Fire Grants and Safety Act

Subjects: Emergency Management, China, Congressional oversight, Fires, First responders and emergency personnel, Forests, forestry, trees, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government studies and investigations, Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:  <p><strong>Fire Grants and Safety Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office must conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on</p> <ul> <li> barriers that prevent fire departments from accessing federal funds, and </li> <li>the U.S. Fire Administration.</li> </ul> <p>The bill makes the government of China, and any entity or organization operating or incorporated in China, ineligible to be a recipient or subrecipient of federal assistance under such programs.</p>

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[S. 870 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 28
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 870

    To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and 
                 firefighter assistance grant programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2023

 Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Carper) 
      introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             March 21, 2023

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and 
                 firefighter assistance grant programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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 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. 5. GAO AUDIT AND REPORT.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 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. 6. 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. 7. GAO AUDIT.

    Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of and 
issue a publicly available report on the United States Fire 
Administration.
                                                        Calendar No. 28

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 870

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                                 A BILL

    To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and 
                 firefighter assistance grant programs.

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                             March 21, 2023

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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