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15 U.S. Code § 2229a - Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 15 › Chapter 49 › § 2229a 15 U.S. Code § 2229a - Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response
The Administrator of FEMA shall make grants directly to career fire departments, combination fire departments, and volunteer fire departments, in consultation with the chief executive of the State in which the applicant is located, for the purpose of increasing the number of firefighters to help communities meet industry minimum standards and attain 24-hour staffing to provide adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards, and to fulfill traditional missions of fire departments that antedate the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
Grants made under this paragraph shall be for 3 years and be used for programs to hire new, additional firefighters.
In awarding grants under this subsection, the Administrator of FEMA may give preferential consideration to applications that involve a non-Federal contribution exceeding the minimums under subparagraph (E).
The Administrator of FEMA may provide technical assistance to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and to other public entities, in furtherance of the purposes of this section.
75 percent in the first year of the grant;
75 percent in the second year of the grant; and
35 percent in the third year of the grant.
At the beginning of the fiscal year, the Administrator of FEMA shall set aside 10 percent of the funds appropriated for carrying out this paragraph for departments with majority volunteer or all volunteer personnel. After awards have been made, if less than 10 percent of the funds appropriated for carrying out this paragraph are not awarded to departments with majority volunteer or all volunteer personnel, the Administrator of FEMA shall transfer from funds appropriated for carrying out this paragraph to funds available for carrying out paragraph (2) an amount equal to the difference between the amount that is provided to such fire departments and 10 percent.
Recruitment and retention grants In addition to any amounts transferred under paragraph (1)(H), the Administrator of FEMA shall direct at least 10 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated pursuant to this section annually to a competitive grant program for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters who are involved with or trained in the operations of firefighting and emergency response. Eligible entities shall include volunteer or combination fire departments, and national, State, local, or tribal organizations that represent the interests of volunteer firefighters.
No grant may be made under this section unless an application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Administrator of FEMA.
An application for a grant under this section shall be submitted in such form, and contain such information, as the Administrator of FEMA may prescribe.
The amount of funding provided under this section to a recipient fire department for hiring a firefighter in any fiscal year may not exceed—
in the first year of the grant, 75 percent of the usual annual cost of a first-year firefighter in that department at the time the grant application was submitted;
in the second year of the grant, 75 percent of the usual annual cost of a first-year firefighter in that department at the time the grant application was submitted; and
In general In a case of demonstrated economic hardship, the Administrator of FEMA may—
waive the requirements of subsection (c)(1); or
waive or reduce the requirements in subsection (a)(1)(E) orsubsection (c)(2).
In general The Administrator of FEMA shall establish and publish guidelines for determining what constitutes economic hardship for purposes of paragraph (1).
Consultation In developing guidelines under subparagraph (A), the Administrator of FEMA shall consult with individuals who are—
Considerations In developing guidelines under subparagraph (A), the Administrator of FEMA shall consider, with respect to relevant communities, the following:
In general The Administrator of FEMA shall establish a performance assessment system, including quantifiable performance metrics, to evaluate the extent to which grants awarded under this section are furthering the purposes of this section.
Submittal of information The Administrator of FEMA may require a grant recipient to submit any information the Administrator of FEMA considers reasonably necessary to evaluate the program.
Report Not later than September 30, 2014, 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 on the experience with, and effectiveness of, such grants in meeting the objectives of this section. The report may include any recommendations the Administrator of FEMA may have for amendments to this section and related provisions of law.
Revocation or suspension of funding If the Administrator of FEMA determines that a grant recipient under this section is not in substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of an approved grant application submitted under this section, the Administrator of FEMA may revoke or suspend funding of that grant, in whole or in part.
The Administrator of FEMA shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of a grant recipient under this section and to the pertinent books, documents, papers, or records of State and local governments, persons, businesses, and other entities that are involved in programs, projects, or activities for which assistance is provided under this section.
