,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dffa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #ai1 #bjag,received ,,an ,,act ,to reauthorize the ,united ,states ,fire ,administration1 the ,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants program1 the ,fire ,prevention and ,safety ,grants program1 and the ,staffing for ,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,united ,states ,fire ,administration1 ,,afg1 and ,,safer ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,reauthorization of the ,united ,states ,fire ,administration ,section #ag7;g77#a77,m7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbaf 7g77#a77,m77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking fiscal year #bjag and inserting for each of fiscal years #bjag through #bjbc2 and 7#b7 by inserting for each such fiscal year after #b1gec1fgb4 #c4 ,reauthorization of ,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants program and the ,fire ,prevention and ,safety ,grants program 7a7 ,sunset ,section #cc7r7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7r77 is amended by striking the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of the ,fire ,grants ,reauthorization ,act of #bjab and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #cc7q77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7q77#a77;,b77 is amended1 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking #bjag and inserting #bjbc4 7c7 ,authorization for certain training under ,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants program ,section #cc7;c77#c7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7;c77#c77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,n7 ,to provide specialized training to firefighters1 paramedics1 emergency medical service workers1 and other first responders to recognize individuals who have mental illness and how to properly intervene with individuals with mental illness1 including strategies for verbal de-escalation of crisis4 4 #d4 ,reauthorization of ,staffing for ,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response grant program 7a7 ,sunset ,section #cd7k7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7k77 is amended by striking the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of the ,fire ,grants ,reauthorization ,act of #bjab and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #cd7;j77#a77;,i7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7j77#a77;,i77 is amended1 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking #bjag and inserting #bjbc4 7c7 ,modification of application requirements ,section #cd7;b77#c77;,b7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7b77#c77;,b77 is amended by striking of subsection 7a77#a77;,b77ii7 and 7,f7 and inserting of subsection 7a77#a77;,f74 7d7 ,modification of limitation ,section #cd7;c77#b7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7c77#b77 is amended by striking prior to the date of enactment of this section and inserting prior to the date of the application for the grant4 7e7 ,modification of waiver authority ,section #cd7;d77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7d77#a77;,b77 is amended by striking subsection 7a77#a77;,e7 or subsection 7c77#b7 and inserting subsection 7a77#a77;,e71 7c77#b71 or 7c77#d74 7f7 ,expansion of ,staffing ,for ,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response grant program2 repeal of authority for certain use of grant amounts transferred to ,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants program ,section #cd7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7a77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call 7as defined in section #cc7;a77 firefighters to full-time firefighters after firefighters2 and 7#b7 by striking and to provide and all that follows through of crises4 #e4 ,training on administration of fire grant programs 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,fire ,administration1 may develop and make widely available an electronic1 online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters relating to the administration of grants under sections #cc and #cd of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi and #bbbi;a74 7b7 ,requirements ,the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency shall ensure that any training developed and made available under subsection 7a7 is-- 7#a7 tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community2 and 7#b7 accessible to all individuals in the career1 combination1 paid-on-call1 and volunteer fire and emergency response community4 #f4 ,framework for oversight and monitoring of the ,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants program1 the ,fire ,prevention and ,safety ,grants program1 and the ,staffing for ,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response grant program 7a7 ,framework ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 acting through the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,fire ,administration1 shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and mismanagement relating to the grants programs under sections #cc and #cd of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi and #bbbi;a74 7b7 ,elements ,the framework required under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,developing standardized guidance and training for all participants in the grant programs described in subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,conducting regular risk assessments4 7#c7 ,conducting desk reviews and site visits4 7#d7 ,enforcement actions to recoup potential questionable costs of grant recipients4 7#e7 ,such other oversight and monitoring tools as the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency considers necessary to mitigate and minimize fraud1 waste1 abuse1 and mismanagement relating to the grant programs described in subsection 7a74 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,december #ah1 #bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk