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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-320
SECURING THE CITIES IMPROVEMENT ACT
DECEMBER 19, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, from the Committee on Homeland
Security, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4403]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 4403) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably
thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2
Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 3
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings .............................................................................. 3
C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax
Expenditures ....................................................................................................... 3
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4
Duplicative Federal Program s ............................................................................... 4
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................... 4
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 4
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 5
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
The Securing the Cities Improvement Act amends the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 by removing the requirement for a juris-
diction to be designated as a high-risk urban area by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in order to participate in
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