The House of Representatives recently voted on its bill that funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year (FY) 2013 and specifically provides grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The House voted to keep in line with the model that was adopted last year and combine funding for many assistance programs. The bill allocates $1.53 billion for all state and local programs administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and up to 10 other grants to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement. Actual funding amounts are to be determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security and distributed “according to threat, vulnerability, and consequence, at the discretion of the secretary,” according to legislation.