,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #e           
7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,mr4
 ,mc,cain 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tester1   
,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,carper7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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,public ,law

 #ic-dih2 #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,public ,law #ic-dih2 #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