,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bigi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 
,pappas 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,letl[1 & ,mr4 
,kean7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 &     
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
support infra/ructure inve/m5t 9 small  
law en=cem5t ag5cies & small fire       
dep>tm5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,build+ ,up             
,infra/ructure = ,local ,dep>tm5ts ,act 
( #bjbe or ! ,,build ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 
,build+ up infra/ructure = local        
dep>tm5ts grant program  7a7 ,grant     
program ,title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime   
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,pp 
,build+ ,up ,infra/ructure = ,local     

,dep>tm5ts ,grant ,program  #cjfa4      
,grant au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
is au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ate &   
local law en=cem5t ag5cies t s]ve       
jurisdictions ) few] ?an #ej1jjj        
resid5ts = use 9 accordance ) section   
#cjfb4  #cjfb4 ,use ( funds  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,funds made available to a ,/ate  
or local law en=cem5t ag5cy "u ?is "p   
%all be us$ = a project to modify1      
upgrade1 or con/ruct a facility ( ! law 
en=cem5t ag5cy1 :i* project %all h a    
sub/antial nexus to-- 7#a7 ! improvem5t 
( ! provision ( em]g5cy s]vices2  7#b7 !
 tra9+ & developm5t ( law en=cem5t      
(fic]s2  7#c7 ! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( 
law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#d7 community    
engagem5t2 or  7#e7 ! improvem5t (      
community safety4  7b7 ,cl>ification ,a 
portion ( a project to modify1 upgrade1 
or con/ruct a facility ( a law en=cem5t 
ag5cy t does n h a sub/antial nexus to  
any ( p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e71 su*    
portion may n use funds made available  
"u ?is "p4  #cjfc4 ,application ,! head 

( a ,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cy   
seek+ a grant "u ?is "p %all submit to !
 ,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t & conta9+   
su* in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may  
reasonably require1 includ+ an e/imate (
 ! co/ ( ! project = :i* ! grant w be   
us$1 z well z a demon/ration ( f9ancial 
ne$ = ! grant4  #cjfd4 ,duties (        
,attorney ,g5]al  7a7 ,guidance ,n lat] 
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is "p1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all issue   
guidance to c>ry out ! grant program "u 
?is "p4  7b7 ,di/ribution ( in=mation ,!
 ,attorney ,g5]al %all di/ribute        
in=mation ab\t ! grant program "u ?is "p
 to eligible ,/ate & local law en=cem5t 
ag5cies4  7c7 ,equitable di/ribution ,9 
aw>d+ grants "u ?is "p1 ! ,attorney     
,g5]al %all ensure1 to ! ext5t          
practicable1 an equitable geographic    
di/ribution among ! regions ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7d7 ,report ,on ! date t is #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is "p1 & 
biannually !reaft] until ! date t is #f 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is "p1 ! 

,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress & make publicly available a   
report on ! grant program "u ?is "p4    
#cjfe4 ,grant am\nt ,a grant "u ?is "p  
may n exce$ #d1jjj1jjj4  #cjff4         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al to c>ry out ?is section
 #bej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf 
?r\gh #bjbh4  4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7     
,attorney ,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al    
%all p]iodically conduct & publi% a /udy
 ( ! met & unmet con/ruction & r5ovation
 ne$s ( a national sample ( law en=cem5t
 ag5cies4 ,su* /udy may be conduct$ z a 
supplem5t to ! ,law ,en=cem5t ,managem5t
 & ,adm9i/rative ,/ati/ics program      
op]at$ by ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics4
  7#b7 ,,gao ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy t exam9es !         
suffici5cy ( exi/+ capital infra/ructure
 ( law en=cem5t ag5cies t s]ve          
jurisdictions ) few] ?an #ej1jjj        

