,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 #bjag
 ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and ,mr4   
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
allow ,homeland ,security ,grant        
,program funds to be used to safeguard  
faith-based community centers across the
 ,united ,states1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,faith-,based       
,community ,center ,protection ,act4    
#b4 ,amendment to ,homeland ,security   
,grant ,program ,title ,,xx of the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended--    
7#a7 in section #bjja 7#f ,u4,s4,c4     
#fja7--  7,a7 by redesignating          
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#ad7 as        
paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#ae71          
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     

7#f7 ,faith-based community center ,the 
term faith-based community center means 
a facility operated by a nonprofit      
faith-based community organization for  
the provision of recreational1 social1  
or education services to the general    
public4  2 and  7#b7 in section #bjjh   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fji7-- 7,a7 in subsection
 7a7--  7i7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by      
striking and at the end2  7ii7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#ad7 as        
paragraph 7#ae72 and  7iii7 by inserting
 after paragraph 7#ac7 the following3   
7#ad7 protecting a faith-based community
 center or vulnerable populations1      
including children or the elderly2 and  
2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7g7 ,protection of          
faith-,based community centers and      
vulnerable populations  7#a7 ,allocation
 of grant funds ,of the total amount    
authorized to be appropriated under     
paragraph 7#c7 for grants awarded for   
the purpose described in subsection     
7a77#ad71 the ,administrator shall      

award--  7,a7 #ej percent for the       
protection of faith-based community     
centers and vulnerable populations in   
communities with a population of not    
more than #a1jjj1jjj individuals1 as    
determined by the latest available      
decennial census2 and  7,b7 #ej percent 
for the protection of faith-based       
community centers in communities and    
vulnerable populations with a population
 of more than #a1jjj1jjj individuals1 as
 determined by the latest available     
decennial census4  7#b7 ,federal share  
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,federal share of 
a grant awarded for the purpose         
described in subsection 7a77#ad7 may not
 exceed #ej percent of the total cost of
 a project and the non-,federal share4  
7,b7 ,method of payment ,the            
non-,federal share of project costs     
under a grant awarded for the purpose   
described in subsection 7a77#ad7 may be 
paid in cash or in-kind from a grantee  
or a nonprofit entity involved with the 
project4  7#c7 ,authorization of        

appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjag to the ,administrator to make
 grants for the purpose described in    
subsection 7a77#ad74  4  #c4 ,false     
information and hoaxes ,section         
#ajch7;a77#a77;,a7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by striking  
#e years and inserting #aj years4