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15 U.S.C. § 7312 — Construction

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15 U.S.C. § 7312 — Construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer any authority on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to require the adoption of building standards, codes, or practices.

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer any authority on the National Institute of Standards and Technology to require the adoption of building standards, codes, or practices.

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15 U.S.C. § 7301 — National Construction Safety Teams

**(a) Establishment** The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (in this chapter referred to as the “Director”) is authorized to establish National Construction Safety Teams (in this chapter referred to as a “Team”) for deployment after events causing the failure of a building or buildings that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential for substantial loss of life. To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall establish and deploy a Team within 48 hours after such an event. The Director shall promptly publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of each Team. **(b) Purpose of investigation; duties** (1) **Purpose** — The purpose of investigations by Teams is to improve the safety and structural integrity of buildings in the United States. (2) **Duties** — A Team shall— (A) establish the likely technical cause or causes of the building failure; (B) evaluate the technical aspects of evacuation and emergency response procedures; (C) recommend, as necessary, specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices based on the findings made pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (D) recommend any research and other appropriate actions needed to improve the structural safety of buildings, and improve evacuation and emergency response procedures, based on the findings of the investigation. **(c) Procedures** (1) **Development** — Not later than 3 months after October 1, 2002, the Director, in consultation with the United States Fire Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop procedures for the establishment and deployment of Teams. The Director shall update such procedures as appropriate. Such procedures shall include provisions— (A) re

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15 U.S.C. § 7312 — Construction

Page 2347 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 7401 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’ for ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Science of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. § 7311. Additional applicability The authorities and restrictions applicable under this chapter to the Director and to Teams shall apply to the activities of the National In- stitute of Standards and Technology in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. (Pub. L. 107–231, § 12, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1476.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–231, Oct. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 1471, known as the National Construction Safety Team Act, which is classified principally to this chap- ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7301 of this title and Tables. § 7312. C

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