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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Significant Regulation Oversight Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant 
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and 
approval after being proposed by an agency.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that before a 
significant rule takes effect--
            (1) Congress is given an adequate opportunity to review the 
        rule and ensure that it is in accordance with the intent of 
        Congress in enacting the law under which the rule is proposed; 
        and
            (2) Congress approves the rule in accordance with the 
        procedures established by this Act.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT RULES BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Congressional Approval of Significant Rules Required.--A 
significant rule shall not take effect before the date of the enactment 
of a joint resolution described in section 4(a) comprised solely of the 
text of the significant rule.
    (b) Reporting and Review of Significant Rules.--(1) Before a 
proposed significant rule would take effect as a final rule, the agency 
proposing the rule shall submit to each House of Congress a report 
containing the following:
            (A) A copy of the proposed significant rule.
            (B) A concise summary of the proposed significant rule, its 
        purpose, and anticipated effects.
            (C) A complete copy of any cost-benefit analysis report 
        that has been prepared by the agency with respect to the 
        proposed significant rule.
            (D) An explanation of the specific statutory interpretation 
        under which a rule is proposed, including an explanation of--
                    (i) whether the interpretation is expressly 
                required by the text of the statute; or
                    (ii) if the interpretation is not expressly 
                required by the text of the statute, an explanation 
                that the interpretation is within the range of 
                permissible interpretations of the statute as 
                identified by the agency, and an explanation why the 
                interpretation selected by the agency is the agency's 
                preferred interpretation.
            (E) Any other relevant information or requirements under 
        any other Act and any relevant Executive order.
    (2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), each House of 
Congress shall provide a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking 
minority party member of each committee with jurisdiction over the 
subject matter of the report.
    (c) No Inference To Be Drawn Where Congress Fails To Approve.--If 
Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving a proposed 
significant rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress 
from any action or inaction of Congress with regard to such rule or any 
related statute.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR SIGNIFICANT RULES.

    (a) Introduction.--The majority leader of each House of the 
Congress shall introduce (by request) a joint resolution comprised 
solely of the text of a proposed significant rule not later than 3 
session days in the Senate or 3 legislative days in the House of 
Representatives after the date on which an agency submits a report 
under section 3(b) containing the text of the proposed significant 
rule. If the joint resolution is not introduced in either House as 
provided in the preceding sentence, then any Member of that House may 
introduce the joint resolution.
    (b) Referral and Consideration.--(1) The joint resolution shall be 
referred to the appropriate committee of the House in which it is 
introduced. The committee may report the joint resolution without 
substantive revision and with or without recommendation or with an 
adverse recommendation, or the committee may vote not to report the 
joint resolution. If the committee votes to order the joint resolution 
reported, it shall be reported not later than the end of the period 
(not to exceed 45 session days in the Senate or 45 legislative days in 
the House of Representatives) established for consideration of the 
joint resolution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the 
majority leader of the Senate, as the case may be. Except in the case 
of a joint resolution which a committee votes not to report, a 
committee failing to report a joint resolution within such period shall 
be automatically discharged from consideration of the joint resolution, 
and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (2) A vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall be taken 
in that House on or before the close of the 90th session day in the 
Senate or 90th legislative day in the House of Representatives after 
the date of the introduction of the joint resolution in that House.
    (3)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the 
consideration of a joint resolution under this section shall be highly 
privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be 
in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by 
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a joint resolution 
under this section shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, which 
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be 
debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a joint 
resolution under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by 
which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (C) All appeals from the decisions of the chair relating to the 
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
procedure relating to a joint resolution under this section shall be 
decided without debate.
    (D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding 
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a joint resolution 
under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of 
Representatives applicable to other joint resolutions in similar 
circumstances.
    (4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a 
joint resolution under this section shall be privileged and not 
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall 
it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is 
agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution under this section, 
and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be 
limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided 
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader 
or their designees.
    (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in 
connection with a joint resolution under this section shall be limited 
to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled 
by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, except that in 
the event the manager of the joint resolution is in favor of any such 
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled 
by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of 
them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a joint 
resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the 
consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
    (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint 
resolution under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a 
joint resolution under this section is not in order.
    (c) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to a joint resolution 
considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of 
this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in 
order in either House for the presiding officer to entertain a request 
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
    (d) Treatment if the Other House Has Acted.--If, before the passage 
by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in 
subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint 
resolution described in subsection (a) comprised of the same text, 
then--
            (1) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
        joint resolution had been received from the other House, and
            (2) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
        resolution of the other House.
    (e) Constitutional Authority.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it 
        is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
        subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
        extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as  relating to the 
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 
same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

SEC. 5. EXISTING RULES.

    (a) In General.--Any existing rule may be revised or revoked in 
accordance with this section if a petition for review so requests.
    (b) Introduction.--If a petition for review is filed with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, the 
Clerk or the Secretary shall determine whether the petition meets the 
requirements of subsection (d). If the Clerk or the Secretary 
determines that a petition meets those requirements, he or she shall 
notify the majority leader of that House. The majority leader so 
notified shall, within 3 session days in the Senate or 3 legislative 
days in the House of Representatives, introduce a joint resolution (by 
request) that makes the revision or revocation of existing rules 
proposed by the petition upon the enactment of that joint resolution. 
If the joint resolution is not introduced as provided in the preceding 
sentence, then any Member of that House may introduce the joint 
resolution.
    (c) Procedures for Consideration in the House of Representatives 
and the Senate.--Any joint resolution introduced under subsection (b) 
shall be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate in 
accordance with the procedures respecting a joint resolution set forth 
in section 4.
    (d) Petitions for Review.--A petition for review under subsection 
(a) shall contain the following:
            (1) Any rule affected by the petition and the contents of 
        that rule as it would exist if a joint resolution revising or 
        revoking that rule pursuant to the petition were enacted.
            (2) For a petition in the Senate, the signatures of 30 
        Senators, or for a petition in the House of Representatives, 
        the signatures of 120 Members.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
        administrative procedure).
            (2) Session day and legislative day.--The terms ``session 
        day'' and ``legislative day'' do not include, with respect to a 
        House of the Congress, any day throughout which that House is 
        not in session.
            (3) Rule.--(A) The term ``rule'' has the meaning given such 
        term by section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that 
        such term does not include--
                    (i) any rule of particular applicability including 
                a rule that approves or prescribes--
                            (I) future rates, wages, prices, services, 
                        or allowances therefor,
                            (II) corporate or financial structures, 
                        reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 
                        thereof, or
                            (III) accounting practices or disclosures 
                        bearing on any of the foregoing, or
                    (ii) any rule of agency organization, personnel, 
                procedure, practice, or any routine matter.
            (B) The term ``final rule'' means any final rule or interim 
        final rule.
            (4) Significant rule.--The term ``significant rule'' means 
        any rule proposed by an agency that is specified or described 
        as such in the Act that authorizes the rule.

SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR MONETARY POLICY.

    Nothing in this Act applies to any rule concerning monetary policy 
proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
[EX A]: Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 2001 - Prohibits a significant rule from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution described in this Act comprising solely of the text of such rule. Calls for congressional reporting and review of significant rules before they take effect as final rules.Provides that, if Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving the proposed rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress from any action or inaction with regard to such rule or any related statute.Sets forth: (1) the congressional approval procedure for significant rules; and (2) provisions with respect to revising or revoking an existing rule.Exempts from this Act rules concerning monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Fire Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The loss of life due to fire has dropped significantly 
        over the last 25 years in the United States. However, the 
        United States still has one of the highest fire death rates in 
        the industrialized world. For 2006, the National Fire 
        Protection Association reported 3,245 civilian fire deaths, 
        17,925 civilian fire injuries, and $11,307,000,000 in direct 
        losses due to fire.
            (2) Every year, over 100 firefighters die in the line of 
        duty. The United States Fire Administration should continue its 
        leadership to help local fire agencies dramatically reduce 
        these fatalities.
            (3) Members of the fire service community should continue 
        to work together to further the promotion of national voluntary 
        consensus standards that increase firefighter safety.
            (4) The United States Fire Administration provides crucial 
        support to the Nation's 30,300 fire departments through 
        training, data collection, fire awareness and education, and 
        other activities for improving fire prevention, control, and 
        suppression technologies.
            (5) The collection of data on fire and other emergency 
        incidents is a vital tool both for policy makers and emergency 
        responders to identify and develop responses to emerging 
        hazards. Improving the United States Fire Administration's data 
        collection capabilities is essential for accurately tracking 
        and responding to the magnitude and nature of the Nation's fire 
        problem.
            (6) The research and development performed by the Federal 
        Government and non-government organizations on fire 
        technologies, techniques, and tools advance the capabilities of 
        the Nation's fire service to prevent and suppress fires.
            (7) The United States Fire Administration is one of the 
        strongest voices representing the Nation's fire service within 
        the Federal Government, and, as such, it should have a 
        prominent place within the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES FIRE 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                    ``(F) $72,100,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(G) $74,263,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(H) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2012.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS AND 
              REPORTS.

    (a) Amendments to Fire Academy Training.--Section 7(d)(1) of the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2206(d)(1)) 
is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
                    ``(H) response, tactics, and strategies for dealing 
                with national catastrophes, including terrorist-caused 
                national catastrophes and incidents that involve 
                weapons of mass destruction;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``forest'' and 
        inserting ``wildland'';
            (3) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``response tactics 
        and'' and inserting ``response, tactics, and'';
            (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) through (N) as 
        subparagraphs (M) through (R), respectively; and
            (5) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(I) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting large-scale fires or multiple fires in a 
                general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries;
                    ``(J) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting fires occurring at the wildland-urban 
                interface;
                    ``(K) response, tactics, and strategies for 
                fighting fires involving hazardous materials;
                    ``(L) advanced emergency medical services 
                training;''.
    (b) Triennial Reports.--Section 7 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Triennial Report.--In the first annual report filed pursuant 
to section 16 for which the deadline for filing is after the expiration 
of the 18-month period that begins on the date of the enactment of the 
United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008, and in 
every third annual report thereafter, the Administrator shall include 
information about changes made to the Academy curriculum, including--
            ``(1) the basis for such changes, including a review of the 
        incorporation of lessons learned by emergency response 
        personnel after significant emergency events and emergency 
        preparedness exercises performed under the National Exercise 
        Program; and
            ``(2) the desired training outcome of all such changes.''.
    (c) Authorizing the Administrator to Enter Into Contracts to 
Provide On-Site Training Through Certain Accredited Organizations.--
Section 7(f) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2206(f)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(f) Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator is authorized to 
        provide assistance to State and local fire service training 
        programs through grants, contracts, or otherwise.
            ``(2) Authorization to enter into contracts to provide on-
        site training through certain accredited organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator is authorized 
                to enter into a contract with one or more nationally 
                recognized organizations that have established on-site 
                training programs that prepare fire service personnel 
                to meet national voluntary consensus standards for fire 
                service personnel and that facilitate the delivery of 
                the education and training programs outlined in 
                subsection (d)(1) directly to fire service personnel.
                    ``(B) Restrictions.--The Administrator shall not 
                enter into a contract with such organization unless 
                such organization--
                            ``(i) provides training that leads to 
                        certification by a program accredited by a 
                        nationally recognized accreditation 
                        organization; or
                            ``(ii) at the time the Administrator enters 
                        into the contract, provides training under such 
                        a program under a cooperative agreement with a 
                        Federal agency.
            ``(3) Restriction on use of funds.--The amounts expended by 
        the Administrator to carry out this subsection in any fiscal 
        year shall not exceed 4 percent of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated in such fiscal year pursuant to section 17 of this 
        Act.''.
    (d) Incident Command Training Course for Fires at Ports Required.--
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, in consultation 
with the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and 
Control, shall consolidate and integrate into the current Academy 
curriculum a course on incident command training for fire service 
personnel for fighting fires at United States ports and in marine 
environments, including fires on the water and aboard vessels. Such 
course shall not relate to border and port security.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL FIRE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM UPGRADES.

    (a) Incident Reporting System Database.--Section 9 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) National Fire Incident Reporting System Update.--Of the 
amounts made available pursuant to subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) of 
section 17(g)(1), the Administrator shall use no more than an aggregate 
amount of $5,000,000 during the 3-year period consisting of fiscal 
years 2009, 2010, and 2011 to carry out activities necessary to update 
the National Fire Incident Reporting system to an Internet-based, real-
time incident reporting database, including capital investment, 
contractor engagement, and user education.''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 9(b)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
2208(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``assist State,'' and inserting 
``assist Federal, State,''.

SEC. 6. FIRE TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION.

    (a) Assistance to Fire Services for Fire Prevention and Control in 
Wildland-Urban Interface.--Section 8(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2207(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Rural Assistance'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``Rural and Wildland-Urban Interface Assistance'';
            (2) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting ``(1) 
        The Administrator''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Administrator is authorized to assist the Nation's fire 
services, directly or through contracts, grants, or other forms of 
assistance, for activities and equipment to improve fire prevention and 
control in the wildland-urban interface.''.
    (b) Dissemination.--Section 8 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2207) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Dissemination.--Beginning 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act 
of 2008, the Administrator, in collaboration with the relevant 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall make 
available to the public information regarding United States Fire 
Administration funded activities to advance new knowledge and best 
practices in firefighting, through a regularly updated Internet 
database.''.

SEC. 7. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND 
              SAFETY.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:

``SEC. 37. ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF STANDARDS FOR FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND 
              SAFETY.

    ``The Administrator shall promote adoption by fire services of 
national voluntary consensus standards for firefighter health and 
safety, including such standards for firefighter operations, training, 
staffing, and fitness, by educating fire services about such standards, 
encouraging the adoption at all levels of government of such standards, 
and making recommendations on other ways in which the Federal 
Government can promote the adoption of such standards by fire services.

``SEC. 38. TRAINING AGENCIES ON IMPORTANCE OF CLEARING BIOMASS IN 
              WILDLAND AREAS TO PROMOTE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.

    ``In collaboration with the relevant departments and agencies of 
the Federal Government, the Administrator shall develop and provide 
information and training to relevant departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government on the importance of clearing biomass in wildland 
areas of Federal lands to promote the safety of firefighters.''.

SEC. 8. COORDINATION REGARDING FIRE SERVICE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICAL 
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(e) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2218(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--To the extent practicable, the 
        Administrator shall utilize existing programs, data, 
        information, and facilities already available in other Federal 
        Government departments and agencies and, where appropriate, 
        existing research organizations, centers, and universities.
            ``(2) Coordination of fire prevention and control 
        programs.--The Administrator shall provide liaison at an 
        appropriate organizational level to assure coordination of the 
        Administrator's activities with State and local government 
        agencies, departments, bureaus, or offices concerned with any 
        matter related to programs of fire prevention and control with 
        private and other Federal organizations and offices so 
        concerned.
            ``(3) Coordination of fire service-based emergency medical 
        services programs.--The Administrator shall provide liaison at 
        an appropriate organizational level to assure coordination of 
        the Administrator's activities with State and local government 
        agencies, departments, bureaus, or offices concerned with 
        programs related to emergency medical services provided by fire 
        service-based systems with private and other Federal 
        organizations and offices so concerned.''.
    (b) Fire Service-Based Emergency Medical Services Best Practices.--
Section 8(c) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 2207(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The Administrator is authorized to conduct, directly or 
through contracts or grants, studies of the operations and management 
aspects of fire service-based emergency medical services and 
coordination between emergency medical services and fire services. Such 
studies may include the optimum protocols for on-scene care, the 
allocation of resources, and the training requirements for fire 
service-based emergency medical services.''.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2203) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Administration'' and 
        inserting ``Administration, who is the Assistant Administrator 
        of the Federal Emergency Management Agency'';
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) as 
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) `hazardous materials' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 5102(2) of title 49, United States Code;''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) `wildland-urban interface' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101(16) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(16)).''.

SEC. 10. SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION OF FIRE SPRINKLERS.

    Congress supports the recommendations of the United States Fire 
Administration regarding the adoption of fire sprinklers in commercial 
buildings and educational programs to raise awareness of the importance 
of installing fire sprinklers in residential buildings.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 3, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to include within fire service personnel training: (1) response, tactics, and strategies for dealing with non-terrorist-caused national catastrophes and incidents that involve weapons of mass destruction; (2) applying new technology and developing strategies and tactics for fighting wildfires; (3) response, tactics, and strategies for fighting large-scale or multiple fires in a general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries, fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface, and fires involving hazardous materials; and (4) advanced emergency medical services (EMS) training.

Requires the Administrator of USFA to: (1) include in triennial reports information about changes made to the National Fire Academy curriculum; and (2) consolidate and integrate into that curriculum a course on incident command training for fire service personnel for fighting fires at U.S. ports and in marine environments, including fires on the water and aboard vessels. Provides that such course shall not relate to border and port security.

Authorizes the Administrator to contract with one or more nationally recognized organizations that have established on-site training programs that prepare fire service personnel to meet national voluntary consensus standards for fire service personnel and that facilitate delivery of education and training programs, provided that such an organization: (1) provides training that leads to certification by a program accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization; or (2) provides training under such a program pursuant to a cooperative agreement with a federal agency. Limits the amounts that may be expended by the Administrator to carry out this provision to 4% of the amount authorized to be appropriated in that fiscal year to facilitate the delivery of education and training programs directly to fire service personnel.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator to use specified funds during FY2009-FY2011 to update the National Fire Incident Reporting system to an Internet-based, real-time incident reporting database.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Administrator to assist the nation's fire services for activities and equipment to improve fire prevention and control in the wildland-urban interface. Directs the Administrator to make available to the public information regarding USFA funded activities, to advance new knowledge and best practices in firefighting through a regularly updated Internet database.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Administrator to: (1) promote adoption by fire services of voluntary national consensus standards for firefighter health and safety; and (2) develop and provide information and training to relevant federal departments on the importance of clearing biomass in wildland areas of federal lands to promote firefighter safety.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Administrator to provide liaison to assure coordination of fire service-based EMS programs. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct studies of the operations and management aspects of fire service-based EMS and coordination between EMS and fire services, including the optimum protocols for on-scene care, the allocation of resources, and the training requirements for fire service-based EMS.

