United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) revise references to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to provide for its establishment within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (rather than within the Department of Commerce) and to change references to the head of FEMA as the Administrator (rather than the Director), (2) authorize the USFA Administrator to appoint a Deputy Administrator (current law requires the Deputy Administrator to be appointed by the President), (3) authorize the USFA Administrator to take such steps as the Administrator considers appropriate to educate the public and overcome public indifference as to individual preparedness (as well as to fire and fire prevention), and (4) authorize appropriations to carry out such Act through FY2017.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2218

  To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2012

 Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Carper, Mr. McCain, and 
 Mr. Brown of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was 
   read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Fire Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNITED STATES FIRE 
              ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

    (a) Modification of Purpose of Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974.--Section 3(3) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2202(3)) is amended by striking ``within the 
Department of Commerce'' and inserting ``within the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency''.
    (b) Establishment of Fire Administration Within Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.--Subsection (a) of section 5 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
2204) is amended by striking ``Department of Commerce'' and inserting 
``Federal Emergency Management Agency''.
    (c) Discretionary Appointment of a Deputy Administrator.--Such 
section is further amended by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows:
    ``(c) Deputy Administrator.--The Administrator may appoint a Deputy 
Administrator, who shall--
            ``(1) perform such functions as the Administrator shall 
        from time to time assign or delegate; and
            ``(2) act as Administrator during the absence or disability 
        of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office 
        of Administrator.''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF UNITED STATES 
              FIRE ADMINISTRATION TO EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT FIRE AND FIRE 
              PREVENTION.

    Section 6 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. 2205) is amended by striking ``to take all steps'' and all 
that follows through ``fire and fire prevention'' and inserting ``to 
take such steps as the Administrator considers appropriate to educate 
the public and overcome public indifference as to fire, fire 
prevention, and individual preparedness.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR UNITED STATES FIRE 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
            ``(I) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(J) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2014;
            ``(K) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(L) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2016; and
            ``(M) $76,490,890 for fiscal year 2017.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION REGARDING ADMINISTRATOR OF FEMA.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203) is amended in paragraph (4), by 
striking ```Director' means'' and all that follows through ``Agency;'' 
and inserting ```Administrator of FEMA' means the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Administrator of fema.--The Federal Fire Prevention and 
        Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by 
        striking ``Director'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Administrator of FEMA''.
            (2) Administrator of fema's award.--Section 15 of such Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 2214) is amended by striking ``Director's Award'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator's Award''.
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