,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,l&sman 7= himself & ,mr4     
,c>ey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion &        
,control ,act ( #aigd to exp& !         
eligibility ( c]ta9 recipi5ts = ,,saf]  
grants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+
 ,,saf] ,grants = ,local ,firefight]s   
,act4  #b4 ,exp&$ eligibility = ,,saf]  
grants ,section #cd ( ! ,f$]al ,fire    
,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 by ins]t+ reta9+ or be=e increas+ 
! numb]2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by   
ins]t+ reta9 or be=e hire new2 &  7,c7 9
 subp>agraph 7,f71 by ins]t+ reta9$ or  
be=e hir$2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,d71 by ins]t+ reta91 
be=e seek12 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !  

foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,9 mak+ a    
grant "u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator (  
,,fema may p]mit an applicant = su* a   
grant to am5d a submitt$ application 9  
lieu ( creat+ a new application1 =      
consid]ation = fund+ = up to five       
subsequ5t ye>s aft] ! orig9al           
application 0 submitt$ = consid]ation = 
fund+ if su* applicant 0 n aw>d$ a grant
 pursuant to su* orig9al application4  2
 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7c77#a7-- 7,a7 by 
ins]t+ 1 bonuses1 aft] sal>ies2 &  7,b7 
by ins]t+ reta9 or be=e hire4