Sec. 605. Prioritization
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Subsection
(a)of section 2007 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 608 ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: its population, including consideration of domestic and international tourists, commuters, and military populations, including military populations residing in communities outside military installations; ; in subparagraph (E), by inserting , including threat information from other relevant Federal agencies and field offices, as appropriate before the semicolon at the end; and in subparagraph (I), by striking target and inserting core ; and in paragraph (2), by striking target and inserting core . Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall review and report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on the risk formula and methodology used to award grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 and 605), including a discussion of any necessary changes to such formula to ensure grant awards are appropriately based on risk. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review and assess the risk formula and methodology used to award grants under sections 2003 and 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including— the process utilized by the Department of Homeland Security to gather threat information for each potential State and high-risk urban area; the extent to which such risk formula and methodology considers the factors specified in section 2007 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 608 ), in particular— the extent to which the jurisdiction has unmet core capabilities due to resource constraints; the degree to which a jurisdiction has been able to address capability gaps with previous grant awards; and in the case of a high-risk urban area, the extent to which such high-risk urban area includes— incorporated municipalities, counties, parishes, and Indian Tribes within the relevant eligible metropolitan area the inclusion of which will enhance regional efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism; and other local and Tribal governments in the surrounding area that are likely to be called upon to respond to acts of terrorism within the high-risk urban area; and how grant award amounts are determined.
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