,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjad,ms4 ,titus introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland      
,security ,act of #bjjb to authorize the
 ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to   
award ,urban ,area ,security ,initiative
 grants to nonprofit organizations not  
located in high-risk urban areas4  #a4  
,department of ,homeland ,security      
authority to award ,urban ,area         
,security ,initiative grants to         
nonprofit organizations not located in  
high-risk urban areas  7a7 ,in general  
,section #bjjc of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 subsection 7e7 as subsection 7f72 and  
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7d7  
the following new subsection 7e73  7e7  
,special rule for grants to nonprofit   
organizations ,notwithstanding any other

 provision of law1 the ,secretary may   
award a grant under this section to an  
organization 7as described under section
 #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf and exempt from tax      
section #eja7;a7 of such code7 located  
in an area that is not designated as a  
high-risk urban area4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by subsection
 7a7 apply with respect to a grant made 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4