,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,kean 7= himself & ,mr4 ,got!im]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to develop /&>ds = fire      
suppression sy/ems 9 dormitories & o!r  
resid5tial facilities = /ud5ts on !     
campuses ( in/itutions ( high] education
 t receive ,f$]al education fund+1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,seton ,hall ,fire     
,victims ,remembrance ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,fire suppression /&>ds at in/itutions 
( high] education  7a7 ,fire suppression
 /&>ds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an two   
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education1 9    
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology & o!r  
relevant subject matt] exp]ts 7z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y & ! ,director ( !       
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          

,te*nology71 %all develop & f9alize     
/&>ds = fire suppression sy/ems 9       
dormitories & o!r resid5tial facilities 
= /ud5ts on ! campus ( a cov]$          
in/itution 7:i* %all include a timel9e =
 phas+ 9 su* /&>ds & ! ?re%old (        
compliance to be met by ! cov]$         
in/itution to receive a designation74 ,!
 ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director
 ( ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &     
,te*nology1 %all update ^! /&>ds e #aj  
ye>s4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations2 te*nical   
assi/ance ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9     
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 %all--
 7,a7 submit to ,congress recomm5dations
 ) respect to ensur+ maximum compliance 
( cov]$ in/itutions ) ! /&>ds f9aliz$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 provide te*nical
 assi/ance to cov]$ in/itutions )       
respect to comply+ ) su* /&>ds4  7b7    
,in/itutional compliance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
7,a7 ,assessm5t ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! f9alization ( /&>ds "u subsection     

7a77#a71 & e #e ye>s !reaft]1 a cov]$   
in/itution %all c>ry out an assessm5t ( 
compliance ) su* /&>ds & submit an      
accurate assessm5t to ! ,secret>y4 ,!   
accuracy ( ! assessm5t %all be det]m9$  
by an exp]t 9 fire suppression sy/ems1 z
 def9$ by ! ,secret>y 9 consultation ) !
 ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (    
,/&>ds & ,te*nology4 ,^u submission ( ! 
assessm5t ( compliance1 ! cov]$         
in/itution c]tifies ! accuracy ( !      
assessm5t4  7,b7 ,det]m9ation ,n lat]   
?an six mon?s aft] receiv+ an assessm5t 
f a cov]$ in/itution "u subp>agraph     
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all make a           
designation ) respect to ! degree (     
compliance ( ea* dormitory & resid5tial 
facility4  7,c7 ,designation  7i7 ,if ! 
,secret>y det]m9es a cov]$ in/itution is
 9 compliance ) ! /&>ds f9aliz$ "u      
subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
designate ! in/itution z a ,f$]ally     
,recogniz$ ,fire-,safe ,campus4  7ii7   
,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es a cov]$        
in/itution is n 9 compliance ) ! /&>ds  

f9aliz$ "u subsection 7a77#a71 !        
,secret>y %all designate ! in/itution z 
a ,n ,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,fire-,safe    
,campus4  7,d7 ,publication ,! ,secret>y
 %all make ! assessm5ts submitt$ "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7 & ! degree ( compliance
 det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 7,b7 publicly   
available on a website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,education 9 a =m t is easily accessible
 & und]/&able4  7#b7 ,program           
p>ticipation agreem5t ,section #dhg7;a7 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#cj7 ,! in/itution w 
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ! ,seton ,hall 
,fire ,victims ,remembrance ,act (      
#bjbf4  4  7#c7 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ z to   
elim9ate ! ability ( cov]$ in/itutions  
designat$ "u subp>agraph 7,d77ii7 to    
p>ticipate 9 programs au?oriz$ "u       
sub*apt] ,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife only because ! cov]$ in/itution
 0 designat$ "u subp>agraph 7,d77ii74   
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    

,applicable program ,! t]m applicable   
program has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #djj7;c7 ( ! ,g5]al ,education  
,provisions ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4         
#abba7;c774  7#b7 ,cov]$ in/itution ,!  
t]m cov]$ in/itution means an in/itution
 ( high] education t receives funds "u  
an applicable program4  7#c7 ,in/itution
 ( high] education ,! t]m in/itution (  
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74