I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5326 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize 
the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to cancel 
or delay certain courses and programs offered by the Academy, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY (for herself, Mr. BELL, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CARSON, 
Ms. CRAIG, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. 
HOYER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
MIN, Mr. MFUME, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. STANTON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the United 
States Fire Administration to cancel or delay certain 
courses and programs offered by the Academy, 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 ‘‘Firefighter Learning 
And Management Education Act’’ or the ‘‘FLAME Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The National Academy for Fire Prevention 
and Control (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Academy’’) of the United States Fire Administra-
tion, and the Emergency Management Institute, are 
located at the National Emergency Training Center 
in Emmitsburg, Maryland. 
(2) Congress directed the establishment of the 
Academy in accordance with section 7 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2206) to ‘‘advance the professional development of 
fire service personnel’’. 
(3) The Academy is the American fire service 
war college and provides critical training and edu-
cation programs for our nation’s first responders. 
(4) Tens of thousands of career and volunteer 
firefighters from departments across the country 
benefit from courses at the Academy annually. 
(5) In 2017, an overwhelming majority of stu-
dents at the Academy reported that their coursework 
helped improve their individual skills and enhanced 
their local fire department’s readiness. 
(6) In fiscal year 2023, more than 40,000 fire-
fighters participated in courses with the Academy. 
After participating in these courses, 90 percent of 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
supervisors shared that their firefighters were better 
prepared to respond to emergencies as a result of 
their training at the Academy. 
(7) At a time when wildfires have ravaged—and 
continue to threaten—communities across the na-
tion, the collaboration and education managed by 
the Academy has never been more important to se-
cure the future of fire services. 
(8) Given the importance of the programs at 
the Academy, it is critical to clarify the authority of 
the Academy to cancel courses and programming, 
and to require proper notice be given to Congress 
before any large-scale closures happen. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO CANCEL OR DELAY CERTAIN 
COURSES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE 
NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR FIRE PREVENTION 
AND CONTROL. 
(a) POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED 
STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION RELATING TO LARGE- 
SCALE CANCELLATION ACTIONS; CONGRESSIONAL RE-
VIEW.—Section 7 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (n) as sub-
section (r); and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(n) LARGE-SCALE CANCELLATION ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator is au-
thorized to implement a large-scale cancellation ac-
tion relating to a covered course or program. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days before the date on which the Administrator im-
plements a large-scale cancellation action pursuant 
to paragraph (1), or in the event of an exigent cir-
cumstance, as soon as practicable thereafter, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a notice that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the covered 
courses or programs to be cancelled. 
‘‘(B) An identification of the fire depart-
ments and agencies with personnel registered 
for the covered courses or programs to be can-
celled. 
‘‘(C) The total number of personnel reg-
istered for the covered courses or programs to 
be cancelled, disaggregated by the number of 
such personnel in each of such fire departments 
or agencies. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
action taken by the Administrator whereby the Ad-
ministrator cancels at one time at least 25 percent 
of the total number of covered courses or programs 
planned to be offered by the Academy in a fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30, 
2026, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology and the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a study that includes the mat-
ters specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) MATTERS SPECIFIED.—The matters speci-
fied in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Any impact of any large-scale cancella-
tion action by the National Academy for Fire 
Prevention and Control during calendar year 
2025 of covered courses or programs (as such 
terms are defined in subsection (r) of section 7 
of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206) as added by sub-
section (b)) offered by the Academy on the pre-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
paredness of fire departments for a national 
emergency. 
(B) Any negative consequences of such 
cancellations. 
(C) How the National Academy for Fire 
Prevention and Control contributes to estab-
lishing a common approach, including inter-
operability of fire and emergency response, for 
firefighters and first responders to provide mu-
tual aid and combat fires, natural disasters, 
medical emergencies, and other similar events, 
and the value of such common approach. 
(D) The number of students who have at-
tended a course or program at the National 
Academy for Fire Prevention and Control dur-
ing the immediately preceding 3 calendar years, 
disaggregated by the following: 
(i) Any such courses or programs that 
are offered in-person and at the National 
Academy for Fire Prevention and Control 
campus. 
(ii) Any such courses or programs 
that are offered in-person and not at the 
National Academy for Fire Prevention and 
Control campus. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
(iii) Any such courses or program that 
are offered by synchronous virtual instruc-
tion. 
(iv) Any such courses or program that 
are offered by asynchronous virtual in-
struction. 
(E) An identification and description of 
the most in-demand courses. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
19:29 Sep 25, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5326.IH
H5326
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS