‘‘(3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and
to advance research at the State and local levels on
the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive
for setting fires.
‘‘(4) To provide for management of arson
squads, including—
‘‘(A) training courses for fire departments
in arson case management, including standard-
ization of investigative techniques and reporting
methodology;
‘‘(B) preparation of arson unit manage-
ment guides; and
‘‘(C) the development and dissemination of
new public education materials relating to the
arson problem.
‘‘(5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson
and to advance research at the State and local levels
on the prevention and control of arson linked to
urban disorders.
‘‘(6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juvenile
fire-setter counseling programs and similar interven-
tion programs, and to advance research at the State
and local levels on the prevention of juvenile arson.
‘‘(7) To combat drug-related arson and to ad-
vance research at the State and local levels on the
causes and prevention of drug-related arson.
‘‘(8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of
arson and to advance research at the State and local
levels on the prevention of arson arising from do-
mestic violence.
‘‘(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to im-
prove the capability of firefighters to identify and
prevent arson initiated fires in rural areas and pub-
lic forests.
‘‘(10) To improve the capability of firefighters
to identify and combat arson through expanded
training programs, including—
‘‘(A) training courses at the State fire
academies; and
‘‘(B) innovative courses developed with the
National Fire Academy and made available to
volunteer firefighters through regional delivery
methods, including teleconferencing and sat-
ellite delivered television programs.
‘‘(b) GOALS
TO
BE
REFLECTED
IN
GRANT
AWARDS.—The Administrator shall ensure that each goal
described in subsection (a) is embodied within one or more
grant awards.
‘‘(c) STATE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order to
qualify for a grant under this section, a State or consor-
tium thereof shall provide assurances adequate to the Ad-
ministrator that it—
‘‘(1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost
of programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind,
from non-Federal sources;
‘‘(2) will not as a result of receiving the grant
decrease its prior level of spending of funds from
non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention,
and control programs;
‘‘(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds
provided under the grant for administrative costs of
the programs; and
‘‘(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local
jurisdictions will provide arson data to the National
Fire Incident Reporting System or the Uniform
Crime Reporting program.
‘‘(d) EXTENSION.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion may be extended for additional periods, at the discre-
tion of the Administrator, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations.
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Office shall pro-
vide technical assistance to States in carrying out pro-
grams funded by grants under this section.
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—In carry-
ing out the requirements of this section, the Administrator
shall consult and cooperate with other Federal agencies
to enhance program effectiveness and avoid duplication of
effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated
by the Administrator with other Federal agencies con-
cerned with arson and concerned with efforts to develop
a more comprehensive profile of the magnitude of the na-
tional arson problem.
‘‘(g) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator shall, not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this
section, submit a report to the Congress identifying grants
made, specifying the identity of grantees, stating the goals
of each grant, and containing a preliminary assessment
of the effectiveness of the grants program under this
section.
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—Within 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue
regulations to implement this section, which shall establish
procedures for grant applications.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘arson’ includes all incendiary
and suspicious fires; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘Office’ means the Office of Fire
Prevention and Arson Control of the United States
Fire Administration.
‘‘(j) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator shall di-
rectly administer the grants program required by this sec-
tion, and shall not enter into any contract under which
the grants program or any portion thereof will be adminis-
tered by another party.
‘‘(k) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—
‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that any recipient of a grant under this
section should purchase, when available and cost-ef-
fective, American made equipment and products
when expending grant monies.
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In allocating grants under this section, the Adminis-
trator shall provide to each recipient a notice de-
scribing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the
Congress.’’.
SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING.
Section 24(a)(2) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2220(a)(2)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘, with particular emphasis on the needs of
volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely avail-
able arson training courses’’ after ‘‘detection, and con-
trol’’.
SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 32. CPR TRAINING.
‘‘No funds shall be made available to a State or local
government under section 25 unless such government has
a policy to actively promote the training of its firefighters
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.’’.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Fire Administration—
(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1994 for basic re-
search on the development of an advanced course on
arson prevention;
(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for the ex-
pansion of arson investigator training programs at
the National Fire Academy under section 24 of the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, at
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and
at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, or
through regional delivery sites;
(3) $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994
and 1995 for carrying out section 25 of the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974; and
(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994
and 1995 for salaries and expenses for carrying out
such section 25.
SEC. 7. SUNSET.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year
after fiscal year 1995 for carrying out the programs for
which funds are authorized by this Act, or the amend-
ments made by this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.