[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4090

    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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             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

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                                 A BILL


 
    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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    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;
            (2) in subparagraph (M)--
                    (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:
                    ``(N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
                through 2028, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal 
                year shall be used to carry out section 8(f).''.

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).

SEC. 5. GAO AUDIT AND REPORT.

    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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