,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1    
#bjbb,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,schumer7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require the ,united ,states ,fire   
,administration to conduct on-site      
investigations of major fires1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,empowering the
 ,u4,s4 ,fire ,administration ,act4  #b4
 ,fire 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 any 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 an investigation as described in
 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,investigation    
required ,a fire investigation conducted
 under this section-- 7#a7 shall be     
conducted in coordination with          
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 and local 
authorities1 including ,federal agencies
 that are authorized to investigate a   
major fire or an incident of which the  
major fire is a part2 and  7#b7 shall   
examine the 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 ,upon          
concluding any fire investigation under 
this section1 the ,administrator shall  
issue a public report to local1 ,state1 
and ,federal authorities on the findings
 of such investigation1 or collaborate  

with another investigating ,federal     
agency on that agency's report1         
including 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 such fire4  7d7 ,discretionary
 authority ,in addition to              
investigations conducted pursuant to    
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may  
send fire investigators to conduct      
investigations 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 with appropriate        
,federal1 ,state1 and local authorities1
 including ,federal agencies that are   
authorized to investigate a major fire  
or an incident of which the major fire  

is a part4  7e7 ,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