,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #eba #aag? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #efae  ,,9 ,,!   
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #h
 7legislative day1 ,m>* #g71            
#bjbb,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,septemb] #bh1    
#bjbb,report$ by ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ) an      
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,,an
 ,,act  ,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$]al assi/ance
 available to su* urban areas1 includ+--
 7,a7 modifications to ! ,urban ,area   
,security ,initiative "u section #bjjc (
 ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 9 a   
mann] t w\ld n affect ! availability (  
fund+ to urban areas "u su* ,initiative2
  7,b7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a competitive     
grant program2  7,c7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a   
=mula grant program2 &  7,d7 a timel9e =
 ! implem5tation ( any su* approa* &1 if
 necess>y1 a legislative proposal to    
au?orize any su* approa*4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,homel& 
,security ,capabilities ,pres]vation    
,act4  #b4 ,pres]vation ( homel&        
security capabilities  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m
 ,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7
 ,appropriate congressional committees  
,! t]m appropriate congressional        

committees means ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,homel&        
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7#c7 ,cov]$ homel& security capability  
,! t]m cov]$ homel& security capability 
means a homel& security capability      
relat$ to prev5t+1 prep>+ =1 protect+   
aga9/1 or respond+ to acts ( t]rorism   
t-- 7,a7 0 develop$ or o!rwise support$ 
?r\gh grant fund+ "u ! ,,uasi be=e !    
curr5t fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 is at risk ( 
be+ r$uc$ or elim9at$ )\t additional    
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance4  7#d7 ,cov]$ 
urban area ,! t]m cov]$ urban area means
 an urban area t-- 7,a7 dur+ ! curr5t   
fiscal ye> did n receive grant fund+ "u 
! ,,uasi2 &  7,b7 requires cont9u$      
,f$]al assi/ance = ! purpose ( pres]v+ a
 cov]$ homel& security capability4  7#e7
 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  7#f7    
,,uasi ,! t]m ,,uasi means ! ,urban     
,area ,security ,initiative "u section  
#bjjc ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb

 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjd74  7b7 ,report &    
proposal  7#a7 ,submission to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all submit to !  
appropriate congressional committees a  
report reg>d+ cov]$ homel& security     
capabilities1 includ+ a proposal relat+ 
to provid+ ,f$]al assi/ance to cov]$    
urban areas to pres]ve su* capabilities 
t is in=m$ by ! survey in=mation        
collect$ pursuant to subsection 7c7--   
7,a7 "u :i* ! ,adm9i/rator w\ld make    
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance available = at
 lea/ #c consecutive fiscal ye>s to     
cov]$ urban areas2 &  7,b7 t w\ld all[  
cov]$ urban areas to transition fund+ = 
! cov]$ homel& security capabilities t 7
 previ\sly fund$ ?r\gh ! ,,uasi to o!r  
s\rces4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts relat+ to    
,,uasi funds ,! proposal requir$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9-- 7,a7 a      
prohibition on a cov]$ urban area t     
receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 dur+ a    

fiscal ye> f also receiv+ funds "u !    
,,uasi dur+ t fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 a     
requirem5t = a cov]$ urban area to      
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator notice ( :e!r !
 cov]$ urban area w\ld elect to         
receive-- 7i7 ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance 
"u p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 or  7ii7 fund+ "u
 ! ,,uasi4  7#c7 ,analysis ,! report    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include-- 
7,a7 an analysis ( :e!r provid+         
additional ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance1 z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 w\ld all[
 cov]$ urban areas to pres]ve cov]$     
homel& security capabilities on a       
long-t]m basis2 &  7,b7 an analysis (   
:e!r legislative *anges to ! ,,uasi are 
necess>y to ensure urban areas receiv+  
funds "u ! ,,uasi are able to pres]ve   
cov]$ homel& security capabilities on a 
long-t]m basis4  7#d7 ,o!r cont5ts (    
proposal ,! proposal requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 set =? eligibility    
crit]ia = cov]$ urban areas to receive  
,f$]al assi/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,a72  7,b7 id5tify annual fund+   

levels t w\ld be requir$ to provide     
,f$]al assi/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,a71 9 accordance ) ! survey      
requir$ "u subsection 7c72 &  7,c7      
consid] a range ( approa*es to make     
,f$]al assi/ance describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,a7 available to cov]$ urban      
areas1 includ+-- 7i7 modifications to ! 
,,uasi 9 a mann] t w\ld n affect !      
availability ( fund+ to urban areas "u !
 ,,uasi2  7ii7 ! e/abli%m5t ( a         
competitive grant program2  7iii7 !     
e/abli%m5t ( a =mula grant program2 &   
7iv7 a timel9e = ! implem5tation ( any  
su* approa* &1 if necess>y1 a           
legislative proposal to au?orize any su*
 approa*4  7c7 ,survey ,9 develop+ !    
proposal requir$ "u subsection 7b71 !   
,adm9i/rator %all1 to asc]ta9 ! scope ( 
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance requir$1      
survey-- 7#a7 urban areas t did n       
receive grant fund+ "u ! ,,uasi dur+ !  
curr5t fiscal ye> conc]n+ cov]$ homel&  
security capabilities t are at risk (   
be+ r$uc$ or elim9at$ )\t additional    

,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance2  7#b7 urban  
areas t receiv$ grant fund+ "u ! ,,uasi 
dur+ ! curr5t fiscal ye>1 b did n       
receive su* fund+ dur+ at lea/ #a fiscal
 ye> ( ! #g fiscal ye>s imm$iately      
prec$+ ! curr5t fiscal ye>2 &  7#c7 any 
o!r urban areas ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
appropriate4  7d7 ,exemption ,!         
,secret>y may exempt ! ,adm9i/rator f ! 
requirem5ts ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce ( 
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction      
,act71 = purposes ( c>ry+ out subsection
 7c7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t comply+ )
 su* requirem5ts w\ld delay ! developm5t
 ( ! proposal requir$ "u subsection 7b74
  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ to be direct+ or
 au?oriz+ ! ,adm9i/rator to implem5t !  
proposal requir$ "u subsection 7b74     
,septemb] #bh1 #bjbb,report$ ) an       
am5dm5t