,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,ms4 
,fudge 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson
 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (  
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4
 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,clay1 & ,ms4 ,br[n (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !    
,honorable ,/ephanie ,tubbs ,jones ,fire
 ,suppression ,demon/ration ,inc5tive   
,program )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education to 
promote in/allation ( fire spr9kl]      
sy/ems1 or o!r fire suppression or      
prev5tion te*nologies1 9 qualifi$ /ud5t 
h\s+ & dormitories1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honorable ,/ephanie ,tubbs ,jones    
,college ,fire ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,approv$ 
fire suppression sy/em ,! t]m approv$   
fire suppression sy/em means a fire     

suppression sy/em t--  7,a7 meets )     
applicable codes & /&>ds = !            
jurisdiction :]e x is be+ in/all$1 or ! 
/&>ds promulgat$ by national model code 
organizations su* z ! ,national ,fire   
,protection ,association or !           
,int]national ,code ,c\ncil2  7,b7      
ensures t ! safety ( /ud5ts )           
disabilities is met2 &  7,c7 may        
include--  7i7 an automatic fire spr9kl]
 sy/em2  7ii7 a fire & smoke al>m &     
detection sy/em2 &  7iii7 a mass        
communication sy/em t c be us$ 9 ! ev5t 
( a fire1 disa/]1 or o!r em]g5cy4  7#b7 
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  #c4   
,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,honorable ,/ephanie    
,tubbs ,jones ,fire ,suppression        
,demon/ration ,inc5tive ,program  7a7   
,grants ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration1 %all

 e/abli% a demon/ration program to aw>d 
grants on a competitive basis to any    
eligible entity = ! purpose ( in/all+   
approv$ fire suppression sy/ems 9 /ud5t 
h\s+ & dormitories own$ or controll$ by 
t eligible entity4  7b7 ,eligible entity
 ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m eligible entity     
means any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an         
in/itution ( high] education1 includ+ an
 in/itution eligible to receive         
assi/ance "u "p ,a or ,b ( title ,,iii  
or title ,v ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeg et seq42 #bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfj et seq42 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja et seq474  7#b7 ,a social         
frat]nity or sorority exempt f taxation 
"u section #eja7;a7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue
 ,code ( #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #eja7;a771
 ! active memb]%ip ( :i* consi/s        
prim>ily ( /ud5ts 9 att5dance at an     
in/itution ( high] education4  7c7      
,selection priority ,9 mak+ grants "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all give   
priority to eligible entities t         
demon/rate ! greate/ f9ancial ne$4  7d7 

,res]v$ am\nts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,( ! am\nt
 made available to ! ,secret>y = grants 
"u ?is section = ea* fiscal ye>1 !      
,secret>y %all aw>d--  7,a7 n less ?an  
#aj p]c5t to eligible entities t are    
in/itutions describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#a7 t are eligible to receive       
assi/ance "u "p ,a or ,b ( title ,,iii  
or title ,v ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeg et seq42 #bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfj et seq42 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaja et seq472 &  7,b7 n less ?an #aj  
p]c5t to eligible entities t are social 
frat]nities & sororities describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#b74  7#b7 ,plan requir$ 
,! ,secret>y %all develop a plan to in=m
 eligible entities describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7
 t su* entities may be eligible to apply
 = grants "u ?is section4  7#c7         
,insuffici5t applicants ,if ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es t !re are an insuffici5t numb] 
( qualifi$ applicants to aw>d ! res]v$  
am\nts requir$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all make available ! 

rema9d] ( su* res]v$ am\nts = use by o!r
 eligible entities4  7e7 ,application   
,to seek a grant "u ?is section1 an     
eligible entity %all submit an          
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require4  7f7 ,mat*+ 
requirem5t ,z a condition ( receipt ( a 
grant "u subsection 7a71 ! eligible     
entity %all provide 7directly or ?r\gh  
donations f public or private entities7 
non-,f$]al mat*+ funds 9 an am\nt equal 
to n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( !     
activities = :i* assi/ance is s\ght4    
7g7 ,supplem5t ,n ,supplant ,funds made 
available "u ?is program %all be us$ to 
supplem5t1 n supplant1 o!r funds t w\ld 
o!rwise be exp5d$ to c>ry out fire      
safety activities4  7h7 ,limitation on  
adm9i/rative exp5ses ,n m ?an #b p]c5t (
 a grant made "u subsection 7a7 may be  
exp5d$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses ) respect 
to ! grant4  7i7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an   
#ab mon?s aft] ! date ( ! fir/ aw>d ( a 
grant "u ?is section & annually !reaft] 

until completion ( ! program1 !         
,secret>y %all provide to ,congress a   
report t includes--  7#a7 ! numb] &     
types ( eligible entities receiv+       
assi/ance "u ?is section2  7#b7 ! am\nt 
( assi/ance receiv$ "u ?is section1 !   
am\nt & s\rce ( non-,f$]al fund+ lev]ag$
 = activities "u grants "u ?is section1 
& any o!r relevant f9ancial in=mation2  
7#c7 ! numb] & types ( /ud5t h\s+ fitt$ 
) fire suppression or prev5tion         
te*nologies ) assi/ance "u ?is section1 
& ! numb] ( /ud5ts protect$ by su*      
te*nologies2  7#d7 ! types ( fire       
suppression or prev5tion te*nologies    
in/all$ ) assi/ance "u ?is section1 & ! 
co/s ( su* te*nologies2  7#e7           
id5tification ( any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or   
local policy t pres5ts an imp$im5t to ! 
developm5t & in/allation ( fire         
suppression or prev5tion te*nologies2 & 
7#f7 any o!r in=mation det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y to be useful 9 evaluat+ !     
ov]all effectiv5ess ( ! program e/abli%$
 "u ?is section 9 improv+ ! fire safety 

( /ud5t h\s+4  7j7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act su*    
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjaf4  #d4            
,admissibility z evid5ce  7a7           
,prohibition ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law & subject to subsection 7b71 any  
application = assi/ance "u ?is ,act1 any
 negative det]m9ation on ! "p ( !       
,secret>y ) respect to su* application1 
or any /atem5t ( reasons = !            
det]m9ation1 %all n be admissible z     
evid5ce 9 any proce$+ ( any c\rt1 ag5cy1
 bo>d1 or o!r entity4  7b7 ,exception   
,?is section does n apply to ! admission
 ( an application1 det]m9ation1 or      
/atem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 z     
evid5ce 9 a proce$+ to en=ce an agreem5t
 ent]$ into betwe5 ! ,secret>y & an     
eligible entity "u section #c4