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Ill STAT. 2266 PUBLIC LAW 105-108—NOV. 20, 1997 (3) SCHOOL,—The term "school" means a public or private educational institution that serves any of the grades of kindergarten through grade 12. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — (1) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should, to the greatest extent practicable and in a manner consistent with applicable Federal law (including Executive Order No. 12999), donate educationally useful Federal equipment to schools in order to enhance the science and mathematics programs of those schools. (2) REPORTS. — (A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the President a report that meets the requirements of this paragraph. The President shall submit that report to Congress at the same time as the President submits a budget request to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. (B) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— The report prepared by the Administrator under this paragraph shall describe any donations of educationally useful Federal equipment to schools made during the period covered by the report. SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (referred to in this section as the "Administrator") shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a report that meets the requirements of this section. (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT. — The report under this section shall— (1) examine the risks to firefighters in suppressing fires caused by burning tires; (2) address any risks that are uniquely attributable to fires described in paragraph (1), including any risks relating to— (A) exposure to toxic substances (as that term is defined by the Administrator); (B) personal protection; (C) the duration of those fires; and (D) site hazards associated with those fires;