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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2229', '§33', '§1', '§1701', '§1061', '§421', '§205', '§3602', '§1803', '§ 2229', '§33', '§1', '§1701', '§1061', '§421', '§205', '§3602', '§1803', '§3602', '§205', '§1061']

15 U.S.C. § 2229 (2015) - Firefighter assistance :: Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405) - US Code :: Justia
Justia US Law US Codes and Statutes US Code 2015 US Code Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405) Chapter 49 - Fire Prevention and Control (Sections 2201 - 2234) Sec. 2229 - Firefighter assistance
Contains section 2229
Source Credit Pub. L. 93-498, §33, as added Pub. L. 106-398, §1 [[div. A], title XVII, §1701(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-360; amended Pub. L. 107-107, div. A, title X, §1061, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 108-7, div. K, title IV, §421, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 108-169, title II, §205, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2040; Pub. L. 108-375, div. C, title XXXVI, §3602, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2195; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title XVIII, §1803, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100.
114 Stat. 1654
115 Stat. 1231
117 Stat. 526, 2040
Public and Private Laws Public Law 92-463, Public Law 93-498, Public Law 106-398, Public Law 107-107, Public Law 108-7, Public Law 108-169, Public Law 108-375, Public Law 112-239
15 U.S.C. § 2229 (2015)
The term "combination fire department" means a fire department that has—
In accordance with this section, the Administrator of FEMA may award—
The Administrator of FEMA shall—
The Administrator of FEMA may, in consultation with the chief executives of the States in which the recipients are located, award grants on a competitive basis directly to—
For the purpose of assisting fire prevention programs and supporting firefighter health and safety research and development, the Administrator of FEMA may, on a competitive basis—
In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator of FEMA shall ensure that of the available grant funds in each fiscal year—
In considering applications for grants under subsection (c)(1)(A), the Administrator of FEMA shall consider—
In the case of applicants for grants under this section who are described in subsection (d)(1)(B), the Administrator of FEMA shall give priority to applicants who focus on—
In awarding grants under subsection (d)(1)(C), the Administrator of FEMA shall—
In the case that an applicant seeking a grant to carry out an activity under subsection (c) serves a jurisdiction of—
The authority under subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a nonprofit organization that—
For each fiscal year, prior to awarding any grants under this section, the Administrator of FEMA shall publish in the Federal Register—
For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified member of an organization is a member who—
The Administrator of FEMA may audit a recipient of a grant awarded under this section to ensure that—
Not later than September 30, 2013, and each year thereafter through 2017, the Administrator of FEMA shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that provides—
(Pub. L. 93–498, §33, as added Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title XVII, §1701(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–360; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title X, §1061, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1231; Pub. L. 108–7, div. K, title IV, §421, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 108–169, title II, §205, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2040; Pub. L. 108–375, div. C, title XXXVI, §3602, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2195; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, §1803, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100.)
2004—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 108–375, §3602(1), inserted "throughout the Nation" after "personnel" and struck out "and" at end.
"(A) In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director may provide assistance under this subsection only if the applicant for the assistance agrees to match with an equal amount of non-Federal funds 30 percent of the assistance received under this subsection for any fiscal year.
"(B) Requirement for small community organizations.—In the case of an applicant whose personnel serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer residents, the percent applied under the matching requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be 10 percent."
2003—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 108–169, §205(a)(1), added par. (2) and struck out heading and text of former par. (2). Text read as follows:
"(A) Establishment.—Before providing assistance under paragraph (1), the Director shall establish an office in the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the assistance under this section.
"(B) Included duties.—The duties of the office shall include the following:
"(i) Recipient selection criteria.—To establish specific criteria for the selection of recipients of the assistance under this section.
"(ii) Grant-writing assistance.—To provide grant-writing assistance to applicants."
2001—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–107, §1061(b), (c), substituted "the grant funds for one or more of the following purposes:" for "the grant funds—" in introductory provisions, capitalized the initial letter of the first word of each of subpars. (A) to (N), substituted a period for the semicolon at end of each of subpars. (A) to (L) and a period for "; or" at end of subpar. (M), inserted "(including response to a terrorism incident or use of a weapon of mass destruction)" after "emergency response" in subpar. (B), substituted ", monitoring, and response to a terrorism incident or use of a weapon of mass destruction" for "and monitoring" in subpar. (H), and inserted ", including protective equipment to respond to a terrorism incident or the use of a weapon of mass destruction" after "equipment for firefighting personnel" in subpar. (I).