15 U.S.C. § 2221 — Arson prevention grants

Page 1803 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2221 (Pub. L. 93–498, § 24, as added Pub. L. 95–422, § 3(a), Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 932; amended Pub. L. 103–254, § 4, May 19, 1994, 108 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(1)(C), (D), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2000—Pub. L. 106–503 struck out subsec. (a) designa- tion and struck out subsec. (b) which required the Ad- ministrator to submit a report to Congress by Mar. 15, 1979, on ways to assist the States and local jurisdic- tions with arson control. 1994—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103–254 inserted before semicolon at end ‘‘, with particular emphasis on the needs of volunteer firefighters for improved and more widely available arson training courses’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, com- ponents, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emer- gency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security. For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agen- cy, including the functions of the Director of the Fed- eral Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treat- ment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Administrator of United States Fire Ad- ministration under this section and section 2221 of this title to remain vested in Administrator and not to be transferred to Director of Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency, pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1978, §§ 201, 301, June 19, 1978, 43 F.R. 41944, 92 Stat. 3788, set out as a note under section 2201 of this title, effective Apr. 1, 1979, pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 12127, § 1–103(a), Mar. 31, 1979, 44 F.R. 19367. § 2221. Arson prevention grants (a) Definitions As used in this section: (1) Arson The term ‘‘arson’’ includes all incendiary and suspicious fires. (2) Office The term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Fire Prevention and Arson Control of the United States Fire Administration. (b) Grants The Administrator, acting through the Office, shall carry out a demonstration program under which not more than 10 grant awards shall be made to States, or consortia of States, for pro- grams relating to arson research, prevention, and control. (c) Goals In carrying out this section, the Adminis- trator shall award 2-year grants on a competi- tive, merit basis to States, or consortia of States, for projects that promote one or more of the following goals: (1) To improve the training by States lead- ing to professional certification of arson inves- tigators, in accordance with nationally recog- nized certification standards. (2) To provide resources for the formation of arson task forces or interagency organiza- tional arrangements involving police and fire departments and other relevant local agencies, such as a State arson bureau and the office of a fire marshal of a State. (3) To combat fraud as a cause of arson and to advance research at the State and local lev- els on the significance and prevention of fraud as a motive for setting fires. (4) To provide for the management of arson squads, including— (A) training courses for fire departments in arson case management, including stand- ardization of investigative techniques and reporting methodology; (B) the preparation of arson unit manage- ment guides; and (C) the development and dissemination of new public education materials relating to the arson problem. (5) To combat civil unrest as a cause of arson and to advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention and control of arson linked to urban disorders. (6) To combat juvenile arson, such as juve- nile fire-setter counseling programs and simi- lar intervention programs, and to advance re- search at the State and local levels on the pre- vention of juvenile arson. (7) To combat drug-related arson and to ad- vance research at the State and local levels on the causes and prevention of drug-related arson. (8) To combat domestic violence as a cause of arson and to advance research at the State and local levels on the prevention of arson arising from domestic violence. (9) To combat arson in rural areas and to im- prove the capability of firefighters to identify and prevent arson initiated fires in rural areas and public forests. (10) To improve the capability of firefighters to identify and combat arson through ex- panded training programs, including— (A) training courses at the State fire acad- emies; and (B) innovative courses developed with the Academy and made available to volunteer firefighters through regional delivery meth- ods, including teleconferencing and satellite delivered television programs. (d) Structuring of applications The Administrator shall assist grant appli- cants in structuring their applications so as to ensure that at least one grant is awarded for each goal described in subsection (c). (e) State qualification criteria In order to qualify for a grant under this sec- tion, a State, or consortium of States, shall pro- vide assurances adequate to the Administrator that the State or consortium— Page 1804 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE §§ 2222, 2223 (1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources; (2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control programs; (3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and (4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program. (f) Extension A grant awarded under this section may be ex- tended for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations. (g) Technical assistance The Administrator shall provide technical as- sistance to States in carrying out programs funded by grants under this section. (h) Consultation and cooperation In carrying out this section, the Adminis- trator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal agencies to enhance program effective- ness and avoid duplication of effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned with arson and con- cerned with efforts to develop a more com- prehensive profile of the magnitude of the na- tional arson problem. (i) Assessment Not later than 18 months after May 19, 1994, the Administrator shall submit a report to Con- gress that— (1) identifies grants made under this section; (2) specifies the identity of grantees; (3) states the goals of each grant; and (4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the grant program under this section. (j) Regulations Not later than 90 days after May 19, 1994, the Administrator shall issue regulations to imple- ment this section, including procedures for grant applications. (k) Administration The Administrator shall directly administer the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the pro- gram will be administered by another party. (l) Purchase of American made equipment and products (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that any recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products when expending grant monies. (2) Notice to recipients of assistance In allocating grants under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress. (Pub. L. 93–498, § 25, as added Pub. L. 103–254, § 3, May 19, 1994, 108 Stat. 679.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2221, Pub. L. 93–498, § 25, as added Pub. L. 95–422, § 4, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 933, authorized sale by United States Fire Administrator of former Marjorie Webster Junior College facility, located in Washington, D.C., which had previously been purchased as site for National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–80, title II, § 202(b), Nov. 20, 1981, 95 Stat. 1083. §§ 2222, 2223. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(1)(B), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302 Section 2222, Pub. L. 93–498, § 26, as added Pub. L. 96–121, § 4, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 864, related to an effec- tiveness study concerning smoke detectors, heat detec- tors, and sprinkler suppression systems. Section 2223, Pub. L. 93–498, § 27, as added Pub. L. 96–121, § 5, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 865, related to a fire- fighter safety study. § 2223a. Review The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (hereafter in sections 2223a to 2223e of this title referred to as the ‘‘Adminis- trator’’) shall conduct a review of existing re- sponse information used by emergency response personnel at the State and local levels to evalu- ate its accuracy and consistency, and to deter- mine whether it is properly expressed. Such in- formation should clearly communicate to emer- gency response personnel the probable hazards which they must contend with in an emergency situation involving hazardous materials, and the appropriate response to those hazards. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 2, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–446, § 1, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section and sec- tions 2223b to 2223e of this title] may be cited as the ‘Firefighters’ Safety Study Act’.’’ § 2223b. Working group For the purpose of carrying out section 2223a of this title, the Administrator shall establish a working group which shall, at a minimum, con- sist of— (1) program officials from each of— (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; (B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (C) the Department of Transportation; (D) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and (E) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- arms, and Explosives, Department of Jus- tice,