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115th Congress(2017-2018)
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
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S. 829 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 829


To reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 5 (legislative day, April 4), 2017

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

A BILL

To reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, 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 “AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Reauthorization of Assistance to Firefighters Grants program and the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program.

(a) Repeal of sunset.—Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–498; 15 U.S.C. 2229) is amended by striking subsection (r).

(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Subsection (q)(1)(B) of such section is amended by striking “2017” and inserting “2023”.

(c) Authorization for certain training under Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.—Subsection (c)(3) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(N) To provide specialized training to firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical service workers, and other first responders to recognize individuals who have mental illness and how to properly intervene with individuals with mental illness, including strategies for verbal de-escalation of crisis.”.

SEC. 3. Reauthorization of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program.

(a) Repeal of sunset.—Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–498; 15 U.S.C. 2229a) is amended by striking subsection (k).

(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Subsection (j)(1)(I) of such section is amended, in the matter before clause (i), by striking “2017” and inserting “2023”.

(c) Modification of application requirements.—Subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section is amended by striking “of subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) and (F)” and inserting “of subsection (a)(1)(F)”.

(d) Modification of limitation.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by striking “prior to November 24, 2003” and inserting “prior to the date of the application for the grant”.

(e) Modification of waiver authority.—Subsection (d)(1)(B) of such section is amended by striking “subsection (a)(1)(E) or subsection (c)(2)” and inserting “subsection (a)(1)(E), (c)(2), or (c)(4)”.

(f) Repeal of authority for certain use of grant amounts transferred to Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of such section is amended by striking “and to provide” and all that follows through “of crises”.