118 STAT. 2197 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 ‘‘(C) FIRE PREVENTION AND FIREFIGHTER SAFETY GRANTS.—There shall be no matching requirement for a grant described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii).’’; (8) in subsection (b)(10)— (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ‘‘(A) RECIPIENT LIMITATIONS.—A grant recipient under subsection (b)(1)(A)— ‘‘(i) that serves a jurisdiction with 500,000 people or less may not receive grants in excess of $1,000,000 for any fiscal year; ‘‘(ii) that serves a jurisdiction with more than 500,000 but not more than 1,000,000 people may not receive grants in excess of $1,750,000 for any fiscal year; and ‘‘(iii) that serves a jurisdiction with more than 1,000,000 people may not receive grants in excess of $2,750,000 for any fiscal year. The Director may award grants in excess of the limitations provided in clause (i) and (ii) if the Director determines that extraordinary need for assistance by a jurisdiction warrants a waiver.’’; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara graph (C); (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no single recipient may receive more than the lesser of $2,750,000 or one half of one percent of the funds appro priated under this section for a single fiscal year.’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following new subpara graphs: ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS FOR EMERGENCY MED ICAL SERVICES.—Subject to the restrictions in subparagraph (E), not less than 3.5 percent of the funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year shall be awarded for purposes described in paragraph (3)(F). ‘‘(E) NONAFFILIATED EMS LIMITATION.—Not more than 2 percent of the funds appropriated to provide grants under this section for a fiscal year shall be awarded to non affiliated EMS organizations. ‘‘(F) APPLICATION OF SELECTION CRITERIA TO GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM NONAFFILIATED EMS ORGANIZATIONS.— In reviewing applications submitted by nonaffiliated EMS organizations, the Director shall consider the extent to which other sources of Federal funding are available to provide assistance requested in such grant applications.’’; (9) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(13) ANNUAL MEETING.—The Director shall convene an annual meeting of individuals who are members of national fire service organizations and are recognized for expertise in firefighting or emergency medical services provided by fire serv ices, and who are not employees of the Federal Government, for the purpose of recommending criteria for awarding grants under this section for the next fiscal year and recommending any necessary administrative changes to the grant program.
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