House Passes the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act

The House of Representatives passed by a vote of 420 to 0 the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009. This bipartisan legislation, which was introduced in the House by Rep. Jane Harman, would allow the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) to extend the deadline for making grants to public safety agencies to improve the interoperability of emergency communications systems. Under current law, all grant expenditures must be completed by September 30, 2010. This measure would allow NTIA to extend that date to the end of fiscal year 2012.