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Referenced Laws
15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)
15 U.S.C. 2229(r)
15 U.S.C. 2229a(k)
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act.
Section 2
2. Reauthorization of the 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— in subparagraph (L), by striking and; in subparagraph (M)— by striking for for and inserting for; and by striking the period and inserting ; and; and by adding at the end the following: $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). (N)$95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f)..
Section 3
3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(r)) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032. Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030.
Section 4
4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(k)) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032. Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030.
Section 5
5. GAO audit and report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on barriers that prevent fire departments from accessing Federal funds.
Section 6
6. Limitation on fire grant funds Neither the Government of the People’s Republic of China, nor any entity or organization operating or incorporated in the People’s Republic of China, may be eligible to be a recipient or subrecipient of Federal assistance under any assistance program authorized under subsection (c) or (d) of section 33 or section 34(a) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229, 2229a).
Section 7
7. GAO audit Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of and issue a publicly available report on the United States Fire Administration.