I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6229 
To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2012 
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Fire 
Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
CLARIFICATION 
OF 
RELATIONSHIP 
BETWEEN 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN-
CY. 
Section 5(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2204) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administrator 
may appoint a Deputy Administrator, who shall— 
‘‘(1) perform such functions as the Adminis-
trator shall from time to time assign or delegate; 
and 
‘‘(2) act as Administrator during the absence or 
disability of the Administrator or in the event of a 
vacancy in the office of Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR 
TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT FIRE AND FIRE 
PREVENTION. 
Section 6 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2205) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
take all steps’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fire and fire 
prevention.’’ and inserting ‘‘to take such steps as the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate to educate the public 
and overcome public indifference as to fire, fire prevention, 
and individual preparedness.’’. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
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 (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2013, of which 
$2,753,672 shall be used to carry out section 8(f); 
‘‘(J) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2014, of which 
$2,753,672 shall be used to carry out section 8(f); 
‘‘(K) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2015, of which 
$2,753,672 shall be used to carry out section 8(f); 
‘‘(L) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2016, of which 
$2,753,672 shall be used to carry out section 8(f); 
and 
‘‘(M) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2017, of 
which $2,753,672 shall be used to carry out section 
8(f).’’; and 
(4) in subparagraphs (E) through (H), by mov-
ing each margin 2 ems to the left. 
SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF LIMITATION. 
Section 9(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208(d)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘UPDATE.—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘The Administrator’’ and inserting 
‘‘UPDATE.—The Administrator’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
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