HR 827 IH

To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras.

March 1, 2001

Mr. GRUCCI (for himself and Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

To authorize the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras.

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 `Access to Thermal Imaging Cameras Act'.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) AUTHORITY- In accordance with this section, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (in this Act referred to as the `Director') may make grants on a competitive basis to fire departments for the purpose of acquiring thermal imaging cameras.

(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE- The non-Federal share of the cost of acquiring equipment under subsection (a) shall be 33 percent.

(c) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS- Of the amounts made available to carry out this section, the Director may use not more than 10 percent for the administrative costs of carrying out this section.

(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Not later than 180 days after making the first grant under subsection (a), the Director shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the grant program.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) AUTHORIZATION- For the purposes of carrying out section 2, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Director $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of Congress that any funds appropriated to carry out section 2 should be offset with corresponding reductions in funds appropriated to carry out other Federal programs.

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