Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 3.djvu/406

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114 STAT. 1654A-364 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX SEC. 1702. VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for carrying out paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 10(b) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106(b)(l)-(3)) amounts as follows: (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. (b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the assistance provided under the provisions of law for which funds are authorized for appropriations under subsection (a). (2) CONTENT.— The report shall contain the following: (A) A list of the organizations that received funds authorized for appropriations under subsection (a) and the purpose for which those organizations were provided the funds. (B) Efforts taken to ensure that potential recipients are provided with information necessary to develop an effective application. (C) The Secretary's assessment regarding the appropriate level of funding that should be provided annually through the assistance program. (D) The Secretary's assessment regarding the appropriate purposes for such assistance. (E) Any other information the Secretary determines necessary. (3) SUBMISSION DATE.— The report shall be submitted not later than February 1, 2002. SEC. 1703. BURN RESEARCH. (a) OFFICE. —The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall establish an office in the Agency to establish specific criteria of grant recipients and to administer grants under this section. (b) SAFETY ORGANIZATION GRANTS. —The Director may make grants, on a competitive basis, to safety organizations that have experience in conducting bum safety programs for the purpose of assisting those organizations in conducting bum prevention programs or augmenting existing bum prevention programs. (c) HOSPITAL GRANTS. —The Director may make grants, on a competitive basis, to hospitals that serve as regional bum centers to conduct acute burn care research. (d) OTHER GRANTS. —The Director may make grants, on a competitive basis, to governmental and nongovernmental entities to provide after-burn treatment and counseling to individuals that are bum victims. (e) REPORT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the results of the grants provided under this section. (2) CONTENT. — The report shall contain the following: