Union Calendar No. 141
118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 118–177]
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, and for other purposes.
June 14, 2023
Mr. Kean of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Bost, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Collins, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Lucas, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
September 1, 2023
Additional sponsors: Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Ms. Perez, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey
September 1, 2023
Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023”.
SEC. 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (L), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
(A) by striking “for for” and inserting “for”; and
(B) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraraph:
SEC. 3. Reauthorization of Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program and the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Program.
(a) Sunset.—Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(r)) is amended by striking “2024” and inserting “2030”.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 33(q)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)) is amended by striking “to carry out this section—” and all that follows through “the fiscal year described in clause (i)” and inserting “to carry out this section $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028”.
SEC. 4. Reauthorization of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program.
(a) Sunset.—Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(k)) is amended by striking “2024” and inserting “2030”.
(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 34(j)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (G), by inserting “and” after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking “fiscal year 2013; and” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.”; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (I).
Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on—
(1) barriers that prevent fire departments from accessing Federal funds; and
(2) the United States Fire Administration.
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To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, and for other purposes. | |||||
September 1, 2023 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |