FY2005 Appropriations for First Responder Preparedness: Issues and Analysis (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Aug. 2, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RS21736 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Shawn Reese, Government and Finance Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Conference report H.Rept. 108-774, accompanying H.R. 4567, appropriated roughly $3.6 billion to first responder grant programs. This was $229 million more than requested by the Administration, $145 million more than proposed by the Senate in S. 2537; however, it was $70 million less than proposed by the House in H.R. 4567.
The only new program funded was $25 million appropriated for securing non-governmental organizations (as defined by sec. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from terrorist attacks. Additionally, the conference report stated that the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program funding would be allocated according to the same formula used for FY2004 appropriations for these programs. Funding for Citizen Corps programs, however, was not mentioned in the conference report.
H.R. 5024, "9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004," H.R. 5040, "9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004," S. 2774, "9/11 Commission Report Implementation Act of 2004," S.Amdt. 3705 (introduced by Senator Collins and agreed to on the floor of the Senate on October 4, 2004) to S. 2845, "National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004," and H.R. 10, "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act" (passed by the House on October 6, 2004), proposed to change the allocation formula used in distributing first responder grant funding to states and localities.
