#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#hbi  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize 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 ,,afg and
 ,,safer ,program ,reauthorization ,act 
of #bjag4  #b4 ,reauthorization of      
,assistance to ,firefighters ,grants    
program and the ,fire ,prevention and   
,safety ,grants program  7a7 ,repeal of 
sunset ,section #cc of the ,federal     
,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of  
#aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7 is amended  
by striking subsection 7r74  7b7        
,authorization of appropriations        
,subsection 7q77#a77;,b7 of such section
 is amended by striking #bjag and       
inserting #bjbc4  7c7 ,authorization for
 certain training under ,assistance to  
,firefighters ,grants program           
,subsection 7c77#c7 of such section 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  #c4        
,reauthorization of ,staffing for       
,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response
 grant program  7a7 ,repeal of sunset   
,section #cd of the ,federal ,fire      
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7 is amended by   
striking subsection 7k74  7b7           
,authorization of appropriations        
,subsection 7j77#a77;,i7 of such section
 is amended1 in the matter before clause
 7i71 by striking #bjag and inserting   
#bjbc4  7c7 ,modification of application
 requirements ,subsection 7b77#c77;,b7  
of such section is amended by striking  
of subsection 7a77#a77;,b77ii7 and 7,f7 

and inserting of subsection             
7a77#a77;,f74  7d7 ,modification of     
limitation ,subsection 7c77#b7 of such  
section is amended by striking prior to 
,november #bd1 #bjjc and inserting prior
 to the date of the application for the 
grant4  7e7 ,modification of waiver     
authority ,subsection 7d77#a77;,b7 of   
such section is amended by striking     
subsection 7a77#a77;,e7 or subsection   
7c77#b7 and inserting subsection        
7a77#a77;,e71 7c77#b71 or 7c77#d74  7f7 
,repeal of authority for certain use of 
grant amounts transferred to ,assistance
 to ,firefighters ,grants program       
,subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 of such section
 is amended by striking and to provide  
and all that follows through of crises4 
7g7 ,expansion of ,staffing ,for        
,adequate ,fire and ,emergency ,response
 grant program ,subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 
of such section1 as amended by          
subsection 7f71 is further amended 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            
firefighters4  #d4 ,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 
#e4 ,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 the 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 by 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 ,conduct of 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 ,senate ,august #b1         
#bjag4,secretary