H.R. 1374 — Securing the Cities Improvement Act

This section establishes the short title of the Act as the “Securing the Cities Improvement Act.”

This section revises the Securing the Cities (STC) program under section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 596b) by (1) limiting program eligibility to jurisdictions designated under subsection (c) instead of high-risk urban areas, (2) requiring the Secretary to establish performance metrics and milestones for the program, monitor expenditures, and track performance against those metrics and milestones, (3) directing the Secretary to designate jurisdictions based on their preparedness and response capability and capacity, as well as the relative threat, vulnerability, and consequences for terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events involving nuclear or other radiological materials, rather than solely from among high-risk urban areas under section 2003, and (4) requiring a report to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs not later than 2 years after enactment on program participation, metrics and milestones, performance against those measures, and planned program changes.