[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1550 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
October 18 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
1550) entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations for the United
States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for
other purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Administration Authorization
Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) $44,753,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which
$3,000,000 is for research activities, and $250,000 may
be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal entities
for data analysis, including general fire profiles and
special fire analyses and report projects, and of which
$6,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including
associated curriculum development, for fire and
emergency services personnel;
``(J) $47,800,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which
$3,250,000 is for research activities, and $250,000 may
be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal entities
for data analysis, including general fire profiles and
special fire analyses and report projects, and of which
$7,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including
associated curriculum development, for fire and
emergency services personnel; and
``(K) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which
$3,500,000 is for research activities, and $250,000 may
be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal entities
for data analysis, including general fire profiles and
special fire analyses and report projects, and of which
$8,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including
associated curriculum development, for fire and
emergency services personnel.''.
None of the funds authorized for fiscal year 2002 may be obligated
unless the Administrator has verified to the Committee on Science of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate that the obligation of funds is
consistent with the strategic plan transmitted under section 302 of
this Act.''.
SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than April 30, 2001, the Administrator
of the United States Fire Administration shall prepare and transmit to
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5-
year strategic plan of program activities for the United States Fire
Administration.
(b) Contents of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major
functions and operations of the United States Fire
Administration in the areas of training; research, development,
test and evaluation; new technology and non-developmental item
implementation; safety; counterterrorism; data collection and
analysis; and public education;
(2) general goals and objectives, including those related
to outcomes, for the major functions and operations of the
United States Fire Administration;
(3) a description of how the goals and objectives
identified under paragraph (2) are to be achieved, including
operational processes, skills and technology, and the human,
capital, information, and other resources required to meet
those goals and objectives;
(4) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of,
opportunities for, and threats to the United States Fire
Administration;
(5) an identification of the fire-related activities of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department
of Defense, and other Federal agencies, and a discussion of how
those activities can be coordinated with and contribute to the
achievement of the goals and objectives identified under
paragraph (2);
(6) a description of objective, quantifiable performance
goals needed to define the level of performance achieved by
program activities in training, research, data collection and
analysis, and public education, and how these performance goals
relate to the general goals and objectives in the strategic
plan;
(7) an identification of key factors external to the United
States Fire Administration and beyond its control that could
affect significantly the achievement of the general goals and
objectives;
(8) a description of program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a
schedule for future program evaluations;
(9) a plan for the timely distribution of information and
educational materials to State and local firefighting services,
including volunteer, career, and combination services
throughout the United States;
(10) a description of how the strategic plan prepared under
this section will be incorporated into the strategic plan and
the performance plans and reports of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency;
(11)(A) a description of the current and planned use of the
Internet for the delivery of training courses by the National
Fire Academy, including a listing of the types of courses and a
description of each course's provisions for real time
interaction between instructor and students, the number of
students enrolled, and the geographic distribution of students,
for the most recent fiscal year;
(B) an assessment of the availability and actual use by the
National Fire Academy of Federal facilities suitable for
distance education applications, including facilities with
teleconferencing capabilities; and
(C) an assessment of the benefits and problems associated
with delivery of instructional courses using the Internet,
including limitations due to network bandwidth at training
sites, the availability of suitable course materials, and the
effectiveness of such courses in terms of student performance;
(12) timeline for implementing the plan; and
(13) the expected costs for implementing the plan.
SEC. 4. RESEARCH AGENDA.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration, in consultation with the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, representatives of trade, professional, and
non-profit associations, State and local firefighting services, and
other appropriate entities, shall prepare and transmit to the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing
the United States Fire Administration's research agenda and including a
plan for implementing that agenda.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall--
(1) identify research priorities;
(2) describe how the proposed research agenda will be
coordinated and integrated with the programs and capabilities
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
Department of Defense, and other Federal agencies;
(3) identify potential roles of academic, trade,
professional, and non-profit associations, and other research
institutions in achieving the research agenda;
(4) provide cost estimates, anticipated personnel needs,
and a schedule for completing the various elements of the
research agenda;
(5) describe ways to leverage resources through
partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other means; and
(6) discuss how the proposed research agenda will enhance
training, improve State and local firefighting services, impact
standards and codes, increase firefighter and public safety,
and advance firefighting techniques.
(c) Use in Preparing Strategic Plan.--The research agenda prepared
under this section shall be used in the preparation of the strategic
plan required by section 302.
SEC. 5. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
``The Administrator shall make publicly available, including
through the Internet, information on procedures for acquiring surplus
and excess equipment or property that may be useful to State and local
fire, emergency, and hazardous material handling service providers.''.
SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended by
section 304, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.
``The Administrator shall make publicly available, including
through the Internet, information on procedures for establishing
cooperative agreements between State and local fire and emergency
services and Federal facilities in their region relating to the
provision of fire and emergency services.''.
