and to not make use of any similar system in making such awards.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 12, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 12, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2009Introduced in House
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