,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to create em]g5cy
 supplem5tal grants to local ag5cies =  
ma9t5ance ( op]ations dur+ p]iods (     
increas$ migration4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fir/         
,respond]s ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act4    
#b4 ,law en=cem5t grant program  7a7    
,au?orization ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security is au?oriz$ to make grants to 
,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes1 & units ( local
 gov]nm5t = use by law en=cem5t ag5cies1
 fir/ respond]s1 & em]g5cy op]ation     
c5t]s to ma9ta9 res\rces t are available
 to resid5ts ( ! jurisdiction dur+      
p]iods ( increas$ dem& = su* res\rces   
due to an increase 9 ! arrival or       
pres5ce ( ali5s ent]+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7b7 ,geographic di/ribution ,9 aw>d+    
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
aw>d n less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! funds to  

applicants locat$ n m ?an #ajj miles f !
 s\!rn bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7    
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
applicants locat$ 9 areas exp]i5c+ an   
increas$ pres5ce ( ali5s ent]+ ! ,unit$ 
,/ates bas$ on data ga!r$ by ,u4,s4     
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection &          
,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t on !   
numb] ( enc\nt]s ) su* ali5s & ! numb] (
 su* ali5s releas$ 9 t area4  7d7 ,rules
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security is    
au?oriz$ to make rules to c>ry out ?is  
section4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,! t]m em]g5cy op]ation c5t] means 
a physical or virtual location f :i*    
lead]s ( a jurisdiction or organization 
coord9ate & provide policy direction    
relat$ to an em]g5cy1 includ+-- 7,a7    
coord9at+ in=mation & res\rces to       
support res\rce ne$s & reque/s1 includ+ 
allocation & track+2  7,b7 collect+1    
analyz+1 & %>+ in=mation &  7,c7        
coord9at+ plans & det]m9+ curr5t &      
future ne$s4  7#b7 ,! t]m law en=cem5t  

(fic] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #bcb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#c7 ,! t]m fir/ respond] includes a    
firefight]1 law en=cem5t (fic]1 p>am$ic1
 em]g5cy m$ical te*nician1 or o!r       
individual 7includ+ an employee ( a     
legally organiz$ & recogniz$ volunte]   
organization1 :e!r comp5sat$ or n71 :o1 
9 ! c\rse ( 8 or h] pr(essional duties1 
responds to fire1 m$ical1 haz>d\s       
mat]ial1 or o!r simil> em]g5cies & is an
 employee ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t1    
,indian ,tribe or ,/ate4  7#d7 ,! t]m   
firefight] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m       
employee 9 fire protection activities "u
 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#e7 ,! 
t]m ,/ate means any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9   
,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 & !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#f7 ,! t]m    
unit ( local gov]nm5t means any city1   
c\nty1 t[n%ip1 t[n1 bor\gh1 p>i%        
village1 special di/rict1 fire au?ority1

 c\nty improvem5t di/rict1 or o!r g5]al 
purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate1
 & includes any entity jo9tly creat$ by 
#b or m public employ]s4  7#g7 ,! t]m   
,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #d ( ! ,indian                  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7f7 ,appropriations ,! program au?oriz$ 
by ?is ,act %all be subject to !        
availability ( appropriations made 9    
advance = su* purposes4 ,n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] funds are appropriat$ to c>ry 
out ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %all obligate su* funds = su* 
purposes4