SEC. 7. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration shall conduct an assessment of the need for additional
capabilities for Federal counterterrorism training of emergency
response personnel.
(b) Contents of Assessment.--The assessment conducted under this
section shall include--
(1) a review of the counterterrorism training programs
offered by the United States Fire Administration and other
Federal agencies;
(2) an estimate of the number and types of emergency
response personnel that have, during the period between January
1, 1994, and October 1, 1999, sought training described in
paragraph (1), but have been unable to receive that training as
a result of the oversubscription of the training capabilities;
and
(3) a recommendation on the need to provide additional
Federal counterterrorism training centers, including--
(A) an analysis of existing Federal facilities that
could be used as counterterrorism training facilities;
and
(B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establishment of
such counterterrorism training facilities.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to
the Congress a report on the results of the assessment conducted under
this section.
SEC. 8. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
From the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 2,
$1,000,000 may be expended for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute fire
safety research program.
SEC. 9. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
Upon the conclusion of the research under a research grant or award
of $50,000 made with funds authorized by this Act (or any Act amended
by this Act), the Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration shall make available through the Internet home page of
the Administration a brief summary of the results and importance of
such research grant or award. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require or permit the release of any information
prohibited by law or regulation from being released to the public.
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.
(a) 1974 Act.--
(1) In general.--The Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (b) of section 10 (15
U.S.C. 2209) and redesignating subsection (c) of that
section as subsection (b);
(B) by striking sections 26 and 27 (15 U.S.C. 2222;
2223);
(C) by striking ``(a) The'' in section 24 (15
U.S.C. 2214) and inserting ``The''; and
(D) by striking subsection (b) of section 24.
(2) References to secretary.--The Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 3 (15 U.S.C. 2203)--
(i) by inserting ``and'' after the
semicolon in paragraph (7);
(ii) by striking paragraph (8); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9) as
paragraph (8);
(B) by striking paragraph (2) of section 15(a) (15
U.S.C. 2214(a)) and inserting the following:
``(2) the Director's Award For Distinguished Public Safety
Service (Director's Award'),'';
(C) by striking ``Secretary's Award'' each place it
appears in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 2214) after subsection
(a) and inserting ``Director's Award''; and
(D) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears
in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 2214) after subsection (a), in
section 16(a) (15 U.S.C. 2215(a)), and in section 21(c)
(15 U.S.C. 2218(c)) and inserting ``Director''.
(b) Department of Commerce.-- Section 12 of the Act of February 14,
1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``and'' after ``Census;'' in paragraph
(5);
(2) by striking paragraph (6); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).
SEC. 11. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Fire
Administration, in consultation with the Board of Visitors and
representatives of trade and professional associations, State and local
firefighting services, and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a
review of the courses of instruction available at the National Fire
Academy to ensure that they are up-to-date and complement, not
duplicate, courses of instruction offered elsewhere. Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection (a)
shall--
(1) examine and assess the courses of instruction offered
by the National Fire Academy;
(2) identify redundant and out-of-date courses of
instruction;
(3) examine the current and future impact of information
technology on National Fire Academy curricula, methods of
instruction, and delivery of services; and
(4) make recommendations for updating the curriculum,
methods of instruction, and delivery of services by the
National Fire Academy considering current and future needs,
State-based curricula, advances in information technologies,
and other relevant factors.
SEC. 12. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENT.
(a) Repeal.--Section 4 of Public Law 103-195 (107 Stat. 2298) is
hereby repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 13. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Purposes.--Section 151302 of title 36, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) primarily--
``(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private
gifts of property for the benefit of the National
Fallen Firefighters' Memorial and the annual memorial
service associated with the memorial; and
``(B) to, in coordination with the Federal
Government and fire services (as that term is defined
in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)), plan, direct, and manage
the memorial service referred to in subparagraph
(A);'';
(2) by inserting ``and Federal'' in paragraph (2) after
``non-Federal'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``State and local'' and inserting
``Federal, State, and local''; and
(B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
(4) by striking ``firefights.'' in paragraph (4) and
inserting ``firefighters;''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) to provide for a national program to assist families
of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with
line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters; and
``(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to
increase public awareness of fire and life safety.''.
(b) Board of Directors.--Section 151303 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the
following:
``(f) Status and Compensation.--
``(1) Appointment to the board shall not constitute
employment by or the holding of an office of the United States.
``(2) Members of the board shall serve without
compensation.''; and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
(c) Officers and Employees.--Section 151304 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``not more than 2'' in subsection (a); and
(2) by striking ``are not'' in subsection (b)(1) and
inserting ``shall not be considered''.
(d) Support by the Administrator.--Section 151307(a)(1) of title
36, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting
``During the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000, the
Administrator''; and
(2) by striking ``shall'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting
``may''.
Attest:
Secretary.
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
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