,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,ru!r=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant
 program to provide am\nts to public    
h\s+ ag5cies to in/all automatic spr9kl]
 sy/ems 9 public h\s+1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,public ,h\s+ ,fire ,safety ,act4   
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m
 automatic spr9kl] sy/em has ! mean+    
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ca7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbg7;a772  7#b7 ! t]m 
,capital ,fund means ! ,capital ,fund   
e/abli%$ "u section #i7;d7 ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #adcg;g7d772  7#c7 ! t]m exempt$ public
 h\s+ project means a public h\s+       
project t-- 7,a7 is n a newly con/ruct$ 
multifamily prop]ty1 z def9$ 9 section  
#ca7;c77#b77;,a77ii7 ( ! ,f$]al ,fire   

,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbbg7;c77#b77;,a77ii772 &    
7,b7 is n subject to ! requirem5ts "u   
section #ca7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,fire        
,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #bbbg7;c772  7#d7 ! t]ms      
public h\s+ & public h\s+ ag5cy h !     
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #c7;b7 ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b772 &  7#e7 ! t]m    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &   
,urban ,developm5t4  #c4 ,inspections ( 
public h\s+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to 
inspections ( public h\s+ conduct$ by ! 
,secret>y1 includ+ ?r\gh ! ,real ,e/ate 
,assessm5t ,c5t]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
report on ! pres5ce or abs5ce (         
automatic spr9kl] sy/ems 9 public h\s+4 
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all1 bas$ on inspections ( public h\s+ 
conduct$ dur+ ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submit to  
,congress a report on ! pres5ce or      
abs5ce ( automatic spr9kl] sy/ems 9     

public h\s+1 9 p>ticul> 9 exempt$ public
 h\s+ projects1 :i* %all include        
recomm5dations to improve fire safety 9 
exempt$ public h\s+ projects4  7c7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all 
be con/ru$ to require a public h\s+     
ag5cy to in/all an automatic spr9kl]    
sy/em 9 an exempt$ public h\s+ project4 
#d4 ,grant program to retr(it public    
h\s+ ) automatic spr9kl] sy/ems  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
competitive grant program "u :i* !      
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to public    
h\s+ ag5cies to in/all automatic spr9kl]
 sy/ems 9 exempt$ public h\s+ projects4 
7b7 ,limitation ,a public h\s+ ag5cy may
 n use am\nts receiv$ "u ?is section to 
in/all automatic spr9kl] sy/ems 9 a     
rebuilt multifamily prop]ty1 z def9$ 9  
section #ca7;c77#b77;,b77iii7 ( ! ,f$]al
 ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act (     
#aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                    
#bbbg7;c77#b77;,b77iii774  7c7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to am\nts appropriat$ to !     

,capital ,fund "u any o!r provision (   
law1 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$  
to ! ,capital ,fund #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjcd to c>ry   
out ?is section4