The purposes of the corporation are—
(1) primarily—
(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters' Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the memorial; and
(B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and fire services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)), plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred to in subparagraph (A);
(2) to provide financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters for transportation to and lodging at non-Federal and Federal facilities during the annual memorial service;
(3) to assist Federal, State, and local efforts to recognize firefighters who die in the line of duty;
(4) to provide scholarships and other financial assistance for educational purposes and job training for the spouses and children of fallen firefighters;
(5) to provide for a national program to assist families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters; and
(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to increase public awareness of fire and life safety.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1399; Pub. L. 106–503, title I, §113(a), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2303.)
Section 5201(b) of former Title 36, from which this section was derived, was amended by Pub. L. 105–276, title IV, §427(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2510, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 105–225, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title. As subsequently amended by Pub. L. 106–503, this section restated the provisions of section 5201(b) of former Title 36, as amended by Pub. L. 105–276, §427(a), with the exception that in par. (1)(B), the words "plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred to in subparagraph (A)" were used instead of "plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred to in subparagraph (A) and related activities".
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 151302 | 36:5201(b). | Oct. 26, 1992, Pub. L. 102–522, title II, §202(b), 106 Stat. 3417. |
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