Securing the Cities Improvement Act

This bill changes how the Department of Homeland Security runs a program called Securing the Cities, which tries to detect nuclear or radioactive materials to prevent terrorist attacks in U.S. cities. The bill requires the department to create ways to measure how well the program is working and track its progress. Currently, the program can only work with cities that are already designated as high-risk areas by another federal agency, but the bill would let the Department of Homeland Security choose which cities to work with based on their ability to prepare for and respond to nuclear or radioactive threats. The department would also have to report to Congress within two years about how the program is performing and any planned changes.

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