Act makes a number of improvements to the operations at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Office of Health Affairs. and Office of Emergency Communications. The bill authorizes. for the first time. Operation Stonegarden. which provides grants to law enforcement agencies along the border to enhance border security. These funds are vital to the security of border communities. like the ones in my district in southern Arizona. We must ensure that grant programs like the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Areas Security Initiative are providing a return on investment and assisting in the closure of capability gaps. That is why the bill requires FEMA to analyze data included in yearly State Preparedness Reports and Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments to gauge yearoveryear improvements.
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