Union Calendar No. 368
115th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 115–495]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure non-profit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
March 9, 2017
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
January 9, 2018
Additional sponsors: Ms. Moore, Mr. Payne, Mr. Langevin, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Welch, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Faso
January 9, 2018
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 9, 2017]
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure non-profit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017”.
SEC. 2. Non-profit security grant program.
(a) In general.—Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 2009. Non-profit security grant program.
“(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Department a program to be known as the ‘Non-Profit Security Grant Program’ (in this section referred to as the ‘Program’). Under the Program, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), through the State in which such organizations are located, for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
“(b) Eligible recipients.—Eligible nonprofit organizations described in this subsection (a) are organizations that are—
“(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
“(c) Permitted uses.—The recipient of a grant under this section may use such grant for any of the following uses:
“(1) Target hardening activities, including physical security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening systems.
“(d) Period of performance.—The Administrator shall make funds provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 months.
“(e) Report.—The Administrator shall annually for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 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 containing information on the expenditure by each grant recipient of grant funds made under this section.
“(f) Authorization of appropriations.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out this section.
(b) Conforming amendment.—Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking “sections 2003 and 2004” and inserting “sections 2003, 2004, and 2009”.
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure non-profit facilities from
terrorist attacks, and for other purposes. | |||||
January 9, 2018 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed |