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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2692

To authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal Fire Prevention 

and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 10, 2003

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 

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for activities under the Federal 

Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 

2004 through 2006, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Fire 

5 Administration Authorization Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATOR. 

7 Notwithstanding section 1513 of the Homeland Secu8 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 553), the Administrator of the 

9 United States Fire Administration shall continue to be ap-
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1 pointed and compensated as provided under section 5(b) 

2 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 

3 (15 U.S.C. 2204(b)). 

4 SEC. 3. NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER STRAT5 EGY. 

6 Section 30 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con7 trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2226) is amended—

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

9 ‘‘The Director, acting’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER

13 STRATEGY.—The Administrator shall develop and imple14 ment a strategy for promoting the installation and use of 

15 residential fire sprinklers. The strategy shall include—

16 ‘‘(1) advocacy and informational support to rel17 evant stakeholders, including builders, insurers, and 

18 State and local decisionmakers; 

19 ‘‘(2) promotion of residential sprinklers in resi20 dences supported by the Federal Government; 

21 ‘‘(3) a particular focus on residences—

22 ‘‘(A) at high risk to fire hazards; and 

23 ‘‘(B) with occupants at high risk to fire 

24 hazards, such as senior citizens; and 
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1 ‘‘(4) a particular focus on localized fire suppres2 sion in high-risk areas of residences, such as kitch3 ens.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR TRAINING TO FIGHT MARITIME 

5 FIRES. 

6 Subsection (b)(3)(B) of the first section 33 of the 

7 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 

8 U.S.C. 2229(b)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘maritime 

9 firefighting,’’ after ‘‘arson prevention and detection,’’. 

10 SEC. 5. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS PROGRAM. 

11 The first section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention 

12 and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears 

14 and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 

15 (2) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Ad18 ministrator shall establish specific criteria for the se19 lection of recipients of assistance under this section 

20 and shall provide grant-writing assistance to appli21 cants.’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘operate 

23 the office established under subsection (b)(2) and’’. 
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1 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 17(g) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 

3 Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘to carry out the purposes’’ and all that follows 

5 through the end of subparagraph (K) and inserting ‘‘to 

6 the Administrator to carry out the purposes of this Act, 

7 other than the firefighter assistance program under sec8 tion 33—

9 ‘‘(A) $61,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

10 ‘‘(B) $62,830,000 for fiscal year 2005; and 

11 ‘‘(C) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.’’. 

12 SEC. 7. COURSES AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE. 

13 Section 7(l) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con14 trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206(l)) is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following: ‘‘The Superintendent shall offer, 

16 at the Academy and at other sites, courses and training 

17 assistance as necessary to accommodate all geographic re18 gions and needs of career and volunteer firefighters.’’.

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