,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney 7= h]self1
 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4       
,c>son1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 
,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4   
,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1
 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,m91 ,mr4 ,mfume1    
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,rask91 & ,mr4       
,/anton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion &        
,control ,act ( #aigd to au?orize !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire    
,adm9i/ration to cancel or delay c]ta9  
c\rses & programs (f]$ by ! ,academy1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,firefight] ,le>n+ 
,& ,managem5t ,education ,act or !      
,,flame ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,national ,academy = 
,fire ,prev5tion & ,control 79 ?is      
section ref]r$ to z ! ,academy7 ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration1 & !  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,in/itute1 are      
locat$ at ! ,national ,em]g5cy ,tra9+   
,c5t] 9 ,emmitsburg1 ,m>yl&4  7#b7      
,congress direct$ ! e/abli%m5t ( !      
,academy 9 accordance ) section #g ( !  
,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act 
( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 to advance
 ! pr(essional developm5t ( fire s]vice 
p]sonnel4  7#c7 ,! ,academy is !        
,am]ican fire s]vice w> college &       
provides critical tra9+ & education     
programs = our nation's fir/ respond]s4 
7#d7 ,t5s ( ?\s&s ( c>e] & volunte]     
firefight]s f dep>tm5ts across ! c\ntry 
b5efit f c\rses at ! ,academy annually4 
7#e7 ,9 #bjag1 an ov]:elm+ majority (   
/ud5ts at ! ,academy report$ t _!       
c\rsework help$ improve _! individual   
skills & enhanc$ _! local fire          
dep>tm5t's read9ess4  7#f7 ,9 fiscal ye>
 #bjbc1 m ?an #dj1jjj firefight]s       
p>ticipat$ 9 c\rses ) ! ,academy4 ,aft] 
p>ticipat+ 9 ^! c\rses1 #ij p]c5t (     
sup]visors %>$ t _! firefight]s 7 bett] 

prep>$ to respond to em]g5cies z a      
result ( _! tra9+ at ! ,academy4  7#g7  
,at a "t :5 wildfires h ravag$--&       
cont9ue to ?reat5--communities across ! 
nation1 ! collaboration & education     
manag$ by ! ,academy has nev] be5 m     
important to secure ! future ( fire     
s]vices4  7#h7 ,giv5 ! importance ( !   
programs at ! ,academy1 x is critical to
 cl>ify ! au?ority ( ! ,academy to      
cancel c\rses & programm+1 & to require 
prop] notice be giv5 to ,congress be=e  
any l>ge-scale closures happ54  #c4     
,au?orization to cancel or delay c]ta9  
c\rses & programs (f]$ by ! ,national   
,academy = ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control  
7a7 ,p[]s ( ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration relat+ to    
l>ge-,scale cancellation actions2       
congressional review ,section #g ( !    
,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act 
( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7n7 z    
subsection 7r72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7m7 ! foll[+ new subsections3

  7n7 ,l>ge-,scale cancellation action  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator is        
au?oriz$ to implem5t a l>ge-scale       
cancellation action relat+ to a cov]$   
c\rse or program4  7#b7 ,notice to      
,congress ,n lat] ?an #fj days be=e !   
date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator implem5ts a  
l>ge-scale cancellation action pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#a71 or 9 ! ev5t ( an      
exig5t circum/ance1 z soon z practicable
 !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to 
,congress a notice t includes ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,an id5tification ( ! cov]$ c\rses 
or programs to be cancell$4  7,b7 ,an   
id5tification ( ! fire dep>tm5ts &      
ag5cies ) p]sonnel regi/]$ = ! cov]$    
c\rses or programs to be cancell$4  7,c7
 ,! total numb] ( p]sonnel regi/]$ = !  
cov]$ c\rses or programs to be cancell$1
 disaggregat$ by ! numb] ( su* p]sonnel 
9 ea* ( su* fire dep>tm5ts or ag5cies4  
7,d7 ,a ju/ification = ea* su*          
cancellation4  7#c7 ,notice to /ud5ts   
,if ! ,adm9i/rator implem5ts "u p>agraph
 7#a7 a l>ge-scale cancellation action  

relat+ to a cov]$ c\rse or program1 !   
,adm9i/rator1 n lat] ?an #de days be=e !
 int5d$ />t date ( su* c\rse or program1
 or 9 ! ev5t ( an exig5t circum/ance1 z 
soon z practicable !reaft]1 %all in=m   
ea* /ud5t enroll$ 9 su* cov]$ c\rse or  
program1 & ! fire *ief or o!r           
appropriate head ( ea* fire dep>tm5t (  
su* /ud5ts1 ( su* cancellation4  7o7    
,o!r cancellation ,if ! ,sup]9t5d5t     
cancels a cov]$ c\rse or program1 !     
,sup]9t5d5t1 n lat] ?an #cj days be=e ! 
int5d$ />t date ( su* c\rse or program1 
or 9 ! ev5t ( an exig5t circum/ance1 z  
soon z practicable !reaft]1 %all in=m   
ea* /ud5t enroll$ 9 su* cov]$ c\rse or  
program1 & ! fire *ief or o!r           
appropriate head ( ea* fire dep>tm5t (  
su* /ud5ts1 ( su* cancellation4  7p7    
,reimbursem5t ( c]ta9 exp5ses  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !       
,adm9i/rator ( ,,fema receives an       
itemization "u p>agraph 7#c7 f a fire   
dep>tm5t relat+ to a cov]$ c\rse or     
program t is cancell$1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 

