15 U.S.C. § 2223b — Working group

Page 1804 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE §§ 2222, 2223 (1) will obtain at least 25 percent of the cost of programs funded by the grant, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources; (2) will not as a result of receiving the grant decrease the prior level of spending of funds of the State or consortium from non-Federal sources for arson research, prevention, and control programs; (3) will use no more than 10 percent of funds provided under the grant for administrative costs of the programs; and (4) is making efforts to ensure that all local jurisdictions will provide arson data to the National Fire Incident Reporting System or the Uniform Crime Reporting program. (f) Extension A grant awarded under this section may be ex- tended for one or more additional periods, at the discretion of the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations. (g) Technical assistance The Administrator shall provide technical as- sistance to States in carrying out programs funded by grants under this section. (h) Consultation and cooperation In carrying out this section, the Adminis- trator shall consult and cooperate with other Federal agencies to enhance program effective- ness and avoid duplication of effort, including the conduct of regular meetings initiated by the Administrator with representatives of other Federal agencies concerned with arson and con- cerned with efforts to develop a more com- prehensive profile of the magnitude of the na- tional arson problem. (i) Assessment Not later than 18 months after May 19, 1994, the Administrator shall submit a report to Con- gress that— (1) identifies grants made under this section; (2) specifies the identity of grantees; (3) states the goals of each grant; and (4) contains a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the grant program under this section. (j) Regulations Not later than 90 days after May 19, 1994, the Administrator shall issue regulations to imple- ment this section, including procedures for grant applications. (k) Administration The Administrator shall directly administer the grant program required by this section, and shall not enter into any contract under which the grant program or any portion of the pro- gram will be administered by another party. (l) Purchase of American made equipment and products (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that any recipient of a grant under this section should purchase, when available and cost-effective, American made equipment and products when expending grant monies. (2) Notice to recipients of assistance In allocating grants under this section, the Administrator shall provide to each recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the Congress. (Pub. L. 93–498, § 25, as added Pub. L. 103–254, § 3, May 19, 1994, 108 Stat. 679.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 2221, Pub. L. 93–498, § 25, as added Pub. L. 95–422, § 4, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 933, authorized sale by United States Fire Administrator of former Marjorie Webster Junior College facility, located in Washington, D.C., which had previously been purchased as site for National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–80, title II, § 202(b), Nov. 20, 1981, 95 Stat. 1083. §§ 2222, 2223. Repealed. Pub. L. 106–503, title I, § 110(a)(1)(B), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302 Section 2222, Pub. L. 93–498, § 26, as added Pub. L. 96–121, § 4, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 864, related to an effec- tiveness study concerning smoke detectors, heat detec- tors, and sprinkler suppression systems. Section 2223, Pub. L. 93–498, § 27, as added Pub. L. 96–121, § 5, Nov. 16, 1979, 93 Stat. 865, related to a fire- fighter safety study. § 2223a. Review The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (hereafter in sections 2223a to 2223e of this title referred to as the ‘‘Adminis- trator’’) shall conduct a review of existing re- sponse information used by emergency response personnel at the State and local levels to evalu- ate its accuracy and consistency, and to deter- mine whether it is properly expressed. Such in- formation should clearly communicate to emer- gency response personnel the probable hazards which they must contend with in an emergency situation involving hazardous materials, and the appropriate response to those hazards. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 2, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101–446, § 1, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section and sec- tions 2223b to 2223e of this title] may be cited as the ‘Firefighters’ Safety Study Act’.’’ § 2223b. Working group For the purpose of carrying out section 2223a of this title, the Administrator shall establish a working group which shall, at a minimum, con- sist of— (1) program officials from each of— (A) the Environmental Protection Agency; (B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (C) the Department of Transportation; (D) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and (E) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- arms, and Explosives, Department of Jus- tice, Page 1805 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2224 who develop and disseminate hazardous mate- rials identification and response data, and who collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate haz- ardous materials incident data; (2) State and local operational officials with emergency response or relevant regulatory re- sponsibilities; and (3) representatives of companies engaged in the manufacture and processing of chemicals. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1112(d), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2002—Par. (1)(E). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted ‘‘the Bu- reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice,’’ for ‘‘the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Do- mestic Security. § 2223c. Report and recommendations The working group established under section 2223b of this title shall, within 1 year after Octo- ber 22, 1990, submit a report to the Adminis- trator and to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate presenting the re- sults of the review carried out under sections 2223a to 2223e of this title, along with rec- ommendations to ensure that response informa- tion disseminated to emergency response per- sonnel is appropriate for operational personnel at the local level. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 4, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1045.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2223d. Annual revision of recommendations After the submission of the report cited in sec- tion 2223c of this title, the working group estab- lished under section 2223b of this title shall meet as needed, but at least once every 12 months, to review and recommend changes and additions to the report cited in section 2223c of this title, that are necessary and appropriate for oper- ational personnel at the local level. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 5, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2223e. ‘‘Emergency response personnel’’ defined As used in sections 2223a to 2223e of this title, the term ‘‘emergency response personnel’’ means personnel responsible for mitigation ac- tivities in a medical emergency, fire emergency, hazardous material emergency, or natural dis- aster. (Pub. L. 101–446, § 6, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1046.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Firefighters’ Safe- ty Study Act, and not as part of the Federal Fire Pre- vention and Control Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 2224. Listings of places of public accommoda- tion (a) Submissions by States (1) Not later than 2 years after September 25, 1990, each State (acting through its Governor or the Governor’s designee) shall, under procedures formulated by the Administrator of FEMA, sub- mit to the Administrator of FEMA a list of those places of public accommodation affecting commerce located in the State which meet the requirements of the guidelines described in sec- tion 2225 of this title. (2) The Administrator of FEMA shall formu- late procedures under which each State (acting through its Governor or the Governor’s des- ignee) shall periodically update the list sub- mitted pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Compilation and distribution of master list (1) Not later than 60 days after the expiration of the 2-year period referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator of FEMA shall compile and publish in the Federal Register a national mas- ter list of all of the places of public accommoda- tion affecting commerce located in each State that meet the requirements of the guidelines de- scribed in section 2225 of this title, and shall dis- tribute such list to each agency of the Federal Government and take steps to make the employ- ees of such agencies aware of its existence and contents. (2) The Administrator of FEMA shall periodi- cally update the national master list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) to reflect changes in the State lists submitted to the Administrator of FEMA pursuant to subsection (a), and shall periodically redistribute the updated master list to each agency of the Federal Government. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given to it under sec- tion 5701(1) of title 5. (Pub. L. 93–498, § 28, as added Pub. L. 101–391, § 3(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 747; amended Pub. L. 102–522, title I, § 104, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3411; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802(b)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100.)