To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
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Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Mr. Hernández and Mr. Green of Tennessee
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself and Mr. Thompson …
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the FEMA Administrator to provide ongoing stakeholder outreach, education, and technical assistance for homeland security grant programs. It mandates annual surveys to collect feedback from state, local, tribal, and territorial stakeholders.
Who Benefits and How
State, local, tribal, and territorial governments benefit from improved grant guidance and support. First responders benefit from better preparedness funding access.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FEMA must conduct annual surveys and incorporate feedback into grant processes. Administrative burden on DHS increases slightly.
Key Provisions
- Mandates ongoing stakeholder outreach for UASI grants
- Mandates ongoing stakeholder outreach for State Homeland Security grants
- Requires annual feedback surveys
- Requires publication of how feedback is incorporated
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires DHS to enhance stakeholder outreach for Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant programs
Policy Domains
Main Bill
Likely Beneficiaries
- State governments
- Local governments
- Tribal governments
- First responders
Inferred from context, no direct clause evidence
Likely Burden Bearers
- FEMA
- DHS
Inferred from context, no direct clause evidence
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → FEMA Administrator
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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