Public Law 110-53, Section 104

121 STAT. 294

PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

SEC. 104. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

6 USC 591.
6 USC 591 et seq.

6 USC 594.
6 USC 596.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating title XVIII, as added by the SAFE
Port Act (Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1884), as title XIX;
(2) by redesignating sections 1801 through 1806, as added
by the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347; 120 Stat. 1884),
as sections 1901 through 1906, respectively;
(3) in section 1904(a), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section 1802’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1902’’;
(4) in section 1906, as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘section
1802(a)’’ each place that term appears and inserting ‘‘section
1902(a)’’; and
(5) in the table of contents in section 1(b), by striking
the items relating to title XVIII and sections 1801 through
1806, as added by the SAFE Port Act (Public Law 109–347;
120 Stat. 1884), and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.

1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.

‘‘TITLE XIX—DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.
Mission of Office.
Hiring authority.
Testing authority.
Relationship to other Department entities and Federal agencies.
Contracting and grant making authorities.

‘‘TITLE XX—HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS
‘‘Sec. 2001. Definitions.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.
‘‘Sec.

2002.
2003.
2004.
2005.
2006.
2007.
2008.

‘‘Subtitle A—Grants to States and High-Risk Urban Areas
Homeland Security Grant Programs.
Urban Area Security Initiative.
State Homeland Security Grant Program.
Grants to directly eligible tribes.
Terrorism prevention.
Prioritization.
Use of funds.

‘‘Subtitle B—Grants Administration
‘‘Sec. 2021. Administration and coordination.
‘‘Sec. 2022. Accountability.’’.

TITLE II—EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE GRANTS
SEC. 201. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT PROGRAM.

Section 662 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 762) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 662. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS PROGRAM.

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘program’ means the emergency management
performance grants program described in subsection (b); and
‘‘(2) the term ‘State’ has the meaning given that term
in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
‘‘(b) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall continue implementation of an emergency management performance grants program, to make grants

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to States to assist State, local, and tribal governments in preparing
for all hazards, as authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
‘‘(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as otherwise specifically provided
by title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Federal share of the
cost of an activity carried out using funds made available under
the program shall not exceed 50 percent.
‘‘(d) APPORTIONMENT.—For fiscal year 2008, and each fiscal
year thereafter, the Administrator shall apportion the amounts
appropriated to carry out the program among the States as follows:
‘‘(1) BASELINE AMOUNT.—The Administrator shall first
apportion 0.25 percent of such amounts to each of American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam, and the Virgin Islands and 0.75 percent of such amounts
to each of the remaining States.
‘‘(2) REMAINDER.—The Administrator shall apportion the
remainder of such amounts in the ratio that—
‘‘(A) the population of each State; bears to
‘‘(B) the population of all States.
‘‘(e) CONSISTENCY IN ALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding subsection
(d), in any fiscal year before fiscal year 2013 in which the appropriation for grants under this section is equal to or greater than the
appropriation for emergency management performance grants in
fiscal year 2007, no State shall receive an amount under this
section for that fiscal year less than the amount that State received
in fiscal year 2007.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out the program—
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2008, $400,000,000;
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2009, $535,000,000;
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2010, $680,000,000;
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2011, $815,000,000; and
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2012, $950,000,000.’’.

Territories.
States.

SEC. 202. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTERS.

Section 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 614. GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTERS.

‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency may make grants to States under this title
for equipping, upgrading, and constructing State and local emergency operations centers.
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, the Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out
using amounts from grants made under this section shall not exceed
75 percent.’’.

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