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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4011
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4011, AS AMENDED, | ||||||
| 3 | with reference to the page and line numbers of Senate Amendment | ||||||
| 4 | No. 1, as follows:
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| 5 | by replacing line 12 on page 8 through line 20 on page 9 with | ||||||
| 6 | the following: | ||||||
| 7 | "(g-5) The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is | ||||||
| 8 | authorized to make grants to not-for-profit organizations | ||||||
| 9 | which are exempt from federal income taxation under section | ||||||
| 10 | 501(c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code for eligible | ||||||
| 11 | security improvements that assist the organization in | ||||||
| 12 | preventing, preparing for, or responding to acts of terrorism. | ||||||
| 13 | The Director shall establish procedures and forms by which | ||||||
| 14 | applicants may apply for a grant, and procedures for | ||||||
| 15 | distributing grants to recipients. The procedures shall | ||||||
| 16 | require each applicant to do the following: | ||||||
| 17 | (1) identify and substantiate prior threats or attacks | ||||||
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| 1 | by a terrorist organization, network, or cell against the | ||||||
| 2 | not-for-profit organization; | ||||||
| 3 | (2) indicate the symbolic or strategic value of one or | ||||||
| 4 | more sites that renders the site a possible target of | ||||||
| 5 | terrorism; | ||||||
| 6 | (3) discuss potential consequences to the organization | ||||||
| 7 | if the site is damaged, destroyed, or disrupted by a | ||||||
| 8 | terrorist act; | ||||||
| 9 | (4) describe how the grant will be used to integrate | ||||||
| 10 | organizational preparedness with broader State and local | ||||||
| 11 | preparedness efforts; | ||||||
| 12 | (5) submit a vulnerability assessment conducted by | ||||||
| 13 | experienced security, law enforcement, or military | ||||||
| 14 | personnel, and a description of how the grant award will be | ||||||
| 15 | used to address the vulnerabilities identified in the | ||||||
| 16 | assessment; and | ||||||
| 17 | (6) submit any other relevant information as may be | ||||||
| 18 | required by the Director. | ||||||
| 19 | The Agency is authorized to use funds appropriated for the | ||||||
| 20 | grant program described in this subsection (g-5) to administer | ||||||
| 21 | the program.".
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