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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 49 — Fire Prevention and Control

§ 2226. Dissemination of fire prevention and control information

Statutory text

The Administrator of FEMA, acting through the Administrator, is authorized to take steps to encourage the States to promote the use of automatic sprinkler systems and automatic smoke detection systems, and to disseminate to the maximum extent possible information on the life safety value and use of such systems. Such steps may include, but need not be limited to, providing copies of the guidelines described in section 2225 of this title and of the master list compiled under section 2224(b) of this title to Federal agencies, State and local governments, and fire services throughout the United States, and making copies of the master list compiled under section 2224(b) of this title available upon request to interested private organizations and individuals.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

    Pub. L. 93–498 § 30 · 88 Stat. 1535

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 2226

    Pub. L. 93–498, § 30, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 748

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–498, § 30, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 748

  2. Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2012

    Pub. L. 112–239 div. A title XVIII § 1802(b)(1) · 126 Stat. 1632

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 2226

    Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Administrator of fema.— The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 15 USC 2204, 2206, 2210, 2214, 2215, 2217, 2218, 2224, 2226; 42 USC 290a. (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by striking “Director” each place it appears and inserting “Administrator of FEMA”.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.

For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.

Credits

1990–2013 · 2 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 93–498, § 30, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), , 104 Stat. 748
  2. 2013amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1), , 126 Stat. 2100.
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(Pub. L. 93–498, § 30, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), , 104 Stat. 748; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1), , 126 Stat. 2100.)

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