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HR 5563 111th Congress House Emergency Management Homeland security Law enforcement administration and funding Terrorism Urban and suburban affairs and development

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of…

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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.

Introduced: June 21, 2010 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
Jun 21, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jun 21, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to better inform the allocation of grants under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to conduct an initial assessment of the relative threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences from acts of terrorism for each state, with each threat assessment for a state conducted jointly with appropriate state officials; and (2) to conduct such initial risk assessments for eligible metropolitan areas for purposes of Urban Area Security Initiative grants jointly with appropriate metropolitan area officials.

What's happening now June 28, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5563: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5563/
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"H.R. 5563: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5563/.
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H.R. 5563, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5563/.
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[H.R. 5563: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5563/)
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