Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness

Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness Management and Administration For necessary expenses for the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, $3,546,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. State and Local Programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, including grants to State and local governments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $3,086,300,000, which shall be allocated as follows:(1) $1,100,000,000 for formula-based grants and $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants pursuant to section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714): Provided, That the application for grants shall be made available to States within 45 days after enactment of this Act; that States shall submit applications within 45 days after the grant announcement; and that the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness shall act within 15 days after receipt of an application: Provided further, That each State shall obligate not less than 80 percent of the total amount of the grant to local governments within 60 days after the grant award.(2) $1,200,000,000 for discretionary grants, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, of which—(A) $885,000,000 shall be for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for assistance to organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) of such Code) as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be at high-risk of international terrorist attack; (B) $150,000,000 shall be for port security grants, which shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions as provided for under Public Law 107–117;(C) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking industry security grants; (D) $10,000,000 shall be for intercity bus security grants; and (E) $150,000,000 shall be for intercity passenger rail transportation (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight rail, and transit security grants:118 STAT. 1310Provided, That no less than 80 percent of any grant under this paragraph to a State shall be made available by the State to local governments within 60 days after the receipt of the funds: Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714(c)(3)) shall not apply to grants under this paragraph.(3) $50,000,000 shall be available for the establishment of a technology transfer program: Provided, That of the amount made available under this paragraph, $10,000,000 is available to be used for commercially-available equipment testing and validation to determine appropriateness for inclusion in the technology transfer program.(4) $336,300,000 for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs:Provided, That, none of the grants provided under this heading shall be used for the construction or renovation of facilities; except for a minor perimeter security project, not to exceed $1,000,000, as determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the proceeding proviso shall not apply to grants under (2)(B) and (E) of this heading: Provided further, That grantees shall provide additional reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That funds appropriated for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants under paragraph (1) and discretionary grants under paragraph (2)(A) of this heading shall be available for operational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime associated with Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness certified training, as needed: Provided further, That in accordance with the Department’s implementation plan for Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness shall provide State and local jurisdictions with nationally-accepted first responder preparedness levels no later than January 31, 2005; include in the fiscal year 2005 formula-based grant guidance guidelines for State and local jurisdictions to adopt national preparedness standards in fiscal year 2006; and issue final guidance on the implementation of the National Preparedness Goal no later than March 31, 2005: Provided further, That the fiscal year 2005 formula-based and law enforcement terrorism prevention grants under paragraph (1) shall be allocated in the same manner as fiscal year 2004. firefighter assistance grants For necessary expenses for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $715,000,000, of which $650,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 33 (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $65,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) of the Act, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of this amount shall be available for program administration. Emergency Management Performance Grants For necessary expenses for emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), 118 STAT. 1311 the Earthquake Hazards Reductions Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $180,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation.