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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2218 

To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 21, 2012 

Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. MCCAIN, and 

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, 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 Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 

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•S 2218 IS

1 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 

2 UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND 

3 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN4 CY. 

5 (a) MODIFICATION OF PURPOSE OF FEDERAL FIRE

6 PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1974.—Section 3(3) 

7 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 

8 (15 U.S.C. 2202(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘within the 

9 Department of Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘within the Fed10 eral Emergency Management Agency’’. 

11 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE ADMINISTRATION

12 WITHIN FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN13 CY.—Subsection (a) of section 5 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 

14 2204) is amended by striking ‘‘Department of Commerce’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 

16 (c) DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY

17 ADMINISTRATOR.—Such section is further amended by 

18 amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(c) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administrator 

20 may appoint a Deputy Administrator, who shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) perform such functions as the Adminis22 trator shall from time to time assign or delegate; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(2) act as Administrator during the absence or 

25 disability of the Administrator or in the event of a 

26 vacancy in the office of Administrator.’’. 

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•S 2218 IS

1 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR 

2 OF UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 

3 TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT FIRE AND FIRE 

4 PREVENTION. 

5 Section 6 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 

6 Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2205) is amended by striking ‘‘to 

7 take all steps’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fire and fire 

8 prevention’’ and inserting ‘‘to take such steps as the Ad9 ministrator considers appropriate to educate the public 

10 and overcome public indifference as to fire, fire prevention, 

11 and individual preparedness.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED 

13 STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION. 

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

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

16 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

17 the end; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

19 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

20 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(I) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2013; 

23 ‘‘(J) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2014; 

24 ‘‘(K) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2015; 

25 ‘‘(L) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2016; and 

26 ‘‘(M) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2017.’’. 

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•S 2218 IS

1 SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION REGARDING ADMINIS2 TRATOR OF FEMA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Federal Fire Pre4 vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203) is 

5 amended in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘ ‘Director’ means’’ 

6 and all that follows through ‘‘Agency;’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘ ‘Administrator of FEMA’ means the Administrator of 

8 the Federal Emergency Management Agency;’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

10 (1) ADMINISTRATOR OF FEMA.—The Federal 

11 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 

12 2201 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ 

13 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Administrator 

14 of FEMA’’. 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATOR OF FEMA’S AWARD.—Sec16 tion 15 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2214) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘Director’s Award’’ each place it appears 

18 and inserting ‘‘Administrator’s Award’’. 

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