Union Calendar No. 128

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1851

[Report No. 104–235]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for carrying out the

for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

AUGUST 4, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 128

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1851

[Report No. 104–235]

To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal Fire Prevention

and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 15, 1995

Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, and Mr. BOEHLERT)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science

AUGUST 4, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal

Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years

1996 and 1997.

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 ‘‘Fire Administration

5 Authorization Act of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and

3 Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (E);

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub7 paragraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi8 colon; and

9 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub10 paragraphs:

11 ‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

12 September 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding sub13 section (h), includes any amounts appropriated

14 under subsection (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year

15 1996; and

16 ‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

17 September 30, 1997.’’.

18 SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.

19 Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

20 or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart21 ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’

22 after ‘‘date of enactment’’.

23 SEC. 4. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.

24 The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

25 is amended—
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1 (1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any

2 successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association

3 Standard 74’’;

4 (2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any

5 successor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is ap6 propriate,’’;

7 (3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any

8 successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association

9 Standard 13 or 13–R’’;

10 (4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or

11 any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety

12 Code), ’’; and

13 (5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or

14 any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association

15 Standard 101,’’.

16 SEC. 5. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS.

17 The Director of the United States Fire Administra18 tion shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice

19 at least 60 days in advance of the termination or transfer

20 to a private sector entity of any significant function of

21 the United States Fire Administration.

22 SEC. 6. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.

23 The Director of the United States Fire Administra24 tion shall transmit to Congress, within three months after

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, a report setting
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1 forth the manner in which the United States Fire Admin2 istration intends to implement the budgetary reduction

3 represented by the difference between the amount appro4 priated to the United States Fire Administration for fiscal

5 year 1996 and the amount requested in the President’s

6 budget request for such fiscal year. Such report shall be

7 prepared in consultation with the Alliance for Fire and

8 Emergency Management, the International Association of

9 Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fight10 ers, the National Fire Protection Association, the National

11 Volunteer Fire Council, the National Association of State

12 Fire Marshals, and the International Association of Arson

13 Investigators.

14 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

15 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Administration

16 Authorization Act of 1995’’.

17 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and

19 Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara21 graph (E);

22 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara23 graph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;

24 and
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraphs:

3 ‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep4 tember 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding subsection

5 (h), includes any amounts appropriated under sub6 section (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year 1996; and

7 ‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep8 tember 30, 1997.’’.

9 SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.

10 Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,

11 or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart12 ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’

13 after ‘‘date of enactment’’.

14 SEC. 4. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.

15 The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

16 is amended—

17 (1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any

18 successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association Stand19 ard 74’’;

20 (2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any suc21 cessor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is appro22 priate,’’;

23 (3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any

24 successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association Stand25 ard 13 or 13–R’’;
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1 (4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or

2 any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety

3 Code), ’’; and

4 (5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or

5 any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association

6 Standard 101,’’.

7 SEC. 5. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS.

8 The Administrator of the United States Fire Adminis9 tration shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice

10 at least 60 days in advance of the termination or transfer

11 to a private sector entity of any significant function of the

12 United States Fire Administration.

13 SEC. 6. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.

14 The Administrator of the United States Fire Adminis15 tration shall transmit to Congress, within three months

16 after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report setting

17 forth the manner in which the United States Fire Adminis18 tration intends to implement the budgetary reduction rep19 resented by the difference between the amount appropriated

20 to the United States Fire Administration for fiscal year

21 1996 and the amount requested in the President’s budget

22 request for such fiscal year. Such report shall be prepared

23 in consultation with the Alliance for Fire and Emergency

24 Management, the International Association of Fire Chiefs,

25 the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National
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1 Fire Protection Association, the National Volunteer Fire

2 Council, the National Association of State Fire Marshals,

3 and the International Association of Arson Investigators.