,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act  
of #bjjb to provide funding to secure   
nonprofit facilities from terrorist     
attacks1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,faith-,based and       
,nonprofit ,organizations ,from         
,terrorism ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,nonprofit security grant program  7a7  
,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,,xx  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#bjji4 ,nonprofit security grant program
  7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the 
term eligible nonprofit organization    
means an organization that is-- 7#a7    

described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7  
of such ,code2 and  7#b7 determined to  
be at risk of a terrorist attack by the 
,administrator4  7b7 ,establishment     
,there is established in the ,department
 a program to be known as the ,nonprofit
 ,security ,grant ,program1 under which 
the ,secretary1 acting through the      
,administrator1 shall make grants to    
eligible nonprofit organizations1       
through the ,state in which such        
organizations are located1 for target   
hardening and other security            
enhancements to protect against         
terrorist attacks4  7c7 ,permitted uses 
,the recipient of a grant under this    
section may use such grant for any of   
the following uses3 7#a7 ,target        
hardening activities1 including physical
 security enhancement equipment and     
inspection and screening systems4  7#b7 
,fees for security training relating to 
physical security and cybersecurity1    

target hardening1 terrorism awareness1  
and employee awareness4  7#c7 ,any other
 appropriate activity1 including        
cybersecurity resilience activities1 as 
determined by the ,administrator4  7d7  
,period of performance ,the             
,administrator shall make funds provided
 under this section available for use by
 a recipient of a grant for a period of 
not less than #cf months4  7e7 ,report  
,the ,administrator shall annually for  
each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd
 submit to the ,committee on ,homeland  
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives a report containing    
information on the expenditure by each  
recipient of grant funds provided under 
this section4  7f7 ,authorization of    
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#ge1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj through #bjbd to carry out this   
section4  7#b7 ,specification ,of the   

amounts authorized to be appropriated   
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7       
#ej1jjj1jjj is authorized for eligible  
nonprofit organizations located in      
jurisdictions that receive funding under
 section #bjjc2 and  7,b7 #be1jjj1jjj is
 authorized for eligible nonprofit      
organizations located in jurisdictions  
not receiving funding under section     
#bjjc4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment    
,section #bjjb7;a7 of the ,homeland     
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjc7;a77 is amended by striking        
sections #bjjc and #bjjd and inserting  
sections #bjjc1 #bjjd1 and #bjji4  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 #bjjh the following3
  ,sec4 #bjji4 ,nonprofit security grant
 program4  4