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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4661 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 19, 2017 

Received 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, the 

Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing 

for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthoriza4 tion Act of 2017’’. 

5 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES FIRE 

6 ADMINISTRATION. 

7 Section 17(g)(1)(M) of the Federal Fire Prevention 

8 and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216 (g)(1)(M)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023’’; and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘for each such fiscal year’’ 

13 after ‘‘$2,753,672’’. 

14 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO FIRE15 FIGHTERS GRANTS PROGRAM AND THE FIRE 

16 PREVENTION AND SAFETY GRANTS PRO17 GRAM. 

18 (a) SUNSET.—Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Pre19 vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(r)) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 5 years after the 

21 date of the enactment of the Fire Grants Reauthorization 

22 Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 

25 Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B)) is amended, in the 


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1 matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘2023’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN TRAINING UNDER

4 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS PROGRAM.—Sec5 tion 33(c)(3) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 

6 Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(c)(3)) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(N) To provide specialized training to 

9 firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical 

10 service workers, and other first responders to 

11 recognize individuals who have mental illness 

12 and how to properly intervene with individuals 

13 with mental illness, including strategies for 

14 verbal de-escalation of crisis.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE 

16 FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 (a) SUNSET.—Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Pre19 vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(k)) 

20 is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 5 years after the 

21 date of the enactment of the Fire Grants Reauthorization 

22 Act of 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2024’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 

25 of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I)) is amended, in the 


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1 matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘2023’’. 

3 (c) MODIFICATION OF APPLICATION REQUIRE4 MENTS.—Section 34(b)(3)(B) of the Federal Fire Preven5 tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(b)(3)(B)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘of subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) and 

7 (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘of subsection (a)(1)(F)’’. 

8 (d) MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION.—Section 

9 34(c)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 

10 of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(c)(2)) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘prior to the date of enactment of this section’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘prior to the date of the application for the grant’’. 

13 (e) MODIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 

14 34(d)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 

15 Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(d)(1)(B)) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(E) or subsection (c)(2)’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(E), (c)(2), or (c)(4)’’. 

18 (f) EXPANSION OF STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE

19 AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM; REPEAL

20 OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS

21 TRANSFERRED TO ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS

22 GRANTS PROGRAM.—Section 34(a)(1)(B) of the Federal 

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

24 2229a(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘or to change the status of 

2 part-time or paid-on-call (as defined in section 

3 33(a)) firefighters to full-time firefighters’’ after 

4 ‘‘firefighters’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘and to provide’’ and all that 

6 follows through ‘‘of crises’’. 

7 SEC. 5. TRAINING ON ADMINISTRATION OF FIRE GRANT 

8 PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency, acting through the Ad11 ministrator of the United States Fire Administration, may 

12 develop and make widely available an electronic, online 

13 training course for members of the fire and emergency re14 sponse community on matters relating to the administra15 tion of grants under sections 33 and 34 of the Federal 

16 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 

17 and 2229a). 

18 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator of the Fed19 eral Emergency Management Agency shall ensure that 

20 any training developed and made available under sub21 section (a) is— 

22 (1) tailored to the financial and time con23 straints of members of the fire and emergency re24 sponse community; and 


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1 (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, 

2 combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and 

3 emergency response community. 

4 SEC. 6. FRAMEWORK FOR OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING 

5 OF THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS 

6 GRANTS PROGRAM, THE FIRE PREVENTION 

7 AND SAFETY GRANTS PROGRAM, AND THE 

8 STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMER9 GENCY RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM. 

10 (a) FRAMEWORK.—Not later than 90 days after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

12 Federal Emergency Management Agency, acting through 

13 the Administrator of the United States Fire Administra14 tion, shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and 

15 oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of 

16 fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to the 

17 grants programs under sections 33 and 34 of the Federal 

18 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 

19 and 2229a). 

20 (b) ELEMENTS.—The framework required under sub21 section (a) shall include the following: 

22 (1) Developing standardized guidance and 

23 training for all participants in the grant programs 

24 described in subsection (a). 

25 (2) Conducting regular risk assessments. 


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1 (3) Conducting desk reviews and site visits. 

2 (4) Enforcement actions to recoup potential 

3 questionable costs of grant recipients. 

4 (5) Such other oversight and monitoring tools 

5 as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

6 Management Agency considers necessary to mitigate 

7 and minimize fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanage8 ment relating to the grant programs described in 

9 subsection (a). 

Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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