AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. H.R. 4460, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fires. Issues relating to the use of the Disaster Relief Fund and the Disaster Cap Adjustment to cover federal wildland fire suppression operations. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 2548, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act, provisions to authorize funding for FEMA through FY 2020, authorize funding for the Center for Domestic Preparedness, and direct FEMA's National Advisory Council to draft a comprehensive study to reduce the costs and losses from disasters.

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Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Defense Logistics Agency, Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Forest Service

S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act. All issues related to the legislation.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE