[20060728]RS22349_2006财年国土安全拨款分配公式：第109届大会议题.pdf

1 P.L. 107-56 (USA PATRIOT Act), Section 1014.2 For information on FY2006 appropriations for DHS homeland security programs, see CRSReport RS22050, FY2006 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security, by ShawnReese.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22349Updated July 28, 2006FY2006 Homeland Security Grant DistributionFormulas: Issues for the 109th CongressShawn ReeseAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryIn FY2003 and FY2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allocatedState Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) and Law Enforcement TerrorismPrevention Program (LETPP) funding based on a formula that consisted of guaranteeingeach state a 0.75% amount of total program appropriations. The Department ofHomeland Security chose to allocate the remainder of appropriations based on the statespopulation percentage of the national population. In FY2005, Congress required theDepartment of Homeland Security to allocate funding in the same manner as in FY2004.Congress, in P.L. 109-90 (FY2006 Department of Homeland Security appropriations),legislated similar al