,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,mr4    
,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,mississippi1 & ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb to e/abli% a process to    
review applications = c]ta9 grants to   
pur*ase equipm5t or sy/ems t d n meet or
 exce$ any applicable national volunt>y 
cons5sus /&>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fir/ ,respond] ,access to ,innovative  
,te*nologies ,act4  #b4 ,approval (     
c]ta9 equipm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#bjjh ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fji7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ,if an   
applicant & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7      
,application requirem5t ,if an applicant
  2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new p>agraphs3  7#b7 ,review process ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all implem5t a uni=m      

process = review+ applications t1 9     
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71 conta9      
explanations to use grants provid$ "u   
section #bjjc or #bjjd to pur*ase       
equipm5t or sy/ems t d n meet or exce$  
any applicable national volunt>y        
cons5sus /&>ds develop$ "u section #fdg 
( ! ,po/-,katr9a ,em]g5cy ,managem5t    
,re=m ,act ( #bjjf 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #gdg74 
7#c7 ,factors ,9 c>ry+ out ! review     
process "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all consid] ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,curr5t or
 pa/ use ( propos$ equipm5t or sy/ems by
 ,f$]al ag5cies or ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,b7 
,! abs5ce ( a national volunt>y cons5sus
 /&>d = su* equipm5t or sy/ems4  7,c7 ,!
 exi/5ce ( an int]national cons5sus /&>d
 = su* equipm5t or sy/ems1 & :e!r su*   
equipm5t or sy/ems meets su* /&>d4  7,d7
 ,! nature ( ! capability gap id5tifi$  
by ! applicant & h[ su* equipm5t or     
sy/ems w address su* gap4  7,e7 ,!      
degree to :i* su* equipm5t or sy/ems w  
s]ve ! ne$s ( ! applicant bett] ?an     
equipm5t or sy/ems t meet or exce$ exi/+

 cons5sus /&>ds4  7,f7 ,any o!r factor  
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator4  
2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subsection3  7g7 ,review process ,!     
,adm9i/rator %all implem5t a uni=m      
process = review+ applications to use   
grants provid$ "u section #bjjc or #bjjd
 to pur*ase equipm5t or sy/ems n includ$
 on ! ,au?oriz$ ,equipm5t ,li/ ma9ta9$  
by ! ,adm9i/rator4  4  7b7 ,inspector   
g5]al report ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,homel& ,security %all submit to !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report assess+ !  
implem5tation ( ! review process        
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection  
7f7 ( section #bjjh ( ! ,homel&         
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7z add$ by       
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section71 includ+  
in=mation on ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] ( 
reque/s to pur*ase equipm5t or sy/ems t 

d n meet or exce$ any applicable        
cons5sus /&>d evaluat$ "u su* review    
process4  7#b7 ,! capability gaps       
id5tifi$ by applicants & ! numb] ( su*  
reque/s grant$ or d5i$4  7#c7 ,!        
process+ "t = ! review ( su* reque/s4