#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #acgd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
make improvements to the ,securing the  
,cities program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,securing the ,cities      
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,,stc program   
eligibility1 metrics1 and congressional 
oversight ,section #aibh of the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #eif;b7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7a71 by striking high-risk   
urban areas and inserting jurisdictions 
designated under subsection 7c72  7#b7  
by amending paragraph 7#g7 of subsection
 7b7 to read as follows3  7#g7 establish
 performance metrics and milestones for 
the ,,stc program1 monitor expenditures 
for the program1 and track the          
performance against program metrics and 
milestones2 and  2  7#c7 in subsection  
7c77#a71 by striking from among         
high-risk urban areas under section     
#bjjc and inserting based on the        

capability and capacity of the          
jurisdiction relating to preparedness   
and response1 as well as the relative   
threat to such jurisdiction1            
vulnerability of such jurisdiction1 and 
consequences for such jurisdiction1     
regarding terrorist attacks and other   
high-consequence events utilizing       
nuclear or other radiological materials2
 and  7#d7 by amending subsection 7d7 to
 read as follows3  7d7 ,report ,not     
later than two years after the date of  
the enactment of this subsection1 the   
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report regarding participation in the   
,,stc program1 the establishment of     
metrics and milestones for the ,,stc    
program1 performance against such       
metrics and milestones1 and plans for   
any changes to the ,,stc program4  4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  

,march #aj1 #bjbe4;,clerk4