,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #igg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bg1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide grants for fire station construction through the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,facilitating ,investments ,required for ,emergency ,services ,to ,all ,towns ,in ,our ,nation ,act or the ,,fire ,,station ,act4 #b4 ,assistance to firefighters fire station construction grants 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4 7#b7 ,career fire department ,the term career fire department means a fire department that has an all-paid force of firefighting personnel other than paid-on-call firefighters4 7#c7 ,combination fire department ,the term combination fire department means a fire department that has-- 7,a7 paid firefighting personnel2 and 7,b7 volunteer firefighting personnel4 7#d7 ,,ems ,the term ,,ems means emergency medical services4 7#e7 ,nonaffiliated ,,ems organization ,the term nonaffiliated ,,ems organization means a public or private nonprofit ,,ems organization that is not affiliated with a hospital and does not serve a geographic area in which the ,administrator finds that ,,ems are adequately provided by a fire department4 7#f7 ,volunteer fire department ,the term volunteer fire department means a fire department that has an all-volunteer force of firefighting personnel4 7b7 ,grant program ,the ,administrator shall establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to entities described in subsection 7c7 to modify1 upgrade1 and construct fire and ,,ems department facilities4 7c7 ,eligible applicants ,the ,administrator may make a grant under this section to the following3 7#a7 ,career1 volunteer1 and combination fire departments4 7#b7 ,fire training facilities4 7#c7 ,nonaffiliated ,,ems organizations1 combination and volunteer emergency medical stations 7except that for-profit ,,ems organizations are not eligible for a grant under this section74 7d7 ,applications ,an entity described in subsection 7c7 seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the ,administrator an application in such form1 at such time1 and containing such information as the ,administrator determines appropriate4 7e7 ,meeting for recommendations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall convene a meeting of qualified members of national fire service organizations and1 at the discretion of the ,administrator1 qualified members of ,,ems organizations to obtain recommendations regarding the criteria for the awarding of grants under this section4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,for purposes of this subsection1 a qualified member of an organization is a member who-- 7,a7 is recognized for firefighting or ,,ems expertise2 7,b7 is not an employee of the ,federal ,government2 and 7,c7 in the case of a member of an ,,ems organization1 is a member of an organization that represents-- 7i7 ,,ems providers that are affiliated with fire departments2 or 7ii7 nonaffiliated ,,ems providers4 7f7 ,peer review of grant application ,the ,administrator shall1 in consultation with national fire service and ,,ems organizations1 appoint fire service personnel to conduct peer reviews of applications received under subsection 7d74 7g7 ,priority of grants ,in awarding grants under this section1 the ,administrator shall consider the findings and recommendations of the peer reviews carried out under subsection 7f74 7h7 ,uses of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,a recipient of a grant under this section may use funds received for the following3 7,a7 ,building1 rebuilding1 or renovating fire and ,,ems department facilities4 7,b7 ,upgrading existing facilities to install exhaust emission control systems1 install backup power systems1 upgrade or replace environmental control systems 7such as ,,hvac systems71 remove or remediate mold1 and construct or modify living quarters for use by male and female personnel4 7,c7 ,upgrading fire and ,,ems stations or building new stations4 7#b7 ,code compliant ,in using funds under paragraph 7#a71 a recipient of a grant under this section shall meet #a of the #b most recently published editions of relevant codes and standards1 especially codes and standards that-- 7,a7 require up-to-date hazard resistant and safety provisions2 and 7,b7 are relevant for protecting firefighter health and safety4 7i7 ,grant funding 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall allocate grant funds under this section as follows3 7,a7 #be percent for career fire and ,,ems departments4 7,b7 #be percent for combination fire and ,,ems departments4 7,c7 #be percent for volunteer fire and ,,ems departments4 7,d7 #be percent to remain available for competition between the various department types4 7#b7 ,insufficient applications ,if the ,administrator does not receive sufficient funding requests from a particular department type described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator may make awards to other departments described in such subparagraphs4 7#c7 ,limitation on awards amounts ,a recipient of a grant under this section may not receive more than #g1ejj1jjj under this section4 7j7 ,prevailing rate of wage and public contracts 7#a7 ,in general ,all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction work financed with the assistance of any contribution of ,federal funds made by the ,administrator under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the ,secretary of ,labor in accordance with subchapter ,,iv of chapter #ca of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,davis-,bacon ,act74 7#b7 ,overtime ,each employee described in paragraph 7#a7 shall receive compensation at a rate not less than one and #ab times the basic rate of pay of the employee for all hours worked in any workweek in excess of #h hours in any workday or #dj hours in the workweek1 as the case may be4 7#c7 ,assurances ,the ,administrator shall make no contribution of ,federal funds without first obtaining adequate assurance that the labor standards described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 will be maintained upon the construction work4 7#d7 ,authority of ,secretary of ,labor ,the ,secretary of ,labor shall have1 with respect to the labor standards described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the authority and functions set forth in ,reorganization ,plan ,numbered #ad of #aiej 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 and section #cade of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#e7 ,public contracts ,contractors and subcontractors performing construction work pursuant to this section shall procure only manufactured articles1 materials1 and supplies that have been manufactured in the ,united ,states substantially all from articles1 materials1 or supplies mined1 produced1 or manufactured in the ,united ,states in accordance with the requirements 7and exceptions thereto7 applicable to ,federal agencies under chapter #hc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7k7 ,applicability ,chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not apply to activities carried out pursuant to this section4 7l7 ,reporting requirements 7#a7 ,annual report to administrator of ,,fema ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter during the term of a grant awarded under this section1 the recipient of the grant shall submit to the ,administrator a report describing how the recipient used the amounts from the grant4 7#b7 ,annual report to ,congress ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the date on which the rebuilding or renovation of fire facilities and stations are completed using grant funds under this section1 the ,administrator shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,transportation and ,infrastructure and ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives a report that provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grants awarded under this section4 7m7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #gej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd to carry out this section4 ,funds appropriated under this ,act shall remain available until expended4