(Sec. 10) Expresses support for USFA recommendations regarding the adoption of fire sprinklers in commercial buildings and educational programs to raise awareness of the importance of installing fire sprinklers in residential buildings.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
Expansion Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCES 
              INVOLVING JOLIET TRAINING AREA, ILLINOIS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Will County, 
        State of Illinois, constitutes some of the last vestiges of 
        natural prairie ecosystems in the United States, and its 
        administration by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the 
        Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public 
        Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 594) provides significant public 
        benefits in resource conservation and protection, wildlife 
        habitat, and public recreation.
            (2) The Joliet Training Area presently administered by the 
        Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the 
        ``JTA'') is adjacent to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 
        but the JTA is no longer needed for military purposes.
            (3) The Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 requires the 
        eventual incorporation of JTA into the Midewin National 
        Tallgrass Prairie subject to meeting local land use needs as 
        provided in such Act.
    (b) Map.--For purposes of this section, the JTA comprises those 
federally owned lands and interests in lands depicted on a map entitled 
``Joliet Training Area Lands, April 2008'' (in this section referred to 
as the ``map''). The map shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service.
    (c) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Administrative jurisdiction over the 
JTA is hereby transferred, without consideration, from the Secretary of 
the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture. This transfer of 
administrative jurisdiction does not eliminate or reduce any obligation 
of the Secretary of the Army under the Illinois Land Conservation Act 
of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-106) or this section.
    (d) Management.--
            (1) Inclusion in midewin national tallgrass prairie.--The 
        JTA lands transferred by subsection (c) shall be administered 
        by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the Midewin National 
        Tallgrass Prairie in accordance with the Illinois Land 
        Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-106) and 
        the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest 
        System.
            (2) Management plan.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        manage the transferred lands consistent with the land and 
        resource management plan for the Midewin National Tallgrass 
        Prairie and include consideration of the transferred lands in 
        the next regular update of such management plan.
            (3) Effect on existing rights.--The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall administer any valid permit, lease, or other 
        authorization on the JTA lands transferred by subsection (c) 
        under its existing terms, except that any renewal or 
        modification shall be at the option of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
    (e) Conveyance to Will County.--
            (1) Conveyance required.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
        within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey by quitclaim deed, 
        without cash consideration, to Will County, Illinois, all 
        right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
        parcel of land consisting of approximately 351 acres and 
        depicted on the map as the ``Will County Conveyance Parcel''.
            (2) Restrictive covenant.--The quitclaim deed shall contain 
        restrictive covenants enforceable by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture for the benefit of the appurtenant Federal lands 
        and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. The covenants shall 
        require that the lands conveyed to Will County, Illinois, shall 
        be used only for the following governmental purposes:
                    (A) Parks and recreation.
                    (B) Firing ranges for small arms.
                    (C) Office and training facilities for fire 
                fighters, police, and emergency personnel.
                    (D) Public safety facilities (but not facilities 
                for incarceration).
                    (E) Offices for county and municipal governments.
            (3) Prohibited uses.--The lands conveyed under this 
        subsection shall not be used for industrial or commercial 
        purposes, including landfills, parking and transportation 
        facilities, power generation facilities, or waste water 
        treatment (except for wastes generated on site).
            (4) Reserved rights.--The quitclaim deed shall reserve in 
        the United States--
                    (A) rights or easements for public and 
                administrative access and utilities over Arsenal Road 
                and such other rights-of-way as the Secretary of 
                Agriculture shall designate;
                    (B) mineral rights;
                    (C) surface and underground waters, subject to 
                reasonable use on site by the County; and
                    (D) rights to permit Federal, State, and local law 
                enforcement, public safety, and land management 
                agencies to have access to and use of training 
                facilities located on the property as of the date of 
                the enactment of this Act or constructed after that 
                date, subject to the right of Will County to manage 
                such uses and to charge reasonable fees commensurate 
                with use as necessary to cover its operating and 
                maintenance costs.
            (5) Environmental cleanup.--With respect to the lands 
        conveyed to Will County pursuant to this subsection, the 
        Secretary of the Army shall comply with the requirements of 
        section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
        Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620).
            (6) Administrative costs.--Will County shall cover the cost 
        of the conveyance under this subsection, including survey and 
        similar expenses.
    (f) Conveyance to CenterPoint Properties.--
            (1) Conveyance required.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
        shall convey by quitclaim deed to CenterPoint Properties, LLC 
        (in this section referred to as ``CenterPoint''), an easement 
        to the lands depicted on the map as the ``CenterPoint 
        Conveyance Parcel''.
            (2) Purpose of easement.--The easement shall permit the 
        holder to construct roads and railroads for access to 
        appurtenant properties, subject to terms and conditions 
        prescribed by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 
        404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and any other 
        applicable law and regulation.
            (3) Reserved rights.--The easement shall reserve in the 
        United States public access over any roads, and may prescribe 
        remedies for failure to meet any of the consideration 
        obligations of paragraph (4).
            (4) Consideration.--Consideration for the easement provided 
        by this subsection shall be as follows:
                    (A) A cash payment equal to the market value of the 
                easement based on an appraisal prepared in conformity 
                with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
                Acquisitions and approved by the Forest Service.
                    (B) An agreement or cash payment by CenterPoint to 
                fund a wetland mitigation project prescribed by the 
                Secretary of Agriculture and the Army Corps of 
                Engineers that effects the permanent enhancement, 
                restoration, and creation of wetlands and other rare 
                flora and fauna community types on the JTA and adjacent 
                lands.
                    (C) An agreement by CenterPoint to pay the 
                Secretary of Agriculture a reasonable annual fee, the 
                amount to be established annually by the Forest 
                Service, for the purpose of controlling invasive and 
                exotic species and for conducting other environmental 
                measures deemed necessary by the Forest Service on the 
                easement areas.
                    (D) A cash payment of $1,000,000 by CenterPoint to 
                a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of 
                the State of Illinois, with such corporation to be 
                designated at the sole discretion of the Secretary of 
                Agriculture, for purposes of establishing a charitable 
                foundation to fund habitat restoration at the Midewin 
                National Tallgrass Prairie.
            (5) Administrative costs.--CenterPoint shall cover all 
        costs associated with the conveyance of the easement under this 
        subsection, including costs of survey, appraisal, and document 
        preparation, and reasonable administrative costs of the 
        Department of Agriculture, including legal expenses.
    (g) Disposition of Certain Receipts.--
            (1) Payment to secretary of the army.--The cash payment 
        required by subsection (f)(4)(A) shall be paid to the Secretary 
        of the Army, and shall be availability to the Secretary of the 
        Army, without further appropriation and until expended, for any 
        purposes authorized under existing law.
            (2) Payment to secretary of agriculture.--The cash payments 
        required by subsections (f)(4)(B) and (f)(4)(C) shall be 
        deposited into the MNP Rental Fee Account established under 
        section 2915(c) of the Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 
        (title XXIX of Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 601), to be merged 
        with other funds in the MNP Rental Fee Account and availability 
        to the same extent and for the same purposes as other funds in 
        the MNP Rental Fee Account. Monies so deposited into the MNP 
        Rental Fee Account shall not be subject to transfer or 
        reprogramming for wildland fire management or any other purpose
    (h) Environmental Cleanup.--
            (1) Obligations and liabilities.--With respect to the lands 
        comprising the JTA, the Secretary of the Army shall have the 
        same obligations and liabilities for environmental clean up as 
        enumerated in sections 2912(c), 2912(d), and 2913 of the 
        Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public 
        Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 597, 598).
            (2) Preliminary assessment/site inspection.--Within 180 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        of the Army shall provide a Preliminary Assessment/Site 
        Inspection to the Secretary of Agriculture for the lands 
        comprising the JTA.
            (3) Remediation plans.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop 
        and provide to the Secretary of Agriculture plans to remediate 
        the Recognized Environmental Conditions identified by the 
        Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection.
            (4) Completion of remediation.--Within 2 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
        shall certify to the Secretary of Agriculture that all 
        remediation activities have been completed.
    (i) Records.--Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the Secretary of 
Agriculture all original records pertaining to land titles, surveys, 
utilities, and other records pertaining to the JTA.
    (j) Prairie Restoration Fund Amendment.--Section 2915(f) of the 
Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 (title XXIX of Public Law 104-
106; 110 Stat. 602) is amended by striking the first two sentences and 
inserting the following new sentences: ``Monies collected pursuant to 
subsections (d) and (e), as well as any other monies collected or 
received with regard to the MNP as may be provided by law, shall be 
covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund known as the 
`Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Fund' which funds shall 
be available until expended, without further appropriation, for 
purposes of or related to the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as 
provided in section subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 2914. 
Monies deposited into the Fund shall not be subject to transfer or 
reprogramming for wildland fire management or any other emergency 
purpose unless specifically authorized by Congress.''.
[EX A]:
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Expansion Act of 2008 - Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Joliet Training Area (JTA) from the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a specified parcel of land to Will County, Illinois. Requires the deed for such land to contain restrictive covenants enforceable by such Secretary for the benefit of the appurtenant federal lands and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.

Requires the conveyed lands to only be used for: (1) parks and recreation; (2) firing ranges for small arms; (3) office and training facilities for fire fighters, police, and emergency personnel; (4) public safety facilities (but not for incarceration); and (5) offices for county and municipal governments. Prohibits the use of such lands for industrial or commercial purposes.

Provides for environmental remediation of the lands conveyed to the county.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to CenterPoint Properties, LLC, an easement to specified lands to permit the construction of roads and railroads for access to appurtenant properties.

Provides for certain cash payments.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to provide a preliminary assessment/site inspection to the Secretary of Agriculture for the lands comprising the JTA and to develop plans for remediation of the recognized environmental conditions identified by the preliminary assessment/site inspection.