§607 Terrorism Prevention

Summary

The Administrator must make sure at least 25 percent of the combined grant money from sections 604 and 605 is used for law enforcement terrorism prevention. Those activities include things like sharing and analyzing information, making targets harder to attack, spotting threats, stopping terrorists, running training and exercises for mass-casualty and active-shooter events and security at public places (including airports and transit), paying overtime for approved enhanced law enforcement operations (including support for federal efforts and border security), creating and staffing fusion centers that meet section 124h(i) guidelines, paying qualified intelligence analysts (including current employees), any activities allowed by the Department’s Fiscal Year 2007 program guidance for this program, and any other terrorism prevention activities the Administrator approves. Grant funds must also help law enforcement and emergency responders from rural and other underrepresented communities take part in fusion centers when appropriate. The Department must create an Office for State and Local Law Enforcement inside the Policy Directorate, led by an Assistant Secretary with experience in police work, intelligence, and counterterrorism. The Secretary must give the Office permanent staff and other assigned personnel consistent with sections 316(c)(2), 381, and 468(d). The Assistant Secretary will coordinate department-wide policy on the role of state and local law enforcement in preventing and responding to natural disasters, terrorist acts, and other man-made disasters; act as a liaison to state, local, and tribal agencies; work with the Office of Intelligence and Analysis on information sharing; help focus grants (including sections 604 and 605 and the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program) on terrorism prevention; work with other agencies on national voluntary standards for tactical training and protective gear; and, with the Administrator, study whether special law enforcement deployment teams would help and report the findings to Congress. Nothing here reduces the Administrator’s authority.