{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-6825","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 6825","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the funding and administration of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the funding and administration of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2022-02-25","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-05-16","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h184","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022","result":"Passed","yea":288,"nay":129,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll184.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.","date":"2022-09-27"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-09-27","stage":"Reported to Senate","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill modifies the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security and reauthorizes appropriations for such program through FY2028."},{"k":"p","t":"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must establish an office, headed by a senior FEMA official, to administer the program. Office responsibilities include those related to outreach, engagement, education, and technical assistance."},{"k":"p","t":"FEMA must also publish grant guidelines and may prohibit states from closing application processes before the publication of the guidelines."},{"k":"p","t":"FEMA must seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with an independent research organization for the conduct of a study that analyzes and reports on (1) the effectiveness of the program for preparedness against terrorism and other threats; (2) the risk-based formula and allocations under the program; and (3) the risk profile of and any identifiable factors leading to the low participation of traditionally underrepresented groups and states under the program."}],"words":155},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to change how the Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program is administered, what grants can pay for, how funds are divided, and how much is authorized.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}]},"core_areas":["Nonprofit Security Grant Program administration","Allowable uses of grant funds","Allocation of grant funds between high-risk urban areas and other jurisdictions","Authorization of appropriations for the program"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the FEMA Administrator, within 120 days after enactment, to establish a program office for the Program within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, headed by a senior official of the Agency.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}},{"text":"Adds alteration or remodeling of existing buildings or physical facilities, and facility security personnel costs including contracted security, to the allowed uses of grant funds.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}},{"text":"Authorizes appropriations of $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}},{"text":"Requires that 50 percent of appropriated amounts go to recipients in high-risk urban areas funded under section 2003 in the current or prior ten fiscal years, and 50 percent to recipients in other jurisdictions, unless too few applications are received.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to publish guidelines, including a notice of funding opportunity or similar announcement, before awarding grants each fiscal year, and allows the Administrator to prohibit States from closing application processes before then.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}},{"text":"Requires the FEMA Administrator, within 90 days after enactment, to submit to the House and Senate homeland security committees a plan for administering the program office, including a staffing plan.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh#HF8CEBDB85D554BB8B9A7B8C4AEE3EF9D"},"heading":"Enhancements to funding and administration of Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security","effect":"Under new subsection (i) of section 2009, the Paperwork Reduction Act (chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code) does not apply to changes to the program's application materials, forms, or core documentation intended to enhance participation by eligible nonprofit organizations.","amount":null,"quote":"shall not apply to any changes to the application materials, Program forms, or other core Program documentation intended to enhance participation by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-05-16","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6825/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-6825.png","v":"95fcc2ed65ba","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6825, 117th Congress: Nonprofit Security Grant Program Improvement Act of 2022. House: 288 Yea, 129 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 16 May 2022."}}