Sec. 33004. TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS

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## SEC. 33004 TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ###

(a)Training Curriculum Section 5115 is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking “basic”; ####

(2)in subsection (b)(2), by striking “basic”; and ####

(3)in subsection (c), by striking “basic”. ###

(b)Operations Level Training Section 5116 is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following: “To the extent that a grant is used to train emergency responders, the State or Indian tribe shall provide written certification to the Secretary that the emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection Association standards for competence of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.”; ####

(2)in subsection (j)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “funds” and all that follows through “fighting fires for” and inserting “funds and through a competitive process, make a grant or make grants to national nonprofit fire service organizations for”; #####

(B)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “train” and inserting “provide training, including portable training, for”; #####

(C)in paragraph (4)— ######

(i)by striking “train” and inserting “provide training, including portable training, for”; and ######

(ii)by inserting “comply with Federal regulations and national consensus standards for hazardous materials response and” after “training course shall”; #####

(D)by redesignating paragraph

(5)as paragraph (8); and #####

(E)by inserting after paragraph

(4)the following: > > #### “(5) > > The Secretary may not award a grant to an organization under this subsection unless the organization ensures that emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection Association standards for competence of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. > > > #### “(6) > > Notwithstanding paragraphs

(1)and (3), to the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, a grant awarded by the Secretary to an organization under this subsection to conduct hazardous material response training programs may be used to train individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material. > > > #### “(7) > > For the purposes of this subsection, the term ‘portable training’ means live, instructor-led training provided by certified fire service instructors that can be offered in any suitable setting, rather than specific designated facilities. Under this training delivery model, instructors travel to locations convenient to students and utilize local facilities and resources.” > ; and ####

(3)in subsection (k)— #####

(A)by striking “annually” and inserting “an annual report”; #####

(B)by inserting “the report” after “make available”; #####

(C)by striking “information” and inserting “. The report submitted under this subsection shall include information”; and #####

(D)by striking “ The report shall identify ” and all that follows and inserting the following: > “The report submitted under this subsection shall identify the ultimate recipients of such grants and include— > > > ##### “(A) > > a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure by each grant recipient, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure; > > > ##### “(B) > > the number of persons trained under the grant program, by training level; > > > ##### “(C) > > an evaluation of the efficacy of such planning and training programs; and > > > ##### “(D) > > any recommendations the Secretary may have for improving such grant programs.” > .