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15 U.S.C. § 2208 — National Fire Data Center
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**(a) Functions** The Administrator shall operate, directly or through contracts or grants, an integrated, comprehensive National Fire Data Center for the selection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of information related to the prevention, occurrence, control, and results of fires of all types. The program of such Data Center shall be designed to (1) provide an accurate nationwide analysis of the fire problem, (2) identify major problem areas, (3) assist in setting priorities, (4) determine possible solutions to problems, and (5) monitor the progress of programs to reduce fire losses. To carry out these functions, the Data Center shall gather and analyze—
(1) information on the frequency, causes, spread, and extinguishment of fires;
(2) information on the number of injuries and deaths resulting from fires, including the maximum available information on the specific causes and nature of such injuries and deaths, categorized by the type of fire, and information on property losses;
(3) information on the occupational hazards faced by firefighters, including the causes of deaths and injuries arising, directly and indirectly, from firefighting activities, including—
(A) all injuries sustained by a firefighter and treated by a doctor, categorized by the type of firefighter;
(B) all deaths sustained while undergoing a pack test or preparing for a work capacity;
(C) all injuries or deaths resulting from vehicle accidents; and
(D) all injuries or deaths resulting from aircraft crashes;
(4) information on all types of firefighting activities, including inspection practices;
(5) technical information related to building construction, fire properties of materials, and similar information;
(6) information on fire prevention and control laws, systems, metho
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**(a) Functions** The Administrator shall operate, directly or through contracts or grants, an integrated, comprehensive National Fire Data Center for the selection, analysis, publication, and dissemination of information related to the prevention, occurrence, control, and results of fires of all types. The program of such Data Center shall be designed to (1) provide an accurate nationwide analysis of the fire problem, (2) identify major problem areas, (3) assist in setting priorities, (4) determine possible solutions to problems, and (5) monitor the progress of programs to reduce fire losses. To carry out these functions, the Data Center shall gather and analyze—
(1) information on the frequency, causes, spread, and extinguishment of fires;
(2) information on the number of injuries and deaths resulting from fires, including the maximum available information on the specific causes and nature of such injuries and deaths, categorized by the type of fire, and information on property losses;
(3) information on the occupational hazards faced by firefighters, including the causes of deaths and injuries arising, directly and indirectly, from firefighting activities, including—
(A) all injuries sustained by a firefighter and treated by a doctor, categorized by the type of firefighter;
(B) all deaths sustained while undergoing a pack test or preparing for a work capacity;
(C) all injuries or deaths resulting from vehicle accidents; and
(D) all injuries or deaths resulting from aircraft crashes;
(4) information on all types of firefighting activities, including inspection practices;
(5) technical information related to building construction, fire properties of materials, and similar information;
(6) information on fire prevention and control laws, systems, methods, techniques, and administrative structures used in foreign nations;
(7) information on the causes, behavior, and best method of control of other types of fire, including, but not limited to, forest fires, brush fires, fire underground, oil blow-out fires, and water-borne fires; and
(8) such other information and data as is deemed useful and applicable.
**(b) Methods** In carrying out the program of the Data Center, the Administrator is authorized to—
(1) develop standardized data reporting methods;
(2) encourage and assist Federal, State, local, and other agencies, public and private, in developing and reporting information; and
(3) make full use of existing data gathering and analysis organizations, both public and private, including the Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends.
**(c) Dissemination of fire data** The Administrator shall insure dissemination to the maximum extent possible of fire data collected and developed by the Data Center, and shall make such data, information, and analysis available in appropriate form to Federal agencies, State and local governments, private organizations, industry, business, and other interested persons.
**(d) National Fire Incident Reporting System update** The Administrator shall update the National Fire Incident Reporting System to ensure that the information in the system is available, and can be updated, through the Internet and in real time.
**(e) Medical privacy of firefighters** The collection, storage, and transfer of any medical data collected under this section shall be conducted in accordance with—
(1) the privacy regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ([42 U.S.C. 1320d–2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320d–2&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 104–191); and
(2) other applicable regulations, including parts 160, 162, and 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on March 12, 2019).
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It is declared to be the purpose of Congress in this chapter to—
(1) reduce the Nation’s losses caused by fire through better fire prevention and control;
(2) supplement existing programs of research, training, and education, and to encourage new and improved programs and activities by State and local governments;
(3) establish the United States Fire Administration and the Fire Research Center within the Department of Commerce; and
(4) establish an intensified program of research into the treatment of burn and smoke injuries and the rehabilitation of victims of fires within the National Institutes of Health.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Standards to enable electronic exchange**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall adopt standards for transactions, and data elements for such transactions, to enable health information to be exchanged electronically, that are appropriate for—
(A) the financial and administrative transactions described in paragraph (2); and
(B) other financial and administrative transactions determined appropriate by the Secretary, consistent with the goals of improving the operation of the health care system and reducing administrative costs, and subject to the requirements under paragraph (5).
(2) **Transactions** — The transactions referred to in paragraph (1)(A) are transactions with respect to the following:
(A) Health claims or equivalent encounter information.
(B) Health claims attachments.
(C) Enrollment and disenrollment in a health plan.
(D) Eligibility for a health plan.
(E) Health care payment and remittance advice.
(F) Health plan premium payments.
(G) First report of injury.
(H) Health claim status.
(I) Referral certification and authorization.
(J) Electronic funds transfers.
(3) **Accommodation of specific providers** — The standards adopted by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall accommodate the needs of different types of health care providers.
(4) **Requirements for financial and administrative transactions**
(A) *In general* — The standards and associated operating rules adopted by the Secretary shall—
(i) to the extent feasible and appropriate, enable determination of an individual’s eligibility and financial responsibility for specific services prior to or at the point of care;
(ii) be comprehensive, requiring minimal augmentation by paper or other communications;
(iii) provide for timely acknowledg
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**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to promote the use of the best available technology to enhance the effective and cost-efficient response to wildfires—
(1) to meet applicable protection objectives; and
(2) to increase the safety of—
(A) firefighters; and
(B) the public.
**(b) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Secretaries** — The term “Secretaries” means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) the Secretary.
(2) **Secretary concerned** — The term “Secretary concerned” means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to activities under the Department of Agriculture; and
(B) the Secretary, with respect to activities under the Department of the Interior.
**(c) Unmanned aircraft systems**
(1) **Definitions** — In this subsection, the terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in [section 44801 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Establishment of program** — Not later than 180 days after March 12, 2019, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a research, development, and testing program, or expand an applicable existing program, to assess unmanned aircraft system technologies, including optionally piloted aircraft, across the full range of wildland fire management operations in order to accelerate the deployment and integration of those technologies into the operations of the Secretaries.
(3) **Expanding use of unmanned aircraft systems on wildfires** — In carrying out the program established under paragraph (2), the Secretaries, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, State wildland firefighting agencies, and other relevant Fede
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
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(ii) The information described in sub-
paragraph (D) of paragraph (1) with respect
to a research program shall be made avail-
able under paragraph (1) not later than 60
days after the date such research program
has been completed.
(B) Exception
No information shall be required to be
published under this subsection before the
date that is 1 year after October 8, 2008.
(Pub. L. 93–498, § 8, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1540;
Pub. L. 108–169, title II, § 202, Dec. 6, 2003, 117
Stat. 2037; Pub. L. 110–376, §§ 6, 9(b), Oct. 8, 2008,
122 Stat. 4059, 4061.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (c)(2) to (5). Pub. L. 110–376, § 9(b), added
par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (4) as (3) to
(5), respectively.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–376, § 6(a), amended subsec. (d)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘The Administrator is authorized to assist the Nation’s
fire services, directly or through contracts, grants, or
other forms of assistance, to sponsor and encourage re-
search into approaches, techniques, systems, and equip-
ment to improve fire prevention and control in the
rural and remote areas of the Nation.’’
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 110–376, § 6(b), added subsec. (h).
2003—Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 108–169 added subsecs.
(e) and (f) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (g).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, com-
ponents, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including
the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emer-
gency Management relating thereto, to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1)
of Title 6, Domestic Security
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For purposes of this part:
(1) **Code set** — The term “code set” means any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.
(2) **Health care clearinghouse** — The term “health care clearinghouse” means a public or private entity that processes or facilitates the processing of nonstandard data elements of health information into standard data elements.
(3) **Health care provider** — The term “health care provider” includes a provider of services (as defined in [section 1395x(u) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395x/u&num=0&edition=prelim)), a provider of medical or other health services (as defined in [section 1395x(s) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395x/s&num=0&edition=prelim)), and any other person furnishing health care services or supplies.
(4) **Health information** — The term “health information” means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that—
(A) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and
(B) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.
(5) **Health plan** — The term “health plan” means an individual or group plan that provides, or pays the cost of, medical care (as such term is defined in [section 300gg–91 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300gg-9
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 1320c–20
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tions between Professional Standards Review Organiza-
tions and administrative instrumentalities.
Section 1320c–15, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1166, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1443; amended Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(h), 91 Stat. 1189, related to general prohibi-
tion against disclosure of data or information and ex-
ceptions to such prohibition. See section 1320c–9 of this
title.
Section 1320c–16, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1167, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1443; amended Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(i), (n), 91 Stat. 1190, 1191, related to limitation
of liability of persons providing information to Profes-
sional Standards Review Organizations and Statewide
Professional Standards Review Councils. See section
1320c–6 of this title.
Section 1320c–17, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1168, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1444; amended Dec. 31, 1975, Pub. L.
94–182, title I, § 112(c), 89 Stat. 1055; Oct. 25, 1977, Pub. L.
95–142, § 5(j), 91 Stat. 1190; Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35,
title XXI, § 2113(j), 95 Stat. 795, related to authorization
for use of funds for administering professional review
program, transfer of moneys between funds, and pay-
ments for Professional Standards Review Organiza-
tions. See section 1320c–8 of this title.
Section 1320c–18, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
§ 1169, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II,
§ 249F(b), 86 Stat. 1444, related to technical assistance
given to organizations desiring to be designated as Pro-
fessional Stand
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