[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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