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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1851
To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 1995
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, and Mr. BOEHLERT)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years
1996 and 1997.
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 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-
colon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs:
‘‘(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, which, notwithstanding sub-
section (h), includes any amounts appropriated
under subsection (h) (3) and (4) for fiscal year
1996; and
‘‘(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.’’.
SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.
Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ‘‘,
or in the case of housing under the control of the Depart-
ment of the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment’’
after ‘‘date of enactment’’.
SEC. 4. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.
The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
is amended—
(1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 74’’;
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(2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or any
successor standards thereto,’’ after ‘‘whichever is ap-
propriate,’’;
(3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or any
successor standards thereto’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 13 or 13–R’’;
(4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Life Safety
Code), ’’; and
(5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or
any successor standard thereto,’’ after ‘‘Association
Standard 101,’’.
SEC. 5. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS.
The Director of the United States Fire Administra-
tion shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice
at least 60 days in advance of the termination or transfer
to a private sector entity of any significant function of
the United States Fire Administration.
SEC. 6. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.
The Director of the United States Fire Administra-
tion shall transmit to Congress, within three months after
the date of the enactment of this Act, a report setting
forth the manner in which the United States Fire Admin-
istration intends to implement the budgetary reduction
represented by the difference between the amount appro-
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priated to the United States Fire Administration for fiscal
year 1996 and the amount requested in the President’s
budget request for such fiscal year. Such report shall be
prepared in consultation with the Alliance for Fire and
Emergency Management, the International Association of
Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fight-
ers, the National Fire Protection Association, the National
Volunteer Fire Council, the National Association of State
Fire Marshals, and the International Association of Arson
Investigators.
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