(G) importance of means of egress; 
(H) fire prevention techniques that may 
prevent a fire from occurring (such as candle 
safety, cooking safety, and smoking safety); and 
(I) fire safety actions to be taken if a fire 
occurs to minimize the potential for death, in-
jury, and property damage (such as knowing 
how to use a fire extinguisher, how to put out 
a cooking fire, calling 911, and evacuating); 
and 
(4) includes a mechanism for carrying out the 
evaluations described in subsection (b). 
(b) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 
the end of an eligible entity’s grant period, the eligible en-
tity shall— 
(1) conduct an evaluation on the effectiveness 
of the program carried out by the entity in increas-
ing awareness or improving fire safety behavior at 
such entity; and 
(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the results of the evaluation conducted by 
the entity. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of receipt of the first report sub-
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mitted pursuant to section 4(b)(2) and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a report that 
includes the following: 
(1) The number and types of eligible entities re-
ceiving assistance under this Act. 
(2) The fire safety education programs being 
implemented with assistance under this Act and the 
costs of such programs. 
(3) Any other information determined by the 
Secretary to be useful in evaluating the overall effec-
tiveness of the program established under this Act in 
improving the fire safety knowledge of college stu-
dents. 
(b) BEST PRACTICES REPORT.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Administrator, shall use the infor-
mation provided under subsection (a) to publish a report 
of best practices for initiating, expanding, or improving 
fire safety education programs that shall be made avail-
able to all institutions of higher education and other inter-
ested parties. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United 
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States Fire Administration of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
(2) FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘fire safety education program’’ means a pro-
gram that provides fire safety and prevention activi-
ties. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given to such term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an institution of higher education, or con-
sortium of institutions of higher education located in 
the same State, in a collaborative partnership with 
a nonprofit organization or a public safety depart-
ment. Such a collaborative partnership may also in-
clude a social fraternity or sorority exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)), the active mem-
bership of which consists primarily of students en-
rolled at the institution or institutions. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
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