,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,mc,sally7 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 
and houses of worship 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#aj7 through  
7#ad7 as paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#af71
 respectively2  7,b7 by redesignating   
paragraphs 7#f7 through 7#i7 as         

paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#aj71          
respectively2  7,c7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#e7 the following3  7#f7     
,faith-based community center ,the term 
faith-based community center means--    
7,a7 a facility operated by a nonprofit 
faith-based community organization for  
the provision of recreational1 social1  
or education services2 or  7,b7 a house 
of worship4  2 and  7,d7 by inserting   
after paragraph 7#aj71 as so            
redesignated1 the following3  7#aa7     
,nonprofit ,the term nonprofit means an 
organization described under section    
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from tax under
 section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4  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 ,authorization of appropriations   
,there are authorized to be appropriated

 #ge1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj 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