PUBLIC LAW 106-503—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2301 15 USC 2230. Public information. Internet. SEC. 105. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT. The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT. 15 USC 2229. "The Administrator shall make publicly available, including through the Internet, information on procedures for acquiring surplus and excess equipment or property that may be useful to State and local fire, emergency, and hazardous material handling service providers.". SEC. 106. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES. The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended by section 105, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES. "The Administrator shall make publicly available, including through the Internet, information on procedures for establishing cooperative agreements between State and local fire and emergency services and Federal facilities in their region relating to the provision of fire and emergency services.". SEC. 107. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN COUNTERTERRORISM. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall conduct an assessment of the need for additional capabilities for Federal counterterrorism training of emergency response personnel. (b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT. — The assessment conducted under this section shall include— (1) a review of the counterterrorism training programs offered by the United States Fire Administration and other Federal agencies; (2) an estimate of the number and types of emergency response personnel that have, during the period between January 1, 1994, and October 1, 1999, sought training described in paragraph (1), but have been unable to receive that training as a result of the oversubscription of the training capabilities; and (3) a recommendation on the need to provide additional Federal counterterrorism training centers, including— (A) an analysis of existing Federal facilities that could be used as counterterrorism training facilities; and (B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establishment of such counterterrorism training facilities. (c) REPORT. —Not later than 180 days after the date of the Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report on the results of the assessment conducted under this section. SEC. 108. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM. From the funds authorized to be appropriated by the amendments made by section 102, $1,000,000 may be expended for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute fire safety research program.
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