To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.

SA 1430. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2892, making
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION GRANTS.

For an additional amount for programs authorized by the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.) under the heading ``firefighter assistance
grants'' under the heading ``Federal Emergency and Management
Agency'' under title III there are appropriated $100,000,000,
of which $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out section
33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $50,000,000 shall be
available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C.
2229a) : Provided, That of the $50,000,000 made available
under this section to carry out section 34 of that Act (15
U.S.C. 2229a), $20,000,000 shall be available for recruitment
and retention grants under that section. The total amount of
appropriations under the heading ``research, development,
acquisition, and operations'' under the heading ``Science and
Technology'' under title IV of this Act is reduced by
$100,000,000.
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