Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Enhancing SAFER Grants for Local Firefighters Act”.
Enhancing SAFER Grants for Local Firefighters Act
A BILL
To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to expand the eligibility of certain recipients for SAFER grants, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Expanded eligibility for SAFER grants
Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) is amended—
in subsection (a)(1)—
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “retaining or” before “increasing the number”;
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “retain or” before “hire new”; and
in subparagraph (F), by inserting “retained or” before “hired”;
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting “retain,” before “seek,”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) In making a grant under this section, the Administrator of FEMA may permit an applicant for such a grant to amend a submitted application in lieu of creating a new application, for consideration for funding for up to five subsequent years after the original application was submitted for consideration for funding if such applicant was not awarded a grant pursuant to such original application.”
in subsection (c)(1)—
by inserting “, bonuses,” after “salaries”; and
by inserting “retain or” before “hire”.