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d fu r th er ,T hat ( a ) the C e n ter fo r D o m e s t i c P re p are d ness may pro v ide trainin g to emergency response providers from the F edera lG overnment, foreign governments, or private enti - ties, if the Center for Domestic Preparedness is reimb u rsed for the cost of such training, and any reimbursement under this sub- section shall be credited to the account from w hich the e x penditure being reimbursed was made and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, for the purposes for which amounts in the account may be expended, (b) the head of the Center for Domestic Prepared- ness shall ensure that any training provided under (a) does not interfere with the primary mission of the Center to train State and local emergency response providers: Provided further, That the Government A ccountability O ffice shall report to the Commit- tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the H ouse of R epresenta- tives regarding the data, assumptions, and methodology that the Department of Homeland Security uses to assess ris k and allocate grants under the U rban Area Security I nitiative and State Home- land Security Grant Program not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the report shall include an assessment of the reliability and validity of the data used, the basis for the assumptions used, how the methodology is applied to determine the risk scores for individual locations, an analysis of the usefulness of placing States and cities into tier groups, and the allocation of grants to eligible locations: Pro - vided further, That the Department provide the Government Accountability Office with the actual data that the Department used for its risk assessment and grant allocation: Provided further, That the Department provide the Government Accountability Office with access to all data needed for its analysis and report, including specifics on all changes for the fiscal year 20 0 9 process, including, but not limited to, all changes in data, assumptions, and weights used in methodology within 7 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any subse q uent changes made regarding the risk methodology after the initial information is pro- vided to the Government Accountability Office shall be provided within 7 days after the change is made .FIRE FI GHT ER AS SISTA NC E GRANTS For necessary expenses for programs authori z ed by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1 974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $ 775,000,000, of which $5 6 5,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 3 3 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $210,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), to remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent of the amount available under this heading shall be available for program administration, and an expenditure plan for program administration shall be provided to the Commit- tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa- tives within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. E M ERGENC Y MANAGEMENT P ERF O RMANCE GRANTS For necessary expenses for emergency management perform- ance grants, as authorized by the N ational Flood Insurance Act of 196 8 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and E mergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 Expenditur e p la n .D eadline. Deadline. Deadline. R ep o rt s . Deadline.

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