H.R. 6748 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inAmends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) limit to edit35 the wiki and benumber of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded; (2) require the firstAdministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when weighing &quot;threat,&quot;&quot; vulnerability,&quot; and &quot;consequences from acts of terrorism&quot; in allocating finds, to provideassign to &quot;threat&quot; a detailed summary ofvalue that is not less than 33%; and (3) apply minimum allocation requirements only to state Homeland Security grants.

Requires the bill!)Administrator, in carrying out the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, to disregard the tier system used to determine the award of such grants and and to not make use of any similar system in making such awards.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 9/29/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiSubcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and be the first to update the status of the bill!)Response.
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