Monday, November 21, 2011

What your government is passing and spending H, R, 3260


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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3260
To establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 25, 2011

Mr. ROSS of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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

A BILL
To establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SEC. 2. FIRST RESPONDER AGENCY GRANTS.

    (a) In General- Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘Subtitle C--Other Assistance

‘SEC. 2041. FIRST RESPONDER AGENCY GRANTS.

    ‘(a) Definitions- In this section--

    ‘(b) Grants Authorized-

      ‘(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator may make a grant to an eligible first responder agency for the additional costs incurred by the eligible first responder agency as a direct result of 1 or more employees of the agency or service who are reservists being placed on active duty.

      ‘(2) LIMITATION FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED POSITIONS- The Administrator may not make a grant under this section for costs relating to an employee being placed on active duty if Federal funds are used, in whole or in part, for the pay or benefits of the employee.

      ‘(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT- The total amount of all grants made under this section to an eligible first responder agency in any fiscal year may not exceed $100,000.

      ‘(4) TERMINATION OF GRANT AUTHORITY- The authority of the Administrator to make a grant under this section shall terminate 3 years after the date of enactment of this section.
    ‘(c) Use of Funds-

      ‘(1) IN GENERAL- A grant under this section may be used for--

        ‘(A) pay and benefits for an individual hired to replace an employee placed on active duty that are in addition to any pay and benefits that would have been provided to the deployed employee;

        ‘(B) overtime expenses for an employee who performs tasks that would have been performed by an employee placed on active duty; and

        ‘(C) the costs associated with filling a vacancy created by an employee placed on active duty, including costs for advertising, interviewing, performing background investigations, employment training, and hiring bonuses and incentives.
      ‘(2) TIME PERIOD FOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES- An eligible first responder agency that receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds to cover expenses incurred during the period that begins 90 days before the deployment of an employee of the agency and ends on the date on which the employee returns to fully paid employment status.
    ‘(d) Application-

      ‘(1) IN GENERAL- Each eligible first responder agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

      ‘(2) CONTENTS- Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall--

    ‘(e) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $5,000,000 to carry out this section for fiscal years 2012 through 2014.’.

    (b) Reporting-

      (1) DEFINITIONS- In this subsection, the terms ‘active duty’, ‘first responder agency’, and ‘reservist’ have the meanings given those terms in section 2041 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a).

      (2) REPORT- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report regarding the placing on active duty of employees of first responder agencies that are reservists, including an evaluation of--

    (c) Offset- Section 1532(k)(1)(D) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 1182(k)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘$25,000,000’ and inserting ‘$20,000,000’.CommentsPermalink

    (d) Technical and Conforming Amendment- The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘Subtitle C--Other Assistance

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