The term “firefighter” has the meaning given the term “employee in fire protection activities” under section 203
(y) of title 29.
The terms “Administrator of FEMA”, “career fire department”, “combination fire department”, and “volunteer fire department” have the meanings given such terms in section 2229
In general There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out this section—
$1,159,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
$1,194,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
the Consumer Price Index for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year described in subparagraph (A).
Administrative expenses Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Administrator of FEMA may use not more than 5 percent of such amounts to cover salaries and expenses and other administrative costs incurred by the Administrator of FEMA to make grants and provide assistance under this section.
Congressionally directed spending Consistent with the requirement in subsection (a) that grants under this section be awarded on a competitive basis, none of the funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be used for any congressionally direct spending item (as defined under the rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives).
(Pub. L. 93–498, § 34, as added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1057,Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1616; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1804,Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2111; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title X, § 1091(b)(9),Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 876.)
(y) of title 29, referred to in subsec. (i)(1), was in the original “section 3(y) of the Fair Labor Standards Act” and has been translated as reading “section 3(y) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2013—Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(j), substituted “Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response” for “Expansion of pre-September 11, 2001, fire grant program” in section catchline.
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(i), as amended by Pub. L. 113–66, § 1091(b)(9)(B), substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Administrator” wherever appearing, except in those places in which “Administrator of FEMA” already appeared.
Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(g)(2), substituted “career fire departments, combination fire departments, and volunteer fire departments” for “career, volunteer, and combination fire departments”.
Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(a)(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows:
“(B)(i) Grants made under this paragraph shall be for 4 years and be used for programs to hire new, additional firefighters.
“(ii) Grantees are required to commit to retaining for at least 1 year beyond the termination of their grants those firefighters hired under this paragraph.”
Subsec. (a)(1)(E). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(a)(2), amended subpar. (E) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (E) read as follows: “The portion of the costs of hiring firefighters provided by a grant under this paragraph may not exceed—
“(i) 90 percent in the first year of the grant;
“(ii) 80 percent in the second year of the grant;
“(iii) 50 percent in the third year of the grant; and
“(iv) 30 percent in the fourth year of the grant.”
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(b), substituted “national, State, local, or tribal organizations” for “organizations on a local or statewide basis”.
Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(c), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows:
“(4)(A) Total funding provided under this section over 4 years for hiring a firefighter may not exceed $100,000.
“(B) The $100,000 cap shall be adjusted annually for inflation beginning in fiscal year 2005.”
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(2), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(e), added par. (1) and designated existing provisions as par. (2) and inserted heading.
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(1), redesignatedsubsec. (d) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(f), substituted “Report” for “Sunset and reports” in heading and “Not later than September 30, 2014, 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 on” for “The authority under this section to make grants shall lapse at the conclusion of 10 years from November 24, 2003. Not later than 6 years after November 24, 2003, the Administrator shall submit a report to Congress concerning” in text.
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(1), redesignatedsubsec. (e) as (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(1), redesignatedsubsecs. (f) and (g) as (g) and (h), respectively. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(g)(1)(A), substituted “In this section:” for “In this section, the term—” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(1), redesignatedsubsec. (h) as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j).
Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(g)(1)(B), inserted “The term” before “ ‘firefighter’ has” and substituted period for “; and”.
Subsec. (i)(2). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(g)(1)(C), (D), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “ ‘Indian tribe’ means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.”
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(h)(2), (3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, redesignated former pars. (1) to (9) as subpars. (A) to (I), respectively, of par. (1), redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) of former par. (9) as cls. (i) and (ii) of subpar. (I), and added pars. (2) and (3).
Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(d)(1), redesignatedsubsec. (i) as (j).
Subsec. (j)(8), (9). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(h)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 113–66, § 1091(b)(9)(A), added pars. (8) and (9).
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1804(k), added subsec. (k).
(b)(9) is effective as of Jan. 2, 2013, and as if included in Pub. L. 112–239as enacted.