,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bh #aahth          
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #hgj     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,march #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,peters 
7for himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4       
,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read the 
first time  ,march #ba1 #bjbc,read the  
second time and placed on the calendar  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,fire 
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd  
to authorize appropriations for the     
,united ,states ,fire ,administration   
and firefighter assistance grant        
programs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fire ,grants and   
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization of  
the ,united ,states ,fire               
,administration ,section #ag7;g77#a7 of 
the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and      
,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#bbaf7;g77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,l71 by striking and2     
7#b7 in subparagraph 7,m7-- 7,a7 by     
striking for for and inserting for2 and 

7,b7 by striking the period and         
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,n7 #ie1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbd through 
#bjcj1 of which #c1dbj1jjj for each such
 fiscal year shall be used to carry out 
section #h7;f74  4  #c4 ,reauthorization
 of assistance to firefighters grants   
program and the fire prevention and     
safety grants program  7a7 ,sunset      
,section #cc7r7 of the ,federal ,fire   
,prevention and ,control ,act of #aigd  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7r77 is amended by  
striking #bjbd and inserting #bjcb4  7b7
 ,authorization of appropriations       
,section #cc7q77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal
 ,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of 
#aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7q77#a77;,b77 
is amended1 in the matter preceding     
clause 7i71 by striking #bjbc and       
inserting #bjcj4  #d4 ,reauthorization  
of staffing for adequate fire and       
emergency response grant program  7a7   
,sunset ,section #cd7k7 of the ,federal 
,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of  

#aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7k77 is     
amended by striking #bjbd and inserting 
#bjcb4  7b7 ,authorization of           
appropriations ,section #cd7;j77#a77;,i7
 of the ,federal ,fire ,prevention and  
,control ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#bbbi;a7j77#a77;,i77 is amended1 in the 
matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking
 #bjbc and inserting #bjcj4  #e4 ,,gao  
audit and report ,not later than #c     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall conduct an    
audit of and issue a publicly available 
report on barriers that prevent fire    
departments from accessing ,federal     
funds4  #f4 ,limitation on fire grant   
funds ,neither the ,government of the   
,people's ,republic of ,china1 nor any  
entity or organization operating or     
incorporated in the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china1 may be eligible to be a      
recipient or subrecipient of ,federal   
assistance under any assistance program 
authorized under subsection 7c7 or 7d7  

of section #cc or section #cd7;a7 of the
 ,federal ,fire ,prevention and ,control
 ,act of #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi1    
#bbbi;a74  #g4 ,,gao audit ,not later   
than #c years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
conduct an audit of and issue a publicly
 available report on the ,united ,states
 ,fire ,administration4  ,march #ba1    
#bjbc,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar