HR 4548
107th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Armed Forces and National Security
Arson
Auditing
Building laws
Child safety
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency communication systems
Emergency medical services
Employee training
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Families
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Finance and Financial Sector
Fire departments
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance.
Introduced: April 23, 2002
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2002
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 20, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1112)
Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Apr 23, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Apr 23, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to competitive grants to fire departments by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) U.S. Fire Administration. Adds protection of property to the list of grant purposes.
Requires the grant administration office to require peer review of the grant recipient selection process.
Adds funding for training as a volunteer recruitment and retention incentive among the proper uses of grant funds.
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