,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fejg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,thompson of           
,mississippi7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb and certain other laws relating to
 certain preparedness1 transit1 and port
 security grant programs to improve     
oversight1 transparency1 and stakeholder
 engagement in the administration of    
such grant programs1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,dhs ,grants       
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,improvements

 to certain preparedness1 transit1 and  
port security grant programs  7a7       
,preparedness grant programs  7#a7      
,homeland ,security ,grant ,programs    
,subsection 7a7 of section #bjjb of the 
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7 is amended by striking  
may and inserting shall not less        
frequently than annually4  7#b7         
,transparency in prioritization         
,subsection 7a7 of section #bjjg of the 
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking consider and all that follows  
through area and inserting allocate such
 funds to each such ,state or area on   
the basis of2 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#a77,k71 by striking writing by the    
,administrator and inserting an annual  
notification the ,administrator submits 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       

,senate before the issuance of the      
notice of funding opportunity applicable
 to the allocation at issue4  7#c7      
,administration and coordination        
,section #bjba of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#faa7 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating
 subsection 7c7 as subsection 7e72  7,b7
 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the  
following new subsections3  7c7         
,deadlines and application periods ,for 
each notice of funding opportunity for a
 grant program under a specified        
section1 the ,administrator shall carry 
out the following3 7#a7 ,make such      
notice publicly available in accordance 
with the deadlines1 if any1 specified in
 the applicable appropriations ,act1 but
 if no such deadline is so specified1   
make such notice publicly available not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of such ,act4  7#b7 ,allow
 each eligible recipient under such     
grant program not fewer than #cj days   
after such notice is made publicly      

available to submit an application with 
respect to such grant program4  7d7     
,periods of performance ,the            
,administrator shall make grant funds   
provided under a specified section      
available for use by the recipient of   
such grant funds for a period of not    
fewer than #ed months4  2 and  7,c7 by  
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,specified section     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
specified section means any of the      
following3 7#a7 ,section #bjjc4  7#b7   
,section #bjjd4  7#c7 ,section #bjji4  4
  7#d7 ,risk assessment deadline        
,subsection 7c77#b77;,c7 of section     
#bjbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fab7 is amended to
 read as follows3  7,c7 ,deadline ,with 
respect to any fiscal year for which the
 ,department intends to make a grant or 
administers a grant1 the information    
required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
be provided not fewer than #cj days     
before any notice of funding opportunity

 or other program guidance relating to  
any such grant4  4  7#e7 ,conforming    
amendments ,section #bjji of the        
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fji;a7 is amended-- 7,a7 by  
striking subsection 7d72  7,b7 by       
redesignating subsections 7e7 through   
7i7 as subsections 7d7 through 7h71     
respectively2 and  7,c7 in subsection   
7c77#c77;,c71 by striking 7g7 and       
inserting 7f74  7b7 ,transit and port   
security grant programs  7#a7 ,deadlines
 and periods with respect to public     
transportation grants ,section #adjf of 
the ,implementing ,recommendations of   
the #i_/aa ,commission ,act of #bjjg 7#f
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aace7 is amended-- 7,a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7n7 as         
subsection 7o72 and  7,b7 by striking   
subsection 7m7 and inserting the        
following new subsections3  7m7 ,period 
of performance ,funds provided pursuant 
to a grant awarded under this section   
for a use specified in subsection 7b7   
shall remain available for use by a     

grant recipient for a period of not     
fewer than #ed months4  7n7 ,deadlines  
and application periods ,for each notice
 of funding opportunity for the grant   
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall carry out the          
following3 7#a7 ,make such notice       
publicly available in accordance with   
the deadlines1 if any1 specified in the 
applicable appropriations ,act1 but if  
no such deadline is so specified1 make  
such notice publicly available not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
enactment of such ,act4  7#b7 ,allow    
each eligible recipient under such grant
 program not fewer than #cj days after  
such notice is made publicly available  
to submit an application with respect to
 such grant program4  4  7#b7 ,railroad 
security assistance ,section #aeac of   
the ,implementing ,recommendations of   
the #i_/aa ,commission ,act of #bjjg 7#f
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aafc7 is amended-- 7,a7 by  
redesignating subsection 7i7 as         
subsection 7j72 and  7,b7 by inserting  

after subsection 7h7 the following new  
subsection3  7i7 ,deadlines and         
application periods ,for each notice of 
funding opportunity for the grant       
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall carry out the          
following3 7#a7 ,make such notice       
publicly available in accordance with   
the deadlines1 if any1 specified in the 
applicable appropriations ,act1 but if  
no such deadline is so specified1 make  
such notice publicly available not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
enactment of such ,act4  7#b7 ,allow    
each eligible recipient under such grant
 program not fewer than #cj days after  
such notice is made publicly available  
to submit an application with respect to
 such grant program4  4  7#c7           
,over-the-road bus security assistance  
,section #aecb of the ,implementing     
,recommendations of the #i_/aa          
,commission ,act of #bjjg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 
#aahb7 is amended-- 7,a7 by             
redesignating subsection 7k7 as         

subsection 7l72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7j7 the following new  
subsection3  7k7 ,deadlines and         
application periods ,for each notice of 
funding opportunity for the grant       
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall carry out the          
following3 7#a7 ,make such notice       
publicly available in accordance with   
the deadlines1 if any1 specified in the 
applicable appropriations ,act1 but if  
no such deadline is so specified1 make  
such notice publicly available not later
 than #fj days after the date of the    
enactment of such ,act4  7#b7 ,allow    
each eligible recipient under such grant
 program not fewer than #cj days after  
such notice is made publicly available  
to submit an application with respect to
 such grant program4  4  7#d7 ,port     
security grants ,section #gjajg of title
 #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7n7 ,deadlines and         
application periods ,for each notice of 

funding opportunity for a grant program 
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 carry out the following3 7#a7 ,make    
such notice publicly available in       
accordance with the deadlines1 if any1  
specified in the applicable             
appropriations ,act1 but if no such     
deadline is so specified1 make such     
notice publicly available not later than
 #fj days after the date of the         
enactment of such ,act4  7#b7 ,allow    
each eligible recipient under such grant
 program not fewer than #cj days after  
such notice is made publicly available  
to submit an application with respect to
 such grant program4  4