PUBLIC LAW 106-503—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2299 None of the funds authorized for the United States Fire Administration for fiscal year 2002 may be obligated unless the Administrator has verified to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the obligation of funds is consistent with the strategic plan transmitted under section 103 of this Act. SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) REQUIREMENT. —Not later than April 30, 2001, the Adminis- Deadline, trator of the United States Fire Administration shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5-year strategic plan of program activities for the United States Fire Administration. (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.— The plan required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major functions and operations of the United States Fire Administration in the areas of training; research, development, test and evaluation; new technology and non-developmental item implementation; safety; counterterrorism; data collection and analysis; and public education; (2) general goals and objectives, including those related to outcomes, for the major functions and operations of the United States Fire Administration; (3) a description of how the goals and objectives identified under paragraph (2) are to be achieved, including operational processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, information, and other resources required to meet those goals and objectives; (4) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of, opportunities for, and threats to the United States Fire Administration; (5) an identification of the fire-related activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense, and other Federal agencies, and a discussion of how those activities can be coordinated with and contribute to the achievement of the goals and objectives identified under paragraph (2); (6) a description of objective, quantifiable performance goals needed to define the level of performance acWeved by program activities in training, research, data collection and analysis, and public education, and how these performance goals relate to the general goals and objectives in the strategic plan; (7) an identification of key factors external to the United States Fire Administration and beyond its control that could affect significantly the achievement of the general goals and objectives; (8) a description of program evaluations used in establishing or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for future program evaluations; (9) a plan for the timely distribution of information and educational materials to State and local firefighting services, including volunteer, career, and combination services throughout the United States; (10) a description of how the strategic plan prepared under this section will be incorporated into the strategic plan and
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