resid5ts1 includ+ ! met & unmet         
con/ruction & r5ovation ne$s ( su* law  
en=cem5t ag5cies4 ,su* report %all      
include projections relat+ to su* ne$s  
ov] ! foll[+ p]iods3 7,a7 ,"o to five   
ye>s4  7,b7 ,five to t5 ye>s4  7,c7 ,m  
?an t5 ye>s4  #c4 ,build+ up            
infra/ructure = local dep>tm5ts--fire   
grant program  7a7 ,grant au?orization  
,! ,adm9i/rator is au?oriz$ to make     
grants to entities describ$ 9 subsection
 7b7 to modify1 upgrade1 or con/ruct    
fire dep>tm5t facilities4  7b7 ,entities
 describ$ ,entities describ$ 9 ?is      
subsection are c>e] fire dep>tm5ts1     
comb9ation fire dep>tm5ts1 & volunte]   
fire dep>tm5ts :i* s]ve jurisdictions ( 
#ej1jjj p or few]4  7c7 ,di/ribution (  
in=mation ,! ,adm9i/rator %all di/ribute
 to entities describ$ 9 subsection 7b7  
in=mation reg>d+ ! grant program4  7d7  
,applications ,an entity describ$ 9     
subsection 7b7 seek+ a grant "u ?is     
section %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an
 application at su* "t & conta9+ su*    

in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator may          
reasonably require1 includ+ ! size ( !  
jurisdiction s]v$ by su* applicant1 an  
e/imate ( ! co/ ( ! project = :i* !     
grant w be us$1 & a demon/ration (      
f9ancial ne$ = ! grant4  7e7 ,uses (    
funds ,9 c>ry+ out ! purpose describ$ 9 
subsection 7a71 a recipi5t ( a grant "u 
?is section may use funds receiv$ = !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! improvem5t ( ! provision
 ( em]g5cy s]vices1 includ+ ei!r        
firefight+ or affiliat$ ,,ems           
capabilities4  7#b7 ,! tra9+ &          
developm5t ( firefight+ or ,,ems        
p]sonnel4  7#c7 ,! recruitm5t & ret5tion
 ( su* p]sonnel1 includ+ by improv+     
safety4  7#d7 ,community engagem5t4     
7#e7 ,! improvem5t ( community safety4  
7f7 ,equitable di/ribution ,9 aw>d+     
grants "u ?is "p1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
ensure1 to ! ext5t practicable1 an      
equitable geographic di/ribution among !
 regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7 ,grant 
am\nt ,a grant "u ?is section may n     
exce$ #d1jjj1jjj4  7h7 ,reports on      

grants ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & bi5nially     
!reaft] = six ye>s1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all 
submit to ,congress & make publicly     
available a report on grants made "u ?is
 section4  7i7 ,reports on con/ruction &
 r5ovation ne$s  7#a7 ,,fema ,to !      
greate/ ext5t possible1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all p]iodically conduct & publi% a /udy
 ( ! met & unmet con/ruction & r5ovation
 ne$s ( a national sample ( c>e] fire   
dep>tm5ts1 comb9ation fire dep>tm5ts1 & 
volunte] fire dep>tm5ts4  7#b7 ,,gao ,n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on !  
suffici5cy ( exi/+ capital infra/ructure
 = c>e] fire dep>tm5ts1 comb9ation fire 
dep>tm5ts1 & volunte] fire dep>tm5ts t  
s]ve jurisdictions ) few] ?an #ej1jjj   
resid5ts t includes a repres5tative     
sample nationwide1 & includes ! met &   
unmet con/ruction & r5ovation ne$s & !  
provision ( em]g5cy s]vices4 ,su* report
 %all include projections relat+ to su* 

ne$s & s]vices ov] ! foll[+ p]iods3 7,a7
 ,"o to five ye>s4  7,b7 ,five to t5    
ye>s4  7,c7 ,m ?an t5 ye>s4  7j7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator #bej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out ?is 
section4  7k7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m       
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7#b7
 ,c>e] fire dep>tm5t ,! t]m c>e] fire   
dep>tm5t means a fire dep>tm5t t has an 
all-paid =ce ( firefight+ p]sonnel o!r  
?an paid-on-call firefight]s4  7#c7     
,comb9ation fire dep>tm5t ,! t]m        
comb9ation fire dep>tm5t means a fire   
dep>tm5t t has-- 7,a7 paid firefight+   
p]sonnel2 &  7,b7 volunte] firefight+   
p]sonnel4  7#d7 ,,ems ,! t]m ,,ems means
 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  7#e7 ,volunte]
 fire dep>tm5t ,! t]m volunte] fire     
dep>tm5t means a fire dep>tm5t t has an 
all-volunte] =ce ( firefight+ p]sonnel4