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 PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006

120 STAT. 227

except that notwithstanding subsection (b) this section shall not preempt any State law that provides additional protection from liability for a person who donates fire control or fire rescue equipment to a volunteer fire company. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes any governmental or other entity. (2) FIRE CONTROL OR RESCUE EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘fire control or fire rescue equipment’’ includes any fire vehicle, fire fighting tool, communications equipment, protective gear, fire hose, or breathing apparatus. (3) QUALIFIED FIRE CONTROL OR RESCUE EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘qualified fire control or rescue equipment’’ means fire control or fire rescue equipment that has been recertified by an authorized technician as meeting the manufacturer’s specifications. (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision of any such State, territory, or possession. (5) VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.—The term ‘‘volunteer fire company’’ means an association of individuals who provide fire protection and other emergency services, where at least 30 percent of the individuals receive little or no compensation compared with an entry level full-time paid individual in that association or in the nearest such association with an entry level full-time paid individual. (6) AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN.—The term ‘‘authorized technician’’ means a technician who has been certified by the manufacturer of fire control or fire rescue equipment to inspect such equipment. The technician need not be employed by the State or local agency administering the distribution of the fire control or fire rescue equipment. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section applies only to liability for injury, damage, loss, or death caused by equipment that, for purposes of subsection (a), is donated on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section. SEC. 126. REPORT ON DATA-MINING ACTIVITIES.

(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on any initiative of the Department of Justice that uses or is intended to develop pattern-based data-mining technology, including, for each such initiative, the following information: (1) A thorough description of the pattern-based data-mining technology consistent with the protection of existing patents, proprietary business processes, trade secrets, and intelligence sources and methods. (2) A thorough discussion of the plans for the use of such technology and the target dates for the deployment of the pattern-based data-mining technology. (3) An assessment of the likely efficacy of the patternbased data-mining technology quality assurance controls to be used in providing accurate and valuable information consistent with the stated plans for the use of the technology.

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