,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,december #f1 #bjbb4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #gjgg7 entitled
 ,an ,act to require the ,united ,states
 ,fire ,administration to conduct       
on-site investigations of major fires1  
and for other purposes41 do pass with   
the following ,strike all after the     
enacting clause and insert the          
following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,empowering the     
,u4,s4 ,fire ,administration ,act4  #b4 
,fire safety investigations ,the        
,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control 
,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #ch4 ,investigation     
authorities  7a7 ,in general ,in the    
case of a major fire1 the ,administrator
 may send incident investigators1 which 
may include safety specialists1 fire    
protection engineers1 codes and         
standards experts1 researchers1 and fire
 training specialists1 to the site of   

the fire to conduct a fire safety       
investigation as described in subsection
 7b74  7b7 ,investigation required ,a   
fire safety investigation conducted     
under this section-- 7#a7 shall be      
conducted in coordination and           
cooperation with appropriate ,federal1  
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
authorities1 including ,federal agencies
 that are authorized to investigate any 
fire2 and  7#b7 shall examine the       
previously determined cause and origin  
of the fire and assess broader          
systematic matters to include use of    
codes and standards1 demographics1      
structural characteristics1 smoke and   
fire dynamics 7movement7 during the     
event1 and costs of associated injuries 
and deaths4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,in      
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 upon
 concluding any fire safety             
investigation under this section1 the   
,administrator shall-- 7,a7 issue a     
public report to the appropriate        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   

territorial authorities on the findings 
of such investigation2 or  7,b7         
collaborate with another investigating  
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 or    
territorial agency on the report of that
 agency4  7#b7 ,exception ,if the       
,administrator1 in consultation with    
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
,tribal1 and territorial authorities    
determines that issuing a report under  
paragraph 7#a7 would have a negative    
impact on a potential or ongoing        
criminal investigation1 the             
,administrator is not required to issue 
such report4  7#c7 ,contents ,each      
public report issued under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include recommendations on-- 
7,a7 any other buildings with similar   
characteristics that may bear similar   
fire risks2  7,b7 improving tactical    
response to similar fires2  7,c7        
improving civilian safety practices2    
7,d7 assessing the costs and benefits to
 the community of adding fire safety    
features2 and  7,e7 how to mitigate the 

causes of the fire4  7d7 ,discretionary 
authority ,in addition to a fire safety 
investigation conducted pursuant to     
subsection 7a71 provided doing so would 
not have a negative impact on a         
potential or ongoing criminal           
investigation1 the ,administrator may   
send fire investigators to conduct a    
fire safety investigation at the site of
 any fire with unusual or remarkable    
context that results in losses less     
severe than those occurring as a result 
of a major fire1 in coordination and    
cooperation with the appropriate        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
territorial authorities1 including      
,federal agencies that are authorized to
 investigate the fire4  7e7             
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to-- 7#a7 affect or  
otherwise diminish the authorities or   
the mandates vested in other ,federal   
agencies2  7#b7 grant the ,administrator
 authority to investigate a major fire  
for the purpose of an enforcement action

 or criminal prosecution2 or  7#c7      
require the ,administrator to send      
investigators or issue a report for a   
major fire when the ,administrator1 in  
coordination and cooperation with the   
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1    
,tribal1 and territorial authorities1   
determine that it may compromise a      
potential or ongoing criminal           
investigation4  7f7 ,major fire defined 
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
major fire shall have the meaning given 
such term under regulations to be issued
 by the ,administrator4  4  ,secretary