#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fee  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish the ,securing the ,cities     
program to enhance the ability of the   
,united ,states to detect and prevent   
terrorist attacks and other high        
consequence events utilizing nuclear or 
other radiological materials that pose a
 high risk to homeland security in      
high-risk urban areas1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing the       
,cities ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,securing   
the ,cities program  7a7 ,in general    
,title ,,xix of the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eia et     
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #aijh4      
,securing the ,cities program  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,director for       
,domestic ,nuclear ,detection shall     
establish the ,securing the ,cities     
7,,stc7 program to enhance the ability  
of the ,united ,states to detect and    

prevent terrorist attacks and other high
 consequence events utilizing nuclear or
 other radiological materials that pose 
a high risk to homeland security in     
high-risk urban areas4 ,through the     
,,stc program the ,director shall-- 7#a7
 assist ,state1 local1 tribal1 and      
territorial governments in designing and
 implementing1 or enhancing existing1   
architectures for coordinated and       
integrated detection and interdiction of
 nuclear or other radiological materials
 that are out of regulatory control2    
7#b7 support the development of a       
region-wide operating capability to     
detect and report on nuclear and other  
radioactive materials out of regulatory 
control2  7#c7 provide resources to     
enhance detection1 analysis1            
communication1 and coordination to      
better integrate ,state1 local1 tribal1 
and territorial assets into ,federal    
operations2  7#d7 facilitate alarm      
adjudication and provide subject matter 
expertise and technical assistance on   

concepts of operations1 training1       
exercises1 and alarm response protocols2
  7#e7 communicate with1 and promote    
sharing of information about the        
presence or detection of nuclear or     
other radiological materials among      
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
tribal1 and territorial governments1 in 
a manner that ensures transparency with 
the jurisdictions served by such        
program2  7#f7 provide augmenting       
resources1 as appropriate1 enabling     
,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial  
governments to sustain and refresh their
 capabilities developed under the ,,stc 
program2 and  7#g7 provide any other    
assistance the ,director determines     
appropriate4  7b7 ,designation of       
jurisdictions ,in carrying out the      
program under subsection 7a71 the       
,director shall designate jurisdictions 
from among high-risk urban areas under  
section #bjjc1 and other cities and     
regions1 as appropriate4  7c7           
,congressional notification ,the        

,director shall notify the ,committee on
 ,homeland ,security and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate not later
 than three days before the designation 
of new jurisdictions under subsection   
7b7 or other changes to participating   
jurisdictions4  4  7b7 ,,gao report ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate an assessment1 including an     
evaluation of the effectiveness1 of the 
,securing the ,cities program under     
section #aijh of the ,homeland ,security

 ,act of #bjjb1 as added by subsection  
7a7 of this section4  7c7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #aijg the following new item3   
,sec4 #aijh4 ,securing the ,cities      
program4  4  #c4 ,model exercises ,not  
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director for ,domestic ,nuclear        
,detection of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security shall report to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate on the feasibility of the       
,director developing model exercises to 
test the preparedness of jurisdictions  
participating in the ,securing the      
,cities program under section #aijh of  

the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7as added by section #b of this ,act7 in
 meeting the challenges that may be     
posed by a range of nuclear and         
radiological threats4  #d4 ,no          
additional funds authorized ,no         
additional funds are authorized to carry
 out the requirements of this ,act and  
the amendments made by this ,act4 ,such 
requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized4  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,january 
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