,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #agc #aag?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #efae
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bdj ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1      
#bjba,mrs4 ,dem+s 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,bacon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security  ,febru>y #a1                 
#bjbb;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,cleav] 
,febru>y #a1 #bjbb,report$ f !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security2        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be    
pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y
 ( ,homel& ,security to submit a plan to
 make ,f$]al assi/ance available to     
c]ta9 urban areas t previ\sly receiv$   
,urban ,area ,security ,initiative fund+
 to pres]ve homel& security             
capabilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,homel& ,security ,capabilities         
,pres]vation ,act4  #b4 ,pres]vation (  
homel& security capabilities  7a7 ,plan 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! 

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy
 ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all submit to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a plan1 in=m$ by !  
survey in=mation collect$ pursuant to   
subsection 7b71 to make ,f$]al assi/ance
 available = at lea/ ?ree consecutive   
fiscal ye>s to c]ta9 urban areas t 9 !  
curr5t fiscal ye> did n receive grant   
fund+ "u ! ,urban ,area ,security       
,initiative "u section #bjjc ( ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjd7 & require cont9u$ ,f$]al assi/ance
 = ! purpose ( pres]v+ a homel& security
 capability relat$ to prev5t+1 prep>+ =1
 protect+ aga9/1 & respond+ to acts (   
t]rorism t _h be5 develop$ or o!rwise   
support$ ?r\gh prior grant fund+ "u su* 
,initiative & all[ = su* urban areas to 
transition to su* urban areas co/s (    
pres]v+ su* homel& security             

capabilities4  7#b7 ,additional         
requirem5t ,! plan requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all also conta9 a prohibition on  
an urban area t 9 a fiscal ye> is       
eligible to receive ,f$]al assi/ance    
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph f also receiv+  
grant fund+ "u ! ,urban ,area ,security 
,initiative "u section #bjjc ( ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb4 ,9 su* a case1 
su* plan %all require su* an urban area 
to promptly notify ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy reg>d+
 ! pref]5ce ( su* urban area to reta9   
ei!r-- 7,a7 su* eligibility = su* ,f$]al
 assi/ance2 or  7,b7 su* receipt ( su*  
grant fund+4  7b7 ,survey ,9 develop+ ! 
plan requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 %all1 to asc]ta9 !   
scope ( ,f$]al assi/ance requir$1 survey
 urban areas t-- 7#a7 did n receive     
grant fund+ "u ! ,urban ,area ,security 
,initiative "u section #bjjc ( ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb 9 ! curr5t      
fiscal ye> conc]n+ homel& security      

capabilities relat$ to prev5t+1 prep>+  
=1 protect+ aga9/1 & respond+ to acts ( 
t]rorism t _h be5 develop$ or o!rwise   
support$ ?r\gh fund+ "u su* ,initiative 
t are at risk ( be+ r$uc$ or elim9at$   
)\t su* ,f$]al assi/ance2  7#b7 receiv$ 
su* fund+ 9 ! curr5t fiscal ye>1 b did n
 receive su* fund+ 9 at lea/ "o fiscal  
ye> 9 ! six fiscal ye>s imm$iately      
prec$+ ! curr5t fiscal ye>2 &  7#c7 any 
o!r urban areas ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
appropriate4  7c7 ,exemption ,!         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may exempt
 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy f !
 requirem5ts ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce (
 title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code         
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,pap]work       
,r$uction ,act71 = purposes ( c>ry+ out 
subsection 7b7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 comply+ ) su* requirem5ts w\ld delay ! 
developm5t ( ! plan requir$ "u          
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,cont5ts ,! plan   
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7   
e/abli% eligibility crit]ia = urban     
areas to receive ,f$]al assi/ance       

pursuant to su* plan to provide         
assi/ance = ! purpose describ$ 9 su*    
subsection2  7#b7 id5tify annual fund+  
levels = su* ,f$]al assi/ance 9         
accordance ) ! survey requir$ "u        
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 consid] a range 
( approa*es to make su* ,f$]al assi/ance
 available to su* urban areas1 includ+--
 7,a7 modifications to ! ,urban ,area   
,security ,initiative "u section #bjjc (
 ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 9 a   
mann] t w\ld n affect ! availability (  
fund+ to urban areas "u su* ,initiative2
  7,b7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a competitive     
grant program2  7,c7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a   
=mula grant program2 &  7,d7 a timel9e =
 ! implem5tation ( any su* approa* &1 if
 necess>y1 a legislative proposal to    
au?orize any su* approa*4  ,febru>y #a1 
#bjbb;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$