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This bill reauthorizes funding for the United States Fire Administration and several firefighter assistance grant programs through fiscal year 2028, and extends the sunset dates for two grant programs to 2030. It also requires a Government Accountability Office audit and report on barriers to federal funds for fire departments and on the U.S. Fire Administration.
Sec. 2, Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration: This section authorizes $95,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2024 through 2028 for the U.S. Fire Administration, with $3,420,000 of that amount each year to be used for a specific program under section 8(f) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act.
Sec. 3, Reauthorization of Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program and the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Program: This section extends the sunset date for these grant programs from 2024 to 2030, and authorizes $750,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2024 through 2028 to carry out the programs.
Sec. 4, Reauthorization of Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program: This section extends the sunset date for this grant program from 2024 to 2030, and authorizes funding for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, replacing the previous authorization for fiscal year 2013.
Sec. 5, GAO Audit and Report: This section requires the Comptroller General, within three years of the bill's enactment, to conduct an audit and issue a public report on barriers preventing fire departments from accessing federal funds and on the United States Fire Administration.
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