---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 U.S.C. § 470"
title: "6"
title_heading: "Domestic Security"
number: "470"
heading: "Disclosures regarding homeland security grants"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/6/470"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization"
  - "Subchapter VIII — Coordination with Non-Federal Entities; Inspector General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions"
  - "Part H — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §470. Disclosures regarding homeland security grants

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Homeland security grant—** The term “[homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) security grant” means any grant made or administered by the [Department](/usc/6/101.md?p=5), including—
    - (A) the [State](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) [Homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) Security Grant Program;
    - (B) the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program;
    - (C) the Law Enforcement [Terrorism](/usc/6/101.md?p=18) Prevention Program;
    - (D) the Citizen Corps; and
    - (E) the Metropolitan Medical Response System.
  - (2) **Local government—** The term “[local government](/usc/6/101.md?p=13)” has the meaning given the term in [section 101 of this title](/usc/6/101.md).
- (b) **Required disclosures—** Each [State](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) or [local government](/usc/6/101.md?p=13) that receives a [homeland](/usc/6/101.md?p=1) security grant shall, not later than 12 months after the later of October 13, 2006, and the date of receipt of such grant, and every 12 months thereafter until all [funds](/usc/6/677a.md?p=5) provided under such grant are expended, submit a report to the [Secretary](/usc/6/101.md?p=16) that contains a list of all expenditures made by such [State](/usc/6/101.md?p=17) or [local government](/usc/6/101.md?p=13) using [funds](/usc/6/677a.md?p=5) from such grant.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–347, title VII, § 702, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1943.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006, also known as the SAFE Port Act, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “Department” and “Secretary” as used in this section, see section 901 of this title.