[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1550 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1550
To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 26, 1999
Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fire Administration Authorization
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended to read as follows:
``authorization of appropriations
``Sec. 17. Except as otherwise specifically provided with respect
to the payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, there are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act--
``(1) $30,554,000 for fiscal year 1999;
``(2) $45,130,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which $2,200,000
shall be used for research activities; and
``(3) $47,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which $3,000,000
shall be used for research activities.
None of the funds authorized by paragraph (3) may be obligated unless
the Administrator has certified 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 3 of the Fire
Administration Authorization Act of 1999.''.
SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than April 30, 2000, 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, 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 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);
(5) 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;
(6) 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;
(7) a description of program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a
schedule for future program evaluations; and
(8) 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.
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 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 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 3.
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 Federal fire, emergency, hazardous material, or other
equipment or property that may be useful to State and local fire and
emergency services.''.
SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 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. MISCELLANEOUS REPEALS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended--
(1) by repealing section 10(b) and redesignating subsection
(c) of that section as subsection (b);
(2) by repealing section 23;
(3) in section 24--
(A) by striking ``(a) The'' and inserting ``The'';
and
(B) by repealing subsection (b);
(4) by repealing section 26; and
(5) by repealing section 27.
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