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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) After two terrorist attacks it is time to fix the
communications system for the New York City Fire Department.
(2) During its response to the 1993 bombing of the World
Trade Center in New York City, the New York City Fire
Department's radios did not work in the twin towers of the
World Trade Center. The resulting lack of communication
complicated operations but did not result in the death of any
firefighter.
(3) Eight years later, on September 11, 2001, the World
Trade Center was attacked again and the fire department's radio
system failed again.
(4) Soon before the collapse of Tower One of the World
Trade Center, fire department officials tried in vain to radio
firefighters to evacuate the building.
(5) The firefighters' radio system failed the firefighters
in Tower One and as a result many were not able to receive this
warning. The failure of the radio system was largely
responsible for the death of many of the 343 firefighters who
died in the collapse of the World Trade Center twin towers.
(6) Since September 11, 2001, the fire department has taken
steps to improve the communications system that failed them.
However, many tall buildings in New York City have not
installed repeaters that are needed to boost signals, and the
signals are often lost in high-rise buildings and underground.
(7) In August 2003, New York City experienced a blackout.
During the blackout the fire department's radio system was
again found not to work reliably during emergency situations or
in high buildings.
(8) The dispatch system currently used by the New York City
Fire Department was acquired in the early 1970s and hampers the
ability of the department to fully communicate with its
firefighters and provide appropriate detailed information about
the buildings and locations to which they respond.
(9) Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
executive branch officials have repeatedly warned that future
terror attacks are not a matter of if, but when. The Secretary
of Homeland Security has identified New York City as one of the
main terrorist targets.
(10) With New York City remaining a top terrorist target,
such communications system should be a national priority.
(11) A new state-of-the-art communications system and
upgrades to the critical information dispatch system for the
New York City Fire Department should be--
(A) seamless from the receipt of a 911 call to the
dispatch of the firefighter; and
(B) interoperable with other public safety offices
within the City of New York.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROCURE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR NEW YORK CITY
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, by not
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, procure
development and provision of a communications system for the New York
City Fire Department, including appropriate radios for the entire
department and upgrades to the critical information dispatch system of
the department.
(b) Requirements.--
(1) Radios.--Radios procured pursuant to this section must
be capable of operating in all locations, and under all
conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to
work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
(2) Supplemental communication device.--Any communications
system procured pursuant to this section must include provision
to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication
device that--
(A) allows the firefighter to transmit audio and
radio emergency notification warning signals to other
firefighters whenever the firefighter is in distress
and in immediate need of assistance; and
(B) has the capability to operate automatically in
a passive mode by transmitting audio and radio messages
that will relay the firefighter's identification and
location if the firefighter--
(i) becomes incapacitated and motionless;
and
(ii) is unable to physically transmit a
call for help.
(3) Dispatch system.--Upgrades to the critical information
dispatch system procured pursuant to this section must--
(A) allow the fire department to communicate with
firefighters in all locations, and under all
conditions, in which firefighters can reasonably be
expected to work in responding to an emergency in New
York City, including all high-rise buildings and
subways;
(B) provide useful, detailed data concerning all
likely terrorist target locations in the City of New
York; and
(C) be capable of providing to responding
firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular
buildings and other locations to assist them in making
decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack and
save lives and property.
(c) Testing.--Radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and
supplemental communication devices procured pursuant to this section
must have been tested to ensure they will operate in all locations and
under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected
to work in responding to an emergency in New York City.
(d) Coordination.--In carrying out this section the Secretary shall
coordinate with the City of New York to ensure that the communications
system procured under this section is--
(1) compatible with the plans of the City of New York to
upgrade its 911 system; and
(2) interoperable with other public safety communications
systems.
(e) Progress Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a
report on progress made in carrying out this section, on--
(1) February 26, 2008; and
(2) September 11, 2008.
9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to procure development and provision of a communications system for the New York City Fire Department, including appropriate radios and upgrades to the Department's critical information dispatch system that allow communication in all locations and under all conditions in which firefighters can reasonably be expected to work, including all high-rise buildings and subways.

Directs that any communications system procured include provision to each firefighter of a supplemental radio communication device that: (1) allows the firefighter to transmit emergency notification warning signals to other firefighters; and (2) has the capability to operate automatically by transmitting messages that will relay an incapacitated firefighter's identification and location.

Requires that upgrades procured: (1) provide useful, detailed data concerning all likely terrorist target locations in the city; and (2) be capable of providing to responding firefighters, instantaneously, details about particular buildings and other locations to assist in making decisions about how to mitigate a terrorist attack.

Requires that: (1) radios, any dispatch system upgrades, and supplemental communication devices procured be tested; and (2) the Secretary coordinate with the city to ensure that the communications system procured is compatible with city plans to upgrade its 911 system and interoperable with other public safety communications systems.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Department of Veterans Affairs
Mammography Quality Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS.

(a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
''Sec. 7319. Mammography quality standards
''(a) A mammogram may not be performed at a Department facility
unless that facility is accredited for that purpose by a private
nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary. An organization
designated by the Secretary under this subsection shall meet the
standards for accrediting bodies established under section 354(e) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(e)).
''(b) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, shall prescribe quality assurance and quality
control standards relating to the performance and interpretation of
mammograms and use of mammogram equipment and facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs consistent with the requirements of
section 354(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. Such standards
shall be no less stringent than the standards prescribed by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 354(f) of the
Public Health Service Act.
''(c)(1) The Secretary, to ensure compliance with the standards
prescribed under subsection (b), shall provide for an annual inspection
of the equipment and facilities used by and in Department health care
facilities for the performance of mammograms. Such inspections shall be
carried out in a manner consistent with the inspection of certified
facilities by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section
354(g) of the Public Health Service Act.
''(2) The Secretary may not provide for an inspection under
paragraph (1) to be performed by a State agency.
''(d) The Secretary shall ensure that mammograms performed for the
Department under contract with any non-Department facility or provider
conform to the quality standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services under section 354 of the Public Health Service Act.
''(e) For the purposes of this section, the term 'mammogram' has
the meaning given such term in paragraph (5) of section 354(a) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(a)).''.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7318 the
following new item:

