,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edhc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #af1 #bjad ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,reichert1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,pompeo7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to continue the national security exemption from emissions regulations when an excess ,department of ,defense vehicle covered by the exemption is transferred to a firefighting agency in a ,state or to any other ,state agency4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,firefighter ,equipment ,protection ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,continuation of national security emissions exemption for certain ,department of ,defense vehicle transfers 7a7 ,continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer ,section #begf;b of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following new subsection 7d73 7d7 ,continuation of emissions exemption upon transfer ,personal property transferred under the authority of this section or through the ,federal ,excess ,personal ,property 7,,fepp7 program or the ,firefighter ,property program 7,,ffp7 that qualified for a national security exemption under section #hi4ijh of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall maintain this exemption even after the personal property is transferred to a firefighting agency in a ,state or to another ,state agency4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7d7 of section #begf;b of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a77#b71 shall apply to personal property described in such subsection 7d7 and transferred under such section or through the ,federal ,excess ,personal ,property program or the ,firefighter ,property program after ,july #a1 #bjad4