Article: SEN. NELSON: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO EVALUATE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The office of Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., issued the following news release:

Today, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson announced that the Appropriations Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The bill includes Nelson language requiring a study of Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) effectiveness in administering Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grants.

"I am glad that DHS agreed to revise its process for determining those cities eligible for UASI grants this year in line with the law," said Senator Nelson. "I want to make sure that they follow the law every year, however, and administer these grants effectively and ...