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H.R. 5159 108th Congress House

Community Security Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award research and equipment grants, to provide a tax credit for employers who hire temporary workers to rep… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award research and equipment grants, to provide a tax credit for employers who hire temporary workers to replace employees receiving first responder training, to provide school-based mental health training, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Science, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 28, 2004
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Science, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Security Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to give business tax credits to employers of volunteer first responders. Provides individual tax deductions for travel and training expenses of such volunteers.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a local critical need homeland security grant program for first responders. Requires the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response to establish a standard of basic preparedness for local first responders. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to States and localities for basic personal equipment and communications enhancement for disaster response, mitigation, and recovery missions.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a safe schools through mental health grant program to: (1) train school personnel to identify and prevent avoidable disasters and to assist children in dealing with the aftermath; (2) provide school-based mental health services; and (3) provide such services to students who face or have faced disciplinary action.

Establishes a school-based disaster mitigation refund program.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide financial assistance to affected State and local governments for school-based community mental health counseling.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Homeland Security Competitive Research Grant Program to award grants to universities and colleges for homeland security-related research.

Establishes a program to award research grants to colleges and universities to examine the social dimensions of terrorism.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5159: Community Security Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5159/
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