Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to local fire departments to pay up to 90 percent of the cost of purchasing heat-protective firefighting suits and breathing apparatus. States that a fire department is eligible for such a grant if (1) members of the fire department have participated or are participating in an approved training program; (2) the department is an agency of a State or political subdivision or is incorporated by the State in which it is located; (3) all equipment purchased under this Act conforms with standards adopted by the National Bureau of Standards; and (4) the department conforms with other terms the Secretary finds necessary and appropriate.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
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