[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2719-S2720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 606. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
Murkowski, Mr. Tester, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. King, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, 
and Mr. Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title X, add the following:

                  Subtitle __--Fire Grants and Safety

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Fire Grants and Safety 
     Act''.

     SEC. __02. 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'';
       (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:
       ``(N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
     2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be 
     used to carry out section 8(f).''.

     SEC. __03. 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 ``2032''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 33(q)(1)(B) 
     of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     clause (i), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''.

     SEC. __04. 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

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     U.S.C. 2229a(k)) is amended by striking ``2024'' and 
     inserting ``2032''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 34(j)(1)(I) 
     of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
     U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     clause (i), by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''.

     SEC. __05. GAO AUDIT AND REPORT.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subtitle, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on 
     barriers that prevent fire departments from accessing Federal 
     funds.

     SEC. __06. LIMITATION ON FIRE GRANT FUNDS.

       Neither the Government of the People's Republic of China, 
     nor any entity or organization operating or incorporated in 
     the People's Republic of China, may be eligible to be a 
     recipient or subrecipient of Federal assistance under any 
     assistance program authorized under subsection (c) or (d) of 
     section 33 or section 34(a) of the Federal Fire Prevention 
     and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a).

     SEC. __07. GAO AUDIT.

       Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subtitle, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on 
     the United States Fire Administration.
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