GUIDELINES/CRITERIA FOR
EMERGENCY FUNDING REQUESTS RELATED TO
THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Response and Recovery

1. The damage to be repaired must have been directly caused by the terrorist acts.

 

2. The absence of funding, and consequently a delay in damage repair, protection or other activities, would result in significant economic loss/hardship, attack risk or human endangerment/suffering, including the cost of enhanced security and relocation of employees to secure sites.

 

3. Any action ordered by the President to respond to the national security consequences of the events of September 11, 2001.

 

4. The requirement is known, i.e., not a speculative need.

 

5. The requirement is urgent, i.e., could not reasonably be handled at a later time.

 

6. The activity to be performed is an appropriate Federal role and reflects an appropriate sharing of responsibility among State, local, private, and Federal entities.

 

7. The level of funding is limited to the amount necessary to restore the entity/facility to current standards and requirements (e.g., damage to a 1950s building would be repaired using current building codes and standards and guidelines for counter-terrorism defense).

 

8. The requirement is not competitive with or duplicative of activities of other agencies with statutorily mandated disaster assistance programs such as SBA and FEMA

 

9. The requirement cannot reasonably be met through the use of existing agency funds, e.g., through reprogramming actions or the use of other emergency funds.

Preparedness and Mitigation

10. Funds should address specific deficiencies, encountered or identified to prevent events such as those that occured on September 11, 2001, and may include expenditures for: law enforcement and investigative activities; general preparation and response (planning, training, equipment, and personnel); physical protection of government facilities and employees; physical protection of the national populace and infrastructure; and governmental awareness of potential threats.

 

11. Funds can be used to enhance U.S. abilities to interdict terrorist threats.

 

12. The activity to be performed is an appropriate Federal role and reflects an appropriate sharing of responsibility among State, local, private, and Federal entities.

 

13. The requirement is urgent, i.e., could not reasonably be handled at a later time.

 

14. Activities are not competitive with or duplicative of activities of other agencies with statutorily mandated preparation programs such as DOD and FEMA.

 

15. The requirement cannot reasonably be met through the use of existing agency funds, e.g., through reprogramming actions or the use of other emergency funds.