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between January 1, 1994, and October 1, 1999,
sought training described in paragraph (1), but have
been unable to receive that training as a result of the
oversubscription of the training capabilities; and
(3) a recommendation on the need to provide ad-
ditional Federal counterterrorism training centers,
including—
(A) an analysis of existing Federal facilities
that could be used as counterterrorism training
facilities; and
(B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establish-
ment of such counterterrorism training facilities.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress a report on the results of
the assessment conducted under this section.
SEC. 8. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE SAFETY
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
From the funds authorized to be appropriated by sec-
tion 2, $1,000,000 may be expended for the Worcester Poly-
technic Institute fire safety research program.
SEC. 9. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
Upon the conclusion of the research under a research
grant or award of $50,000 made with funds authorized by
this Act (or any Act amended by this Act), the Adminis-
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trator of the United States Fire Administration shall make
available through the Internet home page of the Administra-
tion a brief summary of the results and importance of such
research grant or award. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require or permit the release of any informa-
tion prohibited by law or regulation from being released
to the public.
SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.
(a) 1974 ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is
amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b) of section 10
(15 U.S.C. 2209) and redesignating subsection
(c) of that section as subsection (b);
(B) by striking sections 26 and 27 (15
U.S.C. 2222; 2223);
(C) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ in section 24 (15
U.S.C. 2214) and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(D) by striking subsection (b) of section 24.
(2) REFERENCES TO SECRETARY.—The Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 3 (15 U.S.C. 2203)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon in paragraph (7);
(ii) by striking paragraph (8); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9) as
paragraph (8);
(B) by striking paragraph (2) of section
15(a) (15 U.S.C. 2214(a)) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) the Director’s Award For Distinguished
Public Safety Service (Director’s Award’),’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘Secretary’s Award’’ each
place it appears in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 2214)
after subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘Director’s
Award’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it
appears in section 15 (15 U.S.C. 2214) after
subsection (a), in section 16(a) (15 U.S.C.
2215(a)), and in section 21(c) (15 U.S.C.
2218(c)) and inserting ‘‘Director’’.
(b) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.— Section 12 of the
Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Census;’’ in para-
graph (5);
(2) by striking paragraph (6); and
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(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (6).
SEC. 11. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United
States Fire Administration, in consultation with the Board
of Visitors and representatives of trade and professional as-
sociations, State and local firefighting services, and other
appropriate entities, shall conduct a review of the courses
of instruction available at the National Fire Academy to
ensure that they are up-to-date and complement, not dupli-
cate, courses of instruction offered elsewhere. Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by
subsection (a) shall—
(1) examine and assess the courses of instruction
offered by the National Fire Academy;
(2) identify redundant and out-of-date courses of
instruction;
(3) examine the current and future impact of in-
formation technology on National Fire Academy cur-
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ricula, methods of instruction, and delivery of serv-
ices; and
(4) make recommendations for updating the cur-
riculum, methods of instruction, and delivery of serv-
ices by the National Fire Academy considering cur-
rent and future needs, State-based curricula, advances
in information technologies, and other relevant fac-
tors.
SEC. 12. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY REQUIRE-
MENT.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of Public Law 103-195 (107
Stat. 2298) is hereby repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 13. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 151302 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) primarily—
‘‘(A) to encourage, accept, and administer
private gifts of property for the benefit of the Na-
tional Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial and the an-
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nual memorial service associated with the memo-
rial; and
‘‘(B) to, in coordination with the Federal
Government and fire services (as that term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)), plan,
direct, and manage the memorial service referred
to in subparagraph (A);’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and Federal’’ in paragraph (2)
after ‘‘non-Federal’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘State and local’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal, State, and local’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(4) by striking ‘‘firefights.’’ in paragraph (4)
and inserting ‘‘firefighters;’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) to provide for a national program to assist
families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in
dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters;
and
‘‘(6) to promote national, State, and local initia-
tives to increase public awareness of fire and life safe-
ty.’’.