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Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2146, the DATA Act/H.R. 4631, Government Spending Accountability Act/S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act, provisions relating to the attendance of federal employees at conferences.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1789 (112th), H.R. 4631 (112th), H.R. 2146 (112th)

Education EDU

S. 620/H.R. 1199, the Campus Fire Safety Education Act, provisions relating to the education of college students about fire safety.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Forest Service; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1199 (112th), S. 620 (112th)

Transportation TRA

P.L. 112-141, the MAP-21 Act, provisions relating to emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including training, standards, and policy; first responder safety during traffic incidents; and axle weight limits for fire apparatus. Issues relating to propane gas odorants.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

S. 550/H.R. 2269, the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. S. 2218, the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act, provisions reauthorizing the U.S. Fire Administration.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 550 (112th), H.R. 2269 (112th), S. 2218 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2353/S. 933, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act, provisions to exclude state and local benefits for volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 2630, the Volunteer Firefighter Fairness Act, provisions to clarify the "volunteer" status of volunteer firefighters. H.R. 1792/S. 1035, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with sprinklers.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (112th), H.R. 2630 (112th), H.R. 1792 (112th), S. 933 (112th), S. 1035 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues pertaining to emergency medical services (EMS). P.L. 112-144, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, provisions relating to the shortage of drugs used for emergency medicine. H.R. 1005/S. 424, the Medicare Ambluance Access Preservation Act, provisions to extend the Medicare bonus payments for ambulance transport. H.R. 3144, the Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act, provisions relating to grants and policy for EMS.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3144 (112th), H.R. 1005 (112th), S. 424 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5855/S. 3216, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); FEMA National Prepararedness Grant Program; Urban Search and Rescue System; Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group; and the Office of Emergency Communications. (See next page) H.R. 6091, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provisions relating to the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement funds at the U.S. Departments of Interior (DOI) and Agriculture (USDA); Hazardous Fuels Programs at the DOI and USDA; the USDA's State and Volunteer Fire Assistance programs. H.R. 5972/S. 2322, the FY 2013 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 6091 (112th), H.R. 5972 (112th), S. 2322 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 5997, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions allowing the use of homeland security grants to medical countermeasures for first responders and their families and the Metropolitan Medical Response System.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 5997 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 4018/S. 1696, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Improvement Act, provisions relating to volunteer EMS providers and qualifications for the U.S. Department of Justice's PSOB program.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4018 (112th), S. 1696 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. Implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues relating to the creation of the First Net Board. Development of a national public safety broadband network. Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service