Responsible Funding for First Responders Act of 2005

Responsible Funding for First Responders Act of 2005 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to expand the permissible uses of terrorism-related grant funds for State and local first responders to include: (1) funding for training facilities; and (2) if 100 or more personnel are dedicated to counterterrorism and intelligence activities, reimbursement consistent with an approved State plan for personnel and units dedicated to such activities.

Requires grants for first responders to be awarded based on a quantitative assessment of risk for the categories of threat, vulnerability, and consequences.

Directs the Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support to submit such quantitative assessments to Congress annually.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1093 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1093

To amend the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to change the manner of allocation 
                    of first responder grant funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2005

  Mr. Fossella (for himself and Mr. Sweeney) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 to change the manner of allocation 
                    of first responder grant funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Funding for First 
Responders Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.

    Section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3714) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c)(3);
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Uses of Grant Amounts.--Grants under this section may be 
used--
            ``(1) to purchase needed equipment and to provide training 
        and technical assistance to State and local first responders;
            ``(2) to construct, develop, expand, modify, operate, or 
        improve facilities to provide training or assistance to State 
        and local first responders; and
            ``(3) if 100 or more personnel in the relevant jurisdiction 
        are dedicated to counterterrorism and intelligence activities 
        (including detection of, collection and analysis of 
        intelligence relating to, investigation of, prevention of, and 
        interdiction of suspected terrorist activities), to provide 
        reimbursement, consistent with the state plan as approved by 
        the Secretary, for expenses related to--
                    ``(A) such personnel; and
                    ``(B) units dedicated to such activities.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Basis for Grant Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Grants under this section shall be 
        awarded based on a quantitative assessment of risk for three 
        categories: threat, vulnerability, and consequences.
            ``(2) Submission to congress.--Not later than March 1 of 
        each year, the Office shall submit to Congress the quantitative 
        assessment required by paragraph (1).''.
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