Securing the Cities Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4403 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4403

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the 
          Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2023

 Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the 
          Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Securing the Cities Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. STC PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, METRICS, AND CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

    Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 596b) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``high-risk urban 
        areas'' and inserting ``jurisdictions designated under 
        subsection (c)'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(7) establish performance metrics and milestones for the 
        STC program, monitor expenditures for the program, and track 
        the performance against program metrics and milestones; and'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``from among high-
        risk urban areas under section 2003'' and inserting ``based on 
        the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to 
        preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to 
        such jurisdiction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and 
        consequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist attacks 
        and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other 
        radiological materials''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, 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 program, the establishment of 
metrics and milestones for the STC program, performance against such 
metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the STC 
program.''.
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