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 ‘‘Fire Grants and Safety 
Act of 2023’’. 
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’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(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 new 
subparagraraph: 
‘‘(N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028, of which $3,420,000 for 
each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out 
section 8(f).’’. 
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SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO FIRE-
FIGHTERS GRANTS PROGRAM AND THE FIRE 
PREVENTION 
AND 
SAFETY 
GRANTS 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) SUNSET.—Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(r)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
33(q)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘to carry out this section—’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘the fiscal year described in clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
carry out this section $750,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2028’’. 
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE 
FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) SUNSET.—Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(k)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
34(j)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
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(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2013; and’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028.’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (I). 
SEC. 5. GAO AUDIT AND REPORT. 
Not later than three years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an audit of and issue a publicly avail-
able report on— 
(1) barriers that prevent fire departments from 
accessing Federal funds; and 
(2) the United States Fire Administration. 
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Union Calendar No. 141 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4090 
[Report No. 118–177] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the 
United States Fire Administration and fire-
fighter assistance grant programs, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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