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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1609 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support fire 
safety education programs on college campuses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2013 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 
to support fire safety education programs on college cam-
puses. 
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 ‘‘Campus Fire Safety 
Education Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to help provide fire safety 
education and training to students attending institutions 
of higher education. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY 
EDUCATION COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM.—From 
the amounts appropriated under section 7, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Administrator, shall establish a 
grant program to award grants, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible entities for— 
(1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safe-
ty education programs at institutions of higher edu-
cation; and 
(2) increasing fire safety awareness among stu-
dents enrolled at such institutions, including stu-
dents living in off-campus housing. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this Act, 
an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
(c) SELECTION PRIORITY.—In making grants under 
this Act, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible enti-
ties that plan to use grant funds received under this Act 
to initiate, expand, or improve fire safety education pro-
grams that include educational material specifically pre-
pared for students with physical, sensory, or cognitive dis-
abilities. 
(d) GRANT PERIOD.—Grants under this Act shall be 
awarded for not longer than a 2-year period, and may be 
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renewed for an additional 2-year period, at the Secretary’s 
discretion. 
(e) GRANT SIZE.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
grants awarded under this Act are of sufficient size and 
scope to enable grantees to carry out all required activities 
and otherwise meet the purpose of this Act, except that 
an eligible entity may not be awarded more than $250,000 
per fiscal year under this Act. 
(f) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this Act shall provide non-Federal 
matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 25 
percent of the costs of the activities for which assistance 
is sought. Such non-Federal matching funds may be in 
cash or in-kind. 
(g) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this Act shall be used to supplement, not 
supplant, other Federal, State, or private funds that would 
otherwise be expended to carry out fire safety education 
programs. 
SEC. 4. REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS. 
(a) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this Act shall use grant funds to 
initiate, expand, or improve a fire safety education pro-
gram that— 
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