,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eggg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ag1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney 7= h]self1
 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4     
,craig1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1   
,mr4 ,subramanyam1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 & ,ms4  
,l(gr57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion &        
,control ,act ( #aigd to direct !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy to reimburse c]ta9    
exp5ses dur+ a p]iod 9 :i* !re is a     
lapse 9 appropriations = ! ,f$]al       
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,national ,fire ,academy
 ,reimbursem5t = ,em]g5cy ,s]vice ,c\rse
 ,unavailability & ,exp5ses ,act or !   
,national ,fire ,academy ,,rescue ,act4 
#b4 ,reimbursem5t ( c]ta9 exp5ses dur+ a
 lapse 9 appropriations = ! ,national   
,academy = ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control  

7a7 ,reimbursem5t ( c]ta9 exp5ses       
,section #g ( ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion 
& ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#bbjf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7n7 z subsection 7o72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7m7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7n7 ,reimbursem5t (    
c]ta9 exp5ses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,) respect 
to a cov]$ c\rse or activity t is       
cancell$ dur+ a p]iod 9 :i* !re is a    
lapse 9 appropriations1 or z a result ( 
su* a lapse1 = ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ! ,adm9i/rator (     
,,fema1 subject to p>agraph 7#b71 %all  
reimburse a fire dep>tm5t = any cov]$   
exp5se relat$ to su* cov]$ c\rse or     
activity n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! lat]
 (--  7,a7 ! date su* p]iod ends1 if    
applicable2 or  7,b7 ! date !           
,adm9i/rator ( ,,fema receives an       
itemization "u p>agraph 7#c7 f su* fire 
dep>tm5t relat+ to su* cov]$ c\rse or   
activity4  7#b7 ,good cause ,a          
reimbursem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n    
apply ) respect to a cov]$ c\rse or     

activity t is cancell$ if su* cov]$     
c\rse or activity is cancell$ = good    
cause4  7#c7 ,itemization ( exp5ses ,n  
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* a  
lapse 9 appropriations = ! ,f$]al       
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy ends1 ! fire 
*ief or o!r appropriate head ( a fire   
dep>tm5t affect$ by a cov]$ c\rse or    
activity t is cancell$ dur+ any su*     
p]iod1 or z a result ( any su* lapse1   
may submit to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,fema an
 application = reimbursem5t t includes  
an itemization ( ea* cov]$ exp5se       
incurr$ by su* fire dep>tm5t4  7#d7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7     
,backfill exp5se ,! t]m backfill exp5se 
means an exp5se incurr$ = ! foll[+3  7i7
 ,/aff+ adju/m5ts4  7ii7 ,ov]time       
comp5sation4  7,b7 ,cov]$ c\rse or      
activity ,! t]m cov]$ c\rse or activity 
means-- 7i7 a c\rse or program t is (f]$
 by ! ,academy--  7,i7 9-p]son &        
on-campus2  7,,ii7 9-p]son & (f-campus2 
or  7,,iii7 ?r\gh syn*ron\s or          
asyn*ron\s virtual in/ruction2 or  7ii7 

a conf]5ce or symposium t is (f]$ by !  
,academy 9-p]son & on-campus4  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        
activity1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7i7 ,any    
travel exp5se4  7ii7 ,any backfill      
exp5se4  7,d7 ,good cause ,! t]m good   
cause includes ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! closure
 ( a facility ( ! ,academy = any reason 
o!r ?an a lapse 9 appropriations4  7ii7 
,! illness or unavailability ( an       
in/ructor ( ! ,academy4  7iii7 ,a       
national em]g5cy t imp$es access to a   
facility ( ! ,academy by a /ud5t or     
faculty memb] ( ! ,academy4  4