''7319. Mammography quality standards.''.
(b) Deadline for Prescribing Standards.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall prescribe standards under subsection (b) of section 7319
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later
than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the later of--
(1) the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human
Services prescribes quality standards under section 354(f) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(f)); or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Transition.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 7319 of title 38,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on
the date on which standards are prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs under subsection (b) of that section.
(2) During the transition period, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
may waive the requirement of subsection (a) of section 7319 of title
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), to any facility of
the Department. The Secretary may provide such a waiver in the case of
any facility only if the Secretary determines, based upon the
recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, that during the period such a waiver is in effect for
such facility (including any extension of the waiver under paragraph
(3)) the facility will be operated in accordance with standards
prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (b) of such section to
assure the safety and accuracy of mammography services provided.
(3) The transition period for purposes of this section is the six-
month period beginning on the date specified in paragraph (1). The
Secretary may extend such period for a period not to exceed 90 days in
the case of any Department facility. Any such extension may be made
only if the Under Secretary for Health determines that--
(A) without the extension access of veterans to mammography
services in the geographic area served by the facility would be
significantly reduced; and
(B) appropriate steps will be taken before the end of the
transition period (as extended) to obtain accreditation of the
facility as required by subsection (a) of section 7319 of title
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(d) Implementation Report.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House
of Representatives a report on the Secretary's implementation of
section 7319 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a). The report shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary prescribes the quality standards required
under subsection (b) of that section.
Department of Veterans Affairs Mammography Quality Standards Act - Prohibits a mammogram from being performed at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility unless the facility is accredited for such purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires any such organization to meet the standards for accrediting bodies established under the Public Health Service Act (the Act).
Directs the Secretary to prescribe quality assurance and control standards relating to performance and interpretation of mammograms and the use of Department mammogram equipment and facilities consistent with requirements of the Act. Requires the Secretary to provide for an annual inspection of Department mammogram equipment and facilities. Requires any Department mammograms contracted to a non-Department facility or provider to conform to the standards of the Act. Provides for: (1) a deadline for the prescribing of standards; (2) transition provisions covering mammograms performed prior to the enactment of this Act; and (3) an implementation report from the Secretary to specified congressional committees.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act
of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year in the United States, over 100 firefighters
die in the line of duty, while an additional tens of thousands
of firefighters are injured.
(2) The Federal Government has a vested interest in
protecting firefighter health and safety, as it relies on local
fire departments to efficiently and effectively implement the
National Response Framework in the response to major disasters.
(3) Adequate training, proper personal protective
equipment, safe staffing levels, safe operating procedures, and
physical and mental fitness of firefighters can reduce
avoidable firefighter fatalities.
(4) The fire services, in conjunction with Government
agencies and interested private-sector parties, has partnered
with standards-making bodies to develop national consensus
standards for safe fire department operations and fire fighting
capabilities.
(5) Such standards are widely respected and promoted by all
facets of the fire service to better ensure firefighter health
and safety.
(6) Through its Firefighter Fatality Investigation and
Prevention Program, the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health has identified the failure to follow specific
national consensus standards as a contributing factor in many
firefighter deaths.
(7) A comprehensive accounting of fire department
compliance with national consensus standards would help policy
makers seeking to enhance public safety and reduce avoidable
firefighter fatalities.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ''fire department'' includes a career,
volunteer, or combination fire department operated by the
Federal Government, a State, or a local government;
(2) the term ''fire service'' has the meaning given that
term in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203);
(3) the term ''national consensus standards'' means the
most recently issued national consensus standards for staffing,
training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and
fitness relating to fire department operations and firefighting
practices, as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland
Security; and
(5) the term ''Task Force'' means the Task Force to Enhance
Firefighter Safety established under section 5(a).

SEC. 4. SURVEY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

(a) Survey Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin to conduct a survey of
each fire department located in the United States, under which the
Secretary shall determine whether each such fire department is in
compliance with national consensus standards.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
findings of the survey required under subsection (a), including an
accounting of whether each fire department located in the United States
is in compliance with national consensus standards.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE TO ENHANCE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which
the Secretary submits the report to Congress required under section
4(b), the Secretary shall establish a task force to be known as the
Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety.
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The members of the Task Force shall be
appointed by the Secretary and shall include--
(A) representatives of national organizations
representing firefighters and fire chiefs;
(B) individuals representing standards-setting and
accrediting organizations relating to fire department
operations and firefighting practices, including
representatives from the voluntary consensus codes and
standards development community; and
(C) other individuals as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
(2) Representatives of other departments and agencies.--The
Secretary may invite representatives of other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government that have an interest in the
fire service to participate in the meetings and other
activities of the Task Force.
(3) Number; terms of service; pay and allowances.--The
Secretary shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay
and allowances of members of the Task Force appointed by the
Secretary, except that a term of service of any such member may
not exceed 2 years.
(c) Responsibilities.--The Task Force shall develop a plan to
enhance firefighter safety by increasing fire department compliance
with national consensus standards. In developing the plan under this
subsection, the Task Force shall consider ways in which the Federal
Government, States, and local governments can promote, encourage, or
require fire departments to comply with national consensus standards.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
which the Secretary establishes the Task Force, the Task Force shall
submit to Congress and the Secretary a report containing the findings
and recommendations of the Task Force together with the plan described
in subsection (c).
Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct a survey of and report to Congress on the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness relating to fire department operations and firefighting practices; and (2) establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards and to consider ways in which the federal government, states, and local governments can promote, encourage, or require compliance.