,,fema1 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 %all  
reimburse su* fire dep>tm5t = any cov]$ 
exp5se relat$ to su* c\rse or program4  
7#b7 ,good cause ,a reimbursem5t "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to 
a cov]$ c\rse or program t is cancell$  
if su* cov]$ c\rse or program is        
cancell$ = good cause4  7#c7            
,itemization ( exp5ses ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! int5d$ />t date ( ! c\rse or
 program t 0 cancell$1 ! fire *ief or   
o!r appropriate head ( a fire dep>tm5t  
affect$ by su* cancellation may submit  
to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,fema an           
application = reimbursem5t t includes an
 itemization ( ea* cov]$ exp5se su* fire
 dep>tm5t incurr$4  7q7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,backfill exp5se ,!   
t]m backfill exp5se means an exp5se     
incurr$ = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,/aff+         
adju/m5ts4  7,b7 ,ov]time comp5sation4  
7#b7 ,cov]$ c\rse or program ,! t]m     
cov]$ c\rse or program means a c\rse or 
program t is (f]$ by ! ,academy-- 7,a7  
9-p]son & on-campus2  7,b7 9-p]son &    

(f-campus2 or  7,c7 ?r\gh syn*ron\s or  
asyn*ron\s virtual in/ruction4  7#c7    
,cov]$ exp5se ,! t]m cov]$ exp5se means 
any exp5se t a fire dep>tm5t incurr$ = !
 plann$ p>ticipation ( ! p]sonnel ( su* 
fire dep>tm5t 9 a cov]$ c\rse or        
program1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,any    
travel exp5se4  7,b7 ,any backfill      
exp5se4  7#d7 ,good cause ,! t]m good   
cause includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! closure
 ( a facility ( ! ,academy4  7,b7 ,!    
illness or unavailability ( an in/ructor
 ( ! ,academy4  7,c7 ,a national em]g5cy
 t imp$es access to a facility ( !      
,academy by a /ud5t or faculty memb] ( !
 ,academy4  7#e7 ,l>ge-scale            
cancellation action ,! t]m l>ge-scale   
cancellation action means an action tak5
 by ! ,adm9i/rator :]eby ! ,adm9i/rator 
cancels at "o "t at lea/ #be p]c5t ( !  
total numb] ( cov]$ c\rses or programs  
plann$ to be (f]$ by ! ,academy 9 a     
fiscal ye>4  4  7b7 ,,gao /udy  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #cj1 #bjbf1 !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

%all submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 
,space1 & ,te*nology & ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate a /udy t includes ! matt]s  
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,matt]s 
specifi$ ,! matt]s specifi$ 9 ?is       
p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,any impact 
( any l>ge-scale cancellation action by 
! ,national ,academy = ,fire ,prev5tion 
& ,control dur+ cal5d> ye> #bjbe ( cov]$
 c\rses or programs 7z su* t]ms are     
def9$ 9 subsection 7r7 ( section #g ( ! 
,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act 
( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjf7 z add$ by 
subsection 7b77 (f]$ by ! ,academy on ! 
prep>$ness ( fire dep>tm5ts = a national
 em]g5cy4  7,b7 ,any negative           
consequ5ces ( su* cancellations4  7,c7  
,h[ ! ,national ,academy = ,fire        
,prev5tion & ,control contributes to    
e/abli%+ a common approa*1 includ+      
int]op]ability ( fire & em]g5cy         
response1 = firefight]s & fir/ respond]s

 to provide mutual aid & combat fires1  
natural disa/]s1 m$ical em]g5cies1 & o!r
 simil> ev5ts1 & ! value ( su* common   
approa*4  7,d7 ,! numb] ( /ud5ts :o h   
att5d$ a c\rse or program at ! ,national
 ,academy = ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control 
dur+ ! imm$iately prec$+ #c cal5d> ye>s1
 disaggregat$ by ! foll[+3 7i7 ,any su* 
c\rses or programs t are (f]$ 9-p]son & 
at ! ,national ,academy = ,fire         
,prev5tion & ,control campus4  7ii7 ,any
 su* c\rses or programs t are (f]$      
9-p]son & n at ! ,national ,academy =   
,fire ,prev5tion & ,control campus4     
7iii7 ,any su* c\rses or program t are  
(f]$ by syn*ron\s virtual in/ruction4   
7iv7 ,any su* c\rses or program t are   
(f]$ by asyn*ron\s virtual in/ruction4  
7,e7 ,an id5tification & description ( !
 mo/ 9-dem& c\rses4