[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: 
Calendar No. 906, Carrye Burley Brown, to be Administrator of the U.S. 
Fire Administration.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominee be confirmed; that 
any statements appear in the Record as if read; that upon confirmation, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action; and that the Senate return 
to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

       Carrye Burley Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Administrator of the United States Fire Administration.


           statement on the nomination of carrye burley brown

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, today the Senate is considering the 
nomination of Carrye Burley Brown, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration within the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency [FEMA]. This position is an important one, 
and this nominee will bring to the position a thorough knowledge of 
fire safety issues.
  If confirmed as U.S. Fire Administrator, Ms. Brown will be 
responsible for coordination, direction, control, and administration of 
FEMA's fire prevention and control programs. The U.S. Fire 
Administration is responsible for mitigating, researching, planning, 
and disseminating fire prevention information to the Nation's 
firefighters and the general public. It is also responsible for the 
activities of the National Fire Academy, the National Fire Data Center, 
and management of the National Emergency Management Training Center, 
while providing a Federal focus on fire prevention.
  The nominee has strong experience in fire service and fire safety 
issues. Ms. Brown has been a Professional Staff Member for the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the U.S. House of 
Representatives since 1977. While there, she has been involved in 
drafting legislation such as the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act, the 
Firefighters' Safety Study Act, and the Arson Prevention Act of 1994. 
Ms. Brown began her career as a high school teacher in Matador, TX in 
1974.
  Mr. President, Ms. Brown is very qualified and I urge the Senate to 
confirm her as soon as possible.

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