[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9458 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9458

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for the 
 Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant 
Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2024

 Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for the 
 Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant 
Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Enhancing Stakeholder Support and 
Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act''.

SEC. 2. DHS GRANT OUTREACH.

    (a) Urban Area Security Initiative.--Section 2003 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(f) Outreach and Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall, 
on an ongoing basis, provide stakeholder outreach, engagement, 
education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, during, and 
after the awarding of grants under this section, including relating to 
the following:
            ``(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feedback from 
        State, local, Tribal, and territorial stakeholders on the 
        awarding of such grants and the effectiveness of the 
        Administrator's outreach efforts.
            ``(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and other State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
        feedback and how such feedback was incorporated into subsequent 
        grant notices of funding opportunities.
            ``(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Administrator 
        determines appropriate.''.
    (b) State Homeland Security Grant Program.--Section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Outreach and Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall, 
on an ongoing basis, provide stakeholder outreach, engagement, 
education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, during, and 
after the awarding of grants under this section, including relating to 
the following:
            ``(1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feedback from 
        State, local, Tribal, and territorial stakeholders on the 
        awarding of such grants and the effectiveness of the 
        Administrator's outreach efforts.
            ``(2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and other State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
        feedback and how such feedback was incorporated into subsequent 
        grant notices of funding opportunities.
            ``(3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Administrator 
        determines appropriate.''.
    (c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the effectiveness of 
FEMA's stakeholder outreach, engagement, education, technical 
assistance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding of 
grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland 
Security Grant Program, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 
2003 and subsection (g) of section 2004, respectively, of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), 
respectively.
    (d) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall 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 regarding the actions taken 
pursuant to subsection (f) of section 2003 and subsection (g) of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), 
respectively, including with respect to the surveys and summaries 
required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of each of such subsections (f) 
and (g).
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