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grams, and to advance research at the State and local
levels on the prevention of juvenile arson.
‘‘(7) To combat drug-related arson and to advance
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 lev-
els on the prevention of arson arising from domestic vio-
lence.
‘‘(9) To combat arson in rural areas and to improve
the capability of firefighters to identify and prevent
arson initiated fires in rural areas and public 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 acad-
emies; and
‘‘(B) innovative courses developed with the
Academy and made available to volunteer fire-
fighters through regional delivery methods, includ-
ing teleconferencing and satellite delivered television
programs.
‘‘(d) STRUCTURING OF APPLICATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall assist grant applicants in structuring their appli-
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cations so as to ensure that at least one grant is awarded for
each goal described in subsection (c).
‘‘(e) STATE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order to
qualify for a grant under this section, a State, or consortium
of States, shall provide assurances adequate to the Adminis-
trator that the State or consortium—
‘‘(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 de-
crease the prior level of spending of funds of the State
or consortium from non-Federal sources for arson re-
search, prevention, and control programs;
‘‘(3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds pro-
vided under the grant for administrative costs of the
programs; and
‘‘(4) is making efforts to ensure that all local juris-
dictions will provide arson data to the National Fire In-
cident Reporting System or the Uniform Crime Report-
ing program.
‘‘(f) EXTENSION.—A grant awarded under this section
may be extended for one or more additional periods, at the
discretion of the Administrator, subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Administrator shall
provide technical assistance to States in carrying out pro-
grams funded by grants under this section.
‘‘(h) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—In carrying
out this section, the Administrator shall consult and cooper-
ate with other Federal agencies to enhance program effective-
ness and avoid duplication of effort, including the conduct of
regular meetings initiated by the Administrator with rep-
resentatives of other Federal agencies concerned with arson
and concerned with efforts to develop a more comprehensive
profile of the magnitude of the national arson problem.
‘‘(i) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall
submit a report to Congress that—
‘‘(1) identifies grants made under this section;
‘‘(2) specifies the identity of grantees;
‘‘(3) states the goals of each grant; and
‘‘(4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effec-
tiveness of the grant program under this section.
‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall
issue regulations to implement this section, including proce-
dures for grant applications.
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator shall di-
rectly administer the grant program required by this section,
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and shall not enter into any contract under which the grant
program or any portion of the program will be administered
by another party.
‘‘(l) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.—
‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any recipient of a grant under this section
should purchase, when available and cost-effective,
American made equipment and products when expending
grant monies.
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In
allocating grants under this section, the Administrator
shall provide to each recipient a notice describing 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 before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, with particu-
lar emphasis on the needs of volunteer firefighters for im-
proved and more widely available arson training courses’’.
SEC. 5. CPR TRAINING.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘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. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HOUSING EXCEPTIONS.
Section 31(c)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘No Federal’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this paragraph, no Federal’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs:
‘‘(C) Housing covered by this paragraph that does not
have an adequate and reliable electrical system shall not be
subject to the requirement under subparagraph (A) for pro-
tection by hard-wired smoke detectors, but shall be protected
by battery operated smoke detectors.
‘‘(D) If funding has been programmed or designated for
the demolition of housing covered by this paragraph, such
housing shall not be subject to the fire protection require-
ments of subparagraph (A), but shall be protected by battery
operated smoke detectors.’’.
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) In addition to any other amounts that are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—
‘‘(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic re-
search on the development of an advanced course on
arson prevention;
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expan-
sion of arson investigator training programs at the
Academy under section 24 and at the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, or through regional delivery
sites;
‘‘(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and
1996 for carrying out section 25, except for salaries and
expenses for carrying out section 25; and
‘‘(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and
1996 for salaries and expenses for carrying out section
25.’’.
SEC. 8. SUNSET.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year
after fiscal year 1996 for carrying out the programs for
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which funds are authorized by this Act, or the amendments
made by this Act.
Attest:
Clerk.