,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,pascrell 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,education to make grants to
 support fire safety education programs 
on college campuses4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,campus ,fire 
,safety ,education ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
help provide fire safety education &    
tra9+ to /ud5ts att5d+ in/itutions (    
high] education4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( !   
campus fire safety education competitive
 grant program  7a7 ,au?orization (     
,grant ,program ,f ! am\nts appropriat$ 
"u section #g1 ! ,secret>y1 9           
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 %all     
e/abli% a grant program to aw>d grants1 
on a competitive basis1 to eligible     
entities =--  7#a7 initiat+1 exp&+1 or  
improv+ fire safety education programs  

at in/itutions ( high] education2 &     
7#b7 increas+ fire safety aw>5ess among 
/ud5ts enroll$ at su* in/itutions1      
includ+ /ud5ts liv+ 9 (f-campus h\s+4   
7b7 ,application ,to seek a grant "u ?is
 ,act1 an eligible entity %all submit an
 application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,secret>y may require4  7c7 ,selection  
,priority ,9 mak+ grants "u ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 entities t plan to use grant funds     
receiv$ "u ?is ,act to initiate1 exp&1  
or improve fire safety education        
programs t include educational mat]ial  
specifically prep>$ = /ud5ts ) physical1
 s5sory1 or cognitive disabilities4  7d7
 ,grant p]iod ,grants "u ?is ,act %all  
be aw>d$ = n long] ?an a #b-ye> p]iod1 &
 may be r5ew$ = an additional #b-ye>    
p]iod1 at ! ,secret>y's discretion4  7e7
 ,grant size ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t 
grants aw>d$ "u ?is ,act are ( suffici5t
 size & scope to enable grantees to c>ry
 out all requir$ activities & o!rwise   

meet ! purpose ( ?is ,act1 except t an  
eligible entity may n be aw>d$ m ?an    
#bej1jjj p] fiscal ye> "u ?is ,act4  7f7
 ,mat*+ requirem5t ,an eligible entity  
receiv+ a grant "u ?is ,act %all provide
 non-,f$]al mat*+ funds 9 an am\nt equal
 to n less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! co/s ( !   
activities = :i* assi/ance is s\ght4    
,su* non-,f$]al mat*+ funds may be 9 ca%
 or 9-k9d4  7g7 ,supplem5t n supplant   
,funds made available "u ?is ,act %all  
be us$ to supplem5t1 n supplant1 o!r    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or private funds t w\ld  
o!rwise be exp5d$ to c>ry out fire      
safety education programs4  #d4 ,requir$
 uses ( funds  7a7 ,requir$ ,uses (     
,funds ,an eligible entity receiv+ a    
grant "u ?is ,act %all use grant funds  
to initiate1 exp&1 or improve a fire    
safety education program t--  7#a7 9 !  
case ( an eligible entity t is an       
in/itution ( high] education1 rea*es1 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 all /ud5ts enroll$
 9 ! in/itution ( high] education1      
includ+ /ud5ts liv+ on-campus &         

(f-campus2  7#b7 is c>ri$ out 9 a mann] 
to ensure maximum exposure to1 increas$ 
aw>5ess (1 & effectuate *ange 9 behavior
 ) respect to fire safety by /ud5ts     
?r\gh--  7,a7 conduct+ outrea* to /ud5ts
 at a m9imum ( twice p] academic ye> 7at
 ! beg9n+ ( ! fall & spr+ seme/]s1 or ! 
equival5t72 &  7,b7 measures t provide  
fire safety in=mation to any /ud5t ^u ! 
reque/ ( ! /ud5t2  7#c7 includes m9imum 
in/ruction ) respect to--  7,a7 aw>5ess 
( fire behavior2  7,b7 me*anisms ( fire 
injury & dea?2  7,c7 common ignition    
sc5>ios2  7,d7 fire safety sy/ems su* z 
automatic fire spr9kl]s2  7,e7 fire     
al>ms2  7,f7 fire ext+ui%]s2  7,g7      
importance ( means ( egress2  7,h7 fire 
prev5tion te*niques t may prev5t a fire 
f occurr+ 7su* z c&le safety1 cook+     
safety1 & smok+ safety72 &  7,i7 fire   
safety actions to be tak5 if a fire     
occurs to m9imize ! pot5tial = dea?1    
injury1 & prop]ty damage 7su* z kn[+ h[ 
to use a fire ext+ui%]1 h[ to put out a 
cook+ fire1 call+ #iaa1 & evacuat+72 &  

7#d7 includes a me*anism = c>ry+ out !  
evaluations describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  
7b7 ,evaluations ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s   
aft] ! end ( an eligible entity's grant 
p]iod1 ! eligible entity %all--  7#a7   
conduct an evaluation on ! effectiv5ess 
( ! program c>ri$ out by ! entity 9     
increas+ aw>5ess or improv+ fire safety 
behavior at su* entity2 &  7#b7 prep>e &
 submit to ! ,secret>y a report on !    
results ( ! evaluation conduct$ by !    
entity4  #e4 ,reports  7a7 ,report to   
,congress ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] !  
date ( receipt ( ! fir/ report submitt$ 
pursuant to section #d7;b77#b7 &        
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
provide to ,congress a report t includes
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] & types (     
eligible entities receiv+ assi/ance "u  
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,! fire safety education
 programs be+ implem5t$ ) assi/ance "u  
?is ,act & ! co/s ( su* programs4  7#c7 
,any o!r in=mation det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y to be useful 9 evaluat+ !     
ov]all effectiv5ess ( ! program e/abli%$

 "u ?is ,act 9 improv+ ! fire safety k (
 college /ud5ts4  7b7 ,be/ ,practices   
report ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! 
,adm9i/rator1 %all use ! in=mation      
provid$ "u subsection 7a7 to publi% a   
report ( be/ practices = initiat+1      
exp&+1 or improv+ fire safety education 
programs t %all be made available to all
 in/itutions ( high] education & o!r    
int]e/$ p>ties4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
,act3  7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m         
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7
 ,fire safety education program ,! t]m  
fire safety education program means a   
program t provides fire safety &        
prev5tion activities4  7#c7 ,in/itution 
( high] education ,! t]m in/itution (   
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 to su* 
t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education
 ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74    
7#d7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means an in/itution ( high]      
education1 or consortium ( in/itutions (

 high] education locat$ 9 ! same ,/ate1 
9 a collaborative p>tn]%ip ) a nonpr(it 
organization or a public safety         
dep>tm5t4 ,su* a collaborative p>tn]%ip 
may also include 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 enroll$ at ! in/itution or       
in/itutions4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  #g4 ,au?orization (        
,appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjad 
?r\gh #bjah4