College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act

College Life Safety and Fire Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of contracting with fire alarm companies to install professionally fire alarm detection systems or other fire detection and prevention technologies in student housing, dormitories, and other buildings controlled by such entities.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4460 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4460

To establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of 
 Education to promote installation of fire alarm detection systems, or 
   other fire prevention technologies, in qualified student housing, 
  dormitories, and other university buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2005

 Mr. Fossella introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a demonstration incentive program within the Department of 
 Education to promote installation of fire alarm detection systems, or 
   other fire prevention technologies, in qualified student housing, 
  dormitories, and other university buildings, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

     This Act may be cited as the ``College Life Safety and Fire 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIFE SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION 
              DEMONSTRATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
        any of the following:
                    (A) An accredited historically Black college or 
                university (as that term is used in section 322 of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)).
                    (B) An accredited Hispanic-serving institution (as 
                that term is defined in section 502 of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)).
                    (C) An accredited tribally controlled college or 
                university (as that term is defined in section 2 of the 
                Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance 
                Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801)).
                    (D) Any other institution of higher education (as 
                that term is defined in section 101 of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
                    (E) A social fraternity or sorority exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)), the active membership 
                of which consists primarily of students in attendance 
                at such an institution of higher education.
            (3) Fire alarm detection system.--The term ``fire alarm 
        detection system or other fire detection and prevention 
        technologies'' means a system, or portion of a combination of 
        systems, that contains components and circuits arranged to 
        monitor and annunciate the status of fire alarm or supervisory 
        signal initiating devices, and includes smoke detectors, manual 
        pull stations, sprinkler and suppression systems, extinguishing 
        systems, and other fire prevention technologies, to initiate 
        the appropriate response to those signals for fire prevention 
        and fire safety purposes.
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary shall establish a demonstration program 
to award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the 
purpose of contracting with fire alarm companies to professionally 
install fire alarm detection systems or other fire detection and 
prevention technologies in student housing, dormitories, and other 
buildings controlled by such entities.
    (c) Selection Priority.--In making grants under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that demonstrate the 
greatest financial need.
    (d) Reservations.--Of the amount made available to the Secretary 
for grants under this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
award--
            (1) not less than 10 percent to eligible entities that are 
        historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving 
        institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities 
        (as described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection 
        (a)(2)); and
            (2) not less than 10 percent to eligible entities that are 
        social fraternities and sororities.
    (e) Application.--To seek a grant under this section, an eligible 
entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require.
    (f) Matching Requirement.--As a condition of receipt of a grant 
under subsection (b), the applicant shall provide (directly or through 
donations from public or private entities) non-Federal matching funds 
in an amount equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
    (g) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.--Not more than 10 
percent of a grant made under subsection (b) may be expended for 
administrative expenses with respect to the grant.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2009.
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