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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1550
To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration for
fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 26, 1999
Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Ad-
ministration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 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 ‘‘Fire Administration
Authorization Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 17. Except as otherwise specifically provided
with respect to the payment of claims under section 11
of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of this Act—
‘‘(1) $30,554,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(2) $45,130,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which
$2,200,000 shall be used for research activities; and
‘‘(3) $47,500,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which
$3,000,000 shall be used for research activities.
None of the funds authorized by paragraph (3) may be
obligated unless the Administrator has certified to the
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate that the obligation of funds is con-
sistent with the strategic plan transmitted under section
3 of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1999.’’.
SEC. 3. STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 30, 2000,
the Administrator of the United States Fire Administra-
tion shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a 5-year strategic plan of program activities for
the United States Fire Administration.
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering
the major functions and operations of the United
States Fire Administration in the areas of training,
research, data collection and analysis, and public
education;
(2) general goals and objectives, including those
related to outcomes, for the major functions and op-
erations of the United States Fire Administration;
(3) a description of how the goals and objec-
tives identified under paragraph (2) are to be
achieved, including operational processes, skills and
technology, and the human, capital, information, and
other resources required to meet those goals and ob-
jectives;
(4) an identification of the fire-related activities
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, the Department of Defense, and other Fed-
eral agencies, and a discussion of how those activi-
ties can be coordinated with and contribute to the
achievement of the goals and objectives identified
under paragraph (2);
(5) a description of objective, quantifiable per-
formance goals needed to define the level of perform-
ance achieved by program activities in training, re-
search, data collection and analysis, and public edu-
cation, and how these performance goals relate to
the general goals and objectives in the strategic
plan;
(6) an identification of key factors external to
the United States Fire Administration and beyond
its control that could affect significantly the achieve-
ment of the general goals and objectives;
(7) a description of program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives,
with a schedule for future program evaluations; and
(8) a description of how the strategic plan pre-
pared under this section will be incorporated into the
strategic plan and the performance plans and re-
ports of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy.
SEC. 4. RESEARCH AGENDA.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the United States Fire Administration, in consultation
with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, representatives of trade associa-
tions, State and local firefighting services, and other ap-
propriate entities, shall prepare and transmit to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate a report describing the United States Fire Ad-
ministration’s research agenda and including a plan for
implementing that agenda.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by
subsection (a) shall—
(1) identify research priorities;
(2) describe how the proposed research agenda
will be coordinated and integrated with the programs
and capabilities of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, the Department of Defense,
and other Federal agencies;
(3) identify potential roles of academic and
other research institutions in achieving the research
agenda;
(4) provide cost estimates, anticipated per-
sonnel needs, and a schedule for completing the var-
ious elements of the research agenda;
(5) describe ways to leverage resources through
partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other
means; and
(6) discuss how the proposed research agenda
will enhance training, improve State and local fire-
fighting services, impact standards and codes, in-
crease firefighter and public safety, and advance
firefighting techniques.
(c) USE IN PREPARING STRATEGIC PLAN.—The re-
search agenda prepared under this section shall be used
in the preparation of the strategic plan required by section
3.
SEC. 5. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.
‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in-
cluding through the Internet, information on procedures
for acquiring surplus and excess Federal fire, emergency,
hazardous material, or other equipment or property that
may be useful to State and local fire and emergency serv-
ices.’’.
SEC. 6. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA-
CILITIES.
‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in-
cluding through the Internet, information on procedures
for establishing cooperative agreements between State and
local fire and emergency services and Federal facilities in
their region relating to the provision of fire and emergency
services.’’.
SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS REPEALS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended—
(1) by repealing section 10(b) and redesignating
subsection (c) of that section as subsection (b);
(2) by repealing section 23;
(3) in section 24—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ and inserting
‘‘The’’; and
(B) by repealing subsection (b);
(4) by repealing section 26; and
(5) by repealing section 27.
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